Citizen Platano 🇵🇷
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The year everything changed
Far from my best years being behind me, it feels as though everything in my life has been leading to this moment: building a completely new category of product where the most useful lessons come not f...
networkgames.fyi
If you're a developer surrounded by people debating the utility of LLMs, you are being misled.
The advent of agents decisively settles the conversation. The real question is: how do you ship software that leverages their power?
I spent 2025 answering this question
networkgames.fyi/the-year-eve...
The advent of agents decisively settles the conversation. The real question is: how do you ship software that leverages their power?
I spent 2025 answering this question
networkgames.fyi/the-year-eve...
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The fact that her reaction is almost certainly opportunistic makes this more, not less, significant.
GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
The fact that her reaction is almost certainly opportunistic makes this more, not less, significant.
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There's no "centrist" difference-splitting on this. We have to make clear that some beliefs held by loud pressure groups are simply contrary to democracy, and we can't indulge them.
Great read - bottom line, a fifth of Americans think we’d be better off if women couldn’t vote. And it’s a pretty even across race and ethnicity.
🇺🇸 Straight from the Handmaid's Tale: there is a 'strong, positive relationship between Christian nationalism and the desire to strip women of their voting rights'. The link does not vary across racial groups, and, most worryingly, it's not really a fringe position 🇺🇸
February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
There's no "centrist" difference-splitting on this. We have to make clear that some beliefs held by loud pressure groups are simply contrary to democracy, and we can't indulge them.
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now that's the power of a union
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
now that's the power of a union
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Rep. Stansbury on the Epstein files: "Congress is controlled by Donald Trump's allies…He is being actively shielded by members of his own party…We need to hold these people accountable. And my message to Donald Trump is we're coming for you. We are not moving on."
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Rep. Stansbury on the Epstein files: "Congress is controlled by Donald Trump's allies…He is being actively shielded by members of his own party…We need to hold these people accountable. And my message to Donald Trump is we're coming for you. We are not moving on."
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Amazing things are happening in electricity!!!!
Solar and wind power eclipse coal and gas for first time in EU www.courthousenews.com/solar-and-wi...
Solar and wind power eclipse coal and gas for first time in EU
A phase-out of coal-fired power plants and green energy policies saw Europe on its way to
www.courthousenews.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Amazing things are happening in electricity!!!!
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When people are scared as everyone in tech is, people also cling more fiercely to the things that feel safer. More Technical feels safer and that means your demographics contract. I genuinely think people do not realize this is happening in their decision making
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
When people are scared as everyone in tech is, people also cling more fiercely to the things that feel safer. More Technical feels safer and that means your demographics contract. I genuinely think people do not realize this is happening in their decision making
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I find it kind of interesting because I've seen it across so many spaces and cycles in tech. Women suddenly are invited into spaces when it's "time to do culture" and "time to get stable" not when it's "time for wild predictions"! We can make wild predictions too
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I find it kind of interesting because I've seen it across so many spaces and cycles in tech. Women suddenly are invited into spaces when it's "time to do culture" and "time to get stable" not when it's "time for wild predictions"! We can make wild predictions too
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"50 percent of rural Americans disapprove of ICE’s handling of enforcement, while 50 percent approve
75 percent of men aged 18 to 29 disapprove of ICE’s handling of enforcement, while only 25 percent approve"
75 percent of men aged 18 to 29 disapprove of ICE’s handling of enforcement, while only 25 percent approve"
Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM
"50 percent of rural Americans disapprove of ICE’s handling of enforcement, while 50 percent approve
75 percent of men aged 18 to 29 disapprove of ICE’s handling of enforcement, while only 25 percent approve"
75 percent of men aged 18 to 29 disapprove of ICE’s handling of enforcement, while only 25 percent approve"
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My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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the systems thinking angle: even when you fully understand “the system” as you’ve defined it, you can always zoom out to a bigger system you do not understand, which affects and is affected by your more narrowly defined system. a fixed “the system” is a convenient fiction
two other counterpoints: 1. there are abstractions, even in system software, and 2. even if the systems programmer understands the system from their layer down, they still don’t understand the broader system that their software is a part of
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
the systems thinking angle: even when you fully understand “the system” as you’ve defined it, you can always zoom out to a bigger system you do not understand, which affects and is affected by your more narrowly defined system. a fixed “the system” is a convenient fiction
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all together now: productivity improvements in a sector are ambiguous as to employment in that sector
tech.
“AI is not only not replacing (radiologists), but it’s actually increasing the amount of work they can do and increasing demand for their services,” www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
“AI is not only not replacing (radiologists), but it’s actually increasing the amount of work they can do and increasing demand for their services,” www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
This job has become the ultimate case study for why AI won’t replace human workers
Want to understand how artificial intelligence could change your job? Look to radiology as a clue. Radiology has become a recent talking point in the AI race. It was mentioned multiple times last mont...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
all together now: productivity improvements in a sector are ambiguous as to employment in that sector
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I honestly think we can use LLMs to build systems we understand *better* than we could before
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I honestly think we can use LLMs to build systems we understand *better* than we could before
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this is exactly right and explains why most handwringing about building systems we don’t understand is misplaced. pre-LLM software engineering already consisted almost entirely of building systems we did not understand
Nobody knows how the whole system works
One of the surprising (at least to me) consequences of the fall of Twitter is the rise of LinkedIn as a social media site. I saw some interesting posts I wanted to call attention to: First, Simon W…
surfingcomplexity.blog
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
this is exactly right and explains why most handwringing about building systems we don’t understand is misplaced. pre-LLM software engineering already consisted almost entirely of building systems we did not understand
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ICE is torturing legal residents until they agree to deportation
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
ICE is torturing legal residents until they agree to deportation
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when people look back on the rise of American fascism everyone will just be like, they positioned themselves as malevolent villains and their leader was transparently stupid and deteriorating
one of the most distinctive things about the second Trump administration is the active attempt to appear as evil as possible. this is his portrait from his first and his second administrations.
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM
when people look back on the rise of American fascism everyone will just be like, they positioned themselves as malevolent villains and their leader was transparently stupid and deteriorating
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Sorry Megyn, no one cares. The anti-woke counterrevolution lasted approximately nine months and then you guys got too excited about firing Jimmy Kimmel
February 9, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Sorry Megyn, no one cares. The anti-woke counterrevolution lasted approximately nine months and then you guys got too excited about firing Jimmy Kimmel
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this of all years he wants to do Think Of The Children
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
this of all years he wants to do Think Of The Children
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every corporation in america going "FINALLY, we can say slurs again and not pretend to love gay people" while Rog and his army of rockefeller republican q-zip guys ruthlessly churning the numbers to find out lots of people sure do love this bad bunny fella
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
every corporation in america going "FINALLY, we can say slurs again and not pretend to love gay people" while Rog and his army of rockefeller republican q-zip guys ruthlessly churning the numbers to find out lots of people sure do love this bad bunny fella
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The NFL going "you know man I'm not sure everyone is a deep, profound cultural conservative again, maybe we should just take a beat for a minute and let it play out" is unfortunately why they are the best at this stuff
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The NFL going "you know man I'm not sure everyone is a deep, profound cultural conservative again, maybe we should just take a beat for a minute and let it play out" is unfortunately why they are the best at this stuff
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I don't care about football, but Bad Bunny's performance is an exultant battery against what this administration believes: that there is only one America proper.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I don't care about football, but Bad Bunny's performance is an exultant battery against what this administration believes: that there is only one America proper.
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this is the America I was raised to love
My almost 105 year old abuelita-in-law is VERY excited for Bad Bunny. She came from the island, and for her entire life, she’s been an American citizen! Voted for FDR! 🇵🇷🇺🇸
February 8, 2026 at 10:11 PM
this is the America I was raised to love
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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"prohibition in the united states" has this time lapse map that switches from folksy banjo music to ominous industrial sci-fi for the 15 seconds when alcohol was illegal nationwide
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
"prohibition in the united states" has this time lapse map that switches from folksy banjo music to ominous industrial sci-fi for the 15 seconds when alcohol was illegal nationwide