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On training manuals, Ayn Rand, and something Calvin Coolidge said 106 years ago that hasn't lost a shred of relevance today
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Brian Gongol
Authors have to be human
On content mills, the Constitution, and why it's good for the rules on copyright to draw a line excluding content untouched by the human mind
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Brian Gongol
Plan thoughtfully and execute with humility
On Facebook, Jim Mattis, and the problem with an impulsive attraction to speed
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Brian Gongol
War of words
On "Swan Lake", domain names, and why it matters when government websites go down
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Brian Gongol

January 2025

On the defensive
On content management systems, row crops, and the risk of concentrating too many sites within one managerial system
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Brian Gongol
Slow your roll
On "Weekend Update", instant analysis, and why America needs more old-school literary magazines
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Brian Gongol
No fun, 5 stars
On Amazon ratings, Air Alert, and why not everything is supposed to be enjoyable
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Brian Gongol
The very long arm of the law
On confiscatory taxation, fake eyebrows, and schemes to get money into North Korea's paltry treasury
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Brian Gongol
On the cost disease that's hard to count
On string quartets, regulatory overkill, and the ways to stifle innovation all by accident
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Brian Gongol
From the local forecast office
On hook echoes, winter driving conditions, and the offense contained inside media layoffs done in the name of "initiative"
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Brian Gongol
Neighborhoods are built with people
On rent ceilings, RV living, and why the look of reconstructed homes should be a far-distant secondary concern behind getting people "home" after a…
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Brian Gongol
Reject the Strategic Beanie Baby Reserve
On greater fool theory, Hummel figurines, and the people trying hard to rip off the American taxpayer
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Brian Gongol
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