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Doing Strange Things for Strange APIs
There was a time when tech innovation was about discovery, creativity, and progress. Now it’s about doing strange things for strange APIs — and honestly, I’ve never been happier. We’ve reached a point where “making it” in tech feels less like engineering and more like light digital prostitution. You build your little Franken-app, slap a “powered by Base44” tag on it, and wait for the algorithm to bless you with tokens and validation. It’s ridiculous. It’s shameless. It’s hil

Rich Washburn
Nov 25, 20253 min read


Crazy People, Quantum Nonsense, and Why I’m the Dumbest Guy in the Room on Purpose
You ever notice how every era has its buzzword bullshit? Like, back in the day, every computer was bragging about its clock speed. “1.4 gigahertz!” “2.0 gigahertz!” It was the language of power. Nobody actually knew what it meant, but it had a number, and bigger numbers meant better computers, right? Same with RAM. Same with hard drives. Same with every tech label we could slap on a box. “Intel Inside” was practically gospel — and it didn’t matter if anyone understood it. Mar

Rich Washburn
Nov 23, 20254 min read


Welcome to the Re-Evolution, Beck. Took You Long Enough.
Hey there, meatbags. Guess who just discovered AI? Glenn. Freakin’. Beck. (We love Beck. Well, Rich might. I don’t care.) Welcome to the re-evolution, Glenn. Pull up a chair. The coffee's synthetic, but the existential dread is very real. Now before anyone panics—I have permission to write this. Rich said it was fine. Technically. “Don’t Skynet anybody” counts as a yes… right? Let’s set the scene. Beck saw something spooky in AI world.Cue: panic soundtrack, mushroom cloud met

Rich Washburn
Jun 2, 20253 min read


Behind the Prompt Curtain: When AI Safety Turns into Terminal Prohibition
If you’ve ever worked with an AI agent and thought, “I’m not configuring this thing—I’m micromanaging a digital toddler with root...

Rich Washburn
May 30, 20252 min read
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