Alex Komoroske
@komorama.bsky.social
Generalist fascinated by complex adaptive systems. Co-founder and CEO of Common Tools.
https://komoroske.com
https://komoroske.com
In a closed ecosystem the system’s creator has to come up with the killer use case.
In an open ecosystem anyone can come up with the killer use case.
In an open ecosystem anyone can come up with the killer use case.
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In a closed ecosystem the system’s creator has to come up with the killer use case.
In an open ecosystem anyone can come up with the killer use case.
In an open ecosystem anyone can come up with the killer use case.
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
LLM's nescience. Chatbots as a party trick. Vibecoding as Doritos. The same origin paradigm's original sin: merging data and apps. The vibecoding reuse problem. Negative friction of distribution. Duocultures. The Minsky Moment.
LLM's nescience. Chatbots as a party trick. Vibecoding as Doritos. The same origin paradigm's original sin: merging data and apps. The vibecoding reuse problem. Negative friction of distribution. Duocultures. The Minsky Moment.
komoroske.com/bits-and-bobs
Author: Alex Komoroske alex@komoroske.com What is this? During the week I take notes on ideas that catch my attention during conversations. Once a week I take a few hours to take a step back and try ...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
LLM's nescience. Chatbots as a party trick. Vibecoding as Doritos. The same origin paradigm's original sin: merging data and apps. The vibecoding reuse problem. Negative friction of distribution. Duocultures. The Minsky Moment.
LLM's nescience. Chatbots as a party trick. Vibecoding as Doritos. The same origin paradigm's original sin: merging data and apps. The vibecoding reuse problem. Negative friction of distribution. Duocultures. The Minsky Moment.
What would it look like to decentralize apps?
That app is the nexus of power because it is where the data lives. The app is at the top of the stack deciding what pixels to render. Decentralization at other layers doesn't matter nearly as much.
That app is the nexus of power because it is where the data lives. The app is at the top of the stack deciding what pixels to render. Decentralization at other layers doesn't matter nearly as much.
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What would it look like to decentralize apps?
That app is the nexus of power because it is where the data lives. The app is at the top of the stack deciding what pixels to render. Decentralization at other layers doesn't matter nearly as much.
That app is the nexus of power because it is where the data lives. The app is at the top of the stack deciding what pixels to render. Decentralization at other layers doesn't matter nearly as much.
What if instead of buying software from a store, you could grow it in your garden?
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
What if instead of buying software from a store, you could grow it in your garden?
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AI as amplifier. One of AI's superpowers: retconning. Human-out-of-the-loop. Convenience vs control. Superficially perfect answers. Technocalvinism. Super citizens. Elegant heuristics. Shame as the moral equivalent of pain.
AI as amplifier. One of AI's superpowers: retconning. Human-out-of-the-loop. Convenience vs control. Superficially perfect answers. Technocalvinism. Super citizens. Elegant heuristics. Shame as the moral equivalent of pain.
komoroske.com/bits-and-bobs
Author: Alex Komoroske alex@komoroske.com What is this? During the week I take notes on ideas that catch my attention during conversations. Once a week I take a few hours to take a step back and try ...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AI as amplifier. One of AI's superpowers: retconning. Human-out-of-the-loop. Convenience vs control. Superficially perfect answers. Technocalvinism. Super citizens. Elegant heuristics. Shame as the moral equivalent of pain.
AI as amplifier. One of AI's superpowers: retconning. Human-out-of-the-loop. Convenience vs control. Superficially perfect answers. Technocalvinism. Super citizens. Elegant heuristics. Shame as the moral equivalent of pain.
If LLMs make thinking 10x cheaper, will you think 10x less, or 10x deeper?
October 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
If LLMs make thinking 10x cheaper, will you think 10x less, or 10x deeper?
Most vibe coding tools produce Potemkin software. Demos great, falls over in the slightest breeze.
We need infrastructure where strangers can refine vibe-coded software so improvements benefit everyone... yet it's somehow still safe with your private data.
We need infrastructure where strangers can refine vibe-coded software so improvements benefit everyone... yet it's somehow still safe with your private data.
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Most vibe coding tools produce Potemkin software. Demos great, falls over in the slightest breeze.
We need infrastructure where strangers can refine vibe-coded software so improvements benefit everyone... yet it's somehow still safe with your private data.
We need infrastructure where strangers can refine vibe-coded software so improvements benefit everyone... yet it's somehow still safe with your private data.
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Coding with fractured attention. LLMs as Clever Hans. Potemkin software. Compounding engineering. Abducting knowhow into knowledge. Code sharing by cross pollination. Faux agency. Scarcity forcing synthesis. The sacred fool.
Coding with fractured attention. LLMs as Clever Hans. Potemkin software. Compounding engineering. Abducting knowhow into knowledge. Code sharing by cross pollination. Faux agency. Scarcity forcing synthesis. The sacred fool.
komoroske.com/bits-and-bobs
Author: Alex Komoroske alex@komoroske.com What is this? During the week I take notes on ideas that catch my attention during conversations. Once a week I take a few hours to take a step back and try ...
docs.google.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Coding with fractured attention. LLMs as Clever Hans. Potemkin software. Compounding engineering. Abducting knowhow into knowledge. Code sharing by cross pollination. Faux agency. Scarcity forcing synthesis. The sacred fool.
Coding with fractured attention. LLMs as Clever Hans. Potemkin software. Compounding engineering. Abducting knowhow into knowledge. Code sharing by cross pollination. Faux agency. Scarcity forcing synthesis. The sacred fool.
Your perfect personal use case is an edge case for an aggregator.
October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Your perfect personal use case is an edge case for an aggregator.
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Triopoly dynamics. Chatbots as filming stage plays. Catastrophic power. The quality sphincter. Leverage on taste. Ballistic gel for LLM containment. Reactive JSON graphs. AI's last mile problem. The Geek Fallacy.
Triopoly dynamics. Chatbots as filming stage plays. Catastrophic power. The quality sphincter. Leverage on taste. Ballistic gel for LLM containment. Reactive JSON graphs. AI's last mile problem. The Geek Fallacy.
komoroske.com/bits-and-bobs
Author: Alex Komoroske alex@komoroske.com What is this? During the week I take notes on ideas that catch my attention during conversations. Once a week I take a few hours to take a step back and try ...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Triopoly dynamics. Chatbots as filming stage plays. Catastrophic power. The quality sphincter. Leverage on taste. Ballistic gel for LLM containment. Reactive JSON graphs. AI's last mile problem. The Geek Fallacy.
Triopoly dynamics. Chatbots as filming stage plays. Catastrophic power. The quality sphincter. Leverage on taste. Ballistic gel for LLM containment. Reactive JSON graphs. AI's last mile problem. The Geek Fallacy.
Software should feel like a personal garden that grows for you, not something some stranger constructed.
October 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Software should feel like a personal garden that grows for you, not something some stranger constructed.
Resonance is when want and need are aligned.
October 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Resonance is when want and need are aligned.
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ChatGPT is not like Windows. Canned corn from the convenience store. LEARNINGS.md for compounding agent performance. LLMs as meta-boundary objects. Do-think vs do-do. Seeing Like a Language Model. The Hyper Era. Sousveillance.
ChatGPT is not like Windows. Canned corn from the convenience store. LEARNINGS.md for compounding agent performance. LLMs as meta-boundary objects. Do-think vs do-do. Seeing Like a Language Model. The Hyper Era. Sousveillance.
komoroske.com/bits-and-bobs
Author: Alex Komoroske alex@komoroske.com What is this? During the week I take notes on ideas that catch my attention during conversations. Once a week I take a few hours to take a step back and try ...
docs.google.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ChatGPT is not like Windows. Canned corn from the convenience store. LEARNINGS.md for compounding agent performance. LLMs as meta-boundary objects. Do-think vs do-do. Seeing Like a Language Model. The Hyper Era. Sousveillance.
ChatGPT is not like Windows. Canned corn from the convenience store. LEARNINGS.md for compounding agent performance. LLMs as meta-boundary objects. Do-think vs do-do. Seeing Like a Language Model. The Hyper Era. Sousveillance.
Imagine software that doesn't feel like visiting the DMV, but like working with a master craftsperson who knows exactly what you need.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Imagine software that doesn't feel like visiting the DMV, but like working with a master craftsperson who knows exactly what you need.
Software today is like eating canned corn from the convenience store. What if it could be more like a personal farmer's market?
October 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Software today is like eating canned corn from the convenience store. What if it could be more like a personal farmer's market?
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AI as tool, not friend. CRUD-y apps. LLMs grow like a crystal, not a plant. A self-steering product northstar metric: Resonant Engagement Moments (REMs). Disposable software. When want and need are aligned.
AI as tool, not friend. CRUD-y apps. LLMs grow like a crystal, not a plant. A self-steering product northstar metric: Resonant Engagement Moments (REMs). Disposable software. When want and need are aligned.
komoroske.com/bits-and-bobs
Author: Alex Komoroske alex@komoroske.com What is this? During the week I take notes on ideas that catch my attention during conversations. Once a week I take a few hours to take a step back and try ...
docs.google.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AI as tool, not friend. CRUD-y apps. LLMs grow like a crystal, not a plant. A self-steering product northstar metric: Resonant Engagement Moments (REMs). Disposable software. When want and need are aligned.
AI as tool, not friend. CRUD-y apps. LLMs grow like a crystal, not a plant. A self-steering product northstar metric: Resonant Engagement Moments (REMs). Disposable software. When want and need are aligned.
Code is like a skeleton, LLMs are like muscle.
Skeleton alone: precise structure that can't move. Muscle alone: quivering mass on the floor with no leverage.
Put them together correctly and you get a body capable of threading a needle or throwing a fastball.
Skeleton alone: precise structure that can't move. Muscle alone: quivering mass on the floor with no leverage.
Put them together correctly and you get a body capable of threading a needle or throwing a fastball.
October 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Code is like a skeleton, LLMs are like muscle.
Skeleton alone: precise structure that can't move. Muscle alone: quivering mass on the floor with no leverage.
Put them together correctly and you get a body capable of threading a needle or throwing a fastball.
Skeleton alone: precise structure that can't move. Muscle alone: quivering mass on the floor with no leverage.
Put them together correctly and you get a body capable of threading a needle or throwing a fastball.
AI should be a tool, not a friend.
Tools extend your agency.
Synthetic 'friends' are engagement optimization in disguise.
The Star Trek computer never said "good morning."
Tools extend your agency.
Synthetic 'friends' are engagement optimization in disguise.
The Star Trek computer never said "good morning."
October 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
AI should be a tool, not a friend.
Tools extend your agency.
Synthetic 'friends' are engagement optimization in disguise.
The Star Trek computer never said "good morning."
Tools extend your agency.
Synthetic 'friends' are engagement optimization in disguise.
The Star Trek computer never said "good morning."
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AI's last-mile problem. Responsibility laundering. AI as muscle, software as skeleton. Workslop. Chatbots as filming stage plays. Alienable data. Software perfectly tailored to you. The death of one-size-fits-none software.
AI's last-mile problem. Responsibility laundering. AI as muscle, software as skeleton. Workslop. Chatbots as filming stage plays. Alienable data. Software perfectly tailored to you. The death of one-size-fits-none software.
komoroske.com/bits-and-bobs
Author: Alex Komoroske alex@komoroske.com What is this? During the week I take notes on ideas that catch my attention during conversations. Once a week I take a few hours to take a step back and try ...
docs.google.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I just published my weekly reflections: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AI's last-mile problem. Responsibility laundering. AI as muscle, software as skeleton. Workslop. Chatbots as filming stage plays. Alienable data. Software perfectly tailored to you. The death of one-size-fits-none software.
AI's last-mile problem. Responsibility laundering. AI as muscle, software as skeleton. Workslop. Chatbots as filming stage plays. Alienable data. Software perfectly tailored to you. The death of one-size-fits-none software.
Authentic things feel natural, inescapable, like it could never be any other way... and you'd never want it to be.
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Authentic things feel natural, inescapable, like it could never be any other way... and you'd never want it to be.
Data is alienable. Because it replicates so easily, once it's out of your sight it's out of your control. When used behind your back, it loses its contextual integrity—alienated from your intention, turned against your interest. How can we make your data always work for you?
September 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Data is alienable. Because it replicates so easily, once it's out of your sight it's out of your control. When used behind your back, it loses its contextual integrity—alienated from your intention, turned against your interest. How can we make your data always work for you?
Prompt injection is when someone tricks an AI into ignoring its instructions. There's no easy fix because LLMs process all text as potentially executable.
Grabbed promptinjection.wtf and threw together a simple site explaining why this matters.
Grabbed promptinjection.wtf and threw together a simple site explaining why this matters.
Prompt Injection
The critical vulnerability lurking beneath the AI hype. Learn why AI systems can't distinguish between instructions and data, and what it means for safe deployment.
promptinjection.wtf
September 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Prompt injection is when someone tricks an AI into ignoring its instructions. There's no easy fix because LLMs process all text as potentially executable.
Grabbed promptinjection.wtf and threw together a simple site explaining why this matters.
Grabbed promptinjection.wtf and threw together a simple site explaining why this matters.