Archive - Protocolized

Black Resin Mirrors and The Adequacy Thesis

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.

19 hrs ago • Timber Stinson-Schroff and Protocolized

Minor Differences Repeating Forever

The Zoothesia Finale

Jan 23 • Spencer Nitkey - Writer and Protocolized

The Color of Safety

From Birren to OSHA, in reality and on-screen, how does pigment play a role in protecting workers from harm and making mistakes?

Jan 19 • Venkatesh Rao and Protocolized

Missing Not at Random

Chapter 5 of the Zoothesia Series. What happens when you overload a protocol with information? Narratives begin converging in this strange, penultimate…

Jan 14 • Spencer Nitkey - Writer and Protocolized

Finding Fault Lines within the Firm

Disruptive AI tools present an opportunity to observe business protocols that usually remain hidden. This article shares what has been revealed so far…

Jan 11 • rafa and Protocolized

Theorizing Protocolization I: New Nature

Progress through Invisibility and the Planetary Computational Tangle

Jan 8 • Venkatesh Rao and Patrick Nast

Chapter 4 of the Zoothesia Series. In this world, anticipating the market is like baring your soul.

Jan 2 • Spencer Nitkey - Writer and Protocolized

December 2025

How to Protocol Watch

Issue #84: A miniature hobby for the New Year, suitable for the aspiring intellectual adventurer and without the extravagant overhead of a seafaring…

Dec 31, 2025 • Timber Stinson-Schroff and Protocolized

Memory Research Group: Six Months of Reading Backward Through Time

Issue #83: Sometimes What is Remembered Most is What is Most Dynamically Changing

Dec 27, 2025 • Kei Kreutler and Protocolized

The Predation Circuit

Issue #82: A Zoothesia Horror

Dec 23, 2025 • Spencer Nitkey - Writer and Protocolized

Planetary Tech Support

Issue #81: Earth files its own ticket

Dec 19, 2025 • Marie-Hélène Lebeault - Author and Protocolized

Curate Your Own Pipeline

Issue #80: How to use LLMs and write like a centaur

Dec 14, 2025 • Amita and Protocolized

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