Penn Engineers accidentally discovered materials that pull water from thin air, just like the moisture vaporators on Luke Skywalker’s Tatooine farm.
Luke’s Moisture Vaporators Are Real (And Scientists Accidentally Built Them)
Posts for: #Technology
What I Learned About AGI at a NYC Meetup (And Why We’re Not Ready)
Insights from a deep AGI discussion in NYC reveal we’re closer than expected but less prepared than we should be. Here’s what technologists are really thinking.
Paradigm Shifts and AGI: How Artificial General Intelligence Could Rewrite Our Economic Rules
Exploring how the rise of AGI represents a Kuhnian paradigm shift that could fundamentally transform our economic structures and what it means for our collective future.
How New US Tariffs Are Shaking Up the Tech Industry in 2025
New tariffs are hitting the tech world hard in 2025. From rising prices to shifting supply chains, here’s what it means for your next gadget or cloud bill.
Inside the AIOS Bootcamp: How AI Agents Are Transforming Productivity in 2025
A comprehensive look at the latest AI productivity tools and agent technologies from the 2025 AIOS Bootcamp, including practical demonstrations and insights on how AI is reshaping workflow automation.
Moving to TerraMagnus
As I’d https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2017/10/25/one-human-being-one-blog/, I’m consolidating my personal blogging down to one place. I couldn’t really get the flexibility I wanted with wordpress.com, so I’ve been spending some time exploring my…
My Mind is at the Beech
I’ve had a pretty incredible life so far. I’ve enjoyed success as a family man. I’m entirely self-made (twice over). I’ve worked pseudonymously in Hollywood, in the art world, and as a published journalist. I’ve eve worked prof…
Personal Kaizen Update
It’s been awhile since I’ve written. Some great developments have unfolded. # Fitness When I started this journey, my weight hovered around 315 pounds (give or take a little on any given day). Yesterday I finally weighed in under 240 pounds, takin…
fitness update
It’s been 60 days since my body started responding to changes in my fitness strategy, and in those 60 days I’ve lost 24 pounds of mass, gone down two shirt sizes, and gained some strength.
getting fit like a nerd
Most of my adult life, since I took up my first full-time IT job in 1994 and sat behind a desk, I’ve watched my waistline grow and my health decline. I’ve tried a few things to fix this, but I think I’m on to something… that people have been say…
breaking up with Twitter
This morning I found myself locked out of my Twitter account. Twitter claimed that my account was playing shenanigans (inconceivable!) and that to rescue my account, I had to give Twitter my phone number to validate that it’s really me.
state of the nerd
It’s been awhile since I’ve written, and much has changed. I thought it was time to lay down some updates. Since my last post, I’ve made some big career decisions. # Career The elephant in the room. Let’s tackle that first.
William Hannah: paper tough enough for fountain pens?
Fountain pens are brutal on paper. Moleskines are among the first to fall, paper failing in some disgusting combination of feathering, shadowing, and bleeding through when subjected to the abuse of a fountain pen. When the http://www.williamhannah…