Put the Computer Back in its F#$@ing Room
May 2026 be the year we touch grass, or whatever the kids are saying.
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Welcome to your Technofeudalist Future...
Questions about The Savage Aether
THE SAVAGE AETHER
Hi All! Today, I engage in commerce. Well, in a few weeks I do, anyway. Behold! That’s right, I’m doing another Kickstarter campaign! My new book THE SAVAGE AETHER and its companion anthology THE DISCONNECTED is going to be available on Kickstarter in two short weeks. It’s
Some Things That Don't Suck
UBI Good, UBISoft bad
The Slaughterhouse of Ideas
Nazis Fuck Off.
Vote with your Wallet
Doesn't work, but here's some alternatives to annoying programs!
Does AI really use less carbon than a human?
First of all, what a stupid question.
THE HUXIAN FOX - Interview with Nikki Brooke
Space Opera with Greek Mythology? Sign me up!
What Happens at the end of Cyberpunk?
Do your worst, you jack-eyed neophytes.
Awards and the Power of Community
I couldn't have lost to a nicer guy.
Let Andor be Andor
Andor is a very, very good show that deserves better than to be strapped to the side of the lumbering beast that is Star Wars canon.
Of Books and Bots - a Loose Definition
"Manifesto" is too strong a word; "Vibe" too weak. Consider this a "Johnny-come-lately statement of intent".
Adolescence
Adolescence and the fuel of online radicalisation
CW: Sexism, Misogyny, Gendered Violence. Spoilers for the TV show Adolescence. I’m going to be committing the same sin as the show I’m discussing: Talking about misogyny and misogynistic violence as though it’s something new and interesting. It’s not new, I’m just a man talking
fediverse
Why Tech Sucks Now (Part 2/2)
Well hey, you’re back. Thanks. If this is your first time, and you want to read the first part of this, it’s here. I make a visual gag about Crypto and that one scene from A Clockwork Orange. It’s pretty good. Friendly reminder that if you’d
Criticism
Why Tech Sucks Now (Part 1/2)
What it's doing (and what it doesn't do)
Novels
Inspiration and Anger
Today my novel, SUNWARD SKY, is released to the world! Grab a copy at the links below, but before that I wanted to talk about its inspiration. https://books2read.com/u/bWxz2M https://www.booktopia.com.au/sunward-sky-henry-neilsen/book/9780648942634.html I’ve written extensively about the creation of Sunward
how-to
So How'd the Kickstarter Go?
Experiences and notes from a successful first crowdfunding campaign
Creator
I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me.
Reflections on 2024 and some ideas for 2025
Books
Spaceships, The Apocalypse and Blood Meridian
Oh, boy there are too many things that are going on right now! I’m going to start with the really amazing one: Spaceships! In just over seven days, the Kickstarter for my novel got fully funded! SUNWARD SKY is going to be a real life book, and the special
AI
Life in the Dirt
Henry's got a pub credit! YAAAYYY
Books
Sunward Sky - The Kickstarter
Sign up for the novelisation of the podcast!
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk, Architecture and the Third Space
Henry Made a Video Essay.
Design
Melbourne Design Week
Apparently I’ve reached the point in my career where people think it’s a sensible idea to invite me out in front of a crowd to give my opinions about a thing. That’s right, ya boi gave a speech at Melbourne Design Week, where the topic was “Ethics,
Horror
Henry Reviews: "The Psychographist" by Carson Winter
Finally, a book asking whether or not capitalism is bad.