@ariabramowitz

We need to talk (more) about AI

Mar 19 · 9 min read · About a month ago, I came to a sudden, disorienting realization: the widespread societal transformations I had occasionally imagined happening as a result of AI might in fact be quickly approaching, a

In Response to a Spammer at rally4israel.com

Nov 12, 2025 · 3 min read · Last week I received some… colorful… spam through rally4israel.com, a project I started in April 2024 (and perhaps the subject for another post). My first instinct was to ignore the message, but over the next 24 hours a response started to form in th...

The Philosopher

Sep 28, 2025 · 1 min read · I fight the war not won with guns;The battles where the dead are none.Come fight with me, but not to death.Come fight with but your thoughts and breath. My armor is my argument.My weapon is my word.No blade upon our battlement;The sheath shall stay i...

The Tale of the Flickering Monitors, part 2: You're (not) Grounded!

Aug 26, 2025 · 4 min read · This is a followup to my previous post: The Tale of the Flickering Monitors. To recap, my monitors were blinking in strange and disruptive ways. The culprit turned out to be my treadmill, and spraying some water on it made the flickering stop. If tha...

The Tale of the Flickering Monitors

Aug 20, 2025 · 6 min read · Like many software engineers and other professionals, I prefer having extra screen space when I'm working. At my desk in my home office, I have two external monitors that I use in addition to my laptop’s built-in screen. For the past few weeks, I’ve ...