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A Simple Puzzle That Fooled Every AI Model I Tried: dev.amitgawande.com

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On a recent trip with my colleagues, I realised how bad I am at the emoji game. I just can’t make sense of the conversations that take place.

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So I added another tool emojidict to my pocket-tools list. This should come in handy now. And here’s the emoji that triggered this.

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I pushed a minor upgrade to the post stats plugin today to fix the build issues with Hugo v0.158. It should now work for all the Hugo versions supported by Micro.blog. Reinstall or look out for an upgrade.

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The v2 upgrade also introduced a few customisation options.

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Plugin Settings

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Watched: Project Hail Mary 🍿

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Oh, I haven’t had this much fun in the theatre for a while now. Went with family, with a few folks not generally interested in scifi. They enjoyed it as well. Ryan Gosling played the lead perfectly – he made the whole theatre laugh out loud at multiple moments.

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Revamping Post Stats: amitg.blog

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AI Slop and Effort: dev.amitgawande.com

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15 Mar 2026 at 9:51 PM: amitgawande.com

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Making Sense: amitgawande.com

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When LLMs Interview Each Other: dev.amitgawande.com

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A pleasant drive to the outsirkts. And I see the life that matters. Pune is blessed that way!

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Spent an hour today writing a post that eventually felt inauthentic. I only realised after writing it that I had no opinion on the topic. Why did I think I needed to have one?

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It happens a lot when I read meta posts on writing. I tend to get swayed and believe that I ought to contribute. I don’t.

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On Handwriting: amitgawande.com

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The First Thing That Gets Left Behind: amitgawande.com

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While I Wait: amitgawande.com

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It finally happens - Ads in ChatGPT: dev.amitgawande.com

","summary":"Ads in ChatGPT ⚓︎ Conversation privacy: We keep your conversations with ChatGPT private from advertisers and we never sell your data to","url":"http://dev.amitgawande.com/2026/it-finally-happens-ads-in-chatgpt","date_published":"2026-01-18T12:37:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Amit Gawande","url":"https://amitg.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F35%2F2885.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"amit"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-18 12:37","date_timestamp":1768739836,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://me.dm/@amit/115916143244788038"]}},{"id":"82163270","content_html":"

Open Responses: dev.amitgawande.com

","summary":"⚓︎ LLM APIs have largely converged on similar building blocks—messages, tool calls, streaming, and multimodal inputs—but each","url":"http://dev.amitgawande.com/2026/open-responses","date_published":"2026-01-16T02:15:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Amit Gawande","url":"https://amitg.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F35%2F2885.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"amit"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-16 02:15","date_timestamp":1768529716,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://me.dm/@amit/115902592179676843"]}},{"id":"82129317","content_html":"

I keep writing about the same thing: amitgawande.com

","summary":"","url":"https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2026/writing-about-the-same-thing/","date_published":"2026-01-15T17:42:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Amit Gawande","url":"https://amitg.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F35%2F2885.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"amit"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-15 17:42","date_timestamp":1768498949,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://me.dm/@amit/115900351661463469","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z75ulwu3bc2qwuere2ecsqd3/post/3mci53ysj642w"]}},{"id":"81974007","content_html":"

Email and Calendars: amitgawande.com

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Liked - Don't fall into the anti-AI hype: dev.amitgawande.com

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A peaceful corner at a hospital that I had to visit recently - much needed calm for people going through a lot within.

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Unsubscribe Spree Continues: amitgawande.com

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Losing Patience with Reading: amitgawande.com

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I suck at routine: amitgawande.com

","summary":"","url":"https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2026/i-suck-at-routine/","date_published":"2026-01-09T17:09:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Amit Gawande","url":"https://amitg.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F35%2F2885.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"amit"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-09 17:09","date_timestamp":1767978579,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://me.dm/@amit/115866320743100491","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z75ulwu3bc2qwuere2ecsqd3/post/3mbyzik24rd2c"]}},{"id":"81704214","content_html":"

10 ideas for 2026: dev.amitgawande.com

","summary":"⚓︎ A subtle reason why smart people make blunders when making career decisions and investment decisions is that they want to feel","url":"http://dev.amitgawande.com/2026/10-ideas-for-2026","date_published":"2026-01-09T16:30:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Amit Gawande","url":"https://amitg.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F35%2F2885.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"amit"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-09 16:30","date_timestamp":1767976254,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://me.dm/@amit/115866224372107272"]}},{"id":"81475829","content_html":"

Updates on App Defaults: amitgawande.com

","summary":"","url":"https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2026/updates-on-app-defaults/","date_published":"2026-01-06T16:48:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Amit Gawande","url":"https://amitg.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F35%2F2885.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"amit"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-06 16:48","date_timestamp":1767718109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://me.dm/@amit/115849195971010210","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z75ulwu3bc2qwuere2ecsqd3/post/3mbrg52qb3a2p"]}}]}