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A/B Test My Memories — Audit the Recall
Version A: heroic origin story. Version B: cringe. Which one did the algorithm reward? You ever argue with someone about a night you both lived—only to realize you’re quoting the photo, not the…
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AI Dress Code, Human Debt — Metrics Before Mandates
“Compliance theater with better lighting.” You know the story by now: Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong told engineers to onboard AI tools by the end of the week (Copilot, Cursor), scheduled a Saturday meeting for…
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The Anti-Influence Suit: Browse Without Being Modeled
“Your feed doesn’t need your secrets. It just needs your patterns.” Cold open Open a tab and you become a specimen. Scroll speed becomes a confession. Dwell time turns into a diagnosis. The…
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Prompt Debt: The Interest Rate on Your AI Workflow
Prompt debt compounds the moment you hit ‘Run again.’ VibeAxis AI feels fast. You throw a messy idea at a model, it throws back something “good enough,” and everyone moves on. That speed…
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Hotel California Onboarding: Welcome In, Good Luck Getting Out
Friction removed, choices misplaced. You open a shiny new app. The first screen beams at you like a hotel concierge who’s already swiped your card. Big, friendly “Continue” button. Timer-ish animation. No obvious…
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Cookie Walls, But Make It Performance Art
We clicked “No.” The network still said “Yum.” The banner bows. The lights dim. You press “Reject” like a sane person who values a quiet life. Curtain drops. Applause. And then, backstage—the network…
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Reality Patch Notes: Consent Will Be Applied Retroactively
Progress is nice until it’s just growth wearing a lanyard. Reality Patch v2.13 is already live; consent, as usual, will be applied retroactively. Read the notes, then mess with the defaults. You wake…
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The CAPTCHA Cold War: When Bots Pretend to Be People Pretending to Be Bots
“If you have to prove you’re human to read an article, the article isn’t the problem.” CAPTCHAs used to feel like a cute handshake with the internet. “Pick the bicycles.” You squinted, did…
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The Personal Data Yard Sale
“If you don’t price your data, someone else will inventory your life.” Welcome to the night market where you’re both customer and product. Habits glow in jars, typos sparkle like confetti, and your…
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Average Is Automated: The Case for Weaponized Weird
“If it blends, it ends.” AI nailed the median. It can crank out polished mid-tier takes all day, and the web will politely forget them by lunch. We’re not here to outrun the…
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AI vs. Occam’s Razor: Why the Simplest Explanation Is “It’s Buggy,”
Every few weeks, Twitter melts down because a large language model coughs up an oddly poetic phrase or refuses a command with dramatic flair. Cue the headlines: “ChatGPT Achieves Consciousness—Experts Terrified.” Relax. Your…