🏝 JD Lasica
@jdlas.bsky.social
Thriller author 📚 | Co-founder, Cruiseable, Authors AI, BingeBooks 🚢 | Traveler ⛱ | Photographer 📷 | Art lover 🎨 | Tech pioneer 📱 | International jewel thief 💎 | I ❤️ democracy
Fun to watch Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite” and see mentions of the secretive Raven Rock nuclear bunker, which was the primary setting in my high-tech thriller “Firefall.” (BTW, not the greatest ending for that movie.)
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fun to watch Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite” and see mentions of the secretive Raven Rock nuclear bunker, which was the primary setting in my high-tech thriller “Firefall.” (BTW, not the greatest ending for that movie.)
The eye of Hurricane Erin is about 200 miles north of us here in Puerto Rico, and it’ll miss us. But we’re already starting to get a whipping from the rain and winds! Batten down the hatches!
August 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The eye of Hurricane Erin is about 200 miles north of us here in Puerto Rico, and it’ll miss us. But we’re already starting to get a whipping from the rain and winds! Batten down the hatches!
Just watched the umpteenth remake of "The War of the Worlds" on Amazon Prime. It's god-awful, riddled with laughable, absurd plotlines.
Learn knitting. Play a game of chess. Plenty of better ways to spend your 90 minutes.
Learn knitting. Play a game of chess. Plenty of better ways to spend your 90 minutes.
August 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Just watched the umpteenth remake of "The War of the Worlds" on Amazon Prime. It's god-awful, riddled with laughable, absurd plotlines.
Learn knitting. Play a game of chess. Plenty of better ways to spend your 90 minutes.
Learn knitting. Play a game of chess. Plenty of better ways to spend your 90 minutes.
Ready for some beach reads? Soak up the sun with summer reading fun at BingeBooks - list created by my friend Jen:
bingebooks.com/article/soak...
bingebooks.com/article/soak...
July 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Ready for some beach reads? Soak up the sun with summer reading fun at BingeBooks - list created by my friend Jen:
bingebooks.com/article/soak...
bingebooks.com/article/soak...
Thank you to the 1,148 entrants who entered my giveaway for the high-tech thriller "The Golden Relic." We have sent the ebook to the 100 winners, and another 1,061 readers added the title to their Want to Read list on Goodreads. Awesome!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLWSJCG3
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLWSJCG3
May 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Thank you to the 1,148 entrants who entered my giveaway for the high-tech thriller "The Golden Relic." We have sent the ebook to the 100 winners, and another 1,061 readers added the title to their Want to Read list on Goodreads. Awesome!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLWSJCG3
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLWSJCG3
I've heard several news commentators - like Katy Kay of Morning Joe today - refer to Kilmar Abrego Garcia as "Garcia."
This is incorrect.
His paternal surname is Abrego. So the only correct second references are "Abrego" or "Abrego Garcia."
This is incorrect.
His paternal surname is Abrego. So the only correct second references are "Abrego" or "Abrego Garcia."
April 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I've heard several news commentators - like Katy Kay of Morning Joe today - refer to Kilmar Abrego Garcia as "Garcia."
This is incorrect.
His paternal surname is Abrego. So the only correct second references are "Abrego" or "Abrego Garcia."
This is incorrect.
His paternal surname is Abrego. So the only correct second references are "Abrego" or "Abrego Garcia."
How digital are you?
The fine art of decluttering and reinvention.
theedgeoftomorrow.substack.com/p/how-digita...
The fine art of decluttering and reinvention.
theedgeoftomorrow.substack.com/p/how-digita...
April 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How digital are you?
The fine art of decluttering and reinvention.
theedgeoftomorrow.substack.com/p/how-digita...
The fine art of decluttering and reinvention.
theedgeoftomorrow.substack.com/p/how-digita...
Image 2: A home with contemporary stylings perched on a cliffside along the California Coast.
So far Grok hasn't done a great job reinterpreting photos I've uploaded. But it has done an admirable job of whipping up images from text prompts.
So far Grok hasn't done a great job reinterpreting photos I've uploaded. But it has done an admirable job of whipping up images from text prompts.
March 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Image 2: A home with contemporary stylings perched on a cliffside along the California Coast.
So far Grok hasn't done a great job reinterpreting photos I've uploaded. But it has done an admirable job of whipping up images from text prompts.
So far Grok hasn't done a great job reinterpreting photos I've uploaded. But it has done an admirable job of whipping up images from text prompts.
Now we have to choose sides?
March 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Now we have to choose sides?
Any authors in the house? I put together this SuperGuide to author conferences in 2025:
authors.ai/author-confe...
#amwriting #authors #conferences
authors.ai/author-confe...
#amwriting #authors #conferences
January 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Any authors in the house? I put together this SuperGuide to author conferences in 2025:
authors.ai/author-confe...
#amwriting #authors #conferences
authors.ai/author-confe...
#amwriting #authors #conferences
Just turned on "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) ... which is probably what 95% of the country thinks about a Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl rematch.
January 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Just turned on "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) ... which is probably what 95% of the country thinks about a Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl rematch.
Wildfires raging in LA.
Insanity raging in Washington DC.
So here's a reminder that there is still love and beauty in the world. Captured on a walk in Dorado PR yesterday.
Insanity raging in Washington DC.
So here's a reminder that there is still love and beauty in the world. Captured on a walk in Dorado PR yesterday.
January 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Wildfires raging in LA.
Insanity raging in Washington DC.
So here's a reminder that there is still love and beauty in the world. Captured on a walk in Dorado PR yesterday.
Insanity raging in Washington DC.
So here's a reminder that there is still love and beauty in the world. Captured on a walk in Dorado PR yesterday.
Happy New Year! We woke up this morning to a power outage affecting all of Puerto Rico for 2-3 days. So we called a friend in Palmas, 80 minutes away, who entreated us to stay at their place for 1-2 days (they have a generator). I can report that the duck ponds here are still operational!
January 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Happy New Year! We woke up this morning to a power outage affecting all of Puerto Rico for 2-3 days. So we called a friend in Palmas, 80 minutes away, who entreated us to stay at their place for 1-2 days (they have a generator). I can report that the duck ponds here are still operational!
Merry Christmas, everyone! Here's a shot from outside our condo complex just now. Our son Robert is visiting this week, his fourth visit to Puerto Rico. Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday! 🎄🎁🍪☃️🌟
December 25, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Merry Christmas, everyone! Here's a shot from outside our condo complex just now. Our son Robert is visiting this week, his fourth visit to Puerto Rico. Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday! 🎄🎁🍪☃️🌟
A baby grebe follows its mom along the water's edge in Puerto Rico.
December 16, 2024 at 10:40 PM
A baby grebe follows its mom along the water's edge in Puerto Rico.
When you put your menu on a surfboard — that's my kind of place! Had a quick, kick-back early dinner at Ola's in Isabela on the north shore.
December 15, 2024 at 11:31 PM
When you put your menu on a surfboard — that's my kind of place! Had a quick, kick-back early dinner at Ola's in Isabela on the north shore.
What does an AI want? open.substack.com/pub/jdlasica...
December 14, 2024 at 8:41 PM
What does an AI want? open.substack.com/pub/jdlasica...
Sora, OpenAI’s AI video generation model, is finally open.
It comes with features like Remix for quick edits, Blend for smooth transitions, and Storyboard for precise control.
It’s available to GPT Plus and Pro users.
openai.com/sora/
It comes with features like Remix for quick edits, Blend for smooth transitions, and Storyboard for precise control.
It’s available to GPT Plus and Pro users.
openai.com/sora/
December 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Sora, OpenAI’s AI video generation model, is finally open.
It comes with features like Remix for quick edits, Blend for smooth transitions, and Storyboard for precise control.
It’s available to GPT Plus and Pro users.
openai.com/sora/
It comes with features like Remix for quick edits, Blend for smooth transitions, and Storyboard for precise control.
It’s available to GPT Plus and Pro users.
openai.com/sora/
An iguana sidles up in our backyard for some sunbathing and to chomp on some grass. Pretty wild!
December 12, 2024 at 9:07 PM
An iguana sidles up in our backyard for some sunbathing and to chomp on some grass. Pretty wild!
I'm learning to take things a little slower. These dudes have the right idea.
December 12, 2024 at 12:07 AM
I'm learning to take things a little slower. These dudes have the right idea.
Just as the arrest of Harvey Weinstein spurred the MeToo movement and Parkland led to a wider discussion of gun violence, it's good that the tragic United Healthcare shooting perpetrated by this nutjob is leading to a long overdue conversation about health care in America—and how pissed people are.
December 10, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Just as the arrest of Harvey Weinstein spurred the MeToo movement and Parkland led to a wider discussion of gun violence, it's good that the tragic United Healthcare shooting perpetrated by this nutjob is leading to a long overdue conversation about health care in America—and how pissed people are.
Just snapped this pic of a grebe down by the pond. He thinks he's all that ... and he's right!
December 10, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Just snapped this pic of a grebe down by the pond. He thinks he's all that ... and he's right!
Snowy egret on a beautiful, warm day here in Puerto Rico.
December 9, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Snowy egret on a beautiful, warm day here in Puerto Rico.
Royal Pigeon, meet Fat Puerto Rico Pigeon.
December 8, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Royal Pigeon, meet Fat Puerto Rico Pigeon.