Entries Tagged - "fiction"

Feb 04 2025Greg & the Eternal Brunch

The year was 2036. OpenAI had finally done it. After decades of press releases, quarterly existential criese, and machine learning papers so esoteric they made Finnegans Wake read like PopSci, they’d finished gpt-6z (revision 3) - a perfect, autonomous general intelligence.

It’s unveiling was a lavish affair. Tech billionaires in artisnal graphene turtlenecks mingled with venture capitalists who had fully replaced their blood with bespoke Turkish CBD nanofluid. The barristas hired to cater the event - a final nod to “human craftsmanship” - steamed oat milk lattes with the grim percision of soldiers in the trenches, loading rifles for a war already lost.

Jan 10 2025Prairie Telephone



Prairie Telephone (1952-1995) was a regional telecommunications company that operated in Alberta, Canada, primarily serving the Drumheller Valley region and surrounding rural communities. The company was notable for its rapid expansion during the 1970s and its innovative approach to rural telecommunications infrastructure.

History

Founded in 1952 by a consortium of local businessmen, Prairie Telephone initially served approximately 2,500 customers in the Drumheller area. The company experienced significant growth during the 1970s energy boom in Alberta, expanding its network to serve over 25,000 customers by 1980.