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A Rant About “Technology” (2005) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: changing planes, le guin, science fiction

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We shall dwell amidst wonder and glory for ever: On weird fiction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Robert Baskin | tags: weird fiction, penguin, china mieville

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‘President Curtis’ Star Keith David on Why He Loves Science Fiction (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: keith david, president curtis, jim rash

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Show HN: tale.fyi, we deserve a home for fiction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: tale.fyi, project gutenberg, librivox

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Quality non-fiction books are the antithesis of AI slop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | by Benjamin Breen | tags: library of congress, ai slop, non-fiction books

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If You Build It, They Will Come (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | by Ben Landau-Taylor | tags: facebook, social groups, fanfiction

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Scientists Identify Most Degenerate Known ChatGPT User (futurism.com)

2026-07-08 | by Frank Landymore | tags: fiction, percent, prolific

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Are readers generating fiction with AI models? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | get AI Storytelling Toolkit → | tags: ai models, fiction generation, readers

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What happened when I engineered more boredom into my life (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-01 | get Smartphone Screen Time Tracker → | tags: doomscrolling, nonfiction book, internet

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Failing Robot Cop Company Knightscope Now Publishing Bizarre AI Slop Fan Fiction About Its Robots Solving Absurd Crimes (futurism.com)

2026-06-24 | by Joe Wilkins | get Knightscope K5 Security Robot → | tags: knightscope, k5 robot, sandy hook

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Yet Another Piece of AI-Pilled Speculative Fiction Has Gone Dangerously Viral (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-21 | get AI Art Generator Tool → | tags: speculative fiction, viral, tech news

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Loreline – Tools for writing interactive fiction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | get Twine Interactive Fiction Tool → | tags: loreline, interactive fiction, game engines

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Has AI already killed self-help nonfiction books? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get AI Self-Help Companion → | tags: self-help books, nonfiction, books

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Black Market Tinkerers on Facebook Marketplace Offer to Hide 'Recording Lights' on Meta Smartglasses (slashdot.org)

2026-06-07 | by Posted | get Meta Quest 2 Accessories → | tags: economists, economists kelvin, fiction

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New Fortune 500 Rankings: Texas Overtakes California, But Amazon is #1, Beating Walmart (slashdot.org)

2026-06-07 | by Posted | get Amazon Echo Dot → | tags: economists, economists kelvin, fiction

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The Gamer-Rights Group Fighting to Make the Industry Stop Killing Games (Servers) (slashdot.org)

2026-06-07 | by Posted | tags: economists, economists kelvin, fiction

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James Bond Videogame '007 First Light' Sells 3M Copies, Earns $150M (slashdot.org)

2026-06-07 | by Posted | get James Bond Video Game Collectible → | tags: economists, economists kelvin, fiction

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Cheese Paper: a text editor specifically designed for writing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | tags: cheese paper, markdown, character notes

19.

Michael Keating has died (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-21 | by Hughes Media Internet Limited | tags: blake's 7, michael keating, vila restal

20.

Book Review: On the Calculation of Volume (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-21 | by Stephen Diehl | get Mathematics for Volume Calculation → | tags: danish antiquarian, book dealer, septology

21.

Solving the “Zork” Mystery (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-19 | get Zork Interactive Fiction Game → | tags: zork, mit, interactive fiction

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Accelerando (2005) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | tags: accelerando, 2005, science fiction

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A Dystopia Falls (With a Little Help) in This Speculative Short Story (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-07 | tags: lightspeed magazine, melissa a watkins, sarah's laugh

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The fastest-growing target in America’s book ban wave might surprise you (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-07 | get Kindle Paperwhite E-reader → | tags: book bans, nonfiction titles, identity

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‘The Expanse’ Authors Explain Their Big Problem With ‘Star Wars’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-23 | get The Expanse Book Set → | tags: the expanse, star wars, james s.a. corey

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The Illuminated Man: an unconventional portrait of JG Ballard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | get J.G. Ballard Biography Book → | tags: jg ballard, miracles of life, science fiction

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The Theory of Interstellar Trade [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get Interstellar Trade Board Game → | tags: interstellar trade, pdf, theory

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The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History (wired.com)

2026-04-16 | by Zeyi Yang | tags: china, online fiction, web novels

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Fan Fiction Website AO3 Exits Beta After 17 Years (slashdot.org)

2026-04-03 | get AO3 Official Merchandise → | tags: ao3, organization for transformative works, fanfiction

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Fan fiction website AO3 is finally coming out of beta (engadget.com)

2026-04-03 | get AO3 Official Merchandise → | tags: ao3, archive of our own, organization for transformative works