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June 2025

Who morphed my armchair?
The next section of the city’s biggest furniturals store is dotted with perpetually flipping signs. 87% more living space with multi-state furniture…
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Pawel Halicki
Your supply chain says no
The morning shift supervisors watch the predictable dance of industrial automation. Most mornings, the show directs itself. This is not most mornings.
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Pawel Halicki
Can you parse me her makeup?
The summit buzzes with murmured conversations. Holodemos briefly solidify products into vivid demonstrations. The conference crowd tours the booths…
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Pawel Halicki
Your patience is refactoring now
The kitchen is at full bustle of evening cooking. Plates are already warming up on the smart countertops. She presses buttons frantically, adjusting the…
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Pawel Halicki

May 2025

Imagination transfer complete
Removing the headset, reality floods back, and the office walls adjust softly to daylight frequency, grounding him firmly back in the present. …
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Pawel Halicki
Have you tried grit grinding?
The career counsellor swipes through the glowing lattice of her experience topology, spinning nodes and connections with the casual precision of someone…
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Pawel Halicki
Our deadline requested an enthusiasm extension
Entering their team space, he immediately senses the mood shift. Yesterday's energetic ceiling projections now pulse calmly, nudging everyone into…
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Pawel Halicki
Let’s merge our taste algorithms
The layout is similar, but the kitchen looks different from what she remembered when she last visited before moving away for the contract. She glances…
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Pawel Halicki
I learned it on pay-per-thought
Around the lounge, structural holographs flicker, placed strategically between lush greenery and the gleam of prestigious mahogany award plaques. She's…
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Pawel Halicki
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