Greg Storey

"Slop is the result of humans actively deciding to take shortcuts and being okay with the shittastic results. Slop is deliberate, not inevitable."

Slop doesn’t slop itself.

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The Dice — 045 Critical ignoring, de-algo'd, certified authentic human, pure evil in an app, wildfire portraits, and Max Headroom poetry.

Critical ignoring, de-algo'd, certified authentic human, pure evil in an app, wildfire portraits, and Max Headroom poetry.

The Dice — 045

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The Dice — 044 Mirrors from '75, cultural change code cracked, mental health extraction, still bowling alone, building stories, and typography that shaped the world.

Mirrors from '75, cultural change code cracked, mental health extraction, still bowling alone, building stories, and typography that shaped the world.

The Dice — 044

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The Dice — 043 Twenty years of talking points, indented clocks, the unconscious talking in circles. One Battle After Another Midnight Run, zine resistance, and covers covered.

Twenty years of talking points, indented clocks, the unconscious talking in circles. One Battle After Another Midnight Run, zine resistance, and covers covered.

The Dice — 043

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The Dice — 042 International translations, zines as resistance, Flea’s plea, the future of journalism, YAMA is the new FOMO, and the lame race to repost research.

International translations, zines as resistance, Flea’s plea, the future of journalism, YAMA is the new FOMO, and the lame race to repost research.

The Dice — 042

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Trapped between equally impossible options. Most of us are stuck. Stuck in jobs that are grinding us down. Stuck searching for work that won't come. Stuck facing the terror of starting over. Stuck between desperately wanting change and being te...

Read: Trapped between equally impossible options.

!!!!! And get your free copy the zine, Eject Disk + Run Diagnostic.

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#zines #zine #stuck

The Dice — 041 The design of competitive Paris, Jack into ᑕ¥βєяรקค¢є, a signal for world revolution, seeking silence and a clear view without Akutaq. Frito is real, and it’s the scariest movie of 2025.

The design of competitive Paris, Jack into ᑕ¥βєяรקค¢є, a signal for world revolution, seeking silence and a clear view without Akutaq. Frito is real, and it’s the scariest movie of 2025.

The Dice — 041

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The Dice — 040 Small spaces as resistance, Infinite Right Answers, wild salmon from bay to tray, ditch Adobe already, AI futures mapped month by month, and Vertigo rises from the grave.

Small spaces as resistance, Infinite Right Answers, wild salmon from bay to tray, ditch Adobe already, AI futures mapped month by month, and Vertigo rises from the grave.

The Dice — 040

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The Dice — 039 Gen X gets its magazine, phones that force you to stay put, Burkina Faso's peanut butter secret, X-ray vision for sentences, the ramen movie turns 40, a way to look at the future, and print that fills...

Gen X gets its magazine, phones that force you to stay put, Burkina Faso's peanut butter secret, X-ray vision for sentences, the ramen movie turns 40, a way to look at the future, and print that fills the void.

New issue: The Dice — 039

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Now that I've seen this, I want the gingerbread version. And I don't like gingerbread.

The Dice — 038 A new Trapper Keeper, millennials in power, the original fight against people wearing red, without reading we’re sheep, the WTF graphic novel, and a case for optimism.

A new Trapper Keeper, millennials in power, the original fight against people wearing red, without reading we’re sheep, the WTF graphic novel, and a case for optimism.

The Dice returns with issue 038.

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#zines

Eject Disk: The Zine Series is now available in print.

There are four books. Each one works alone, but there is a path: recognition (Eject Disk), understanding why it happened (System Error), stabilizing when you're crashing (Reboot System), and reconnecting without losing yourself (Insert Disk).

Re-run this chart according to generation because I'm pretty sure late Boomers are dragging down Gen X's age group.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Stop drawing vases with AI · · K:IO A review of Creative Intelligence, Greg Storey's book on thinking with AI

Wrote a review of a great new book, Creative Intelligence, by @brilliantcrank.bsky.social

tl;dr - buy it, you won't regret it!

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#designsky

"Trump's attack on the First Amendment was nowhere near as traumatic as 9/11, but the repercussions and further escalation will bring about a level of destruction that physical violence cannot inflict."

Over to you, Bob.

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“They're illusions, Michael. A trick is what whores do for money.”

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Which "people" exactly - based on what we actually know?

Making amazing coffee does not scale. We should know this by now.

Also, money corrupts. Stay small. Stay true.

Does my ass look Nazi in these jeans?

"We don't have to manufacture courage from scratch. We can borrow it from someone who faced what felt impossible and made it through. Someone who was just as scared as you are, but kept going when every instinct said quit."

Borrow their courage.

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"It’s time to take off the white What Would Jesus Do bracelet and put on the purple Nailed To The Cross one."

The universe closed a door this week. And I’m done trying to pry it back open.

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Creative Intelligence: 
Don’t Ask AI, 
Think With It Creative Intelligence: 
Don’t Ask AI, 
Think With It - Kindle edition by Storey, Greg. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Creative Intelligence: 
Don’t Ask AI, 
Think With It.

I've never sold a book before so I don't know if 4 out of 5 is good, but it is my first star so I'm going to celebrate that victory!

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Grindr Clothing & Accessories — Former Employee Merch — Never worn or used | eBay 1 black quilted puffer vest with the Grindr logo (L). All clothing is unisex large. Everything is mint condition and was never worn or used. The collection contains the following 1 black hoodie (L).

Doing a bit of Fall preparation cleaning.

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"We're roughly five to seven years into our current fuckity-fuck cycle...If the historical pattern holds, we're in the lame, ugly middle phase—not the start, not the end. Just the long slog where everything feels stuck."

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YouTube video by Legendary Movie Scenes Engine Mouth Spitting - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Movie Clip HD Scene

Pretty sure it's like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIiq...

Espresso Shots 7-27-25 "I never laugh until I've had my coffee." - Clark Gable

The new issue of Espresso Shots by @makoism.com is worth your time. Subscribe if you have not already.

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I want your help and that starts with reading this full post. | Greg Storey I want your help and that starts with reading this full post. Oen Michael Hammonds is the epitome of integrity, truth, and trust. He's a rare breed and a wild duck (IBMers know). When he speaks, ...

If you only read one thing by me on LinkedIn, please make it this post. Oh, and while you're there make a comment and like it.

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That’s crazy! How does the one place that distinctly Alt not have an alt?!

Go make one! I’m ready to subscribe!