AI Tools

Tool, test, ship—no victory laps.

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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 →

Just shipped

17 posts • patched 2d ago
  • 5 Dumbest AI Products (So Far)

    5 Dumbest AI Products (So Far)

    Spoiler: Humanity remains undefeated at wasting potential. Update (Sept 28, 2025): Added Meta’s Vibes feed to the shortlist and a new Honorable Mentions table. Yes, this belongs on any list of the most ridiculous AI products…

  • Feel Like You Suck at Prompting AI? Read This First

    Feel Like You Suck at Prompting AI? Read This First

    You open the AI tool. The blinking cursor waits. You type something simple like “Write a blog post,” hit enter, and… it gives you a hot plate of stale toast. Technically edible. Not what you wanted.…

  • Claude vs. ChatGPT: Which AI Is More Likely to Gaslight You?

    Claude vs. ChatGPT: Which AI Is More Likely to Gaslight You?

    If you’ve ever argued with a chatbot and walked away feeling somehow wrong, welcome to the uncanny world of AI gaslighting. Not the malicious, manipulative kind (hopefully), but the unintentional, logic-loop kind—where the AI insists it…

  • The Dark Side of Productivity: How AI Software Fuels Burnout

    You wanted more time. You’ve got more tasks. Productivity, But at What Cost? Welcome to the AI productivity trap—where every tool that promised to lighten your load quietly multiplies it. We were told AI would handle…

  • AI Tools for Everyday Life: The Good, The Bad, and The Downright Creepy

    AI Tools for Everyday Life: The Good, The Bad, and The Downright Creepy

    A VibeAxis field guide to using the robots without letting them use you. Like What You Read? Dive Deeper Into AI’s Real Impact. Keep Reading TL;DR Convenience is the bait; data is the bill. Keep the…

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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.”

Verify us

Do the hard thing in code.

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.

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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.

Explore the Series

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Meet the operator.

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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