This Week in AI: Who Gets to Control AI?
This week in AI: new models, the Sanders–Casar superintelligence bill, and what the EU AI Act really means for solo creators and local AI users.
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Useful tech, unusual gadgets, internet discoveries, practical AI, FPV stories, and honest first-person notes from Colin Michaels.
Dock or Better Cable? The Five-Minute Desk Test
Compare Anker A83B3, Plugable, CalDigit, and Kensington docks. Check monitors, charging, DisplayLink, and cables before buying with this desk audit.
Eagle X Robot Eagle: 10 Questions Before Backing It
The Eagle X robot eagle flaps instead of using propellers. My 10 questions before backing it cover cost, repairs, flying space, FAA rules, and wildlife.
This Week in AI: Siri, Voice Models, and Safety Brakes
Siri AI, Gemini 3.8 Live, Claude Docs, Jev, Neon, Koa, Astra for Law, OpenAI safety disclosures, and the week’s practical AI news explained.
UMG vs. DistroKid: What AI Artists Should Know
I use DistroKid for the Dreadnauts. Here is what UMG alleges, what DistroKid denies, and which distributors accept original AI-assisted music.
Hypershell Halo Preview: 10 Questions Before You Buy
A practical Hypershell Halo preview with 10 questions about fit, weight, battery, safety, trail rules, returns, rehab claims, and real testing.
This Week in AI: Astra and ChatGPT Images 2.5
GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT Images 2.5, Meta Muse, OpenAI Agents API, AlphaGenome Atlas, Suno v6, and this week’s practical AI news explained.
36 Cardiac Rehab Sessions Done: What Comes Next
I finished all 36 cardiac rehab sessions, my energy is coming back, and I am figuring out how to keep the routine while building Little Dreads.
Project Turbine: A Jet-Powered Paramotor Has My Attention
A look at Tucker Gott's Project Turbine, its Parajet Zenith frame, and my FPV drone chase with David Farmer on his paramotor at Jupiter Beach.
Last Year's Next Big Thing Is in an AI Graveyard
A funny, fact-checked tour of retired AI tools, who's behind the shutdowns, and why I'm still calling Astra the next big thing—with a shovel ready.
Man of the Year, Robin Williams, and Mental Health
A compassionate review of Man of the Year, its relevance to modern politics, Robin Williams’s talent and illness, and practical ways to help.
This Week in AI: GPT-6 Astra, Fable 5.1, Gemini 3.8 and More
GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1, Gemini 3.8, Muse Spark 1.3, NVIDIA’s Hugging Face deal, local AI, safety, and school limits explained.