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Ben Brown – 2026-06-28

All of the planets are deserts, populated only sparsely by aliens races that look like they escaped a BBC show from the 80s. 🔗 Ben Brown – 2026-06-28

July 7th, 2026

Prince – You Must Die

Prince is saying that you should be more worried about losing your mind than you should be about mortality. 🔗 Prince – You Must Die

July 7th, 2026

Alternate histories – Ace Doubles

If Ace were to publish the Bible they’d do it as a Double. 🔗 Alternate histories – Ace Doubles

June 18th, 2026

Why drugs are here to stay (from my email)

“Mental health is health.” 🔗 Why drugs are here to stay (from my email)

June 12th, 2026

rcanzlovar.com

If it takes less than 2 minutes, do it before your brain schedules it for next year. 🔗 rcanzlovar.com

June 5th, 2026

The London Dead: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie; Highgate East Cemetery

According to his grave stone George Ross 1935-2011, was a Philosopher, Teacher, Physicist, Romanian and Nudist. 🔗 The London Dead: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie; Highgate East Cemetery

June 5th, 2026

Companies are using Reddit to manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI search

Moderators of the biohacking subreddit say peptide and hormone replacement therapy companies have been surreptitiously spamming Reddit to get their posts scraped by AI chatbots. The aim is to manipulate the answers ChatGPT and Google’s AI search give by manipulating the source material underneath them. Summarized by AI. 🔗 Companies are using Reddit to manipulate…

June 5th, 2026

The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech

‘Stop thinking you’re better than me just because you know the word “stochastic.”‘ 🔗 The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech

June 5th, 2026

vibesec

Argues that prompting an AI to “be secure” is not enough: because agents take the path of least resistance they frequently recommend insecure configurations, creating systemic exposure as non-technical builders ship vibe-coded applications quickly. Proposes writing a security context file to guide them instead. Summarized by AI. 🔗 vibesec

May 28th, 2026

Someone I Know is Taking Wegovy

Humans are supposed to just walk past an aisle of candy bars? 🔗 Someone I Know is Taking Wegovy

May 25th, 2026

Four years in the maelstrom

My most successful writing comes from when I have a breadcrumb into a maze that I can follow to its logical conclusion 🔗 Four years in the maelstrom

May 25th, 2026

Two Weeks in Cybersecurity… Still Cynical, Still Broken, Still Surprised

Then someone discovers firmware in a soldering iron and the whole IoT farce comes back into focus.” 🔗 Two Weeks in Cybersecurity… Still Cynical, Still Broken, Still Surprised

May 25th, 2026

On Google declaring war on the Web

“synthetic text extruders” 🔗 On Google declaring war on the Web

May 25th, 2026

Observations on Writing with AI

This is a three-beer conversation mistaken for a finished essay. 🔗 Observations on Writing with AI

May 20th, 2026

Dithering, May 19th, 2026 – Data Center Unpopularity

Good marketing is putting true facts in a way people want to hear. – – John Gruber 🔗 Dithering, May 19th, 2026 – Data Center Unpopularity

May 20th, 2026

Repugnant Economics

I can think of few better ways of raising social welfare than making sex 10% better! 🔗 Repugnant Economics

May 20th, 2026

Stack the Week 486 – carousel of justifications

“carousel of justifications” 🔗 Stack the Week 486 – carousel of justifications

May 18th, 2026

Patrick Collison on Detroit

Whether or not that is true, Detroit persuades me that other places should engage in more plaquemaxxing. 🔗 Patrick Collison on Detroit

May 18th, 2026

LinkedIn fanfiction

The bus stopped, and Bill Gates stepped away from the steering wheel. It wasn’t a bus at all, but a yacht. I’d been pranked. This was my graduation from the grind. I’d made it. He gave me the yacht as thanks. The old lady was actually Jeff Bezos, he was in on the prank. He…

May 18th, 2026

d12 Potion mixing & maxing + can i pee in armour?

But what if I buttchug one potion and drink the other? 🔗 d12 Potion mixing & maxing + can i pee in armour?

May 18th, 2026

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