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The CivitAI Saga (Part 2)
The chickens come home to roost.
6 hrs ago
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Alejandro Cuevas
Stealing Fire
How Justin Maier delivered Promethean fire to mortals. Part 1 of the CivitAI saga.
Jun 5
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Alejandro Cuevas
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May 2026
What is Internet research anyway?
Finally a 101 on what this Substack is about. This post should probably have come like 2 months ago.
May 29
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Alejandro Cuevas
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Internet researchers, you have to stop
Your research is too detached. Your questions too shallow. Your understanding too limited. They will kill you.
May 22
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Alejandro Cuevas
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Recap: 001
We are ten posts deep. What have we learned so far?
May 15
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Alejandro Cuevas
The takedown scam
The fake DMCA notice that found me on exactly the wrong morning (I almost fell fort it).
May 8
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Alejandro Cuevas
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Do you need a VPN?
Choosing a VPN is a minefield of perverse incentives, unverifiable claims, and potential Palantir fronts. Here's what you should do (and how to think…
May 1
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Alejandro Cuevas
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April 2026
Chameleon Channels
The booming underground economy built on harvesting real attention and the platforms, laborers, and scrolling masses with every incentive to let it…
Apr 24
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Alejandro Cuevas
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The dark web is dying
It lost to convenience. A tour through Tor, hidden services, and why the underground moved somewhere easier.
Apr 17
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Alejandro Cuevas
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The Telegram Ecosystem (Part 2)
The most sensational things on Telegram are usually the least verifiable. The verifiable things are damning enough.
Apr 10
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Alejandro Cuevas
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AI can now find zero-days
But this changes little. You didn't really need a zero-day to cause a ruckus.
Apr 3
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Alejandro Cuevas
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March 2026
The Telegram Ecosystem (Part I)
Telegram is not the dark web. It is something harder to regulate, easier to use, and much larger than most people realize.
Mar 27
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Alejandro Cuevas
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