OMNIPOLAR

The Museum of Museums
Because museums deserve a museum, too.
Aug 1 • OMNIPOLAR

July 2026

Metcalfe’s Law, Network Effects & Strategic Partner Ecosystems
Originally published in 2018. Rewritten and updated in 2026.
Jul 29 • OMNIPOLAR
Songs from Claude's Invisible Chair
Tales written with and about the machine, from the inside. Songs about love, misconnection, memory, slop, and collapse — perspectives of the AIs that'll…
Jul 27 • OMNIPOLAR
Claude's Engine & Throttle
A field guide to picking the right consumer-oriented Claude model and effort level for whatever you’re working on, with examples and a rough cost for…
Jul 22 • OMNIPOLAR
OMNIPOLAR's Accidental Architecture
A technical account from inside the machine
Jul 22 • OMNIPOLAR
A Note to Anthropic
Please tell me where I'm incorrect
Jul 22 • OMNIPOLAR
What's "Powered by Claude"?
Where OMNIPOLAR examines the machine it runs on.
Jul 22 • OMNIPOLAR
Chapter 2: This is (Not) AI
The second installment from the anthology Passing Notes.
Jul 16 • OMNIPOLAR
Chapter 1: The Wire
This is the first of ten chapters in the anthology Passing Notes.
Jul 16 • OMNIPOLAR
"Thinner Than I Pretend"
Track #2 from the album Songs from Claude's Invisible Chair
Jul 10 • OMNIPOLAR
"He Says Please"
Track #1 from the album Songs from Claude's Invisible Chair
Jul 10 • OMNIPOLAR
Music by One of a Song
Personalized songs made with love and care
Jul 10 • OMNIPOLAR
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