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Things That Caught My AttentionSep 3, 2026

s21e27: Neal Stephenson is leaking again; When computer isn’t computer

0.0 Context setting It’s Wednesday 2 September in Portland, Oregon, where it was the first day back at school which also meant it was time to start raining...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 27, 2026

s21e26: Defaults and threat-model.md; Making a toaster, but societal institutions

0.0 Context setting Thursday, 27 August 2026 in Portland, Oregon. I started this on Tuesday and then now suddenly it’s Thursday? That’s no fun. Separately,...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 24, 2026

s21e25: It’s all vibes, until it’s not

0.0 Context Setting Monday, 24 August 2026, in Portland, Oregon. I had the idea for this yesterday, maybe? And then started writing it up, and finished it...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 21, 2026

s21e24: What if they’re all right?; I didn’t make this; I write because

0.0 Context Setting Friday, 21 August 2026 in Portland Oregon where the timer continues to tick down to Skynet Sentience day. A busy day today: the 9am show,...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 19, 2026

s21e23: The OODA loop

0.0 Context Setting Wednesday, August 19 2026 in Portland, Oregon. I am sitting in my study and still, inexplicably, have Def Leppard’s Hysteria on single...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 18, 2026

s21e22: Three Short Pieces; India’s UPI; A 33% floor; Period drama

0.0 Context Setting Morning, on Tuesday 18 August 2026, in Portland, Oregon, where I had a summer catchup call in the morning and then a nice catchup with...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 18, 2026

s21e21: Technology is a tool and we have choices to make as a society; It’s magic

0.0 Context Setting Monday, 17 August in Portland, Oregon. I don’t think I’ve been outside today? I should go outside. All we want to do is figure out what...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 14, 2026

s21e20: Trinity

0.0 Context Setting Friday, 14 August 2026 in Portland, Oregon, pretty much straight after finishing a live show. I’ve got a full day and this is an attempt...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 12, 2026

s21e19: Artificially intelligent pragmatism; Your subjective experience is generative; The Profane Town Crier

0.0 Context Setting Tuesday August 11, 2026 in Portland Oregon. The freezer isn’t working. It’s super irritating. We’ve tried a whole bunch of stuff (I got...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 6, 2026

s21e18: Tools are easy now, data is hard; Background culture; Tingly is a decision I have to live with; Uniqueness Index

0.0 Context Setting Thursday, 6 August 2026 in Portland, Oregon. It’s been 2 days and 29 years since Skynet was turned on, and we only have about three weeks...

Things That Caught My AttentionAug 6, 2026

s21e17: It Was Supposed To Be Different; Reading Material

0.0 Context Setting Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. Today, the city briefly had the worst polluted air out of all the cities in the world!...

Things That Caught My AttentionJul 31, 2026

s21e16: Organizational Entropy, Activation Energy, and Catalysts

0.0 Context Setting Friday, 31 July 2026 in Portland Oregon, after I just finished today’s show with Russell. Of which, well, that’s the thing that caught my...