Blog: Words & Numbers
Words & Numbers is about discovering new ideas in tech, design, business, books, and the pseudorandom. It’s also about analyzing how words and numbers can enlighten or confound.
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- Archive lists every post by year.
- lets you choose your own adventure.
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Recent Posts
- Woe Is Em: The Sad Lifecycle of an AI Tell
In 2025, the em dash became AI’s most infamous tell. In 2026, that’s changing, leaving a cautionary tale behind.
- For the Love of Holmes
The world’s most famous detective shows how much more can be known when one is smarter about knowing.
- How Band Names Went Wild, 1964–1968
In the 1960s, popular band names went from a single dominant formula to a linguistic free-for-all.
- On Returning
After a long hiatus, I am back to blogging. What changes in 14 years?