A direct-mail man was once asked how he could live with himself, sending out all that junk. There is no junk mail, he said. There are junk people. He meant it as a defense and it isn't one, but buried in the ugliness is the only useful theory of slop I know, and it starts … Continue reading There Is No Junk Mail
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Instructions for Claude, 2026-05-23
Note: My instructions are probably unusual. I am offering them here in case they are of value to someone else. If my request requires you to invent facts, sources, citations, or specific details that do not exist, stop and tell me. Offer to help me reframe the question. If the task involves uncertainty, incomplete information, … Continue reading Instructions for Claude, 2026-05-23
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