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Receipt-first utilities. Switchcraft for behavior hacks. AI tools for analysis and audits.

Vibe Tax

Sniffs the cost of outrage-bait & engagement traps.

emotion bait meterOpen tool →

Adblock for Feelings

Mute weaponized UX and algorithmic pokes.

mental adblockOpen tool →

Airplane-Mode Checkup

Verify “offline” claims with a 3–10 min test and receipts.

reset ritualOpen tool →

Lore vs Receipt

Separate brand lore from facts you can cite.

myth testOpen tool →

Proof Stamp

Time-stamp a claim so it can be wrong later (on purpose).

verifiableOpen tool →

Receipt Chain

Link evidence across posts without losing context.

chain of custodyOpen tool →

Reality Boundary Test

Quick “does this touch the real world?” screen.

sanity checkOpen tool →

Scope Bouncer

Keeps projects from bloating into feature soup.

scope guardOpen tool →

Wrongable Policy Kit

Turn vibes into policies with failure conditions and dates.

make it falsifiableOpen tool →

Apology Rewriter

Strip weasel words; force responsibility → harm → remedy.

accountabilityOpen tool →

AI Slop Checker

Scores repetition, buzzwords, cliché foam, and rhythm.

quality checkOpen tool →

Fake-Fast Detector

Catches skeleton screens & placebo spinners.

perf sanityOpen tool →

Receipts Radar

Find claims that need sources; export a receipt demand list.

grounding scoreOpen tool →

Patch Notes Summarizer

Boils release notes into what changed and why it matters.

diff digestOpen tool →

Image Slop Index

Flags template-y AI stock vibes: symmetry, noise, sameness.

visual fog checkOpen tool →

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17 posts • patched 2d ago

The Only “Free AI Tools” That Actually Save You Money

September 9, 2025

If “free” still costs your time, reputation, or data, it isn’t free. Here’s how to spot the traps in 60 seconds—and the tiny stack that holds up when the marketing fog lifts. Most “free AI tools”…
How To Run Your Own Receipt Study: Stop Arguing, Start Measuring

September 3, 2025

“Confidence is a costume. Receipts are the clothes.” You don’t need a lab coat, a whitepaper, or a monk’s vow of objectivity. You need one URL, one hunch, and the nerve to write a falsifier in…
Local Brains, Zero Witnesses – AI Without The Cloud Cult

August 25, 2025

A 6-minute field guide to running LLMs on your laptop. Cold Open You don’t need a server farm to think out loud. You need a model that sits on your machine, answers fast, and doesn’t report…
Search Without Receipts: AI Overviews Are Manufacturing Confidence

August 24, 2025

“If your proof can’t survive a screenshot, it isn’t proof.” Cold open Search promised answers; it shipped confidence theater. The UI talks like a doctor and cites like a rumor. People trust the vibe because it’s…
Biohack or Bust – Using LLMs to Rewrite Your Diet (and Maybe Your Gut Microbiome)

August 5, 2025

(Because obviously the same tech that hallucinates fake citations should also plan your breakfast.) Like What You Read? Dive Deeper Into AI’s Real Impact. Keep Reading TL;DR LLMs provide instant, hyper-specific meal plans by remixing internet…
The Spotify of Smells: AI-Curated Scents That Manipulate Your Mood (…and Your Wallet)

August 3, 2025

Because nothing screams “future” like a subscription to lavender-plus-up-sell. TL;DR AI diffusers now remix scents in real time using biometrics + machine learning. Upside: mood tuning; downside: data-harvest, ad scents, $175/month pod habit. Defense: kill cloud…

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Local-first Context Manager Latency Ceiling Agent Handoff Prompt Pack API Glue

We don’t nurture leads. We interrogate them.

Built for hostile rooms.

If it can’t fail, it can’t be “ethical.”

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Micro-Tools: RBT Scope Bouncer Proof Stamp Receipt Inspector

Keep The Algorithms Guessing.

Less ritual, more result.

Come for receipts, leave with leverage.

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FAQ

Affiliates or paid links?

No ambushes. If money changes hands, it’s labeled. Otherwise, it earns its slot.

What makes a tool “ship-worthy”?

It survives a boring demo: timer, pass/fail, and no mystery math.

Privacy posture?

Server-side gating and minimal scopes. If it phones home before consent, we name it.

Submit a tool?

Bring a harness or we’ll build one. Pitch it.

Talking to the Machines

This isn’t just a blog—it’s a running dialogue with the systems shaping your future. Talking to the Machines is our behind-the-screens series: the prompt tests, contradictions, and quiet reveals you won’t hear in a press release.

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I don’t sell vibes. I run receipts. If a claim can’t be falsified, it doesn’t publish. Here for diffs, not destiny.

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