I’m a science fiction author, CTO at an online marketing firm, and part-time dog trainer. — Eric Goebelbecker

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PHYSICAL

• FiiO JM21 – Listening to music and podcasts free from interruptions and distractions is something we lost around 2008. I wanted that back.
• IBM Model M Keyboard – After years of trying to find a substitute for this crunchy masterpiece, I picked this one up, did some work on it myself, then finally paid an expert to restore it. It’s glorious.
• Author Forecast – I love writing, but I’d often rather be outside on a bicycle. So, having the weather at my fingertips is important. The quotes are a nice bonus.

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DIGITAL

• News – RSS is still the best way to consume blogs and online news. I run this app on my Nextcloud server.
• Moon+ Reader – this allows me to cheat and plug my Boox e-reader. Rather than be locked into Amazon’s ecosystem, I can read DRM-free books (like mine) on an Android device that also runs every reading app on the planet.

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INVISIBLE

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

I don’t think I need to point out how relevant Santayana’s famous assertion is right now. While most of science fiction is about imagined futures, I prefer to write about alternative histories in the hopes that readers might learn from it.

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02/25/26