steve o’grady
@sogrady.org
helped found redmonk. if you see someone at a tech conference wearing a Red Sox hat, that's probably me. otherwise found in the great state of Maine. wrote the new kingmakers and the software paradox. married to @girltuesday.org. eph.
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steve o’grady
@sogrady.org
· Jan 30
[sadly nodding]
February 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
[sadly nodding]
stand, NJ
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
stand, NJ
that word really needs to be removed from the industry's vocabulary.
manager works just fine.
manager works just fine.
Can everyone building agent orchestration tools *please* stop using the term "overseer" to describe human oversight?
We already learned this lesson with master > main. Words matter.
We already learned this lesson with master > main. Words matter.
February 12, 2026 at 2:21 AM
that word really needs to be removed from the industry's vocabulary.
manager works just fine.
manager works just fine.
said this before, but i can't decide what i'm more appreciative of: the fact that people around the world are not holding our athletes personally responsible for our government's unconscionable actions, or that our athletes are using their platforms to say "no, this is wrong" at great personal risk
Bless these Olympians for having such courage and using these moments in such lovely fashion
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 AM
said this before, but i can't decide what i'm more appreciative of: the fact that people around the world are not holding our athletes personally responsible for our government's unconscionable actions, or that our athletes are using their platforms to say "no, this is wrong" at great personal risk
❤️
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
February 11, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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i get surveys pretty regularly saying "Susan Collins did X or Y for Maine, would you consider voting for her?"
my question: given that she voted to confirm RFK Jr, thus endangering the entire country with outrages like this, what difference does what she did or didn't do for this state make?
my question: given that she voted to confirm RFK Jr, thus endangering the entire country with outrages like this, what difference does what she did or didn't do for this state make?
NEW: The FDA just shot down Moderna's new flu shot. From me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:47 AM
i get surveys pretty regularly saying "Susan Collins did X or Y for Maine, would you consider voting for her?"
my question: given that she voted to confirm RFK Jr, thus endangering the entire country with outrages like this, what difference does what she did or didn't do for this state make?
my question: given that she voted to confirm RFK Jr, thus endangering the entire country with outrages like this, what difference does what she did or didn't do for this state make?
[daughter's home from school because she's sick]
TEN YEAR OLD: daddy, can i have chicken noodle soup with milk in it like grammie used to make for you?
ME: i'll check
ME: [a minute later] well, the good news is that we have some
10YO: [sigh] ok, so what's the bad news?
ME: it expired four years ago
TEN YEAR OLD: daddy, can i have chicken noodle soup with milk in it like grammie used to make for you?
ME: i'll check
ME: [a minute later] well, the good news is that we have some
10YO: [sigh] ok, so what's the bad news?
ME: it expired four years ago
February 10, 2026 at 6:26 PM
[daughter's home from school because she's sick]
TEN YEAR OLD: daddy, can i have chicken noodle soup with milk in it like grammie used to make for you?
ME: i'll check
ME: [a minute later] well, the good news is that we have some
10YO: [sigh] ok, so what's the bad news?
ME: it expired four years ago
TEN YEAR OLD: daddy, can i have chicken noodle soup with milk in it like grammie used to make for you?
ME: i'll check
ME: [a minute later] well, the good news is that we have some
10YO: [sigh] ok, so what's the bad news?
ME: it expired four years ago
some thoughts as we enter 2026 on AI, its costs and its benefits, its impacts and its promise, and its inevitability
redmonk.com/sogrady/2026...
redmonk.com/sogrady/2026...
Besieged
As the last digit on the calendar rolled over from five to six, it took less than a month to realize the coming year was going to be different than the year that preceded it. Arguably the stage was se...
redmonk.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
some thoughts as we enter 2026 on AI, its costs and its benefits, its impacts and its promise, and its inevitability
redmonk.com/sogrady/2026...
redmonk.com/sogrady/2026...
in retrospect, collapsing three or four different pieces into one piece may not have been my best idea ever
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
in retrospect, collapsing three or four different pieces into one piece may not have been my best idea ever
Reposted by steve o’grady
There are bigger things to focus on.
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
There are bigger things to focus on.
sad for all of the pats fans here and elsewhere, but happy for my seattle friends.
meanwhile, as the ten year old reminded me today, two days until pitchers and catchers.
meanwhile, as the ten year old reminded me today, two days until pitchers and catchers.
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
sad for all of the pats fans here and elsewhere, but happy for my seattle friends.
meanwhile, as the ten year old reminded me today, two days until pitchers and catchers.
meanwhile, as the ten year old reminded me today, two days until pitchers and catchers.
i didn't understand most of it, but i didn't need to: the joy came through loud and clear.
i don't watch halftime specials as a rule, but i'm glad i watched this one.
i don't watch halftime specials as a rule, but i'm glad i watched this one.
So many cool things about halftime show but the detail that’s sticking to me is how defiant it was to be joyful.
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
i didn't understand most of it, but i didn't need to: the joy came through loud and clear.
i don't watch halftime specials as a rule, but i'm glad i watched this one.
i don't watch halftime specials as a rule, but i'm glad i watched this one.
as an american, i appreciate the class of the european audience who booed our leadership but had grace for our athletes, and i appreciate the athletes that used their platform to speak up about what they do not support.
February 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
as an american, i appreciate the class of the european audience who booed our leadership but had grace for our athletes, and i appreciate the athletes that used their platform to speak up about what they do not support.
when i got laid off years ago from a dying startup while i was on site with a client in dallas, the company paid for my unexpectedly early flight home. as expected.
the idea that i could have been stranded in a foreign country, even a war zone, is incomprehensible.
the idea that i could have been stranded in a foreign country, even a war zone, is incomprehensible.
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 AM
when i got laid off years ago from a dying startup while i was on site with a client in dallas, the company paid for my unexpectedly early flight home. as expected.
the idea that i could have been stranded in a foreign country, even a war zone, is incomprehensible.
the idea that i could have been stranded in a foreign country, even a war zone, is incomprehensible.
featuring Balki!
February 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
featuring Balki!
connecticut is about to have an incredible public transit system
coming up with a new idea called "driving like shit olympics". no more bland, unprovable statements like "california drivers are the WORST" allowed. whichever state wins every 4 years gets a moonshot-sized public transit investment to get those fuckers off the road
February 8, 2026 at 12:27 AM
connecticut is about to have an incredible public transit system
this is interesting
github.com/mitchellh/vo...
github.com/mitchellh/vo...
GitHub - mitchellh/vouch: A contributor trust management system based on explicit vouches to participate.
A contributor trust management system based on explicit vouches to participate. - mitchellh/vouch
github.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:55 PM
this is interesting
github.com/mitchellh/vo...
github.com/mitchellh/vo...
words can't properly convey the bravery of the people of minnesota
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
February 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
words can't properly convey the bravery of the people of minnesota
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
hope the Muppet Show special's numbers get it a shot at an actual series rather than a one off. i expected to like it because nostalgia, but the ten year old enjoyed it so much we're now watching old Muppet Show episodes.
February 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
hope the Muppet Show special's numbers get it a shot at an actual series rather than a one off. i expected to like it because nostalgia, but the ten year old enjoyed it so much we're now watching old Muppet Show episodes.
Adam Driver
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Adam Driver
end of an era. will pour one out tonight for the OG PaaS.
younger millennial developers in shambles with the heroku post
but for real, many of us deployed our first web apps on heroku. but nothing is forever in the age of capitalism tokens!
but for real, many of us deployed our first web apps on heroku. but nothing is forever in the age of capitalism tokens!
February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
end of an era. will pour one out tonight for the OG PaaS.
looks like i have to rewrite the entire opening to the piece i'm working on
Move over Gas Town, Claude has first-party multi-agent orchestration now
February 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
looks like i have to rewrite the entire opening to the piece i'm working on
seemed like the only thing to watch tonight, to recall a quaint time when the paper’s owner and editor had courage and the idea of bending the knee to an out of control administration would have been incomprehensible
February 5, 2026 at 3:11 AM
seemed like the only thing to watch tonight, to recall a quaint time when the paper’s owner and editor had courage and the idea of bending the knee to an out of control administration would have been incomprehensible
have just finished a book about the Church committee’s investigation of the US intelligence community in the 70's, it's at least possible that i'm more alarmed about this than i should be, but it seems not great
This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
have just finished a book about the Church committee’s investigation of the US intelligence community in the 70's, it's at least possible that i'm more alarmed about this than i should be, but it seems not great