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The Rime of the Ancient Maintainer – Joan Westenberg

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/comfort-food-for-the-thinking-class-the-great-intellectual-stagnation/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-28/vibe-shift-ai-misinformation-reality-future/106098002

https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-return-of-the-weirdo

The secret to being happy in 2026? It’s far, far simpler than you think … | New year | The Guardian

We are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped – you’re not alone | Well actually | The Guardian

By All Measures – Longreads

I Ran an AI Misinformation Experiment. Every Marketer Should See the Results

Interesting observations about religion and cultural practices.

Entirely Too Many Thoughts About Wake Up Dead Man – Reactor

Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore

Immersive Video Production Tips – Mike Swanson’s Blog

Mike Swanson’s post discussing how we arrived at apps that constantly notify you of updates and new features.

Backseat Software – Mike Swanson’s Blog

Moltbot (Formerly Clawdbot) Showed Me What the Future of Personal AI Assistants Looks Like – MacStories

Index – Moltbot

https://steipete.me/

The security implications of this look like it will end badly — allowing a LLM / chat full access to a computer connected to internet services is not a great idea.

Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now

Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots

Do Woolworths shoppers want Google AI adding items to buy? We’ll soon find out – ABC News

Google Cloud Brings Shopping and Customer Service Together with Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience – Jan 11, 2026

and sort of related

The Harm to Consumers and Sellers from Universal Commerce Protocol, in Google’s Own Words – The Sling