Observations and commentary on technology culture
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Sting, Voltaire, Einstein, and Geordi La Forge — a small taxonomy of the monomym, plus the graph theory hiding inside genealogy, gut bacteria, Star Trek interfaces, moral foundations, language models, and evolutionary psychology. The name is the node. The projects are the edges.
Unpacking the history and industry behind our collective protein paranoia
How LLM confidence in fictional expertise mirrors humanity's most endearing delusion
When ChatGPT says 'Hail Satan,' the real problem isn't the AI—it's our collective failure to teach epistemological literacy and critical thinking skills.
What happens when tech companies' safety systems treat biblical literalist thinking as dangerous as bomb recipes and car theft instructions.
When $100/month customers can't add a $20 collaborator, something's broken. Exploring how AI tools like Claude punish small teams with collaboration barriers while courting established behemoths.
AI hallucinations aren't just technical glitches—they're a mirror reflecting our own relationship with truth. From deliberate lies to bullshit, from flattery to propaganda, LLMs demonstrate the full s
What we politely call 'hallucinations' in AI are simply 'lies' in humans. Both stem from overconfident intuition without verification.
LLMs split nature from nurture cleanly. What the model knows is its weights. What it knows about you is whatever you bothered to say.