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Prashant Dhanke writes essays, invents games, composes songs, and occasionally builds small machines. An engineer by training, a humorist by accident, committing content since 2008.
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AI Has Made My Handwriting Better
It turns out the cure for AI-assisted writing is a stolen kindergarten notebook.
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Songs
The most recent hard work: original songs from a parallel timeline. Hear them all.
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Latest Writing
The newest things first, regardless of whether they are respectable enough to be called work.
AI Has Made My Handwriting Better
It turns out the cure for AI-assisted writing is a stolen kindergarten notebook.
Forbes X Under X
A guide for the rest of us, who missed 30 Under 30, 40 Under 40, and possibly basic compounding.
AI Can't Be Stopped, But It Can Definitely Be Misled
AGI is at the door. Humanity, having failed at wisdom, may still have one weapon left: majestic nonsense.
Bloody Indians in Vegas
As mentioned in the previous post, here’s another twisted tale of telephony. First, the disclaimer: Unlik...
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The posts readers refuse to shut up about
New here? These three have survived the most scrutiny. Begin anywhere.
The Bribe
Kharagpur, a speech-controlled toy car, a ten-rupee note, and the kind of misunderstanding that deserves preservation.
How To Live
A practical guide to life, provided one accepts that bathing and philosophy have unresolved jurisdictional issues.
I Still Don't Know
A short story about hell, embarrassment, and the bureaucratic efficiency of terrible endings.
Line of the day
“The printer, as we know, was the original artificial intelligence. It also hated humanity, refused to explain itself, and worked only when threatened by a man in formal trousers.”- AI Can’t Be Stopped, But It Can Definitely Be Misled
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Small Machines
Playable detours that should have a responsible adult nearby.
Caress
Chess pieces, carrom rules. Flick a bishop. Report back.
Forbes X Under X Calculator
Find your imaginary award category before the market corrects itself.
Sage Against the Machines
Ancient wisdom versus modern algorithms. Currently meditating on it.
Sun Signs Social
Fault in your and your friends' stars.