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All The Things
by Andrew Gibbs
wherein Andrew Gibbs explores a hybrid blogging/podcasting modality for an assortment of topics
Episodes
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Claude Cashier
I'm not sure how to feel about all this. On the one hand, my talents have never been more valuable, as AI has amplified my talents without (yet) subsuming them, but on the other hand I feel like I may have forever lost the permission to engage in a certain form of craftsmanship. To find a full...
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The Long Road To Tragedy
Ideally those charged with the safety, security, and efficacy of systems would proactively monitor and analyze leading indicators that hint of tragedy to come. Second best, then, is at least to have a framework, workforce, mandate, and will to diagnose the root cause of a tragedy once manifested,...
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The Kill-And-Smear
The playbook takes shape. For a full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2026/01/24/the-kill-and-smear/ To subscribe to the blog: https://blog.awgibbs.com/subscribe/
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Put Your Amygdala On Ice
I tried to beam some positive energy into the world on Wednesday with a video of Little Kitty reveling in a fresh feather attached to the wand. Having posted a clip to social media, I then headed out for an afternoon's skiing, but when I later pulled up Facebook in the lodge I was, alas, greeted...
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Agency, Accountability, Architecture, Autarky, Alignment
Three Years Of LLMs: The Run-Up, Realities, Risks, and Road Ahead For a full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2026/01/06/agency-accountability-architecture-autarky-alignment/
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Guns, Germs, and Steel… And A Few Other Uncomfortable Topics
So many genies are long out of the bottle and just can't go back. Three and a half billion years into an unceasing arms race on this ball of rock, that is just the inescapable nature of things. Authoritarian regimes episodically make a run at controlling these genies but ultimately fail because…
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The Perils Of Outsourced Thinking
As the world grows ever more complex and the leverage of various products and services to help us navigate this complexity becomes ever more compelling, the temptation to outsource our thinking becomes enormous… but all it takes to realize the risks of such dependency is to accidentally close...
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Beyond Boats
Watching the rising clamor around the Venezuelan boat debacle, I feel reflexively tempted to perform the "Orange Man Bad" ritual, because the situation strikes me as legitimately bad both in principle and precedent, to say nothing of the capriciousness and hypocrisy, but I don't imagine we will...
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Reaping The Whirlwind, or... What's In Your Loot Box?
Rule number one when getting kidnapped is really quite simple — never get in the car. Full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/11/14/reaping-the-whirlwind-or-whats-in-your-loot-box/
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Our Increasingly Fragile World, or... Death Bed: The Bed That Eats People
Imagine a world where a distant actor can't so readily turn your house upside down. Full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/10/22/our-increasingly-fragile-world-or-death-bed-the-bed-that-eats-people/
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This Is Not Fine
Twenty years ago, at the outset of over a decade’s service at the department recently re-branded from “Defense” to “War”, I swore an oath to the Constitution of a country that day-by-day I find increasingly difficult to recognize. Full multi-media version of this episode:...
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Path Dependent Perils
We don't speak enough about path dependency. The order in which you learn things can, sometimes literally, make or break you. Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/09/27/path-dependent-perils/
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To Kill A Democracy
At times when we most need open, vigorous, and respectful debate, so, too, does the temptation to demonize and quash dissent prove greatest. Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/09/11/to-kill-a-democracy/ Gavin Newsom interview of Charlie Kirk:...
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Process — The Last Refuge Of A Scoundrel
When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/09/05/process-the-last-refuge-of-a-scoundrel/ Goodhart's Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law Brian Armstrong's Twitter Post:...
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Combating Complacency
When Good Enough Isn't Enough Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/09/02/combating-complacency-when-good-enough-isnt-enough/ Protecting Oneself From Oneself: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2023/12/04/protecting-oneself-from-oneself/
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Another Govie Bites The Dust
The hits keep coming. Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/30/another-govie-bites-the-dust/ Borges' Resignation Letter: https://whistleblower.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bpRYEnf-Imgur.jpg Borges' Whistleblower Disclosure:...
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Go To The F***ing Gym
Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/27/go-to-the-fucking-gym/ Referenced MIT research: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872 Join a conversation here:...
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Lies, Damned Lies, And LLM Statistics
Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/23/lies-damned-lies-and-llm-statistics/ From Chunky To Smooth: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/17/from-chunky-to-smooth-or-long-is-the-way-and-hard-that-out-of-hell-leads-up-to-light/ Farewell To Punch Cards:...
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How To Lose Friends And Influence People
Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/22/how-to-lose-friends-and-influence-people/ Explain The Deep State To Me Like I'm (Thirty) Five: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/01/25/explain-the-deep-state-to-me-like-im-thirty-five/ Learning To Talk With Each Other…
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Oops -- ICE did it again
Full multi-media version: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/19/oops-ice-did-it-again/ Explain The Deep State To Me Like I'm (Thirty) Five: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/01/25/explain-the-deep-state-to-me-like-im-thirty-five/ From Signal Pete To Deepfake Rubio:...
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From Chunky To Smooth, or... Long is the way, and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.
Full multi-media version: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/17/from-chunky-to-smooth-or-long-is-the-way-and-hard-that-out-of-hell-leads-up-to-light/
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The Hamfisted Hegemon, or... How To Irreversibly Squander A Century's Hard-Won Privileges For Fun And Profit
Full multi-media version: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/08/the-hamfisted-hegemon-or-how-to-irreversibly-squander-a-centurys-hard-won-privileges-for-fun-and-profit/
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The Data Engineer's Struggle In a Fragmented And Politicized World, or... Confronting A Crisis Of Credibility
Full multi-media version: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/03/the-data-engineers-struggle-in-a-fragmented-and-politicized-world-or-confronting-a-crisis-of-credibility/
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Why Security And Scalability Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin, or... How To Win Friends And Starve Invading Armies
Full multimedia version -- https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/07/27/why-security-and-scalability-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin-or-how-to-win-friends-and-starve-invading-armies/
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Waking Up To The Real Challenges Of AI, or... How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love A Big Mess
Full multimedia version -- https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/07/19/waking-up-to-the-real-challenges-of-ai-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-a-big-mess/
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From Signal Pete To Deepfake Rubio: The Struggle To Bootstrap And Protect Trust
Full multimedia version -- https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/07/13/from-signal-pete-to-deepfake-rubio-the-struggle-to-bootstrap-and-protect-trust/
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Zombie Perimeter Defense Is UNDEAD
Full multimedia version -- https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/07/10/zombie-perimeter-defense-is-undead/
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Farewell To Punch Cards
Full multimedia version -- https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/06/05/farewell-to-punch-cards/
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Explain The Deep State To Me Like I'm (Thirty) Five
Full multimedia version -- https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/01/25/explain-the-deep-state-to-me-like-im-thirty-five/
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Swiss Cheese
Full multimedia version -- https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/01/07/swiss-cheese/
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The Closer You Look The Less Precise It Gets
Full multimedia version -- https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/01/05/the-closer-you-look-the-less-precise-it-gets/
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