RogerKayHigh DesertGetting out of L.A. wasn’t hard. In the early 1970s, drivers still tended to pick up hitchhikers. But the empty desert lay ahead.·6 min read·Dec 5, 2023--2--2
RogerKayAll This China Bashing is Just a SmokescreenIt’s fashionable these days to dump on China, but some of the bashers have hidden motives.·4 min read·Jun 28, 2023--1--1
RogerKayPenetrating the Dissimulations of Microsoft and GoogleBroken Outlook email won’t let you view active content from fancy senders, but try to get Microsoft to own up to that or Google to help…·3 min read·May 17, 2023----
RogerKayThe Enshittification of Google ProceedsIf you follow Doctorow’s theory, we’re just before the part where the platform dies.·4 min read·Apr 26, 2023----
RogerKayQualcomm Open a Comms Frontier in SpaceWith satellite capability, someone lost in Yosemite could send an S.O.S. or the phone itself could be located by emergency responders.·3 min read·Mar 1, 2023----
RogerKayinArtificial Intelligence in Plain EnglishSpecialized Accelerators on Die Will Bring AI to the MassesE.g. A small server in a restaurant can take input from a camera, recognize an individual, and prepopulate an order or means of payment.·3 min read·Feb 13, 2023----
RogerKayinArtificial Intelligence in Plain EnglishI asked ChatGPT, “Do snakes miss their arms?”It said: Snakes do not have arms, and therefore do not have the ability to miss them.·5 min read·Feb 9, 2023--1--1
RogerKayI Wanted Charles Atlas RibsA fragment of familial memory is revealed when a child’s wish for a more powerful body is recalled.·3 min read·Jan 30, 2023----