Reading Log ForApril 20, 2026 (#168)

Pretty light this week. Some dark patterns from Anthropic, tips for writing, continued problems with Substack, and more.

Cybersecurity

• Anthropic secretly installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop - Alexander Hanff

Writing

• How To Write When You Have Nothing To Write About - Alex Zalben

Podcasts

• 404 Media Podcast: How the Internet Became Hell (with Whitney Phillips)

Journalism

• Substack Still Has A Nazi Problem (And Doesn't Care) - Karl Bode

Everything Else

• Working Through the Fear of Being Seen - Ashley Willis

A Song to Leave You With

Will Hoge - They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To