The Machine Can Write. Can We
Still Read?
EDUCATION · TECH
May 18, 2026
America’s longstanding literacy
challenges persist despite
technological advances, with…
Just Messing With Computers –
Part VI
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
March 19, 2026
The article explores how global
trade and communication
networks form a complex…
Just Messing With Computers –
Part V
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · LEARNING
March 17, 2026
The article explores how human
intelligence and machine
learning both rely on…
Just Messing With Computers –
Part IV
SUPERCOMPUTING · DATA VISUALIZATION
March 14, 2026
In 1992, a supercomputer's
fluid dynamics visualization
revealed hidden storm patterns…
Just Messing With Computers –
Part III
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · COMPUTING HISTORY
March 12, 2026
The author reflects on an AI’s
confident but incorrect
response about a Cambridge…
Just Messing With Computers -
Part II
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
March 11, 2026
The article recounts early
experiments with AI in music
and machine vision…
Just Messing With Computers -
Part I
COMPUTING HISTORY · PROGRAMMING
March 6, 2026
A personal account of early
computer programming, exploring
punch cards, time-sharing…