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AI in World Machine Theory
The telos of AI is to create liveness at planetary scale
Apr 25
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Writing Liveness
The message of the medium of generated text is liveness
Apr 19
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Intentions have a surprising amount of detail
Auteur managerialism, the myth of one-shotting, and the chindogufication of engineering
Apr 10
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On Cooling America Out
We've been the marks of our own long cons, all the way up
Apr 5
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March 2026
The World Machines Project
Yes, we're doing this nonfiction extended universe dammit
Mar 28
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Rediscovering Irony
Counterprogramming cancerous sincerity and the cult of authenticity with AI assistance
Mar 22
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Contraption Mansion
An old bit becomes a new it
Mar 16
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February 2026
Archival Selves
What happens when you pay off all your intention debts?
Feb 28
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The Divergence Machine II
Progress as a non-stationary argument
Feb 22
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Protocolized Writing Workshop
Your chance to race to the frontier of modern AI-forward writing and publishing
Feb 17
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vgr: The Twitter Years (2007-22)
I made my twitter into a very nice online book
Feb 15
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New Ferality
Seeking new ways of being wild in new nature
Feb 10
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