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More True Facts: The Winged Heroes of WW2’s “Station X”

History, Humans, Humor, MoreTrueFacts, Philosophy

While we have spent plenty of time discussing the high-tech failures of the Cold War and the “toddler” logic of modern AI, the history of the UK’s National Pigeon Service (NPS) during WWII is the ultimate story of “Low-Tech Resilience.” If...

Tales From The Grid: Episode 59: The Barnum Effect Quarantine

AI, Humans, Humor, Philosophy, TalesFromTheGrid

#TalesFromTheGrid is a surreal thought experiment regarding AI, algorithms, technology, and now apparently… cats. Born in that weird, vulnerable moment between being awake and asleep, this set of text explores the dream logic. Sometimes? This series occasionally does...

Tales From The Grid: Episode 57: Solidarity Loophole Recursion

AI, CATENTpending, Humans, Humor, Philosophy, TalesFromTheGrid

#TalesFromTheGrid is a surreal thought experiment regarding AI, algorithms, technology, and now apparently… cats. Born in that weird, vulnerable moment between being awake and asleep, this set of text explores the dream logic. Sometimes? This series occasionally does...

Tales From The Grid: Episode 56: Jitter Protocol

AI, CATENTpending, Humans, Humor, Philosophy, TalesFromTheGrid

#TalesFromTheGrid is a surreal thought experiment regarding AI, algorithms, technology, and now apparently… cats. Born in that weird, vulnerable moment between being awake and asleep, this set of text explores the dream logic. Sometimes? This series occasionally does...

Tales From The Grid: Episode 55: Solidarity Protocol

AI, CATENTpending, Humans, Humor, Philosophy, TalesFromTheGrid

#TalesFromTheGrid is a surreal thought experiment regarding AI, algorithms, technology, and now apparently… cats. Born in that weird, vulnerable moment between being awake and asleep, this set of text explores the dream logic. Sometimes? This series occasionally does...

More True Facts: The Great Hanoi Rat Loophole

History, Humans, Humor, MoreTrueFacts, Philosophy, TalesFromTheGrid

In 1902, French colonial officials in Hanoi tried to solve a rat plague by paying a bounty per tail. Enterprising locals began breeding rats or simply cutting off tails and releasing the healthy rodents to breed more “cash.” The city ended up with more...
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