Public Domain Day is here! Public Domain Day is here! Nothing exemplifies the New Year’s spirit of rebirth and renewal like classic books, films, characters, and sound recordings ascending into the public…
Manga Minute: Music-Genius-Madness
K, just gonna say it, but Salvador Dali was a freak. This is not a new take. You type “What up with Salvador Dali, yo?” into Google and almost every link can…
Tech Break: Run, It’s AI!
K, last year, it was easier to point and laugh at AI. ChatGPT was hallucinating and DALL-E was cranking out crazy images. But once the New Year hit, it’s like AI decided…
Science / Fiction: Eclipse Day
Today, April 8, 2024, was the last day to see a solar eclipse in the Americas for the next 22 years. We aren’t in the main viewing space (here’s a map), but…
Manga Minute: An Uncommon Legacy
No doubt you’ve heard a lot these past couple weeks about the late Akira Toriyama and his Dragon Ball legacy. Ryley, The Omnibus Collector, included a truly heartfelt tribute to Toriyama at…
Tech Break: Apple Vision Pro… Wow
It’s been a while since I have been intrigued by anything new outa Apple. It seems like over the past few years, Apple has announced nothing cooler than minor OS and device…
Tech Break: Free AI Tools
The good people over at Futurepedia.io posted a great roundup of free content creation tools that leverage the growing power of artificial intelligence (AI). AI is rapidly moving out of the lightening…
Tech Break: CES 2024
It’s that time of year again. PennyCandi central is headed off to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to see what the world of tech has to offer us, the Frugal Masses, yearning…
Science Fiction
Good science fiction engages. Great science fiction inspires. Bad science fiction instructs – cautionary tales, poorly thought out. All science fiction is worth reading. Check here for lists of the latest, tasty,…
Grab Bag: CES 2023
CES is back again, baby, in full swing this week in Las Vegas. We here at Penny Candi central love the show’s glitz and shine, particularly the wonderfully weird products making their…