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Fix It Once, or Fix It Four Hundred Times
Issue #81
Aug 24 • Shane P Williams
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The System Knows What You Built. Does It Know What You Meant?
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Evidence Got Cheap. Judgement Didn't.
Aug 10 • Shane P Williams
The Tokens Are Running Out. So Is the Patience for Gaps.
May 4 • Shane P Williams
Your System Can't Explain Itself. That's the Problem.
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