All Episodes
8/2026
Things That Caught My Attention is split into seasons and episodes. Here's what Robin Sloan has to say about personal newsletters and seasons.
Jan 2014Sep 2026
- Defaults and threat-model.md; Making a toaster, but societal institutions
- It’s all vibes, until it’s not
- What if they’re all right?; I didn’t make this; I write because
- The OODA loop
- Three Short Pieces; India’s UPI; A 33% floor; Period drama
- Technology is a tool and we have choices to make as a society; It’s magic
- Trinity
- Artificially intelligent pragmatism; Your subjective experience is generative; The Profane Town Crier
- Tools are easy now, data is hard; Background culture; Tingly is a decision I have to live with; Uniqueness Index
- It Was Supposed To Be Different; Reading Material