Shelf

Reference precedes wisdom. These are the works I've kept but haven't landed on yet: each cites the original, and the summary is Claude's, checked and labelled.

"Cycular" Financing w/ GamersNexus | Better Offline
In progressEd Zitron (Better Offline), with Steve Burkepodcast2026-10-07read Oct 9, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms business
Monologue: Australia's Dodgiest AI IPO Is A Pale Horse
In progressEd Zitron (Better Offline)podcast2026-10-09read Oct 9, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms business
AI bot contacts professor on its own seeking paid work
In progressCNNvideo2026-09-22read Oct 7, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms philosophy of mind
Microsoft Slashes Spending on Anthropic AI Claude - AI is Too Expensive
In progressEli the Computer Guypodcast2026-10-08read Oct 8, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms business
What This OpenAI Insider Saw That Made Him Quit
In progressEzra Klein (The Ezra Klein Show), with David Robinsonpodcast2026-10-07read Oct 7, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms philosophy
PewDiePie didn't trust Big AI... so he built his own
In progressFireship (The Code Report)video2026-10-05read Oct 7, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms software engineering
OpenAI's Math Dump Just Exposed the AI Bubble's Fatal Flaw
In progressHouse of El: AIvideo2026-10-09read Oct 10, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms security
NYTimes Increases REAL AI Harms w/Outdated "Standards" as Ezra Distracts w/AI Doomer B.S.
In progressInternet of Bugs (Carl Brown)video2026-10-08read Oct 8, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms security
Mostly Economics Podcast #55: Who pays when the AI bubble bursts with Ed Zitron
In progressCenter for Economic and Policy Research (Dean Baker with Ed Zitron)podcast2026-10-08read Oct 9, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms business
Cal Newport: The AI Industry Is Betting On The Wrong Kind Of AI
In progressProf G Markets (Ed Elson with Cal Newport)podcast2026-10-09read Oct 10, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms cognitive science
How the Dead Internet Secretly Influences You
In progressSoonvideo2026-10-03read Oct 7, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms security
Geoffrey Hinton: Why Digital Minds Might Beat Ours
In progressStarTalk Plus, with Geoffrey Hintonpodcast2026-10-08read Oct 9, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms cognitive science
There's no such thing as Rogue AI – David Gerard
In progressThe Tech Report (Will Guyatt with David Gerard)podcast2026-10-07read Oct 7, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms security
Banks Are Herd Animals – Ed Zitron on the AI Debt Slow Boil
In progressThe Tech Report (Will Guyatt with Ed Zitron)podcast2026-10-09read Oct 9, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms business
Bombshell Harvard Study Debunks The AI Productivity Narrative
In progressWall Street Millennialvideo2026-10-07read Oct 8, 2026planted Oct 10, 2026ai llms software engineering
New research: Avoid these 3-word phrases if you don't want to sound like AI
In progressJude Cramer (Fast Company)article2026-10-07read Oct 7, 2026ai llms
How I use Claude Code subagents to make my Claude Pro limits last longer
In progressAndrea Grandiarticle2026-10-07read Oct 7, 2026ai llms harnesses software engineering
Anthropic taps Accenture's Faculty as its first embedded safety evaluator — $1B each over five years
In progressMarcus Doyle (AI Frontier Post)article2026-09-21read Sep 22, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
Monologue: The AI Data Center Overbuild
In progressEd Zitron (Better Offline)podcast2026-09-25read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
The Economics Of Owning a Business as a Developer
In progressBgovideo2026-07-27read Sep 11, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026business entrepreneurship software engineering
Mixing Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Scientific Research in Sports
In progressDejan Dašić and Milovan Vukovićpaper2024-12-31read Sep 12, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026science
Frontier AI is getting rejected by businesses | Dean Baker
In progressDean Baker (The Tech Report)podcast2026-09-23read Sep 25, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
AI isn't Dangerous. America Is. | Cory Doctorow interview
In progressCory Doctorow (PoliticsJOE)podcast2026-09-16read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
This is how the AI bubble pops | Cory Doctorow
In progressCory Doctorow (The Tech Report)podcast2026-09-10read Sep 12, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
Frontier AI Models are Worthless - OpenAI is DEAD
In progressEli the Computer Guypodcast2026-09-23read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
Jev AI for Structured Decision Making - OpenAI is DEAD, DEAD, DEAD
In progressEli the Computer Guypodcast2026-09-24read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms software engineering
OpenAI Rogue AI Agent Swarm Hacked RubyGems - Sam Altman Running Criminal Enterprise
In progressEli the Computer Guypodcast2026-09-25read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms security
10% Chance AI Will Kill Humanity Within a Decade - Anthropic Employees are Evil AND Stupid
In progressEli the Computer Guypodcast2026-09-11read Sep 12, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms philosophy
Banks Just Found Out What AI Debt Is Virtually Worth: Zero
In progressHouse of Elvideo2026-09-25read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
Nobody Will Pay For AI-generated Stuff
In progressHouse of Elvideo2026-08-28read Sep 11, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms creativity business
WebMCP: Let AI Agents pay you money
In progressGreg Isenberg, with Vinny (The Startup Ideas Podcast)podcast2026-08-26read Sep 11, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms entrepreneurship business
'Doom Loop': OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
In progressJason Koebler (404 Media)article2026-09-17read Sep 22, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
Claude Opus 5.5 launches 40% cheaper as its maker calls for AI caution
In progressSusan Hill (Martin Cid Magazine)article2026-09-23read Sep 25, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
We Finally Know What The Maya Calendar Was For
In progressMichael Buttonvideo2026-09-22read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026history science
AI wasn't made for you | Paris Marx
In progressParis Marx (The Tech Report)podcast2026-09-24read Sep 25, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
We Finally Know What Killed the Maya
In progressMichael Button (Patterns of History)video2026-06-16read Sep 11, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026history
How are they Losing so Bad
In progressThePrimeagen (The PrimeTime)video2026-09-15read Sep 24, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
They can’t take it anymore
In progressThePrimeagen (The PrimeTime)video2026-09-23read Sep 25, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms software engineering
What 1.5 Million in Tokens Gets You
In progressThePrimeagen (The PrimeTime)video2026-08-31read Sep 11, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms harnesses software engineering
The INTJs Cassandra complex
In progressPsychology & Meaningvideo2026-07-09read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026cognitive science
Amazon Is Deploying AI to Spy on Its Workers and Bust Unions Before They Form
In progressJonathan Rosenblum (Truthout)article2026-09-30read Oct 1, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
OpenAI is going to lose 90% of its revenue | Eli the Computer Guy
In progressEli the Computer Guy (The Tech Report)podcast2026-09-21read Sep 22, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business security
The AI Lie: ‘It’s not just misleading it’s dangerous’ | House of El: AI
In progressHouse of El, with Isaac Pound (The Tech Report)podcast2026-07-28read Sep 11, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms cognitive science business
Carl Jung's Most Controversial Theories, Explained
In progressToon Explainervideo2026-09-08read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026philosophy of mind philosophy
2026 in LLMs (so far)
In progressSimon Willisontalk2026-09-27read Oct 1, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms security software engineering
Hyperscalers are hiding a massive secret about uninstalled GPUs | Ed Zitron
In progressEd Zitron (The Tech Report)podcast2026-09-25read Sep 27, 2026planted Oct 6, 2026ai llms business
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
In progressStephen R. Coveybook1989read 2019planted Oct 5, 2026business
The Fiverr Situation Gets Worse...
In progressLogically Answeredvideo2026-10-02read Oct 5, 2026ai llms business
Foundation series
In progressIsaac Asimovbook1951–1993read 2015planted Oct 3, 2026science fiction history
Reasoning through arguments against taking AI safety seriously
In progressYoshua Bengioarticle2024-07-09read Oct 3, 2026ai llms
Ender's Shadow
In progressOrson Scott Cardbook1999read 2016planted Oct 3, 2026science fiction narrative craft
Note on the author
Is Power-Seeking AI an Existential Risk?
In progressJoseph Carlsmithpaper2022-06-16read Oct 3, 2026ai llms philosophy
Clarifying "AI alignment"
In progressPaul Christianoarticle2018-04-07read Oct 3, 2026ai llms philosophy
What failure looks like
In progressPaul Christianoarticle2019-03-17read Oct 3, 2026ai llms philosophy
The Hunger Games trilogy
In progressSuzanne Collinsbook2008–2010read 2019planted Oct 3, 2026science fiction
A Song of Ice and Fire
In progressGeorge R. R. Martinbook1996–2011read 2018planted Oct 3, 2026fantasy narrative craft
On the Genealogy of Morality
In progressFriedrich Nietzschebook1887read 2005planted Oct 3, 2026philosophy history
Note on the author
The Basic AI Drives
In progressSteve Omohundropaper2008read Oct 3, 2026ai llms philosophy
Nineteen Eighty-Four
In progressGeorge Orwellbook1949read 2004planted Oct 3, 2026science fiction
The Art of War
In progressSun Tzubookc. 5th century BCread 2022planted Oct 3, 2026history business
The Two Words the AI Industry Hates More Than Anything
In progressBrian Merchant (Blood in the Machine), with Emily M. Benderpodcast2026-10-02read Oct 2, 2026ai llms philosophy of mind
Is the World Getting Uglier?
In progressEzra Klein (The Ezra Klein Show), with Debbie Millmanpodcast2026-10-02read Oct 2, 2026creativity philosophy
The AI Bubble Just Showed Its First Real Crack
In progressHouse of Elvideo2026-10-02read Oct 2, 2026ai llms business security
“Big Short” Investor: One Company Could Break The AI Boom
In progressEd Elson (Prof G Markets), with Steve Eismanpodcast2026-10-02read Oct 2, 2026ai llms business
Did AI Solve One of Math's Hardest Problems?
In progressNeil deGrasse Tyson (StarTalk), with Mordecai-Mark Mac Lowvideo2026-10-01read Oct 2, 2026ai llms math science
This Scene Proves Why Robert Is Always Right in Game of Thrones.
In progressYourWesterosGuyvideo2026-04-17read Oct 2, 2026narrative craft fantasy
Monologue: Anthropic's $413bn Burden
In progressEd Zitron (Better Offline)podcast2026-10-02read Oct 2, 2026ai llms business
Anthropic IPO: “This is a dog of a company”
In progressEd Zitron (The Tech Report)podcast2026-10-02read Oct 2, 2026ai llms business
Is Meta dying?
In progressTristan Redman (The Global Story, BBC), with Jeff Horwitzpodcast2026-09-30read Oct 1, 2026business ai llms
Fast Code, Empty Brain: The Reality of Modern Tooling
In progressHolger Hellingerarticle2026-10-01read Oct 1, 2026ai llms software engineering
Monologue: Anthropic Lost $8bn In 2025, Was A Worse Business Than OpenAI
In progressEd Zitron (Better Offline)podcast2026-09-30read Sep 30, 2026ai llms business
AI Will Kill 1 BILLION People Warns Bill Gates - Silicon Valley Understands Evil
In progressEli the Computer Guyvideoread Sep 30, 2026ai llms business
Meta Muse AI Agent Zero Day One Click Exploit - AI Will Destroy Normies
In progressEli the Computer Guyvideoread Sep 30, 2026ai llms security
Bill Gates's Blunt Warning on A.I.
In progressEzra Klein (The Ezra Klein Show), with Bill Gatespodcast2026-09-29read Sep 30, 2026ai llms business
Something About Julius Caesar Doesn't Add Up
In progressMichael Button (Patterns of History)videoread Sep 30, 2026history
Unsurprisingly, Meta's new Muse AI agent blatantly ignores users permissions
In progressAmber Neelyarticle2026-09-28read Sep 28, 2026ai llms security
Cory Doctorow | The AI Apocalypse Isn't The Threat. This Is.
In progressCory Doctorow (The Tea with Myriam François)podcast2026-09read Sep 28, 2026ai llms security business
“I'm really starting to see these companies as criminal enterprises” | Eli the Computer Guy
In progressEli the Computer Guy (The Tech Report)podcast2026-09read Sep 28, 2026ai llms security business
Opus 5.5 Is Already Causing Chaos
In progressAI Revolutionvideo2026-09-21read Sep 27, 2026ai llms security
The Truth About China Distilling U.S. AI Models
In progressBetterWayvideo2026-09-25read Sep 27, 2026ai llms security
The Claude Delusion
In progressCory Doctorowarticle2026-09-21read Sep 27, 2026ai llms philosophy of mind
The Paradox of Why AI Code Is Failing Us - 3 Pillars
In progressKantan Codingvideo2026-09-15read Sep 27, 2026ai llms software engineering
AI Bros Are Having a Meltdown Because the Associated Press Stylebook Clarifies That AIs Don't Have Feelings
In progressFrank Landymorearticle2026-09-27read Sep 27, 2026ai llms philosophy of mind
What a Harness Can Promise That a Prompt Can't
In progressLuis Villaarticle2026-09-25read Sep 27, 2026ai llms harnesses software engineering
The Hidden Cost of Being a High IQ INTJ
In progressPsychology & Meaningvideo2026-06-29read Sep 27, 2026cognitive science creativity
Open vs. Closed: The Fight for a New Internet
In progressTechAltarvideo2024-02-01read Sep 27, 2026business software engineering