“Delicacies” is my incoherent, irregular, unpredictable collection of interesting sparks I came across online. Handpicked by a human, no robots, no AI. A form of tripping, wandering, dérivé, with some loosely undefined theme holding them together. Delicacies have no fixed frequency: I hit the publish button when there is enough material. That can be after a week or after 3 months. No pressure, literally. Enjoy!

Some highlights from this edition:

• About stopping to cut corners. Great essay as inspiration for whatever you do in the new year – by Marc Jacobs
• The Mother of All AI-Resistant Assessments: The Design Critique – by Michael Wagner
• Scientific paper on what differentiates human consciousness. In other words, what makes us human. Via Mickey McManus.

If you prefer the full firehose, check out the Substack link: https://petervan.substack.com/p/petervan-delicacies-182