Scripting News: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026 Podcast: Wrapping AI in the web . # Just finished No Country for Old Men , the book by Cormac McCarthy . I have seen the movie many times, it's one of those movies that if you're looking for something to watch and you come across it, you might as well go for it because every scene in the movie is pretty good on its own. I didn't realize that they used most of McCarthy's dialog, literally -- in the movie. Near the end, Bell, the sheriff tells a story about old age. "There wasnt a whole lot good you could say about old age and he said he knew one thing and I said what is that. And he said it dont last long. I said well, that's pretty cold. And he said it was no colder than what the facts called for." I love truths that hit hard. He's such a great writer. And I love that I can write like all the characters if I get a mind to. # I'm going to release the Claude-generated code that enables it...