HeyJaredGraphomane
Neal Stephenson's Substack. Mostly about the intersection of tech and art, with some excursions, digressions, and tangents. I will talk about projects I'm actively working on. I have a personal financial interest in some of those.
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- Sep 19, 2026
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KdK part 5: The Aitkenator (opens the original)
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Writing by Hand is Good for your Brain - Here's how to do it (opens the original)
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Because I am known to write using a fountain pen on paper, a number of people have pointed me to this post and its underlying research. I won’t rehash what is said in those sources, but the gist of it is that when you write things down by hand you’re recruiting more of your brain, which is a good thing.I’m not an expert on how the brain works, but I can say that, when writing by hand, one is continually s
Updates to Two Previous Posts (opens the original)
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In November I made a post registering some objections to an article on the A16Z website claiming that some of my books stopped in mid-sentence. I have only just become aware that, a day later, Matt Bornstein, the author of that piece, posted a very reasonable response here on Substac
The Sting in the National Anthem’s Tail (opens the original)
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