Peter Glaskowsky is a computer system architect with AI chip startup Esperanto Technologies. He is an experienced non-fiction editor and writer, previously serving as editor in chief of the computer industry newsletter Microprocessor Report. He helped found, fund, and build the x86 CPU startup Montalvo Systems, worked as a senior architect at Intel and as a silicon strategist at Microsoft, co-authored two books on space elevators, and is an inventor on 30 U.S. patents. He's 230,000 words into a first-person self-insertion time-travel alternate-history deus-ex-machina wish-fulfillment journal-style info-dump tuckerized political science-fiction mystery series, as yet unpublished.
Sessions in which Peter N. Glaskowsky participates
Saturday 2 July, 2022
Elon Musk believes one of his projects is going to succeed in doing just that, translating brain wave patterns into speech. That isn't all we want from a direct neural interface between us and our cybernetics, but it's a start. Can his researchers pull it off? How would it work? Who'd get the first shot at this? Would it be voluntary? Meaning who gets to read your mind, and under what circumstances?
Do we have to drink the Kook-Aide and become Acolytes of the Musk or sell our souls to the Zon? Panelists will talk about the various ways humans are assembling to explore space—NASA, ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin.. They’ll have differing opinions on what’s good (and not) about the modern free-for-all, after decades of the Space Race. Make way for informed, constructive arguments.
Sunday 3 July, 2022
Sessions in which Peter N. Glaskowsky attends
Friday 1 July, 2022
Star Trek, Doctor Who's regeneration, Black Panther, the Nebulas, Samuel R. Delany -- familiar names today, and they all first shone in '66. Join the 4x Hugo Finalist time traveling team, Galactic Journey, for a fun, funny, and best of all, interactive trip to the most important year in SF's history
Does the name Rocinante make you feel all warm and tingly? Does envisioning a Star Destroyer provoke a visceral reaction? Let’s discuss the states of current and futurey transportation and how sexy they can be – or not. Either way, we loves our ships, our homes away from home.
Saturday 2 July, 2022
A look at the last 2 years and what we'd have done differently if we'd known then what we know now.
Elon Musk believes one of his projects is going to succeed in doing just that, translating brain wave patterns into speech. That isn't all we want from a direct neural interface between us and our cybernetics, but it's a start. Can his researchers pull it off? How would it work? Who'd get the first shot at this? Would it be voluntary? Meaning who gets to read your mind, and under what circumstances?
How do we combat false narratives? Is there a way to keep truth at the forefront in spite of efforts to shout it down?
Do we have to drink the Kook-Aide and become Acolytes of the Musk or sell our souls to the Zon? Panelists will talk about the various ways humans are assembling to explore space—NASA, ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin.. They’ll have differing opinions on what’s good (and not) about the modern free-for-all, after decades of the Space Race. Make way for informed, constructive arguments.
Sunday 3 July, 2022
There's more to getting published than just a good story. Industry experts share their tips on what goes into making your manuscript saleable.
Monday 4 July, 2022
The San Jose International Short Film Festival is excited to present a sampling of genre films for BayCon 2022: The Sun Rises. These specially curated films will be presented by the co-founder and festival programmer, Sinohui Hinojosa.These sci-fi shorts will include live action, international and animation shorts plus we will include films that have been featured prominently in our previous festivals. The San Jose Internationa...