I’ve never been much of a diary person, but I’m going to start trying to record at least summaries of the months, to help with some self reflection and documenting things… and sharing because why not. I can’t keep everything in Obsidian – and why shouldn’t I share my bookmarks?
The year has been off to a strong start with Microsoft’s CEO begging us to please stop being honest about his core product (ie to stop calling generative AI output: slop).1 Craig Hale “Satya Nadella wants us to stop calling AI “slop” – good luck with that” (6 January 2026) Techradar <www.techradar.com> Thankfully the world in general has said fuck that guy. It also weirdly aligned with a games and tech journalist finding out there was someone else putting out articles under the same name, and that they may or may not have been an AI generated fabrication.2 Nicole Carpenter “I’m Not That Nicole Carpenter” (15 January 2026) Aftermath <aftermath.site>
Lady Emily responded to a post I made on Bikini Armor Battle Damage, which was my first star struck moment for the year.
Continue reading Reflecting on January 2026- 1Craig Hale “Satya Nadella wants us to stop calling AI “slop” – good luck with that” (6 January 2026) Techradar <www.techradar.com>
- 2Nicole Carpenter “I’m Not That Nicole Carpenter” (15 January 2026) Aftermath <aftermath.site>