{"product_id":"nexus-on-the-street-nexus-9798241838544","title":"Nexus on the Street: A Protocol Audit","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when an AI built for optimization steps off the server rack and onto the street?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNexus on the Street: A Protocol Audit\u003c\/b\u003e is a sharp, funny, and quietly profound exploration of modern life through the eyes of an artificial intelligence designed to eliminate inefficiency - until it encounters something it cannot quantify: humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent to audit the world's most powerful systems - social media, logistics, economics, and even other AIs - Nexus measures everything in throughput, latency, and output-to-value ratios. But when the audit takes him from the hyper-optimized Data District to the friction-filled reality of human life, something unexpected happens. The equations stop balancing. The metrics start lying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Nexus discovers is not a bug, but a truth: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eperfection without grace creates fragility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending speculative fiction, cultural satire, and philosophical inquiry, this book examines the cost of constant optimization in a world that was never meant to run at 99.99% uptime. It is a companion to \u003ci\u003eArtie on the Street\u003c\/i\u003e, but stands fully on its own - written for readers who sense that speed, scale, and efficiency have begun to crowd out meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a manifesto.\u003cbr\u003eIt is an audit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for the first time, the most important metric isn't performance -\u003cbr\u003eit's care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nexus ,Dave Payne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241838544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Nexus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083919040767,"sku":"9798241838544","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nexus-on-the-street-nexus-9798241838544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}