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Noise, hype & chaos in tech. Laugh at the cringe, unjam your message. A four-minute read each week - same sections, fresh hell.
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Sep 8, 2026
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5 min read
This issue: Employees are being put into pods and turned X-shaped for agility, Tesla’s Cybercab launches with a whimper, OpenAI dodges responsibility, robots go to kindergarten, plus what is, 'Efficiency Derangement Syndrome?'
Sep 1, 2026
4 min read
This week: asking for extra leave is outrageous, RTO gets sabotaged, accounting terms hype-up profits, eBay goes feral, ducks get wheels, and humans become meat proxies.
Aug 25, 2026
This week: Coffee outrage, emotional robots, Zuckerberg losing, AI trust tanking and synthetic empathy in the executive suite. Plus, Grindslop, and sanitised money talk goes in the bin.
Aug 11, 2026
AI raids old books, courts influencers, invents religion and builds plastic humans. A robot dies rudely on stage. Meanwhile, singer Usher would like everyone to know he hasn't been cloned.
Jun 1, 2026
A research report on the banality of tech messaging and why it's hurting your business
Sep 16, 2025
10 min read
Your voice matters, but only if it’s cheerful, compliant, and on brand
Jul 8, 2025
7 min read
A Cautionary RTO Tale Involving Sabotage With A Kettle
Jun 24, 2025
Purpose-filled Grifters in Messiah Mode
Jun 10, 2025
9 min read
Communication Crimes of Fallen Tech Founders
