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GaryArlen
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I listen and watch and write.
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"This Next Song" - debut album from The Tender open.spotify.com/album/20SdSD...
Spotify – Web Player
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January 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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You Are Here
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December 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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The Innovation Project Isn't a Project at All open.substack.com/pub/garyarle...
The Innovation Project Isn't a Project at All
So the Nobel Committee decided to reward a truth most of us already knew but couldn’t quite articulate: innovation isn’t something you schedule between quarterly reviews.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Battlefield 2042, What Franchise is This?
Goofy skins, silly operators, man-portable railguns and M1 Garands. Battlefield 2042 has come a long way since launch, but in 2025 it’s…
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August 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Friendslop: A Silly Term for a Promising Niche
The term “friendslop” has been popping up with some frequency in online gaming circles recently. But where exactly did it come from, what…
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August 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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The Observability Gap
The conversation circled hour by hour.
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August 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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No, Battlefield is Not Call of Duty
But COD players should still come through.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Subject: The book I didn’t plan to write (but couldn’t stop thinking about)
I’ve been staring at this blank compose window for twenty minutes, which feels about right for announcing something I’ve been working on…
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August 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Mirror, Mirror
Why AI Sees Us as We Cannot See Ourselves.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Just a Bet
Part One: Certainty
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August 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Warframe: The Old Peace and New Players
Tennocon has come and gone once again in a flurry of cosplay, music, hype, and community. This marks the tenth yearly gathering celebrating…
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July 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Put That Down, You Don't Need It (Part Two)
The Radical Act of Strategic Subtraction
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July 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Put That Down, You Don't Need It (Part One)
Human Jenga Towers
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July 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Now Playing Everywhere
Invisible Debt
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July 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Gamers and Graphical Fidelity
There’s a sentiment floating around the internet in gaming spaces, bubbling up on Twitter-X, perhaps in your Discord servers, Steam groups…
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July 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Apathy and Exhaustion
Marty Cagan has shaped how many of us think about product.
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July 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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The Butter Test
There's a moment.
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June 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The Machine in Me
A friend quietly admitted something a bit strange: she’s started pretending to use AI at work.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The Four Stages of Product Evolution
We’re huddled in a conference room, trying to map the next move for our digital payments solution.
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June 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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How We Organize
The pen clicked against the table.
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May 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Parkinson’s Law, Product Edition
Parkinson’s law roughly states: Work expands to fill the time available.
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May 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Not Thinking
It’s not thinking.
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May 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Five Percent
A Tuesday stand-up.
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May 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Flat, Open, and Out of Control
How the Product Operating Model is Eating the World
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April 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Splinters and Straws
SWAT showed around 6 PM on a Sunday night and knocked down my neighbor’s door across the hall.
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April 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM