In a Strange Land

Travels in virtual worlds with an eye to the academic, inspiring, even inane.

Monday, May 25, 2026

Your New Car is Watching You: Two Weeks in a Rolling Computer

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A while back at my Tractorpunk blog, I wrote about why we should choose, if we can, to buy an older vehicle and learn to make our own repair...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

The Next War: Robots and Orbital Chaos?

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I greatly enjoy studying military history. It's less pleasant looking at ongoing conflicts, because they represent failures of diplomacy...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

A Good Counterpoint for Orbital Data Centers

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I got an F in Thermodynamics, shortly before I flunked out of UVA's Aerospace Engineering program. So I leave matters such as cooling sa...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Another CCCC, Another Rejection of AI

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At face value, the latest rejection of AI in writing classrooms from the National Council of Teachers of English does not sound like a radi...
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Friday, February 6, 2026

A Conversation By Economists About AI

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I had the pleasure of attending a "Sharp Viewpoints" event on my old employer's campus, where Dr. Kevin Hallock , university P...
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