Greg Storey
@brilliantcrank.bsky.social
Once infamous for Airbag Industries. Now writing at Brilliantcrank — brilliantcrank.com
Small spaces as resistance, Infinite Right Answers, wild salmon from bay to tray, ditch Adobe already, AI futures mapped month by month, and Vertigo rises from the grave.
The Dice — 040
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The Dice — 040
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The Dice — 040
Small spaces as resistance, Infinite Right Answers, wild salmon from bay to tray, ditch Adobe already, AI futures mapped month by month, and Vertigo rises from the grave.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Small spaces as resistance, Infinite Right Answers, wild salmon from bay to tray, ditch Adobe already, AI futures mapped month by month, and Vertigo rises from the grave.
The Dice — 040
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The Dice — 040
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Gen X gets its magazine, phones that force you to stay put, Burkina Faso's peanut butter secret, X-ray vision for sentences, the ramen movie turns 40, a way to look at the future, and print that fills the void.
New issue: The Dice — 039
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New issue: The Dice — 039
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The Dice — 039
Gen X gets its magazine, phones that force you to stay put, Burkina Faso's peanut butter secret, X-ray vision for sentences, the ramen movie turns 40, a way to look at the future, and print that fills...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Gen X gets its magazine, phones that force you to stay put, Burkina Faso's peanut butter secret, X-ray vision for sentences, the ramen movie turns 40, a way to look at the future, and print that fills the void.
New issue: The Dice — 039
brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-039
New issue: The Dice — 039
brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-039
A new Trapper Keeper, millennials in power, the original fight against people wearing red, without reading we’re sheep, the WTF graphic novel, and a case for optimism.
The Dice returns with issue 038.
brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-038/
The Dice returns with issue 038.
brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-038/
The Dice — 038
A new Trapper Keeper, millennials in power, the original fight against people wearing red, without reading we’re sheep, the WTF graphic novel, and a case for optimism.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A new Trapper Keeper, millennials in power, the original fight against people wearing red, without reading we’re sheep, the WTF graphic novel, and a case for optimism.
The Dice returns with issue 038.
brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-038/
The Dice returns with issue 038.
brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-038/
Eject Disk: The Zine Series is now available in print.
There are four books. Each one works alone, but there is a path: recognition (Eject Disk), understanding why it happened (System Error), stabilizing when you're crashing (Reboot System), and reconnecting without losing yourself (Insert Disk).
There are four books. Each one works alone, but there is a path: recognition (Eject Disk), understanding why it happened (System Error), stabilizing when you're crashing (Reboot System), and reconnecting without losing yourself (Insert Disk).
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Eject Disk: The Zine Series is now available in print.
There are four books. Each one works alone, but there is a path: recognition (Eject Disk), understanding why it happened (System Error), stabilizing when you're crashing (Reboot System), and reconnecting without losing yourself (Insert Disk).
There are four books. Each one works alone, but there is a path: recognition (Eject Disk), understanding why it happened (System Error), stabilizing when you're crashing (Reboot System), and reconnecting without losing yourself (Insert Disk).
Re-run this chart according to generation because I'm pretty sure late Boomers are dragging down Gen X's age group.
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Re-run this chart according to generation because I'm pretty sure late Boomers are dragging down Gen X's age group.
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Wrote a review of a great new book, Creative Intelligence, by @brilliantcrank.bsky.social
tl;dr - buy it, you won't regret it!
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tl;dr - buy it, you won't regret it!
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#designsky
Stop drawing vases with AI · · K:IO
A review of Creative Intelligence, Greg Storey's book on thinking with AI
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September 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Wrote a review of a great new book, Creative Intelligence, by @brilliantcrank.bsky.social
tl;dr - buy it, you won't regret it!
kyleio.com/p/creative-i...
#designsky
tl;dr - buy it, you won't regret it!
kyleio.com/p/creative-i...
#designsky
"Trump's attack on the First Amendment was nowhere near as traumatic as 9/11, but the repercussions and further escalation will bring about a level of destruction that physical violence cannot inflict."
Over to you, Bob.
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Over to you, Bob.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"Trump's attack on the First Amendment was nowhere near as traumatic as 9/11, but the repercussions and further escalation will bring about a level of destruction that physical violence cannot inflict."
Over to you, Bob.
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Over to you, Bob.
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September 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reposted by Greg Storey
Which "people" exactly - based on what we actually know?
September 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Which "people" exactly - based on what we actually know?
Making amazing coffee does not scale. We should know this by now.
Also, money corrupts. Stay small. Stay true.
Also, money corrupts. Stay small. Stay true.
I knew the Jaber family back when. They’ve certainly changed and not for the better, much like their coffee www.sfgate.com/food/article...
Trailblazing SF coffee chain officially sold to private equity firm for $145M
Nearly 50 employees will lose their stock options in the deal.
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August 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Making amazing coffee does not scale. We should know this by now.
Also, money corrupts. Stay small. Stay true.
Also, money corrupts. Stay small. Stay true.
"We don't have to manufacture courage from scratch. We can borrow it from someone who faced what felt impossible and made it through. Someone who was just as scared as you are, but kept going when every instinct said quit."
Borrow their courage.
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Borrow their courage.
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August 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"We don't have to manufacture courage from scratch. We can borrow it from someone who faced what felt impossible and made it through. Someone who was just as scared as you are, but kept going when every instinct said quit."
Borrow their courage.
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Borrow their courage.
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"It’s time to take off the white What Would Jesus Do bracelet and put on the purple Nailed To The Cross one."
The universe closed a door this week. And I’m done trying to pry it back open.
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The universe closed a door this week. And I’m done trying to pry it back open.
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August 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"It’s time to take off the white What Would Jesus Do bracelet and put on the purple Nailed To The Cross one."
The universe closed a door this week. And I’m done trying to pry it back open.
brilliantcrank.com/the-universe...
The universe closed a door this week. And I’m done trying to pry it back open.
brilliantcrank.com/the-universe...
I've never sold a book before so I don't know if 4 out of 5 is good, but it is my first star so I'm going to celebrate that victory!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHGHXMS4
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHGHXMS4
Creative Intelligence:
Don’t Ask AI,
Think With It
Creative Intelligence:
Don’t Ask AI,
Think With It - Kindle edition by Storey, Greg. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Creative Intelligence:
Don’t Ask AI,
Think With It.
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August 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I've never sold a book before so I don't know if 4 out of 5 is good, but it is my first star so I'm going to celebrate that victory!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHGHXMS4
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHGHXMS4
"We're roughly five to seven years into our current fuckity-fuck cycle...If the historical pattern holds, we're in the lame, ugly middle phase—not the start, not the end. Just the long slog where everything feels stuck."
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July 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"We're roughly five to seven years into our current fuckity-fuck cycle...If the historical pattern holds, we're in the lame, ugly middle phase—not the start, not the end. Just the long slog where everything feels stuck."
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The new issue of Espresso Shots by @makoism.com is worth your time. Subscribe if you have not already.
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Espresso Shots 7-27-25
"I never laugh until I've had my coffee." - Clark Gable
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July 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The new issue of Espresso Shots by @makoism.com is worth your time. Subscribe if you have not already.
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If you only read one thing by me on LinkedIn, please make it this post. Oh, and while you're there make a comment and like it.
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I want your help and that starts with reading this full post. | Greg Storey
I want your help and that starts with reading this full post.
Oen Michael Hammonds is the epitome of integrity, truth, and trust. He's a rare breed and a wild duck (IBMers know). When he speaks, ...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you only read one thing by me on LinkedIn, please make it this post. Oh, and while you're there make a comment and like it.
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"Listen to me now and believe me later at your own peril—The floor is literally being rewritten under your feet, and most people are still debating whether this matters, doing everything to avoid AI."
It's happening.
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It's happening.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Listen to me now and believe me later at your own peril—The floor is literally being rewritten under your feet, and most people are still debating whether this matters, doing everything to avoid AI."
It's happening.
brilliantcrank.com/its-happening/
It's happening.
brilliantcrank.com/its-happening/
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Breaking news: there will be a major announcement any week now changing a beloved fast food chain.
July 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Breaking news: there will be a major announcement any week now changing a beloved fast food chain.
Most AI advice feels like a cheat sheet for productivity hacks.
I wanted something else:
A way to use AI that respects creativity, intuition, and curiosity.
So I wrote it.
!!! Creative Intelligence: Don’t Ask AI, Think With It
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I wanted something else:
A way to use AI that respects creativity, intuition, and curiosity.
So I wrote it.
!!! Creative Intelligence: Don’t Ask AI, Think With It
brilliantcrank.com/creative-int...
July 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Most AI advice feels like a cheat sheet for productivity hacks.
I wanted something else:
A way to use AI that respects creativity, intuition, and curiosity.
So I wrote it.
!!! Creative Intelligence: Don’t Ask AI, Think With It
brilliantcrank.com/creative-int...
I wanted something else:
A way to use AI that respects creativity, intuition, and curiosity.
So I wrote it.
!!! Creative Intelligence: Don’t Ask AI, Think With It
brilliantcrank.com/creative-int...
"I got a text from a longtime friend about the weight—the burden—of a potential decision he’s been lugging around like an 800-pound yoke. I texted back: “Don’t carry the weight of a decision that is not in front of you right now.”
Going all-in on maybe.
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Going all-in on maybe.
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Going all-in on maybe.
Across many recent conversations, a dark pattern keeps surfacing—one that clouds judgment and distracts too many people: carrying the stress and burden of decisions that have no business occupying the...
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June 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"I got a text from a longtime friend about the weight—the burden—of a potential decision he’s been lugging around like an 800-pound yoke. I texted back: “Don’t carry the weight of a decision that is not in front of you right now.”
Going all-in on maybe.
brilliantcrank.com/going-all-in...
Going all-in on maybe.
brilliantcrank.com/going-all-in...
Hey y’all. Stop doom scrolling and help me out for a sec.
I’m trying to land the title for my upcoming book. There are a lot of opinions flying around, and I need to improve my signal-to-noise ratio.
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I’m trying to land the title for my upcoming book. There are a lot of opinions flying around, and I need to improve my signal-to-noise ratio.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hey y’all. Stop doom scrolling and help me out for a sec.
I’m trying to land the title for my upcoming book. There are a lot of opinions flying around, and I need to improve my signal-to-noise ratio.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I’m trying to land the title for my upcoming book. There are a lot of opinions flying around, and I need to improve my signal-to-noise ratio.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
"We're accelerating toward a world where thinking itself is outsourced—and curiosity is treated as optional. leaders are closely observing their teams...studying which minds generate the ideas that matter."
In search of better ground.
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In search of better ground.
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In search of better ground.
For years, a good friend—and a respected book publisher—urged me to write a book. The idea intrigued me, but I was never quite sure what I had to say. Oh, if I could go back ten years, the books I wou...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"We're accelerating toward a world where thinking itself is outsourced—and curiosity is treated as optional. leaders are closely observing their teams...studying which minds generate the ideas that matter."
In search of better ground.
brilliantcrank.com/in-search-of...
In search of better ground.
brilliantcrank.com/in-search-of...
"People who lose themselves in AI were always going to lose themselves in something. Books, movies, radio, television, the internet—whatever promised them answers, purpose, or cosmic significance. The technology changes. The psychological pattern doesn't."
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Every generation discovers the same monster.
We're doing it again.
Rolling Stone recently shared stories of people who believe AI has chosen them as messiahs. Families are watching loved ones disappear into "spiritual mania" and "supernatural d...
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June 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"People who lose themselves in AI were always going to lose themselves in something. Books, movies, radio, television, the internet—whatever promised them answers, purpose, or cosmic significance. The technology changes. The psychological pattern doesn't."
brilliantcrank.com/every-genera...
brilliantcrank.com/every-genera...