Archive - 72 Degrees North

May 2025

How to Make AI Write a Bestseller—and Why You Shouldn't

As a great man once said, "Drive stick, motherfucker."

May 28 •

Michael O. Church

Naive Bayes Attacks and AI

How Your Enemies Will Destroy Your "Deep Reputation" in the Age of AI

May 28 •

Michael O. Church

How Red-State and Blue-State Hypocrisy Differ

You need to know this if you want to know why the left is losing in the US

May 27 •

Michael O. Church

"I love this, but I can't touch it."

May 26 •

Michael O. Church

9 Reasons Why You Should Not Hope for AI to Replace Literary Agents

No one loves gatekeepers, but be careful what you wish for

May 23 •

Michael O. Church

Can AI Read Fiction for Quality? Still Yes, and Still No

I have learned from three independent sources that AI is quietly being used in the publishing world to triage slush.

May 22 •

Michael O. Church

The Slush Bubble: Red Flags All Over Publishing

To paraphrase Samuel L. Jackson, "Caveat Scriptor, Motherfuckers"

May 20 •

Michael O. Church

You Just Lost the Game—A Wikipedia Revenge Story

"That Was You?" Yes, and I'm Not Sorry.

May 15 •

Michael O. Church

A Terrible Poem—For Science

CW: punk rock plagiarism, 2000s casual homophobia, capital letters

May 14 •

Michael O. Church

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