Pat Scaramuzza

News just came out that an Anthropic AI disproved the Exponential Time Hypothesis (ETH). That's a stepping stone to proving P=NP. Not pants-wetting time, but time to check that you have a diaper supply ready. 😅

Here's the best description I've heard of the past two days in cybersecurity. I'm still laughing over '4'. It's the laugh of the Red Masque but I'll take a hearty laugh when I can get it.

Okay, I'm calling it: AI has solved music, or at least pop rock. The songs coming out of it are pure fire, and they're making pretty solid videos at the same time. BTW, you don't get to argue about AI unless you watch this at least up to the bridge with the mom. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXoP...

People arguing whether AI will kill us all are missing the point. It might be *by accident*. If nothing else, the (supposed) solution to the Navier-Stokes problem shows a vulnerability - if AI solves P=NP then civilization comes to a halt *suddenly*. It might not be the end but it'll be a disaster.

Need suggestions. 10th wedding anniversary is coming up. We had originally planned a reception-like party, but then we figured why not go to Australia, but now it looks like we won't be getting to Oz before the spring, so I need something to do or somewhere to go. London? Vegas? A train? Karaoke?

There's a new AI video generator called Minimax H3. Someone hooked it up so that it creates video in real-time, to user prompts. This is the first infinite AI generated content stream. I dunno. Your brain wants to make sense of it, but can't. It's random and bizarre. infiniteslop.ai

I love the camera on this phone. Minneapolis, about ten minutes ago.

None, and I mean zero, of the responses are addressing the problem here -- AI lets people bring their dreams to life. It is the *wrong* way to give life to your dreams, because your dreams are now enslaved to a tool. But people just want to dream. Doesn't help to insist they practice.

A criminal seen leaving the scene of the crime.

So how exactly do horcruxes work? If you're about to die, do your horcruxes spontaneously and suddenly die after a short trip to Ukraine and Disney World? Asking for an enemy. 😁

Yes, I have a comfort video game. Don't judge me. 😁

The illustration for FRIDAY was in my mind when it came to make the cover for PLATINUM DONKEYS. While I am nowhere near as talented as Mr. Whelan, images get stuck in my head the same way. This is how Maggie was meant to look and I'm glad (even using some sketchy tools) I was able to get there.

Gully Foyle is my name, Terra is my nation, Deep space is my dwelling place, and death's my destination.

My parked car was hit by someone at about 5am last night. Thankfully our dogs have deployed full cuteness protocol to make us feel better.

That's an interesting (?) place to be. I think it's saying that I'm difficult to classify. But seriously, just throw me in the furry cluster, leaning to the tech/science side. 😊

1. Elites enjoy a culture of decadence. 2. The decadence creates widespread economic hard times. 3. To protect their wealth, the elites prop up an authoritarian stooge to ensure austerity programs don't hit them. 4. The authoritarian stooge goes wacky and starts wars. That's 1920s Germany. Right?

Today on "Deep Dives in which Google has failed me", I'm trying to figure out why everybody hates Will Stancil. He seems like a socialist that right wingers hate, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend. More importantly, he lives in my broad neighborhood and is offering what sounds like good advice.

A coalescing thought: If super-rich people are terrible and a danger to society, doesn't government have an interest in preventing people from getting too rich?

"The very first rubber dick to touch government-issued leather boots triggered a full-blown chemical weapons response. That is not metaphor. That is not exaggeration. That is a literal sentence that happened in America in 2026."

If you're from Minnesota, this article is a great pat on the back. My favorite paragraph:

Huh. Midwinter is not the time you'd expect to see cracks in the ICE. 😊

I find it intriguing, in mythic terms, that the agents of darkness have so far unleashed their violence against that which was Good and Pretti.

Well, I almost got into a fistfight at Chuck E. Cheese because I was wearing a mask around a horde of coughing kids. Great start to 2026, everyone! 😁

What am I doing on New Year's Day, you ask? Well, we have the grandchild so, you know...I'm in hell.

It's not official that we have a new dog yet, but my granddaughter has grown unreasonably fond of this one. For those not keeping track, the scrawny white one is new. He's a foster that we are considering keeping.

I was interviewed by Konstantine Paradias as part of his author interview series on YouTube! Konstantine is a short story and game writer who has worked on Raft and many other things. We geeked out a lot about sci-fi and the process of writing. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQM...

Woke up in afib, I guess; heart rate 154, pain in my chest. Got it to 50, then normal 75, so I guess I'm still alive. Should sleep some more, I guess. Hard to do when death's within your chest. Two steps forward and I'll be fine. When I take a step back, forgive my whine.

Breaking news: I'm hearing reports that Ghislane Maxwell had a horse named Bubba, and I can't stop laughing about it. 😆 #Bubba #WhoisBubba

Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!

I'm honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand: Errata is never published.

Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are. Hahahaha! I think I was eleven when I read this. Soft porn -- and *weird* porn -- definitely had an effect on this young boy's development.

Someone -- and her grandmother -- is getting her first pedicure. Hey grandfather, namely me, does not need anyone touching his feet, thank you.

Just wanted to point out that we are on the timeline that now has an 'Official Porn Bot of the United States Government'. So that's FUN.

You all know that I'm avoiding the news, and I fell into a hole of Rap Battles on YouTube. The flows are pretty good and the disses are fine, but I'm worried that these songs are affecting my mind. I'm talking in a rhythm and what's even worse, everything I say is in two-line rhyme verse! 😁