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2001 profile of Vernor Vinge, the brilliant science fiction writer and computer scientist. By Katie Hafner at The New York Times: "A linchpin of his thinking is what he calls the “technological singularity,” a point at which the... https://mitchwagner.com/2026/08/03/profile-of-vernor-vinge-the.html

I read three print books and have no big thoughts about it. I have done nearly all my book reading as ebooks since 2010. However, I was unable to find ebook versions of the “Funny Papers” trilogy by Tom De Haven, so I bought print ... https://mitchwagner.com/2026/08/03/i-read-three-print-books.html

Book review: The boy in the derby hat — Tom De Haven's "Funny Papers" trilogy: https://mitchwagner.com/2026/08/03/book-review-the-boy-in.html

The Finnish Baby Box: "possibly the cutest social engineering tool in the world": https://mitchwagner.com/2026/08/03/the-finnish-baby-box-possibly.html

Neal Stephenson: Writing by hand is good for your brain — Here's how to do it: https://mitchwagner.com/2026/08/02/neal-stephenson-writing-by-hand.html Stephenson discusses why he writes his books by hand — even The Baroque Cycle, which resulted in a 42-inch-high manuscript — and how to easily re...

Neal Stephenson: Writing by hand is good for your brain — Here's how to do itStephenson discusses why he writes his books by hand — even The Baroque Cycle, which resulted in a 42-inch-high manuscript — and how to easily re-learn handwriting.mitchwagner.com

Hamilton Nolan: Enshittification relies on broken economic math: https://mitchwagner.com/2026/08/02/hamilton-nolan-enshittification-relies-on.html The accounting fallacy that makes enshittification look like growth

Hamilton Nolan: Enshittification relies on broken economic mathThe accounting fallacy that makes enshittification look like growthmitchwagner.com

🦍 Mitchellaneous 8.2.2026: https://mitchwagner.com/2026/08/02/mitchellaneous.html

Should you use AI for a task? Here's a simple way to decide: https://mitchwagner.com/2026/08/01/should-you-use-ai-for.html

Should you use AI for a task? Here's a simple way to decidemitchwagner.com

The discussion around the Odyssey movie has led me to realize that I have not actually liked most of the Christopher Nolan movies I’ve seen. https://mitchwagner.com/2026/07/30/the-discussion-around-the-odyssey.html

Cyclosporiasis would have been a great name for a 70s jazz fusion band.

A friend who started following me on Facebook when Minnie was a puppy told me he did not realize, at first, that Minnie is a dog. He thought Minnie is my wife. He saw me post about how Minnie puked and it was disgusting and he thought it was disrespectful to say such things about one’s spouse.