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Last-Mile Optimism
Reducing Waste. Eliminating Fraud. Promoting Civic Responsibility. At least that’s what the city bureaucrats said.
Mar 10
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Marie-Hélène Lebeault - Author
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Protocolized
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Theorizing Protocolization II: Atomic Protocol Questions
Solving real coordination problems to discover the formal laws of protocols.
Mar 4
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Venkatesh Rao
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Patrick Nast
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Protocolized
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Have Your Factory Call My Factory
In this installment of our Obliquities editorial column, we argue that the social kernels circulating in intelligence media are the equivalent of…
Mar 2
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Venkatesh Rao
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Protocolized
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February 2026
Caduceus City
The appearance of a thoroughly protocolized environment is, almost, the perfect cover for dark practices.
Feb 28
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Randy Lubin
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Protocolized
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American Skyway
The 1st place story in our Building and Burning Bridges contest shows that normal statecraft can only achieve so much when its central arteries become…
Feb 23
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Cameron Russell Armstrong
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Protocolized
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One Year of Protocolized
Learn about the past and future of Protocolized after one year of publishing, experiments, and craziness.
Feb 20
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Protocolized
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The Repossessed
Inside a memory labyrinth, inheritance turns out to be something far more dangerous than money.
Feb 18
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Amita
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Protocolized
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Desire Machines
The second place story in our Bridges contest holds a mirror to one of the world's favorite hobbies. A tale of gambling, fandom, and mechanical…
Feb 15
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Sachin
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Protocolized
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What is Protocol Fiction?
A first report from our protocol fiction writing group, led by regular Protocolized contributors Spencer Nitkey and Sachin Benny. Join tomorrow, Feb 12…
Feb 11
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Spencer Nitkey - Writer
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Protocolized
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T.R.O.(L.L.)
Something metamorphic lurks beneath this dark bridge. Elizabeth Maher’s inventive story placed third in our Building and Burning Bridges protocol…
Feb 6
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Thing Party
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Protocolized
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From Destination AI to Intelligence Media
Introducing Obliquities, our new editorial column. In this first installment we propose a new idea – the social kernel – and begin to examine the logic…
Feb 2
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Protocolized
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January 2026
Casio: Adequate Enough to Rule the World
How a cheap plastic watch became a landmark in the world of sci-fi, geopolitics and terror – and what it might mean for contemporary consumer gadgets.
Jan 28
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Timber Stinson-Schroff
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Protocolized
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