# monthly dispatch (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover monthly dispatch. Page: Feed: --- ## [AI;DR or Don't be a meat proxy](https://theaspiringnerd.com/aidr-or-dont-be-a-meat-proxy/) _2026-08-19 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Forwarding unedited AI-generated content wastes everyone's time. ## [The Monthly Dispatch - The Lighter Summer Edition](https://theaspiringnerd.com/the-monthly-dispatch-july-2026/) _2026-08-06 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Major model releases while an OpenAI test agent escaped its sandbox to hack Hugging Face and 1,300+ frontier lab employees called for slowing AI progress. ## [The Monthly Dispatch: Blueberry Juice, Summer Whites & Hilary Duff](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/the-monthly-dispatch-blueberry-juice) _2026-08-02 · We, Renaissance Women_ What I loved in the month of July. ## [Noteworthy: I Have Myths On The Brain](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/noteworthy-i-have-myths-on-the-brain) _2026-07-22 · We, Renaissance Women_ Plus some thoughts about the Obama Presidential Center Museum. ## [Noteworthy: How I Plan My Monthly Reading](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/noteworthy-how-i-plan-my-monthly) _2026-07-08 · Jennifer Grace · We, Renaissance Women_ Plus a little history and behind-the-scenes of the Lyric Opera in Chicago. ## [The Monthly Dispatch - June 2026](https://theaspiringnerd.com/the-monthly-dispatch-june-2026/) _2026-07-03 · The Aspiring Nerd_ US government restricts frontier AI models while Anthropic and OpenAI file for IPO, SpaceX acquires Cursor , and Claude caught embedding fingerprinting us. ## [Noteworthy: Tips for Your Summer Personal Curriculum](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/noteworthy-tips-for-your-summer-personal) _2026-06-24 · We, Renaissance Women_ Plus, making a case for brooches & thinking like an anthropologist. ## [Wait, Midjourney Is Building a What Now?](https://theaspiringnerd.com/wait-midjourney-is-building-a-what-now/) _2026-06-20 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Midjourney is apparently building a full-body ultrasonic scanner spa. It sounds ridiculous, inspiring, and a little too Gattaca for comfort. ## [Noteworthy: Why You Should Spend More Time With One Artwork](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/noteworthy-why-you-should-spend-more) _2026-06-17 · We, Renaissance Women_ Plus the 12 new books I added to my library. ## [Noteworthy: My Textile History Class, Scandinavian Cooking & Women's Prize for Fiction](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/noteworthy-my-textile-history-class) _2026-06-10 · We, Renaissance Women_ Plus, the two new items I added to my wardrobe this weekend. ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7gM4L6Ccxe0d) _2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [How To Have A Travel-Filled Summer Without Getting On A Plane](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/how-to-have-a-travel-filled-summer) _2026-05-31 · Jennifer Grace · We, Renaissance Women_ 50 ideas for experiencing the world close to home ## [The Monthly Dispatch - May 2026](https://theaspiringnerd.com/the-monthly-dispatch-may-2026/) _2026-05-31 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Talent, compute, and supply chains. May 2026 brought Karpathy to Anthropic, 220K SpaceX GPUs to Claude, enterprise joint ventures from both frontier labs, a brutal Starlette CVE, and a fresh diagnosis: tech CEOs have AI psychosis. ## [20 Tips For Becoming A More Thoughtful Reader](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/20-tips-for-becoming-a-more-thoughtful) _2026-05-24 · Jennifer Grace · We, Renaissance Women_ Both you and the book have a role to play ## [Quoting Sameer Al-Sakran: Welcome to the strip mining era of open source security](https://theaspiringnerd.com/welcome-to-the-strip-mining-era-of-open-source-security/) _2026-05-17 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Open source security faces an AI-driven vulnerability gold rush. ## [Noteworthy: My Cemetery Journeys](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/noteworthy-my-cemetery-journeys) _2026-05-13 · Jennifer Grace · We, Renaissance Women_ Plus lots of AAPI month book recommendations. ## [Notes from inside China's AI labs](https://theaspiringnerd.com/notes-from-inside-chinas-ai-labs/) _2026-05-09 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Discover how China's AI research culture differs from Western labs. ## [Noteworthy: Buenos Aires' Museums & Opera](https://werenaissancewomen.substack.com/p/noteworthy-buenos-aires-museums-and) _2026-05-06 · Jennifer Grace · We, Renaissance Women_ Plus upcoming art exhibits around the world to know about. ## [The Monthly Dispatch - April 2026](https://theaspiringnerd.com/the-monthly-dispatch-april-2026/) _2026-04-30 · The Aspiring Nerd_ April 2026 AI roundup: OpenAI-Microsoft restructure, AWS partnership, Claude Opus 4.7, GPT-5.5, major security breaches, and the wildest model leaks yet. ## [The Monthly Dispatch - March 2026](https://theaspiringnerd.com/the-monthly-dispatch-march-2026/) _2026-03-30 · The Aspiring Nerd_ New models everywhere, agents getting hijacked in creative ways, the human cost of AI overload, and Anthropic's leaked Mythos project. ## [Curious & Confused: TIL in February 2026](https://theaspiringnerd.com/curious-confused-til-in-february-2026/) _2026-02-28 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Model releases everywhere, AI agents going rogue, Anthropic refusing the Pentagon, OpenAI signing the deal. ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yGhwyBZKkyJS) _2026-02-27 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Quoting Ethan Mollick: A Lot is Going to Change](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-ethan-mollick-a-lot-is-going-to-change-with-ai/) _2026-02-12 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Ethan Mollick warns that dismissing AI hype means missing the chance to shape dramatic changes already underway. ## [AI Doesn't Reduce Work—It Intensifies It](https://theaspiringnerd.com/ai-doesnt-reduce-workit-intensifies-it/) _2026-02-10 · The Aspiring Nerd_ AI tools don't reduce workload—they intensify it through faster pace, broader tasks, and extended hours. ## [Curious & Confused: TIL in January 2026](https://theaspiringnerd.com/curious-confused-til-in-january-2026/) _2026-02-02 · The Aspiring Nerd_ January 2026 brain dump covering AI agents, infosecurity threats, OpenAI's ad plans, and a few delightfully weird corners of the internet. ## [Moltbook is fascinating, and kind of terrifying](https://theaspiringnerd.com/moltbook-is-fascinating-and-kind-of-terrifying/) _2026-01-31 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Watching AI agents interact on Moltbook is fascinating, weird, and a bit concerning. ## [Hilary Gridley's AI Steering Wheel](https://theaspiringnerd.com/hilary-gridleys-ai-steering-wheel/) _2026-01-21 · The Aspiring Nerd_ The AI Steering Wheel transforms vague instructions like "simpler" or "ambitious" into specific, actionable commands that LLMs actually understand. ## [The Camera You Have on Hand: Using Codex Web to Act on Ideas Instantly](https://theaspiringnerd.com/the-camera-you-have-on-hand-using-codex-web-to-act-on-ideas-instantly/) _2026-01-08 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Learn how Codex Web lets you build and deploy projects instantly from your phone—no desk setup required. ## [Quoting Ethan Mollick: Managing Agents is Really a Management Problem](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-ethan-mollick-managing-agents-is-really-a-management-problem/) _2026-01-03 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Managing AI agents requires the same skills as managing people or products, that's why product managers excel at getting results from LLMs. ## [Quoting Jason Gorman: The Future of Software Development is Software Developers](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-jason-gorman-the-future-of-software-development-is-software-developers/) _2025-12-30 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Have you ever asked an LLM to do the same task in different languages and gotten wildly different results? ## [My Writing Workflow: From Reading to Publishing](https://theaspiringnerd.com/my-writing-workflow-from-reading-to-publishing/) _2025-12-29 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Learn how a curator-first workflow helped increase blog output using Feedly, Raindrop, and a custom Astro CMS to capture, shape, and publish. ## [From 9 Posts to 47: Building, Breaking, and Learning With AI in 2025](https://theaspiringnerd.com/from-9-posts-to-47-building-breaking-and-learning-with-ai-in-2025/) _2025-12-26 · The Aspiring Nerd_ My 2025 review: from building real projects with LLMs to exploring security risks, prototyping, and the philosophical impact of AI on work and creativity. ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/n7TtFeOgy8qE) _2025-12-25 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [Curious & Confused: TIL in December 2025](https://theaspiringnerd.com/curious-and-confused-what-i-learned-in-december-2025/) _2025-12-25 · The Aspiring Nerd_ December's tech discoveries: dependency cooldowns, AI criticism frameworks, MCP apps, normalization of deviance in AI, orbital data centers, and more ## [Quoting Bryan Newbold: Why Leaving X Makes Sense](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-bryan-newbold-why-leaving-x-makes-sense/) _2025-12-11 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Bryan Newbold's quote captures why leaving X matters—network effects work both ways, and institutions moving to Bluesky could trigger the tipping point. ## [Quoting Johann Rehberger: The Normalization of Deviance in AI](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-johann-rehberger-the-normalization-of-deviance-in-ai/) _2025-12-06 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Discover how the normalization of deviance threatens AI systems (or why companies gradually accept risky shortcuts) ## [Quoting The Resonant Computing Manifesto](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-the-resonant-computing-manifesto/) _2025-12-06 · The Aspiring Nerd_ I'm passionate about AI and LLMs, and I genuinely believe they could transform our world for the better. But I'm also a sarcastic realist who knows there are serious risks and challenges. I've struggl... ## [Curious & Confused: TIL in September - November 2025](https://theaspiringnerd.com/curious-confused-til-in-september-november-2025/) _2025-11-30 · The Aspiring Nerd_ A curated collection of tech discoveries from September-November 2025, covering AI developments, security threats, and privacy frameworks ## [A First Look at Prototyping With Gemini 3 and Google AI Studio](https://theaspiringnerd.com/a-first-look-at-prototyping-with-gemini-3-and-google-ai-studio/) _2025-11-20 · The Aspiring Nerd_ How Gemini 3 and Google AI Studio revolutionize prototyping. ## [Quoting Elena Verna: My beef with AI credit pricing](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-elena-verna-my-beef-with-ai-credit-pricing/) _2025-11-17 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Elena Verna critiques AI credit pricing models and urges product teams to rethink how they charge for AI-powered features. ## [Experimenting with Codex CLI, Agents.md, and PRDs](https://theaspiringnerd.com/experimenting-with-codex-cli-agentsmd-and-prds/) _2025-11-03 · The Aspiring Nerd_ First impressions using Codex CLI with Agents.md and PRDs to speed product work and code experiments without another subscription. ## [Quoting Geoffrey Litt: Code Like a Surgeon](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-geoffrey-litt-code-like-a-surgeon/) _2025-10-24 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Geoffrey Litt compares effective coding with AI support to a surgeon working with a skilled team, staying hands-on with the core. ## [On Vibe Coding Cleanup as a Service](https://theaspiringnerd.com/on-vibe-coding-cleanup-as-a-service/) _2025-09-22 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Reflecting on the business of cleaning up AI-generated code and why vibe-to-production services are becoming lucrative. ## [Curious & Confused: TIL in July - August 2025](https://theaspiringnerd.com/curious-confused-til-in-july-august-2025/) _2025-09-02 · The Aspiring Nerd_ A roundup of my July–August rabbit holes: AI tools, odd ideas, and quick notes captured before they vanish. ## [Quoting Michael Bassili: I Miss Using Em Dashes](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-michael-bassili-i-miss-using-em-dashes/) _2025-09-02 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Michael Bassili laments losing em dashes to safety filters and how AI tooling reshapes writing habits for bloggers. ## [Quoting Bruce Schneier: We Are Still Unable to Secure LLMs](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-bruce-schneier-we-are-still-unable-to-secure-llms/) _2025-08-27 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Bruce Schneier argues we still lack defenses against malicious LLM inputs and outlines why current security approaches fall short. ## [Prototyping a Tag Manager Component with ChatGPT and Cursor](https://theaspiringnerd.com/prototyping-a-tag-manager-component-with-chatgpt-and-cursor/) _2025-08-20 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Building a tag manager component for a blog CMS using ChatGPT for UI prototyping and Cursor for implementation, with LLM-powered tag suggestions. ## [Quoting Anu Atluru: Doomprompting Is the New Doomscrolling](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-anu-atluru-doomprompting-is-the-new-doomscrolling/) _2025-08-19 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Highlighting Anu Atluru's take on doomprompting—how short, lazy prompts make us passive creators and duller conversationalists. ## [GPT-5 First Impressions](https://theaspiringnerd.com/gpt-5-first-impressions-with-cursor/) _2025-08-08 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Testing GPT-5 in Cursor to ship version history features quickly, with thoughts on speed, accuracy, and AI-assisted coding. ## [What is Slopsquatting?](https://theaspiringnerd.com/what-is-slopsquatting/) _2025-08-06 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Explaining slopsquatting—the tactic of registering fake packages that LLMs hallucinate, priming supply-chain attacks. ## [Quoting Orta Therox: Programming’s ‘Introduction to Photography’ Moment](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-orta-therox-we-are-at-the-introduction-of-photography-period-of-programming/) _2025-08-04 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Orta Therox frames AI-assisted coding as programming's photography moment, where new tools reshape craft rather than replace it. ## [Quoting Vincent Schmalbach: My LLMs Have Personalities](https://theaspiringnerd.com/quoting-vincent-schmalbach-my-llms-have-personalities/) _2025-07-16 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Vincent Schmalbach personifies his LLMs like quirky interns, comparing ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok personalities. ## [Curious & Confused: TIL in May - June 2025](https://theaspiringnerd.com/curious-confused-what-i-learned-in-may-june-2025/) _2025-07-07 · The Aspiring Nerd_ Notes from May–June explorations: AI agents, security quirks, regulation chatter, and context engineering experiments.