Rick Manelius

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The Ingredients of Taste

The word “taste” is peppered throughout all AI conversations, but few take the time to define it, and fewer show you how to refine it. This is my attempt to do both.

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Rick Manelius
Nov 04, 2026

Every recipe needs the right ingredients in the right amount. If anything’s missing or the ratios are off, good luck.

Maybe that’s why the word “taste”, ironically, left a bad taste in my mouth. It feels like it’s used in the wrong quantities (too much) and at the wrong time (too imprecise). It’s like the word “interesting”, a word that can often feel li…

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