What if you could reset Instagram’s algorithm and make it crave cyberpunk? I did—and the results were mind-bending.

The Big Reset

In the spirit of exploration I intentionally manipulated my social media algorithm to produce different algorighm recommendations. If that sounds nerdy, well it is.

I’ve run the test many times; sometimes sandboxed, othertimes naked. Most interesting? What leaks around the edge. Could it be a tracker? Or synchronicity? Most likely an echo of the subconsciousness.

Brooks, Conway, Parkinson: 10 software laws devs ignore—at huge cost. Real-world fails from IBM OS/360 to Slack bloat. Don’t repeat them.

I love this list by Signs of Triviality so I thought I would ask Perplexity for a few examples.