The Spy eschews pranks for mundane topics such as AI and Transhumanism
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Implementing fully electric vehicles, the Spy's home network project, and the need to kneed the knee.
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Continuing last month's scary theme, the Spy examines some technology fueled political and other memes.
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Webb, Hubble, the Big Bang, standards and the smart home, Matter, Apple's M-chips, accounting and Excel, health, c=vaccines, conspiracies, rumours and their making, fake medicine miracle cures, Wayne & Shuster, and merci--a veritable potpurri of topics.
"); document.write("Civilization and its technology are interdependent. Transitions are tough. Can the fragmented Third Civilization transition to the Fourth--the Information Age, or will everything collapse? The answer may be political, not technological.
"); document.write("On the enabling, necessity and fragility of supply chains. The Spy proposes his twelfth Law, this one on the failure to plan for failure.
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In the light, or better, darkness, of Russia's war against Ukraine, the Spy turns Pogo-like this month to discuss energy options.
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"); document.write("Best ePublished SF of the 2003
The Friends, volume two of The Interregnum wins EPPIE 2004 for best SF novel of 2003.
"); document.write("All the Northern Spy articles are archived here by year and month.
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