Archive - Fritinancy

Word of the week: High-agency

Tired: "Disruptor." Wired: A pseudo-psychological modifier that also sounds a little druggy.

Jun 16 •

Sweary links, the return of Manolo, and a little more about AI slop.

Jun 13 •

Check out Oldster today!

Featuring my good friend and sterling fellow Jon Carroll.

Jun 11 •

Word of the week: Hotwashing

You, but better. Much, much better.

Jun 9 •

The names of "Mountainhead"

The title is an obvious Ayn Rand reference. But what about the characters' names?

Jun 5 •

Word of the week: TACO

The food, the initials, the axiom.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

Culture diet #2

More of what I've been reading and seeing lately.

May 29 •

Weird Bay Area billboards, zany startup names, rogue AI, and more.

May 27 •

Naming briefs #15

Two SLATEs: One with wheels, one with words.

May 23 •

Word of the week: Grift

Low motives in high places.

May 19 •

"Write right for the e-mail medium"

Earnest advice from a 1994 style guide.

May 16 •

Word of the week: Crisis-tunity

I'm not letting this one go to waste.

May 12 •

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