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(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 58) Everything Everywhere is getting Mildly Absurd

Notes about a world that keeps getting smarter, stranger, and somehow dumber.

Nov 2 •

October 2025

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 57) Visa Wars, Zebra Cows, Smelly Shoes, Reverse Impostors

When radiologists stayed employed (but robots didn't), Sephora kids ruled, and AI learned courtroom tricks.

Oct 4 •

September 2025

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 56) Small Talk, Cuddly toys & the Illuminati’s day off

From China’s paradox and AI’s hollow promises, to Gen Z’s water bottles, immigrant comics, and the mathematically optimal way to dice an onion.

Sep 6 •

August 2025

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 55) Potato Parents, Book Rants & AI Shenanigans

From Gold Diggers to Great Powers: Why Books Still Matter, Adolescence, Tomato as a Parent, and the end of Second Brain.

Aug 3 •

July 2025

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 54) — Yesterday rode a horse. Today rides a Large Language Model.

Inspiresting links for July 2025. ChatGPT says: If Monty Python edited Foreign Affairs and Wired, it might read something like this.

Jul 6 •

June 2025

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 53) - We are back, baby!

Inspiresting links for June 2025 that [carnivas thinks] will tickle the brains [of his (purportedly) intelligent friends].

Jun 1 •

July 2024

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 52) White lines on the roads, Body odor and Excel sheets in Japan, and LooksMaxxing Zynternet.

Inspiresting links for July 2024 that [carnivas thinks] will tickle the brains [of his (purportedly) intelligent friends].

Jul 7, 2024 •

June 2024

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 51) Generating more "dakka" with Crypto Astrologers

Inspiresting links for June 2024 that [carnivas thinks] will tickle the brains [of his (purportedly) intelligent friends].

Jun 2, 2024 •

May 2024

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 50) The Half-Century Edition

Inspiresting links for April 2024 that [carnivas thinks] will tickle the brains [of his (purportedly) intelligent friends].

May 11, 2024 •

March 2024

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 49) Perspectives Unveiled: A Kaleidoscope of Knowledge and Opinion

Inspiresting links for April 2024 that [carnivas thinks] will tickle the brains [of his (purportedly) intelligent friends].

Mar 31, 2024 •

(Brain Ticklers, Ed. 48) A tapestry of articles serving as a beacon of our world

Inspiresting links for March 2024 that [carnivas thinks] will tickle the brains [of his (purportedly) intelligent friends].

Mar 10, 2024 •

February 2024

Are you interested in anything, not just as a resume line? (Brain Ticklers, Ed. 47)

Inspiresting links for February 2024 that [carnivas thinks] will tickle the brains [of his (purportedly) intelligent friends].

Feb 4, 2024 •

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