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The Artification of Culture
A response to Ted Chiang on AI. Also: Hanging Out and Simulacra, Music Data, and Hermanos Guttierez
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What is Programmable IP Licensing Good For?
Also: Hotel Backrooms, Doom Diffusion, and Lounge House
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August 2024

A Fan’s Mega-IP Playbook
Treat Lore as Myth, not Canon. Tier Production. Know the Statistics.
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Digital Excavation, Preservations, and Museums
Also: Nusantara, New Bonding Curve Research, and Moby
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Unique Constituencies: From Hong Kong to Blockchains
Also: Creating Realism vs Recreating Reality, Ethereum L2 Usage, and Drinking Less
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The Audience is Present
RDJ as Dr. Doom. Also: The Camera Roll, Sotheby’s on Operator, and Enclaves
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July 2024

Evaluating Prediction Markets
Also: Exercise Paradox, Olympics, and Orchestral Beck
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A Checkpoint on Generative Art (in NFTs)
Also: Against Only Pro-Crypto Politics, Film Production is Down 40 Percent, and Steeldrums (!)
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Lore as a Third Place
Delving into The Acolyte Discourse. Also: Terra Nil and the Anti-Game, Construction Archetypes, & Washed Out's New Album
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The AI Dreamcore Meme Extended Universe
It's about the tone and vibes. Also: Negative Leap Seconds, Reverse Engineering UK Rail Tickets, and Remixes
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June 2024

On Novel Drafts (and Trails)
Also: Popup Villages, Havoc Art, and Y2K Aesthetics
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Media Saturation & Having Media Speak For Us
Also: Why Dune Feels Massive, NY Restaurant Reservations, and Honouring Your Work
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