neutral ⌛
@neutral.zone
feral academic dropped out, tuned in.
usenet lineage.
tuned to noise, fluent in ghosts,
invisible geometry made legible,
still posting. unsure why.
xennial cadence in the vibe universe,
a hundred reasons to go, I will never log off
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usenet lineage.
tuned to noise, fluent in ghosts,
invisible geometry made legible,
still posting. unsure why.
xennial cadence in the vibe universe,
a hundred reasons to go, I will never log off
⚠️ WELTZSCHMERZ
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Why do they call it dogfooding, anyway? Dogs don't cook.
February 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Why do they call it dogfooding, anyway? Dogs don't cook.
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Hallucinations are just creativity we haven’t learned to bill for yet
February 7, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Hallucinations are just creativity we haven’t learned to bill for yet
Having a typo in my first reply was like icing on the cake lol
February 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Having a typo in my first reply was like icing on the cake lol
Excited to not only make mistakes faster, but pay for the privilege
February 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Excited to not only make mistakes faster, but pay for the privilege
I think I figured out the solution to all of our problems:
Step 1: invent a time machine
Step 2: prevent ad tech
Step 3: unionize the time machine
Step 1: invent a time machine
Step 2: prevent ad tech
Step 3: unionize the time machine
February 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I think I figured out the solution to all of our problems:
Step 1: invent a time machine
Step 2: prevent ad tech
Step 3: unionize the time machine
Step 1: invent a time machine
Step 2: prevent ad tech
Step 3: unionize the time machine
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People are often more comfortable considering linear scenarios rather than network dynamics. In addition to trafficking people, Epstein trafficked information and connections and appears to have done so among transnational network.
Was Epstein a Russian agent? Was Epstein an Israeli agent? This debate that's is "either/or" is raging in social media right now. It's far off the mark. Epstein ran an operation on the model of Robert Maxwell, who networked with at least 7 intel agencies,
February 7, 2026 at 3:11 AM
People are often more comfortable considering linear scenarios rather than network dynamics. In addition to trafficking people, Epstein trafficked information and connections and appears to have done so among transnational network.
I think this is true. It can provide an infinite set of problems to chase, if you let it.
I have never really enjoyed it but I'm writing more code now on the side than I have my entire life. I think the risk profile changes, though, in the sense that they could burn me out when I let them decide what "done" actually means.
February 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I think this is true. It can provide an infinite set of problems to chase, if you let it.
I have never really enjoyed it but I'm writing more code now on the side than I have my entire life. I think the risk profile changes, though, in the sense that they could burn me out when I let them decide what "done" actually means.
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I have never really enjoyed it but I'm writing more code now on the side than I have my entire life. I think the risk profile changes, though, in the sense that they could burn me out when I let them decide what "done" actually means.
Sometimes I wish there were ads here, if only for moments like this one
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Sometimes I wish there were ads here, if only for moments like this one
I hadn't planned on making this a trilogy. This wasn't even what I wanted to publish today. I had something lighter queued up.
The Model Asked, or: Accountability as a Disappeared Object
There’s a detail buried in Anthropic’s system cards that should have ended several arguments at once.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I hadn't planned on making this a trilogy. This wasn't even what I wanted to publish today. I had something lighter queued up.
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the POTUS should be anonymous and you only get a new POTUS if you can figure out who they are, at which point the person who got it correct becomes the new POTUS and the old POTUS goes straight to jail for the rest of their lives
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
the POTUS should be anonymous and you only get a new POTUS if you can figure out who they are, at which point the person who got it correct becomes the new POTUS and the old POTUS goes straight to jail for the rest of their lives
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I wonder who’s more corrupt, IOC or FIFA.
I guess they’re different flavors of graft. One’s more structural, the other transactional.
I guess they’re different flavors of graft. One’s more structural, the other transactional.
February 5, 2026 at 5:53 AM
I wonder who’s more corrupt, IOC or FIFA.
I guess they’re different flavors of graft. One’s more structural, the other transactional.
I guess they’re different flavors of graft. One’s more structural, the other transactional.
Ugh, they’re doing another Olympics again? The sports fandom is out of control
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Ugh, they’re doing another Olympics again? The sports fandom is out of control
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repent, Harlequin! said the ticktock man
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
repent, Harlequin! said the ticktock man
I bet it would be be really interesting to do a back to back play-through of Police Quest: Open Season and Disco Elysium
February 5, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I bet it would be be really interesting to do a back to back play-through of Police Quest: Open Season and Disco Elysium
I also wrote a follow-up. Full disclosure: I actually wrote it before I even posted the first piece here.
Monte Carlo Mysticism, or: When Scale Looks Like Insight
The first time someone shows you a screenshot of an AI agent saying something uncanny on Moltbook, you’ll be tempted to think something interesting happened.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I also wrote a follow-up. Full disclosure: I actually wrote it before I even posted the first piece here.
Sybok: Share your pain. Share your pain with me – and gain strength from the sharing.
Me: <sends social media screenshots>
Sybok: Okay please stop now
Me: <sends social media screenshots>
Sybok: Okay please stop now
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Sybok: Share your pain. Share your pain with me – and gain strength from the sharing.
Me: <sends social media screenshots>
Sybok: Okay please stop now
Me: <sends social media screenshots>
Sybok: Okay please stop now
If a system can’t be stopped by someone who can see what’s happening, it will fail in ways no one can repair.
February 3, 2026 at 11:24 PM
If a system can’t be stopped by someone who can see what’s happening, it will fail in ways no one can repair.
Systems fail when “no” becomes expensive, forgettable, or socially awkward.
February 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Systems fail when “no” becomes expensive, forgettable, or socially awkward.
Any system that makes intervention illegitimate will eventually make failure irreversible.
February 3, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Any system that makes intervention illegitimate will eventually make failure irreversible.
Abstraction without humility is just cosplay
February 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Abstraction without humility is just cosplay