James Marinero
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I live on a boat and write as I sail slowly around the world. Follow me for a varied story diet: true stories, humor, tech, AI, travel, geopolitics and more. I also write techno thrillers, with six to my name. More of my stories on Medium
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Epping House Special School
In 2011 I took on a biography writing project. It was a new avenue for me. The result was 'Susan's Brother', a true story about a small boy from a dysfunctional single-parent family. The boy had Asperger's Disease and his sister dominated his early life whilst his mother just 'didn't want him'.
By James Marinero3 years ago in Families
AI, Keanu Reeves and The Matrix
Keanu Reeves has strong views about artificial intelligence and deepfake videos. Machine learning algorithms can be applied to people's faces and voices to recreate them digitally and that's a worry for actors and other public figures, such as politicians. It's got many people worried.
By James Marinero3 years ago in Futurism
Confessions of a Hotrod
The water is close to freezing as I hit it hard, but my body is in good condition and functions well, responding positively to regular exercise and careful maintenance. Still warm after recent exertion and the short, brisk walk in a ski jacket from the Union railroad station in the late evening, I know that my life is ending now.
By James Marinero3 years ago in Fiction
Stop the World Wide Web with a Bucket and Spade
Here’s a story about how vulnerable the internet really is. It started this morning with an email problem. eMail problem? This morning my email would not download. I was getting a ‘server refused connection’ error. So, I used webmail and got in another way. Literally.
By James Marinero3 years ago in 01
U2S Dragonlady - a Solid Elint Workhorse
The U-2 Dragon Lady is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that was developed by Lockheed Martin in the 1950s. It was designed to fly at altitudes of up to 70,000 feet, making it difficult to detect by radar and air defenses. The U-2 has played a vital role in the U.S. military’s intelligence-gathering efforts for over six decades, and it remains an important part of the U.S. Air Force’s fleet even today.
By James Marinero3 years ago in 01
Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough with a Tokamak: 17 Minutes
The only way to solve the world’s power problems I’m a great supporter of the proposition that nuclear fusion energy should be a critical component of the world’s future power generation strategy. Recent advances bring the realisation closer.
By James Marinero3 years ago in Futurism
6th Generation Jet Fighters - the Race is On
What is a sixth generation jet fighter? The definition of jet fighter 'generations' is not clear and still argued over by experts and manufacturers, but we can take this as an approximate classification structure and build on that:
By James Marinero3 years ago in The Swamp
GLSDB On The Way To Ukraine
Reuters reported in late November 2022 that the Pentagon was considering sending Ukraine the GLSDB weapon. Then on 20 January 2023 the Telegram channel Ukraine War — Intel News included GLSDB on the extensive list of weapons Ukraine was expecting over the coming weeks.
By James Marinero3 years ago in The Swamp
