Archives
-
The Autonomous Submarine That Wasn’t Real Yet
When I wrote the autonomous submarine at the heart of The Apex Code‘s opening chapters, it was speculative, grounded in active engineering, but nothing quite like it existed yet. That’s […]
-
Computer Hacking 101
Many of the hacking techniques used in The Apex Code — including a healthy dose of social engineering — are taken from the real thing. As basic as some of […]
-
When Fiction Borrows From Real Headlines: The Hardware Backdoor Nobody Could Explain
Most of the technologies and events in The Apex Code are loosely based on real capabilities and real headlines — dramatized in places to help the story along, but rarely […]
-
AI Escape – In the Headlines (Again!)
I was thinking about a completely different post this week, when OpenAI admitted in the news that its advanced AI model broke out of a secure test environment (sandbox) and […]
-
In the Headlines – Echoing The Apex Code!
On July 12, 2026, U.S. Central Command confirmed that American forces used armed unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in combat for the first time — three Saronic Corsair drone boats struck […]
-
The AI Question Keeps Evolving
When I started The Apex Code, I thought I was writing about a rogue AI. By the time I’d finished The Axion Code, I realized I’d actually been asking a […]
-
Welcome to the Site!
Hello, and thanks for stopping by. I’ve spent the last several months building this corner of the internet, and I’m glad to finally have it open. If you’ve read The […]