Archive - White Noise

How a Trump Meme Explains AI Writing

A siren song that doesn't even sound good

Aug 31 • Tom White

Whimsy Is as Whimsy Does

A Poem for Duds, Grumps, and the Recently Socked

Aug 28 • Tom White

The Defensive Driving Theory of Life

On low expectations as a form of mercy

Aug 18 • Tom White

June 2026

On Qualitative Precision

Jun 15 • Tom White

Our Economic Black Hole

Or: Capital Must Beget Capital

Jun 2 • Tom White

May 2026

May 26 • Tom White

What’s in a Word?

Less than you think. More than you’d guess.

May 18 • Tom White

May 7 • Tom White

April 2026

Softwear as a Service

Why Every Company Wants to be a Luxury Brand

Apr 30 • Tom White

The Last Excuse

What Do You Actually Want?

Apr 24 • Tom White

In Defense of Friction

On the Rough Stuff

Apr 20 • Tom White

The Dunning-Kruger Machine

On Mechanized Sycophancy

Apr 16 • Tom White

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