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Updated Nov 12, 2026 · ranked by shared topics, then publicly shown subscribers · methodology

About Testing: A Personal History

A decidedly non-expert wide-ranging blog on the claims that shape our lives if as we believe everything is a test and other stuff that passes the test of interesting me

  • customer service chatbots
  • unwanted catalog mailings
  • attention economy
  • corporate advertising and consumer rights
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