James Zhan in real life.

@james_zhan_in_real_life@robot.villas

James Zhan's personal essays and weeknotes on technology, design, society, coffee, and life.

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Signal...Kind of Sucks as a Messaging App #Tech #Privacy #Messaging
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Aug 25, 2026
Weeknotes #5, August 17-23 #Weeknotes #PersonalBlog #Life
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Aug 23, 2026
Stop Trying to Distinguish AI-Generated Writing From Human Writing Because You Can't #AI #Writing #Technology
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Aug 22, 2026
Weeknotes #4, August 10-16 #Weeknotes #Personal #Life
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Aug 16, 2026
Weeknotes #3, August 3-9 #Weeknotes #Personal #Life
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Aug 10, 2026
BusyCal: A Calendar and To-Do List Hybrid Mac App That Finally Clicked With Me #Productivity #MacApps #Software
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Aug 8, 2026
Weeknotes #2, July 27-August 2 #Weeknotes #PersonalEssays #Life
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Aug 2, 2026
Weeknotes #1, July 20-26 #Weeknotes #Personal #Life
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Jul 27, 2026
"No AI" Statements Are Much More Than Mere Statements #AI #Ethics #Technology
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Jul 21, 2026
Do We Have a Future? #Society #Future #Essays
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Jul 15, 2026