Joshua Blankenship

Pattern Matching in the Age of Slopbundance

This is a gross oversimplification for the sake of brevity, but AI models pattern match to the most statistically likely solution, and fill in the gaps…

Apr 17 • Joshua Blankenship

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Don’t Forget to Add the Awe

On the hunt for self-maintaining fire in a cosplay world

Apr 9 • Joshua Blankenship

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In Praise of Middle-Age

It won’t be long now, I hope it is good

Apr 3 • Joshua Blankenship

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March 2026

Friday Five: Five Unrelated Ideas I’ve Been Mulling Over This Week

The end goal of a big portion of the AI hype right now is using “agents” to take care of administrative and structural tasks you were previously doing.

Mar 27 • Joshua Blankenship

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Marginal Orthogonal Strategies & Rituals

(or) How to zig when everyone seems to zag

Mar 26 • Joshua Blankenship

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When a Poet Laureate isn’t a Poet

Strange news for South Carolina’s literary arts community

Mar 24 • Joshua Blankenship

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Friday Five: Five Unrelated Quotes I Saw on Twitter Lately

“We see a future where knowledge and information are made freely available for all through philanthropy and public spaces designed for the civic good…

Mar 13 • Joshua Blankenship

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January 2026

Friday Five: Five Things That Made Me Laugh This Week

Hello, 9 year olds, I’m your English teacher.

Jan 30 • Joshua Blankenship

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Wading into the Artificial Waters

(or) How I’m using AI lately

Jan 28 • Joshua Blankenship

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June 2025

Internet Advice is Luck and Survival Bias in a Trenchcoat

Chew the meat, spit out the bones

Jun 13, 2025 • Joshua Blankenship

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Friday Five: Five Unrelated Thoughts This Month

I admittedly stole these from my own Twitter feed, but maybe I should consider posting them to Substack Notes instead.

Jun 13, 2025 • Joshua Blankenship

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May 2025

Friday Five: Five Unrelated Quotes with Accompanying Collages

“We need too much too quickly for any handwork to keep up…the craftsman is today outside of the great process of industrial production: the designer…

May 30, 2025 • Joshua Blankenship

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