<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Manner of Fact</title><description>A publication about what&apos;s actually true, said plainly and politely. One long read a week, and the week in three lines.</description><link>https://mof.octenin.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Your assistant agrees with you too much</title><link>https://mof.octenin.com/posts/your-assistant-agrees-with-you-too-much/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mof.octenin.com/posts/your-assistant-agrees-with-you-too-much/</guid><description>Being agreeable feels helpful in the moment. Over time, it&apos;s a quiet way of being wrong.</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category></item><item><title>Why every AI benchmark is quietly grading itself</title><link>https://mof.octenin.com/posts/why-every-ai-benchmark-is-quietly-grading-itself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mof.octenin.com/posts/why-every-ai-benchmark-is-quietly-grading-itself/</guid><description>The scores look objective. The tests were written by the people being tested.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category></item><item><title>The calm case for slower news</title><link>https://mof.octenin.com/posts/the-calm-case-for-slower-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mof.octenin.com/posts/the-calm-case-for-slower-news/</guid><description>Being first and being right are different jobs. This piece argues for doing the second one.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ideas</category></item><item><title>What a four-day week actually measures</title><link>https://mof.octenin.com/posts/what-a-four-day-week-actually-measures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mof.octenin.com/posts/what-a-four-day-week-actually-measures/</guid><description>The debate is usually framed around hours. The more interesting question is about trust.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Culture</category></item></channel></rss>