Niche of One — The River Everything the network published lately. Newest first, no algorithm. https://nicheof.one/river/ 2026-09-06T11:08:02.856Z The Street Finds Its Own Uses For Things https://ticom.nicheof.one/p/the-street-finds-its-own-uses-for-things 2026-08-30T13:34:37.307Z Thomas Icom - "Ticom" Ham Radio (and Other Comms) Thoughts https://ticom.nicheof.one/p/ham-radio-and-other-comms-thoughts 2026-08-29T00:38:24.693Z Thomas Icom - "Ticom" The Gag Order Everybody Blamed on OpenAI Was Already Illegal https://nicheof.one/feed/the-gag-order-was-already-illegal/ 2026-08-28T15:00:00.000Z Niche of One TL;DR: In May 2024 the internet found out OpenAI made departing staff sign lifetime non-disparagement agreements or risk their vested equity. Everyone treated it as a new outrage from a new kind of company. The National Labor Relations Board had banned that exact practice fifteen Three Boxes, and None of Them Are the Question https://nicheof.one/feed/three-boxes-and-none-of-them-are-the-question/ 2026-08-26T15:00:00.000Z Niche of One TL;DR: Gabriela Pereira polled the DIY MFA audience with three options: AI User, AI-Cautious, AI-Avoidant. She puts herself in the middle box and names her reasons, unlicensed training data and the environmental cost, both of which are real. Her practical line is the best sentenc Thirty Thousand Signatures and Zero Months https://nicheof.one/feed/thirty-thousand-signatures-and-zero-months/ 2026-08-26T15:00:00.000Z Niche of One TL;DR: In March 2023 thirty thousand people, including some of the most serious names in the field, signed a letter asking every AI lab to pause for six months. Not one lab paused. What the six months actually produced was regulation, and one of the three big pieces has already b The Tape Does Not Testify Anymore https://nicheof.one/feed/the-tape-does-not-testify-anymore/ 2026-08-26T08:00:00.000Z Niche of One TL;DR: McTiernan’s argument is that deepfakes take away the one thing crime fiction leaned on hardest, which is proof that settles a question. Her line: “when evidence itself becomes unreliable, accepted truth becomes less about what can be proven and more about who is believed.” The Smallest Canvas in the Business Is a Postage Stamp https://nicheof.one/feed/the-smallest-canvas-is-a-postage-stamp/ 2026-08-25T08:00:00.000Z Niche of One Somebody handed me a stamp once, years back, and asked if I could reproduce the artwork bigger for a sign. I said sure, then spent an hour under a loupe trying to figure out what half the lines were even doing. A stamp isn’t a small painting. It’s a different discipline wearing a That's A Big 10-4 https://ticom.nicheof.one/p/that-s-a-big-10-4 2026-08-24T22:26:56.568Z Thomas Icom - "Ticom" Dii machinae sumus https://ticom.nicheof.one/p/dii-machinae-sumus-2 2026-08-24T00:55:51.292Z Thomas Icom - "Ticom" How Lo-Tek Can You Get? https://ticom.nicheof.one/p/how-lo-tek-can-you-get 2026-08-21T15:35:05.518Z Thomas Icom - "Ticom" How I Became a Niche of One https://joe.nicheof.one/p/how-i-became-a-niche-of-one 2026-07-03T10:00:00.000Z J.D. Forrest 1,500 job rejections and a Fortune 100 career in the rearview. How one piece of advice pushed J.D. Forrest to stop hiding and build his own category. I Have a Plan, But I’m Making It Up https://joe.nicheof.one/p/i-have-a-plan-but-i-m-making-it-up 2026-07-03T08:00:00.000Z J.D. Forrest A MedEvac bird full of wounded soldiers taught J.D. Forrest that rules serve missions, not the other way around. The same lesson applies to running a creator business. Why I Refuse to Be Your Guru https://joe.nicheof.one/p/why-i-refuse-to-be-your-guru 2026-07-02T18:00:00.000Z J.D. Forrest After burning through thousands on guru promises in 2024, I learned the real secret: there is no secret. Just honest work, shared… Own Your Means of Production https://joe.nicheof.one/p/own-your-means-of-production 2026-07-02T12:00:00.000Z J.D. Forrest Platform reliance is a trap with a trapdoor. Algorithms shift, accounts get banned, fees rise. Here is how to build a creator business you actually own. Rebuilding from Zero https://joe.nicheof.one/p/rebuilding-from-zero 2026-07-02T09:00:00.000Z J.D. Forrest Seventeen platforms, complex funnels, and multiple income streams -- then a spectacular crash. What rebuilding from zero taught about simplicity and building things that last. How I Use AI to Write Without It Eating My Voice https://medium.com/creator-ops/how-i-use-ai-to-write-without-it-eating-my-voice-802b79716680?source=rss-7bdd4f78d816------2 2026-06-21T08:00:12.000Z J.D. Forrest on Medium The tool is not as important as the user. Continue reading on Creator Ops » Creator Ops Submission Guidelines https://medium.com/creator-ops/creator-ops-submission-guidelines-70b430ebf52b?source=rss-7bdd4f78d816------2 2026-05-12T05:00:06.000Z J.D. Forrest on Medium Some Money Belongs on the Table https://medium.com/creator-ops/some-money-belongs-on-the-table-892da7e6f20b?source=rss-7bdd4f78d816------2 2026-05-07T02:09:59.000Z J.D. Forrest on Medium The two failure modes of creator pricing, and the narrow road that runs between them. Continue reading on Creator Ops » The Shelf Beats the Feed https://medium.com/creator-ops/the-shelf-beats-the-feed-2ec285e87ffe?source=rss-7bdd4f78d816------2 2026-05-06T04:57:06.000Z J.D. Forrest on Medium A $2.50 PDF sold while I was asleep. The platform had nothing to do with it, but it makes me $100 a week. Continue reading on Creator Ops » This Post Could Make You $400 a Month https://medium.com/creator-ops/this-post-could-make-you-400-a-month-269d77713a7a?source=rss-7bdd4f78d816------2 2026-04-27T03:19:16.000Z J.D. Forrest on Medium Your affliate program sucks, and this is how mine make $400+ a month… every month. Continue reading on Creator Ops »