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Emily Gertenbach

writing | freelancing | breaking up with big tech

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No-Slop Saturday, July 25 2026

Everything in No-Slop Saturday is, to the best of my knowledge, made by humans. If I find out otherwise, I won't feature that person in a future edition of the No-Slop roundup. ❤️ Writes like a human I think I came across Brennan.Day through the omg.

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Your Normal Life is Worth a Lot to Data Brokers

Knowing what you do, where you go, and who you’re with is very valuable to corporations. If you’ve ever said/thought/commented something like: * “I don’t have anything to hide, so I don’t care if they take my data” * “I’m just a boring person what

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No, Claude Doesn't Understand Psychological Tricks

There are some increasingly popular articles floating around that that claim you can use psychological “tricks” as a type of prompt for AI chat tools like Claude. These prompts include phrases like: * Take a deep breath and… * If you can do this, we’ll gain X amount of money back…

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What Posting Every Day Did for My Brand

I have been self-employed for over six and a half years. I started my business about six months before the pandemic shut everything down (wild times!) and experimented with different platforms and content styles before I landed on my industry and niche. Since 2020, I’ve supported SaaS and

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Latest Readings

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Anna Kornbluh

Now Reading: Immediacy

Currently reading — review to follow!

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Book Review: Ties of Power

Ties of Power is the second book in the Clan Chronicles trilogy, all of which takes place inside of Julie Czerneda’s Trade Pact Universe. The book follows the characters and storyline introduced in its predecessor, A Thousand Words for Stranger. I very much enjoyed A Thousand Words for Stranger

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Elizabeth Moon

Review: Remnant Population

Remnant Population has the unlikeliest of science fiction book heroines: an elderly woman. Sera Ofelia has lived much of her adult life on the company-town planet where she and her remaining family work. When the Company decides to shut down their town, everyone goes into cryo-sleep for a

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Latest Projects

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Community Zines

Last year I started to make small, single-page zines that could be folded into an eight-page booklet. I made these zines in both full pages on my iPad (using procreate) and in single panels using my Supernote. They are a mix of: * Typing * Handwriting * Collage (icons, an old

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