mark roth-whitworth

Listen to all of this. This is a transcription. You will not be a consideration in that conversation. Your name will not come up. The harm reduction center will not come up. Joan Kinyua will not come up. The Pennsylvania utility shutoffs will not come up. You are, in that conversation, not present. You are… Continue reading What do you know about AI/chatbots, *really*?

I discovered the Doctor long ago, in the last millenium. I was channel surfing – you know, where you stand in front of the tv and turn the dial? – and came across two guys coming up from an incredibly fake cave, and one of them was explaining in no uncertain terms to the other… Continue reading For something different – why I like Dr. Who

What can I say – the world is too much with us, I think is appropriate. This week will be “interesting” politically. Our Rep has written a letter to the Idiot’s doctor, asking for a full neuropsychiatric evaluation, and to deliver it to Congress – he gives a deadline, and for the doctor to appear… Continue reading It’s been too long since I posted

I’ve watched a long video, an interview with Scott Ritter, the American who led the search for WMDs in Iraq 20 years ago. He’s incredibly bitter, because *everything* the Demented Idiot did was wrong. First… it was not deep intel to find the old Ayatollah. He’d made a point of not being afraid, and working… Continue reading Political post 2: War with Iran… Operation Epstein Fury

Sorry, folks, I’d meant to finish my Boskone report last week, but… Anyway, got up early enough to get something to eat and cappuccino (I would rather not patronize Star*uck’s, but time…), and got to my noon autographing session. Next time I get to Boskone, I need to ask to be added to the autographing… Continue reading Boskone 63, part the last

This past weekend, 13-15 Feb, 2026, was Boskone 63, in Boston, of course. We’d gone up two years ago, to do a pre-book launch for Becoming Terran, and enjoyed ourselves so much we decided to do it again. (Actually, we tried last year, but I screwed up big time, and we missed our train, and… Continue reading Boskone 63

I’ve been trying to keep this blog all related to my writing, but the last week in the real world reads like news on Engrelay Netserve from Becoming Terran. Things I need to note: As lawyers keep screaming, no, you cannot impeach the whole government in one swell foop. It’s each individual – as Rep.… Continue reading Political

A few months ago, I mentioned that Histria had signed a distribution agreement with Simon & Schuster… it’s for real. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Becoming-Terran/Mark-Roth-Whitworth/9798888601822

I assume folks reading this know of filking (it’s got a wikipedia page). Well, an interesting note: my son got me for a holiday present a book I’ve wanted for years, “The Mayor of MacDougal Street”, a memoir by Dave Van Ronk. (He lived mostly in NYC, you see, and that’s the Village.) If you’ve… Continue reading Something for filkers

I have to apologize for not posting much of anything, especially the last three months. The alleged “real world” is overwhelming, and I do what I can..even if it’s being another person out at the rallies, and writing towars my widest audience. Things have gotten much worse, to where Peter Thiel is *almost* as smart… Continue reading An apology, to old and new visitors