Made Wahyuda
@madewahyuda.bsky.social
(Occasionally) brain dump on tech, media, music, and sci-fi.
Just tried writing a short fiction. It (sort of) explores the idea of being dead in the digital age. Spoiler: There’s no heaven, only cloud storage.
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Short Fiction: The Day Manu Dies
What if your final legacy isn’t a sentimental eulogy, but a mildly cursed video message telling your family to deal with your digital assets and artifacts?
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July 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Just tried writing a short fiction. It (sort of) explores the idea of being dead in the digital age. Spoiler: There’s no heaven, only cloud storage.
sigurian.substack.com/p/the-day-ma...
sigurian.substack.com/p/the-day-ma...
February 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If AI is the golden ticket to a UBI-powered future, why does OpenAI follow the same churn-and-burn model as countless other tech startups?
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OpenAI’s Hollow Season: Fake Tales of UBI Utopia
If AI is the golden ticket to a UBI-powered future, why does OpenAI follow the same churn-and-burn model as countless other tech startups?
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February 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
If AI is the golden ticket to a UBI-powered future, why does OpenAI follow the same churn-and-burn model as countless other tech startups?
sigurian.substack.com/p/openai-fak...
sigurian.substack.com/p/openai-fak...
Fabricating a photo out of thin air is the magic trick that almost everyone can pull off today. Which begs us the question: what even is a photo now?
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Can the AI Boom Preserve Our Photos’ Memories?
What even is a photo anyway?
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January 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Fabricating a photo out of thin air is the magic trick that almost everyone can pull off today. Which begs us the question: what even is a photo now?
sigurian.substack.com/p/can-ai-boo...
sigurian.substack.com/p/can-ai-boo...
Couldn’t care less about US politics (for now), unless the news is related to tech industry or crypto. But boy, seeing a religious leader stands up for human decency is refreshing 👌
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
January 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Couldn’t care less about US politics (for now), unless the news is related to tech industry or crypto. But boy, seeing a religious leader stands up for human decency is refreshing 👌
Years of working with tech companies have given me a deeper understanding of how this industry (currently) works in Indonesia.
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Let the Capital Burn, Scale, and Churn!
If we can sell the business while it’s hot, why bother creating a sustainable business model, right?
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January 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Years of working with tech companies have given me a deeper understanding of how this industry (currently) works in Indonesia.
sigurian.substack.com/p/let-the-ca...
sigurian.substack.com/p/let-the-ca...