Archive - TechTonic

Title: From Knowledge Navigator to Digital Fools - Part 1

An unconventional history of the many ways to get lost in technology

Aug 26 •

Last week I lost another colleague to a technology tool. Will you be next?

The belief system error: Thinking that these are just tools

Aug 2 •

July 2025

Only catastrophe drives change. So why am I changing?

The switcheroo edition

Jul 16 •

6 month Checkpoint: My 2025 Technology Predictions!

So am I a superforecaster or just another run of the mill mug shouting into the empty ether? Maybe both?

Jul 7 •

June 2025

A Soliloquy on TechTonic prompted by a reader’s email

The CANADA DAY edition where I avoid work and express doubts about recommendation engines

Jun 30 •

Enough on AI. Lets fly on a rocket!

Plus, well you know, boring old AI stories about training, money, impacts on our brains, Menu Mistakes and a closing thought

Jun 23 •

The time has come the Walrus said to talk of AI hype

PLUS Lots of hype, a Cold War story, some menu mistakes and a closing thought

Jun 17 •

Endemic AI problems. Cybercrime high. Shrugging is our response.

PLUS a near future court case based on new technology, a thought provoking quote and menu mistakes

Jun 10 •

I’m proposing a new Mike Tyson fight to break the internet again

PLUS the product answer, rogue agents and an all bad technology predictions by Techbros edition

Jun 2 •

May 2025

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