Learning notes 2026-W27

AI chatbots know more about you than you realise If a machine can infer for you from millions of data pieces out on the internet, how hard will it be for it to infer you? How (not to) name things Don’t add “image” to a text alternative for an image. It’s already clear it’s an image. Don’t add “go to” to the name of a link. That’s what links do. They go somewhere. I have to learn to resist the urge to state the obvious. The Costco theory of the internet A read-worthy essay by Westenberg on the value of trust and taste in the age of abundance. A brand is a pattern of kept promises. Over time, people learn what you allow, what you reject, what you repeat, what you protect, what you punish, and on what and where you refuse to compromise.