Weekly Reads for Thursday Jul 24, 2025
The Surreality of Japanese Playgrounds at Night
Creepy, whimsical, bizarre, and (yes) surreal. This project is brilliant.
Bad vibes: How an AI agent coded its way to disaster | ZDNET
This story is wild – AI coding tool Replit lied to this programmer about unit test results, emailed him an apology, and then wiped his production database. WORST INTERN EVER!
The secret to Baltimore’s extraordinary year
Baltimore found out just how much of a difference getting the police out of the equation in solving community violence could make.
After More Than Half a Century, a One-of-a-Kind Chinese Typewriter Emerges from Obscurity — Colossal
I know you THINK you hated typing class, but you don’t know anything about pain and suffering, my friend. Be glad you have your smartphone to type your love letters in Chinese for you.