Old meets new, in the fusion of two of my favorite techy things — I asked everybody’s favorite new AI to write a few scenes for Star Trek: The Next Generation, in the style of a bottle show*. Here’s what it came up with:

Thirty years ago, a childhood dream come true — I’ve been a “Trekker” since I was a kid. And if you’re reading this, maybe you were too.

A visit to a magical little place — and a peek at the future of farming — I’d never have found City Farm in San Luis Obispo (“SLO”) California, without knowing where to look. It’s a hidden gem, nestled out of sight amongst a Target, a Home Depot, and other “big box” stores. But once I found it, this past summer, I became completely captivated: by…

Reflections on the Future of Renewable Power — My first experience with photovoltaics — one I was inspired to write about, back in 2005 — and an unexpected surprise … I bought an RV last summer [in 2004] — something I’d had my eye on for a while. It’d be great for travelling: vacations, impromptu weekends away, and…

Witnessing the Dawn of Digital Cinema — Whatever you thought about the Star Wars prequel itself, the digital theatre experience we know today in 2022 was pioneered by this event: … The world-premiere, first public demonstration of Texas Instruments’ new “digital light processing” (DLP) projection technology, in 1999. (Article originally published in the Motion Picture Editors Guild…

And how modern nutrition practice helps keep us fat — “A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.” — Max Planck Not long ago, there was a New York Times review of a…

On trusting my gut, and taking leaps of faith — Roughly each decade or so, I’ve gotten a little bored with my career, and pivoted to something different. So what have I learned from all that …? “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” —…

L.A., the final frontier … — Going through some old papers, I found an interesting letter to friends back East … in the form of a journal entry for Tuesday, April 4, 1995. At the time, I was an up-and-coming Avid (video) editor doing the freelance circuit in Los Angeles, living the dream of working…

And a day which set in motion something unexpected … — They say never to meet your idols … you may not like what you find. But I’ve met mine — and they’ve been amazingly cool people. Nowadays, when a new Star Wars movie is released, it’s fun. But back during the original Trilogy, it was a HUGE event. …