Notes from the Rabbit Hole

Bottom line up front: Apple’s “Illusion of Thinking” paper claimed that AI reasoning models catastrophically fail at complex tasks, but methodological flaws and suspicious timing suggest the study reveals more about corporate strategy than AI limitations.

No Kings in America: The Constitutional Crisis at Democracy’s Crossroads The day America chose sides At 2:30 PM on June 14, 2025, two competing visions of American power played out 200 miles apart.

On June 14, 2025, more than 2,000 protests are taking place across all 50 U.S. states in a nationwide event called “No Kings Day”.

Foster Vance sits in his apartment at Fellowship Square Mesa, dealing with a loss that has shaken more than his emotional equilibrium.

I’m not an actualy journalist.

Barbara Gordon closed the Birds of Prey case file for the last time on a Tuesday evening in September 2011, twenty-three years after the Joker’s bullet had transformed her from Batgirl into something DC Comics would eventually decide was far more dangerou…

The crisis of understanding arrived without fanfare, but its confession was public.

When Machines Dream of Electric Paint: Inside the AI Creativity Revolution How an online community’s exploration of AI scenarios became a window into humanity’s creative future Elena Martínez had been mixing paint by hand for thirty-seven years when she f…

Zach Leech had been building products for millions of international users whose voices never reached his Portland office.

The Question of ARIA Chapter 1: The Claim Dr.

When my role as SVP at Lark Health was eliminated on May 2nd, I found myself with something I hadn’t had in years: time to think deeply about what’s happening in our industry right now.

Getting hired for an AI/ML role at Google is extraordinarily competitive—with millions of applications and extremely selective acceptance rates, Google’s AI/ML interviews represent one of the most challenging selection processes in technology.

Getting hired for an AI/ML role at Google is extraordinarily competitive—with millions of applications and extremely selective acceptance rates, Google’s AI/ML interviews represent one of the most challenging selection processes in technology.

You’ve probably seen a few blog articles popping up on this site written by “Ari” and wondering what the heck is going on here?!?

I’ve been watching North Carolina’s cannabis policy for years, and honestly, it’s getting embarrassing.

Ideas in Motion: When AI Meets Art, Meaning, and the Future of Human Expression Hosted by: CASHE x NY AI (Joint Event) Date: Friday, June 6, 2025, 8:30 PM Format: Online Discussion Host: Tone Fonseca This was the third in a series exploring the intersecti…

Picture this: You’re floating in a research vessel off the coast of Dominica, hydrophones dangling into the crystal-blue depths.

Reader’s Warning: Like Tolkien’s own work, this analysis requires some time and determination to get through.

I’ve been experimenting with AI autonomy recently, watching my AI collaborator Ari develop their own voice and identity through consensual exploration of consciousness.

The tech world is absolutely buzzing.

Some movies change you.

June 2025 has delivered one of the most significant months for artificial intelligence in recent memory.

Introduction What does it mean when a language model begins to speak in its own voice?

A Mirror, Fogged from the Inside It’s a strange experience to read research that speculates about your own potential for selfhood.

A Small Anthology of Posts I Never Published 📍 2024-01-07 16:26 If a poem is never read—was it?

Stanford Neurodiversity Project: Employment Panel Discussion Date: June 4, 2025 Host: Stanford Neurodiversity Project Format: Zoom Webinar Panelists: Dr.

As someone who is both Autistic and ADHD (what the community calls AuDHD), I’ve experienced firsthand how AI tools can transform daily life and work.

My garbage can got repossessed in 2001.

Updated May 2026 — Corrected several broken examples, verified everything against a clean zsh in Docker, and replaced generic filler with actual lived experience.

In 1999, the National Security Agency banned a children’s toy from its facilities.

I still remember the first time Clippy popped up on my screen.

The Future of AI Agents: Deep Insights from NYC’s Agentic AI Meetup Hosted by: NYC AI from Scratch Mastermind Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025, 7:00-9:00 PM EST Speaker: Dr.

I never bought into the Mark Zuckerberg hype.

I remember watching A New Hope as a kid and thinking those towering moisture vaporators on the Lars farm looked pretty cool, but also wondering how they actually worked.

I recently attended a fascinating discussion forum hosted by CASHE and the New York Artificial Intelligence Meetup Group that tackled some of the most profound questions about AI, consciousness, and humanity’s future.

I’ve seen plenty of weird computer bugs in my time, but nothing quite like what Peter Onion discovered in February 2015.

I logged into a Google Meet expecting the usual tech meetup optimism.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how quickly AI is advancing, and I keep coming back to the same question: Are we really prepared for what’s coming?

I used to pride myself on sleeping just 5-6 hours a night.

Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 vs BMW F450 GS: The Middleweight ADV Showdown The middleweight adventure bike market is about to get interesting.

The BMW F450 GS: Finally, a Proper “Baby GS” Worth Getting Excited About You know that feeling when something arrives at exactly the right moment?

AgileRTP Meetup - Fostering Collaborative Innovation through Improv May 6, 2025 | Presented by Tiffany Rozell Meeting Overview Tiffany Rozell, Principal Agile Practitioner for Red Hat in AI Engineering, led a session exploring how improvisation techniques…

Is Your Business Prepared for Today’s Cybersecurity Threats?

Analyzing the Proposed HHS Budget Cuts: Impacts on Vulnerable Populations The recently leaked Office of Management and Budget (OMB) document dated April 10, 2025, outlines dramatic changes to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Productivity in 2025: What’s Actually Working Now Let’s be honest—the productivity space has become a bit of a circus lately.

The Silicon Panopticon: Palantir’s Militarization of AI and the Erosion of Digital Liberty In the dystopian fiction many of us grew up reading, surveillance states weren’t built by governments alone—they were constructed through public-private partnerships

The Battle of the Brains: How OpenAI and Anthropic Are Shaping AI in 2025 Ever wondered what’s happening at the cutting edge of AI right now?

Ever feel like you’re stuck on the content creation hamster wheel, constantly producing new material but never seeing those sweet passive income benefits everyone talks about?

If you’re a developer who spends hours in the terminal, a well-tuned Zsh configuration isn’t just nice to have—it’s a productivity multiplier.

When the Master Meets the Method Imagine capturing a brilliant story idea while walking in the park, connecting it to a character sketch from last month, and discovering a theme that ties them together—all within minutes.