Author JD Lasica https://jdlasica.com/ Author JD Lasica's website Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:52:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://jdlasica.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/10/cropped-JD2-32x32.png Author JD Lasica https://jdlasica.com/ 32 32 AI & fiction: Where to draw the lines https://jdlasica.com/ai-and-fiction-where-to-draw-the-lines/ https://jdlasica.com/ai-and-fiction-where-to-draw-the-lines/#respond Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:41:40 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=15365 You’ve probably seen them on Facebook, X, BlueSky, or your favorite social network. The posts usually start with something like this: I will never read a book where the author used AI in any form or fashion!!! I don’t often wade into these debates, but if I did, I’d point out that many—perhaps most—authors already […]

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]]> https://jdlasica.com/ai-and-fiction-where-to-draw-the-lines/feed/ 0 20 years ago, a new era of media was born https://jdlasica.com/20-years-ago-a-new-era-of-media-was-born/ https://jdlasica.com/20-years-ago-a-new-era-of-media-was-born/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 23:58:21 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=15369 Ourmedia.org helped usher in an age of grassroots media … and all that followed Where were you 20 years ago? For some of us techies, we were just at the doorstep of Web 2.0. And, in fact, it was 20 years ago today that a major milestone was achieved – one that you likely won’t […]

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]]> https://jdlasica.com/20-years-ago-a-new-era-of-media-was-born/feed/ 0 Should you ditch X for Bluesky? https://jdlasica.com/should-you-ditch-x-for-bluesky/ https://jdlasica.com/should-you-ditch-x-for-bluesky/#respond Sun, 08 Dec 2024 20:45:24 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=13714 Is it time to ditch X for Bluesky? It’s a question I’ve been asking a lot over the past year … and maybe you have, too. I’m usually a fairly early adopter of social technologies, and I’m reluctant to let go once I’ve made a commitment. For instance, I was user #1,498 to join LinkedIn, […]

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]]> https://jdlasica.com/should-you-ditch-x-for-bluesky/feed/ 0 ‘The Golden Relic’: What ChatGPT says https://jdlasica.com/the-golden-relic-what-chatgpt-says/ https://jdlasica.com/the-golden-relic-what-chatgpt-says/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:22:30 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=13681 My new technothriller “The Golden Relic” marks the beginning of a new series of AI action thrillers I’ll be writing over the next couple of years. Early reviewers are giving it five stars and high ratings, and it’s already hit No. 1 in one Amazon bestseller category. The novel’s plot follows a father who’ll go to […]

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]]> https://jdlasica.com/the-golden-relic-what-chatgpt-says/feed/ 1 Why can I text from my phone but not from my computer? https://jdlasica.com/why-can-i-text-from-my-phone-but-not-from-my-computer/ https://jdlasica.com/why-can-i-text-from-my-phone-but-not-from-my-computer/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 22:29:23 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=13626 Years ago, in the primordial days of the Web when I started blogging in May 2001, a lot of us used blogs to share tips on how to solve problems, from personal issues to puzzling tech conundrums. Then came Facebook and Twitter to kill off blogging and hobble most forums. Trouble was, they remain nearly impossible […]

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]]> https://jdlasica.com/why-can-i-text-from-my-phone-but-not-from-my-computer/feed/ 3 Will 2023 be the year AI dominates culture? https://jdlasica.com/will-2023-be-the-year-ai-dominates-culture/ https://jdlasica.com/will-2023-be-the-year-ai-dominates-culture/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2023 04:26:15 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=13496 While artificial intelligence has crept into nearly every facet of modern life, it has largely been an afterthought for most of us, even as we know it’s playing a big role in defense weaponry, pharmaceuticals and financial transactions. (Well, it’s been more than an afterthought for me. AI is at the center of my new […]

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]]> https://jdlasica.com/will-2023-be-the-year-ai-dominates-culture/feed/ 0 Discord’s broken log-in authentication https://jdlasica.com/discords-broken-log-in-authentication/ https://jdlasica.com/discords-broken-log-in-authentication/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2021 02:04:16 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=13467 I have worked in the tech industry for the past 20 years and I have never come across a service with a user log-in authentication system as utterly broken as Discord. I have been trying to log in for weeks now without success. Let me show you the exact steps I’m taking, with excruciating care […]

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]]> https://jdlasica.com/discords-broken-log-in-authentication/feed/ 5 BingeBooks launches a promising book discovery site https://jdlasica.com/bingebooks-launches-new-book-discovery-site/ https://jdlasica.com/bingebooks-launches-new-book-discovery-site/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:14:46 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=13432 A new platform for book discovery called BingeBooks (tagline: “Find your next great read”) just launched fills a gap in the book marketplace.

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]]> https://jdlasica.com/bingebooks-launches-new-book-discovery-site/feed/ 0 Why cybersecurity should be front of mind for journalists https://jdlasica.com/why-cybersecurity-should-be-front-of-mind-for-journalists/ https://jdlasica.com/why-cybersecurity-should-be-front-of-mind-for-journalists/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2020 08:53:37 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=13404 Post by Jack Warner TechWarn While anyone who conducts any kind of digital activity is at risk of a security breach or cyber attack, journalists are especially vulnerable to surveillance and hacking by malign actors. The communications and data kept on the devices of those reporting the news is of particular interest to government agencies, […]

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]]> https://jdlasica.com/why-cybersecurity-should-be-front-of-mind-for-journalists/feed/ 0 Infographic: The intriguing ways AIs show humanity in movies https://jdlasica.com/infographic-the-intriguing-ways-ais-show-humanity-in-movies/ https://jdlasica.com/infographic-the-intriguing-ways-ais-show-humanity-in-movies/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:05:51 +0000 https://jdlasica.com/?p=13355 We’ve completed a study of the top artificial intelligences in film and came away with a new appreciation of how screenwrites are depicting this emerging technology. Here's our ranking of AIs' appearances on the silver screen and what kind of statement each movie makes about our humanity.

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