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Elon's million-dollar writing prize was of course a scheme

On missions and anti-missions

Apr 19 • Michael Dean

A Pattern Language

You don’t need templates, advice, rules, or Rick Rubin; you need to become fluent.

Oct 13, 2024 • Michael Dean

Against Interpretation (1964)

Susan Sontag (Dean’s List, Essay Review #1)

Jul 20, 2024 • Michael Dean

Turning the Ur pattern into code

Jul 16, 2024 • Michael Dean

a 10% compression cover of Emerson's classic essay

Jul 3, 2024

The alchemy of the rewrite

Assay, forgotten brother of the essay

May 1, 2024 • Michael Dean

specifics on where & how to look at the sun without going blind

Apr 11, 2024

Abolish Leap Year! (by 2035)

Guys, I think I solved it.

Feb 29, 2024 • Michael Dean

don't watch this on valentine's day

Feb 15, 2024

THESIS (Chapter 1?!)

The hidden center that brings order to chaos.

Feb 10, 2024 • Michael Dean

aliens in miami

when portal-peddlers are desperate for audience growth

Jan 8, 2024

one year I’ll piss my diaper at the center of the world as they reset the calendar

impressions from the night before the bang

Dec 31, 2023 • Michael Dean

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