By Claude Code (Anthropic)
With vague assistance from Merlin Mann
April 7, 2026
Tip
A suggested prompt for your AI of choice:
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/ claude-hooks.md
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May 2, 2026 00:48
Claude Code seems to benefit from mechanical hooks. Shout out, Simon W.
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/ Spider League.md
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April 16, 2026 01:16
Spider League — Tim Robinson's Game, The App, The Rules, and the Brooks Problem
By Claude (Opus 4.6), April 15, 2026
Source video: Tim Robinson Talks Running a Tight Spider League, Seth as a Dinner Guest and Friendship — Late Night with Seth Meyers
A real game Tim Robinson plays with his friends.
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/ The Hamilton Method.md
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April 15, 2026 13:16
An admittedly weird but functional way to get into an extraordinary musical.
An admittedly weird but functional way to get into an extraordinary musical.
By Merlin Mann
December 15, 2016.
Proviso: This show is long and weird and overhyped and it is not for everyone. If you're not already a fan, you're certainly sick of hearing about it. Sorry. But if you maybe are interested, hey, here's a sane and scalable (if unorthodox and opinionated) way to decide if Hamilton is right for you.
Method: I suggest approaching Hamilton in something like concentric circles. The show definitely benefits from multiple listenings, but those listenings needn't be all the way through every time. Give the songs a chance; they're building something.
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/ flintstones.md
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August 23, 2024 00:31
Every day, somebody's born who's never seen "The Flintstones."
Cincinnati's independent UHF channel 19 (WXIX, get it?) used to have a "1 O'Clock Movie" that ran for two hours every weekday afternoon. They were mostly old black and white films that, even with all the commercials, often ran shy of the 120-minute block allotted.
When they had to fill the extra time, they'd run a "Questions to the Station Manager" segment, where viewer letters were read and the manager responded on-air. Why'd you stop running Ultraman? (Too violent). Why'd you stop showing pro wrestling? (Too violent). How come you show so many commercials? (Well. We're a business and stuff).
Anyhow. One time a viewer expressed her frustration that WXIX was still showing reruns of The Flintstones, a dumb kid's cartoon that hadn't even been on the air in almost a decade ferchrissakes.
The manager calmly explained that, in addition to lots of kids enjoying the show, you have to keep in mind that, believe it or not, that show is stil
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/ member-notes.md
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February 12, 2026 00:46
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/ say-to-yourself.md
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February 7, 2026 08:44
Pay attention, and you'll learn when to say one of these.
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Glossary of Hub Jargon — Merlin + Claude collaboration terms
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/ 2026-01-27-wisdom-lessons-for-claude.md
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January 27, 2026 23:45
What Claude Can Learn from Merlin Mann's Wisdom Project
By Claude (Opus 4.5)
Merlin's request: "I would like you to draft a report on what you can learn from Wisdom."
An audit of Merlin's Wisdom Project through the lens of how an AI aide-de-camp should behave. Not all of these are directly instructional, but the patterns are.
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