Seven Digit Dumpster Dive
Mistakes don't become expensive because they're wrong. They become expensive because they keep moving.
External Card Reader
When people report on themselves, everyone else assumes the report is accurate. But is it?
…And Other Duties
Job descriptions often describe the work someone remembers doing — not necessarily the work they actually do.
Cover Charge
We often ask for one thing so we don't have to ask for the thing we actually want.
Gut Reaction
Being judged on what's visible while the actual cause is invisible and sounds like a lie.
Mental DMs
A song my mother didn't choose put a word in her mouth. The catch was the part that mattered.
Bad Medicine
A fake disease fooled AI, peer reviewers, and the entire internet. The condition was made up. The problem it exposed is very real.
Taxicab Timeout
100 self-driving robotaxis froze simultaneously in Wuhan, China. The company responsible described it as "possibly a system failure."