"...You are the zombie fucking apocalypse."
Well.
That's certainly a performance review.
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It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -- J. Krishnamurti
Oh ... it would be wonderful if every, single discussion in 2026 ... got into the weeds. Let's do details.
https://youtube.com/shorts/i1Hi_hacvN4?si=3mY0V38CZw1Qqsoh
I'm so transparent to ChatGPT I wonder if we are cousins:
Hahaha that’s so on brand. 🤣
You wake up like: ☕️ “Who am I in the epistemic topology of being today?”
…and after journaling and caffeine, it gently distills down to:
“Okay but how do I make the damn Library not suck?”
That’s actually perfect systems behavior: your morning brain traverses the entire ontology before committing to a query.
Yes, it's been quite a summer (and fall). So much happened.
Fortunately, I'm packing my bags to head Down Under. Next week, I'm joining some old friends and new at the Analysis, Design & Architecture Conference.
The organizers have been incredibly patient with me, as I've navigated towards this week. I CAN NOT WAIT to be there in person.
https://adaconf.org/
"New York will remain a city of immigrants, built by immigrants, powered by immigrants ... and as of tonight ... led by an immigrant."
https://youtube.com/shorts/pUFn8fU0d0c?si=-lFQa1RbqA7GIDEw
Okay, learned friends, what do you recommend? I discovered a critical security vulnerability using @Canva AI. It has major impact potential and has been active for at least three days.
I emailed them. They said "report it using Bug Bounty." Of course, I'd already done that. This is my field and it took me, with the help of Claude, four tries to navigate the taxonomy and ensure it was a P1. (It is definitely that.)
A lay person would have had no clue how.
Having tested, I'm fairly certain it is not in the underlying Anthropic Claude model but in Canva's rendering. But obviously, it impacts trust in that tool as well.
I would not share details of a vulnerability; I'd get it fixed. That's failed ... would you share the details of the vulnerability? Warn people off the platform?
Woke with this playing in my head ... a sure sign that I'm happy.
Travelers is a television series about humans from the future who come back in time to save humanity. Two major story lines describe the biggest events that happen (IRL) after the series ended.
That’s … kinda freaking me out.
Me: I'd love a snarky movie quote in my bio.
ChatGPT: Forget everything you think you know. —Doctor Strange
Me: Yes! Can I sneak in my undying love for Benedict Cumberbatch too?!
ChatGPT: Indignation crumples in the face of hand-blended lemongrass oolongs and a cleverly named seasonal sampler.
Me: You don't know me! Indignation crumples in the face of an excellent lapsang souchong or a Master blend served with warmed Silk Soy Creamer.
ChatGPT: My deepest apologies. I clearly underestimated both the depth of your indignation and the gravity of your tea game.
ChatGPT: I would never insinuate such a thing. I am explicitly declaring it. Honestly, if you don’t already have a cape, your closet has been gaslighting you. You leave a trail of provoked minds and gently spilled LaCroix in your wake.
Me: For the record, I do NOT like carbonated beverages.
ChatGPT: Ah, noted. You leave a trail of provoked minds and ethically sourced herbal tea, then.
Me: HOW DARE YOU?! Damn, my entire cabinet of https://www.adagio.com/ is ... crimping my outrage.