Archive - Little. Yellow. Different.

The Friends Who Fix Things With Their Hands

Some things get fixed. Most things don’t. This is about both.

Apr 9 • Ernie Hsiung

Mom Has Given ChatGPT a New Name, and It’s Not ChatGPT

As always, Mandarin in italics.

Apr 2 • Ernie Hsiung

March 2026

The Version of Me My Dad Still Believes In

The second the attendant wheels my father into the Visitor’s Room, he tracks me with his eyes.

Mar 26 • Ernie Hsiung

I Started Another Newsletter. I Know.

For the LYD readers who wanted more AI dread and fewer family members.

Mar 23 • Ernie Hsiung

Mom Got Medi-Cal (She Doesn’t Know Yet)

I found out by logging into a website.

Mar 19 • Ernie Hsiung

Sandals in the Hallway

From the VAULT. Original publish date: October 1999 (Age: 23)

Mar 16 • Ernie Hsiung

What Happens When You Feed 25 Years of Your Writing to an AI

Digital Mirror Project — Entry #2

Mar 12 • Ernie Hsiung

Friends First Then Fremont

From The Vault: Original publish date 03/07/2014.

Mar 9 • Ernie Hsiung

The Portrait With the Missing Piece

Digital Mirror Project — Entry #1

Mar 5 • Ernie Hsiung

The National Spelling Bee

From the archives. Original publish date: 6/01/2007

Mar 1 • Ernie Hsiung

February 2026

I used to run illegal internet game shows

(Okay, maybe not illegal. But definitely unregulated. And probably inadvisable.)

Feb 26 • Ernie Hsiung

Every Convenience Is a Control Surface

What a chatbot's refusal taught me about the systems I used to build.

Feb 19 • Ernie Hsiung

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