Ricardo J. Méndez
@ricardo.bsky.social
Privacy, decentralization, freedom, sometimes crypto stuff.
Career CTO working on strategy and investments.
https://numergent.com/
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
https://ger.mx/AxZ_orTzLdEBPyklSWqbSKOUNQ8Oz68iaC2A1Hyhu2Cm#did:plc:cf6futaebyc2k4wgzsr4v42k
Career CTO working on strategy and investments.
https://numergent.com/
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
https://ger.mx/AxZ_orTzLdEBPyklSWqbSKOUNQ8Oz68iaC2A1Hyhu2Cm#did:plc:cf6futaebyc2k4wgzsr4v42k
Pinned
Ricardo J. Méndez
@ricardo.bsky.social
· Dec 19
#Monkigras is not a conference - it's a communal hallucination where for two days we believe that talks can be creative, conversations can be individual and hustle-free, event food can be great, and corporations can help with inclusion.
You should come!
monkigras.com
You should come!
monkigras.com
“I can’t tell you what we are doing, but it’s cool and above board - if you want to know more, just sign this thing saying you won’t ever tell anyone how above board it is.”
SCOOP: Tensions at Palantir have grown in recent weeks over the company's work with ICE.
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company's products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
“I can’t tell you what we are doing, but it’s cool and above board - if you want to know more, just sign this thing saying you won’t ever tell anyone how above board it is.”
What he is saying seems to be: don’t cut off your nose to follow your discourse.
it is already possible, right now, to get 100tok/sec out of 100 watts of air-cooled local inference, and the output is surprisingly good
LLM architecture gains will compound against improved silicon over the next five years to produce serious leverage, WHICH WORKERS CAN OWN OUTRIGHT
LLM architecture gains will compound against improved silicon over the next five years to produce serious leverage, WHICH WORKERS CAN OWN OUTRIGHT
If you're a person who thinks "billionaires are evil -> billionaires own big tech -> frontier labs dominate the LLM space and are owned by billionaires -> LLMs is evil" then I am sympathetic to it. However the correct prescription is not to destroy LLM technology but to expropriate it.
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
What he is saying seems to be: don’t cut off your nose to follow your discourse.
Tested this a bit more - it wasn't just a bug where it picked a random model. Auto is using models I had explicitly disabled.
Seems if you are using @github.com Copilot, from an individual account, without explicitly selecting a model, it will no longer respect the choices you'd previously made.
Seems if you are using @github.com Copilot, from an individual account, without explicitly selecting a model, it will no longer respect the choices you'd previously made.
February 7, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Tested this a bit more - it wasn't just a bug where it picked a random model. Auto is using models I had explicitly disabled.
Seems if you are using @github.com Copilot, from an individual account, without explicitly selecting a model, it will no longer respect the choices you'd previously made.
Seems if you are using @github.com Copilot, from an individual account, without explicitly selecting a model, it will no longer respect the choices you'd previously made.
Am I imagining this, or did @github.com removed the option where individuals could enable or disable specific models?
I have a subscription on my personal account, and can now only find the setting for the org I created for a couple of private repositories.
"Auto" on Copilot Chat is now useless.
I have a subscription on my personal account, and can now only find the setting for the org I created for a couple of private repositories.
"Auto" on Copilot Chat is now useless.
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Am I imagining this, or did @github.com removed the option where individuals could enable or disable specific models?
I have a subscription on my personal account, and can now only find the setting for the org I created for a couple of private repositories.
"Auto" on Copilot Chat is now useless.
I have a subscription on my personal account, and can now only find the setting for the org I created for a couple of private repositories.
"Auto" on Copilot Chat is now useless.
Mushroom mushroom!
February 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Mushroom mushroom!
I mean, if only someone had warned us 3 years ago that Ethereum Layer 2s were in practice uninvestable...
numergent.com/2023-08/No-L...
Or that it was unlikely to re-capture developer imagination because of fucked-up incentives...
youtu.be/6VWOKEMAD9A?...
Or... (I could keep going...)
numergent.com/2023-08/No-L...
Or that it was unlikely to re-capture developer imagination because of fucked-up incentives...
youtu.be/6VWOKEMAD9A?...
Or... (I could keep going...)
February 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I mean, if only someone had warned us 3 years ago that Ethereum Layer 2s were in practice uninvestable...
numergent.com/2023-08/No-L...
Or that it was unlikely to re-capture developer imagination because of fucked-up incentives...
youtu.be/6VWOKEMAD9A?...
Or... (I could keep going...)
numergent.com/2023-08/No-L...
Or that it was unlikely to re-capture developer imagination because of fucked-up incentives...
youtu.be/6VWOKEMAD9A?...
Or... (I could keep going...)
Does tap's database just keep growing, or does it at some point start culling old, processed records to merely keep some cursor or a "processed" indicator instead of all the data?
#atdev
#atdev
February 3, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Does tap's database just keep growing, or does it at some point start culling old, processed records to merely keep some cursor or a "processed" indicator instead of all the data?
#atdev
#atdev
Papercall.io is so broken...
PaperCall.io - The easy way to manage your call for papers
PaperCall enables event organizers to easily manage their call for papers and talk submissions, without relying on tools such as Google Forms, WuFoo Forms, and other less than perfect systems.
Papercall.io
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Papercall.io is so broken...
Financially… for Google, $68M is such a slightly sighed breath atop the financial bucket, that it might as well be read as “we ain’t doing it but we’d rather stop paying lawyers”.
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Financially… for Google, $68M is such a slightly sighed breath atop the financial bucket, that it might as well be read as “we ain’t doing it but we’d rather stop paying lawyers”.
I even reached out through a friend who used to work there, so he could ping his contacts. He got crickets.
Betcha number of active Pro subscribers is tied to KRs and bonuses across the board - even on trust and safety.
Betcha number of active Pro subscribers is tied to KRs and bonuses across the board - even on trust and safety.
January 30, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I even reached out through a friend who used to work there, so he could ping his contacts. He got crickets.
Betcha number of active Pro subscribers is tied to KRs and bonuses across the board - even on trust and safety.
Betcha number of active Pro subscribers is tied to KRs and bonuses across the board - even on trust and safety.
Absolutely bananas. I suspect we have entered the era where we'll see a lot more vertical take-offs like moltbot's, along with rugpull-like plunges as they get fast-replaced.
Things are going to be lively for a while.
Things are going to be lively for a while.
bonkers from Peter Steinberger. moltbot hype is literally off the charts.
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Absolutely bananas. I suspect we have entered the era where we'll see a lot more vertical take-offs like moltbot's, along with rugpull-like plunges as they get fast-replaced.
Things are going to be lively for a while.
Things are going to be lively for a while.
The likelihood a LinkedIn message is spam is HIGHER if it is a verified or pro account.
Also, their spam detection system is about as solid as USGov checks and balances.
bsky.app/profile/rica...
Also, their spam detection system is about as solid as USGov checks and balances.
bsky.app/profile/rica...
The absolute level of incompetence boggles the mind. And @linkedin.com has the gall to tell people that verification increases trust - anyone trusting them is getting phished.
January 29, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The likelihood a LinkedIn message is spam is HIGHER if it is a verified or pro account.
Also, their spam detection system is about as solid as USGov checks and balances.
bsky.app/profile/rica...
Also, their spam detection system is about as solid as USGov checks and balances.
bsky.app/profile/rica...
Global Latin America strikes again.
I don't really like how habituated I've gotten to blatant corruption and abusive behavior
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Global Latin America strikes again.
Five jobs I’ve had:
- Brick factory gopher
- Software engineer (all along the spectrum)
- Movie critic
- Investor
- Used bookstore clerk / janitor
- Brick factory gopher
- Software engineer (all along the spectrum)
- Movie critic
- Investor
- Used bookstore clerk / janitor
Five jobs I’ve had
- Grocery store
- RadioShack
- Electrician
- Community Organizer
- Software Engineer
Bonus:
- atprotocol button smasher
- Grocery store
- RadioShack
- Electrician
- Community Organizer
- Software Engineer
Bonus:
- atprotocol button smasher
Five jobs I’ve had
- Grocery store/meat department
- Construction
- Little Caesars
- Desktop Support
- Software Developer
Bonus:
- atproto pumpkin
- Grocery store/meat department
- Construction
- Little Caesars
- Desktop Support
- Software Developer
Bonus:
- atproto pumpkin
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Five jobs I’ve had:
- Brick factory gopher
- Software engineer (all along the spectrum)
- Movie critic
- Investor
- Used bookstore clerk / janitor
- Brick factory gopher
- Software engineer (all along the spectrum)
- Movie critic
- Investor
- Used bookstore clerk / janitor
Shot in the dark, but… afaik Time Machine backups deltas. It wouldn’t be able to delete old backup data on its entirety if some of that is still around.
So I could see a scenario where the data it needs to keep + new data is larger than what it thinks it can clean up.
More likely a bug though.
So I could see a scenario where the data it needs to keep + new data is larger than what it thinks it can clean up.
More likely a bug though.
January 29, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Shot in the dark, but… afaik Time Machine backups deltas. It wouldn’t be able to delete old backup data on its entirety if some of that is still around.
So I could see a scenario where the data it needs to keep + new data is larger than what it thinks it can clean up.
More likely a bug though.
So I could see a scenario where the data it needs to keep + new data is larger than what it thinks it can clean up.
More likely a bug though.
It's not. Just the usual joking around someone stating Signal was now compromised because a rando got added to a group chat (from some grass-roots organizers, afaik).
January 29, 2026 at 8:54 AM
It's not. Just the usual joking around someone stating Signal was now compromised because a rando got added to a group chat (from some grass-roots organizers, afaik).
Deleting Signal now that I know it’s compromised. Find me atop a wooden soapbox in the market square, screaming in tongues.
Deleting Signal now that I know it's compromised. Find me yeeting every message I wanna send into a single @leaflet.pub doc (one subpage per recipient).
Deleting Signal now that I know it's compromised. Find me on guestbook.pl
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Deleting Signal now that I know it’s compromised. Find me atop a wooden soapbox in the market square, screaming in tongues.
Reposted by Ricardo J. Méndez
afaik they haven’t even released an audit yet - it’s just the odds favor them now.
January 28, 2026 at 6:21 PM
afaik they haven’t even released an audit yet - it’s just the odds favor them now.
I don’t particularly trust them, as we discussed on that call - too much sketchy stuff over the years - but the market winds seem to have blown in their direction.
January 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I don’t particularly trust them, as we discussed on that call - too much sketchy stuff over the years - but the market winds seem to have blown in their direction.
Given the amount of USD they got to mint tether, while holding bonds, at a time that interest rates soared, while holding BTC as it appreciated… I wouldn’t be surprised.
Not to say that they’ve been on the up and up, or have always been solvent, but I’m willing to believe they won the dice roll.
Not to say that they’ve been on the up and up, or have always been solvent, but I’m willing to believe they won the dice roll.
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Given the amount of USD they got to mint tether, while holding bonds, at a time that interest rates soared, while holding BTC as it appreciated… I wouldn’t be surprised.
Not to say that they’ve been on the up and up, or have always been solvent, but I’m willing to believe they won the dice roll.
Not to say that they’ve been on the up and up, or have always been solvent, but I’m willing to believe they won the dice roll.
So… not great nor making any sort of sense for laypeople is what I’m reading.
January 28, 2026 at 3:05 PM
So… not great nor making any sort of sense for laypeople is what I’m reading.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold for anyone who has dealt with NI or their products in the last 7 years - and that's before we get to the strip mining-smelling private equity acquisition , general state world finances, and how every geek and their great-aunt now build synths.
Big news in music tech - Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency cdm.link/ni-insolvency/
Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency - CDM Create Digital Music
According to insolvency documents, Berlin-based Native Instruments GmbH (also parent to iZotope, Plugin Alliance, and Brainworx) is in preliminary insolvency proceedings. This is significant news for ...
cdm.link
January 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Chronicle of a Death Foretold for anyone who has dealt with NI or their products in the last 7 years - and that's before we get to the strip mining-smelling private equity acquisition , general state world finances, and how every geek and their great-aunt now build synths.
Not to mention, Tether are not fundamentalists. As a friend who's an OG in the space comments, back when Tether launched in 2014, the reaction was "this is so dumb, the whole point is to avoid fiat".
Tether just likes the rails and are good at seizing an opportunity.
youtu.be/Oyu1kdB4SnU?...
Tether just likes the rails and are good at seizing an opportunity.
youtu.be/Oyu1kdB4SnU?...
The Spelunking Podcast #46: Tether A Better Investment Than ETH/SOL?
YouTube video by The Spelunking Podcast
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Not to mention, Tether are not fundamentalists. As a friend who's an OG in the space comments, back when Tether launched in 2014, the reaction was "this is so dumb, the whole point is to avoid fiat".
Tether just likes the rails and are good at seizing an opportunity.
youtu.be/Oyu1kdB4SnU?...
Tether just likes the rails and are good at seizing an opportunity.
youtu.be/Oyu1kdB4SnU?...