Now that my Kickstarter for the Dead Air comic book has run its course, it’s time to get back to regular Friday link round-ups. Here’s a look at what caught my eye over the past month or so that I spent running the campaign.
New biography captures Doonesbury’s 50-year sweep of American life. Doonesbury is one of the most influential comic strips when it comes to both my own work, and my personality, and I spent many hours of my youth poring over the collected editions. I will be keeping an eye out for this biography.
The Class of 2026 Is Sick of Hearing About A.I. Kids on campuses across the continent are booing the tone-deaf AI boosterism of out-of-touch graduation speakers who have no clue who their audience is, and no real understanding of the harms being done by this technology. More of this, please.
AI Rage Is Inextricably Fused With Justified Loathing Of The Extraction Class. ‘Deal With It.’ A deeper look at the above that explains why students who’ve seen their futures wiped out by exploitative technology aren’t on board with A.I. hype.
I Want My CRT: The ‘Insane’ Demand for Giant Old-School TVs, Explained. I recently purchased a CRT myself as I go further down the laserdisc rabbit hole (and intend to write about the experience soon). It turns out I’m not the only one who, after 15 years of absence, now has a tube TV back in their home.
Canada Post Lost a Record $1.57 Billion in 2025. So What? We don’t ask that the military turn a profit in Canada, so why is Canada Post—a vital service—held to a different standard?
Voice notes on vinyl records? It used to be all the rage. A long time ago, I used an instant vinyl recording booth at Third Man Records in Nashville. It turns out that these services were once more ubiquitous than I had imagined.
The Carney government’s embrace of AI will put lives at risk. The Canadian government is rushing headlong into a market bubble and implementing technologies that don’t work. Neither of those bodes well for the future of citizens.
The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappeared. The more I read about the anit-Apartheid movement, the more I discover stories like this one involving individuals who used their access to critical infrastructure to weaken an evil regime.
