Jan 2Star Trek TNG meets ChatGPT: “The Bottle Show”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:Star Trek TNG2 min readStar Trek TNG2 min readStar Trek TNG meets ChatGPT: “The Bottle Show”Old meets new, in the fusion of two of my favorite techy thingsI 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:----1
Dec 14, 2022A Day On The Set of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (1992)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.Star Trek TNG22 min readStar Trek TNG22 min read
Dec 1, 2022#RealFood with Kayla Rutland and Shane Lovell of City Farm SLOA 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 the…Real Food22 min readReal Food22 min read
Jul 28, 2022A Tiny Little Footnote in Solar Energy History (2005)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…Solar Energy5 min readSolar Energy5 min read
Jul 23, 2022Star Wars and the Phantom Celluloid (1999)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…Digital Cinema6 min readDigital Cinema6 min read
Jun 6, 2022Calorie Counting: A RebuttalAnd 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…Weight Loss5 min readWeight Loss5 min read
May 4, 2022The Unexpected Rewards of a Circuitous Career PathOn 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.” —…Great Resignation5 min readGreat Resignation5 min read
Mar 7, 2021A Day in Los Angeles Post-Production (1995)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 in…Star Trek TNG4 min readStar Trek TNG4 min read
Dec 30, 2020The Day I Met My Idol: Star Wars Sound Designer Ben BurttAnd 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. …Ben Burtt13 min readBen Burtt13 min read
Dec 16, 2020My Private Tour of the West Wing of the White HouseAnd the whirlwind weekend that made it happen … — It’s 1997. The White House, Washington, D.C. And no one is more surprised than I am, on being escorted by a Secret Service officer into the West Wing, for an unexpected personal tour. “And you may ask yourself … ‘How did I get here?’” 🎶 First, a bit of backstory…White House11 min readWhite House11 min read
