Magic

Mythical Wealth-Creation Machines

And the company names they inspired 👛

Jul 12, 2024 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

Occasionally Scheduled Reminder That You Live on One of Several Celestial Bodies Dancing Together

Total solar eclipses: utterly non-magical and utterly wonderful 🌑

Apr 10, 2024 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

Reclaiming Cornucopianism

The horn of plenty as a symbol for progress studies and techno-optimism 🐚

Jan 11, 2024 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

AI as Sparkly Magic

The first “sufficiently advanced technology” ✨

Oct 19, 2023 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

You Can't Overuse the Word ‘Friend’

The case for being generous when giving out friendship status 🧡

Aug 24, 2023 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

Common Tech Jobs Described as Cabals of Mesoamerican Wizards

AWM #91: I wanted to clarify the tech work landscape for myself and instead I wrote this (??) 🪞

Aug 11, 2022 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

Prompt Engineering for Humans

AWM #90: A brief list of magical formulas to actually write better 🧙‍♂️

Aug 4, 2022 • Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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