Scary Websites for Halloween—and Real Places to Visit
Explore creepy stories, unsettling web experiences, and real-world Halloween destinations, with practical notes to help you choose your kind of scare.
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Experiments Posts
Published Colin Michaels blog posts in the Experiments category.
Gravity Jet Suit vs Real-Life Jetpack Competitors
Gravity’s arm-mounted Jet Suit looks like real-life Iron Man. Compare its controls, speed, flight time, price, and availability with three rivals.
How AI Helps Write My Blog—and Meet Cat Corner
An honest, sarcastic look at how I use AI content pipelines on ColinMichaels.com, why I will share the process, and the new hidden Cat Corner.
I Cloned My Voice—Why Families Need a Safe Word
I cloned my voice with open-source Voicebox. Here is how realistic AI speech changes family scam calls—and the callback rule that protects us.
How to Download Google Maps Offline Before a Trip
Learn how to download Google Maps for offline driving before a trip, when it helps most, and which traffic, transit, walking, and cycling features you lose.
Help Build Plunderverse: Playtest the First Haul
Play the Plunderverse First Haul browser-game prototype, help test and build it, and see how The Dreadnauts and Cosmic Reggae Sessions enter the story.
Use Gemini to Compare Flights and Hotels Safely
Use Gemini to narrow flight and hotel choices, compare trip trade-offs, protect private details, and verify the exact itinerary before booking.
How to Use AI for Gardening: 7 Practical Home Projects
Use AI to organize houseplants, map sunlight, plan garden beds, build local planting calendars, and check plant problems without trusting guesses.
30 Years of Hit Songs: Love, Lyrics, and Language
An analysis of 3,000 hit-song titles and thousands of lyrics reveals less love language, shorter titles, rising stress, and no magic word for success.