Tom Elliot
@tomelliot.net
Bootstrapping towards freedom of finances, location and time.
fluidseo.app (business)
ChatCh.art (fun + useful)
schedules.pro (boring + useful)
findfreddy.com (fun + useless)
fluidseo.app (business)
ChatCh.art (fun + useful)
schedules.pro (boring + useful)
findfreddy.com (fun + useless)
Just me that's seeing MacOS `contactsd` and `Autofill` processes regularly hold the CPU hostage for arbitrary reasons?
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Just me that's seeing MacOS `contactsd` and `Autofill` processes regularly hold the CPU hostage for arbitrary reasons?
I wanted to try Claude in XCode.
Apple: You need the XCode beta.
Me: Ugh ok.
Apple: But first you need the MacOS beta.
Me: Ugh ok.
Anthropic: You did all that? You also need a paid Claude account. No API key.
I think they don't want us using it.
Apple: You need the XCode beta.
Me: Ugh ok.
Apple: But first you need the MacOS beta.
Me: Ugh ok.
Anthropic: You did all that? You also need a paid Claude account. No API key.
I think they don't want us using it.
September 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I wanted to try Claude in XCode.
Apple: You need the XCode beta.
Me: Ugh ok.
Apple: But first you need the MacOS beta.
Me: Ugh ok.
Anthropic: You did all that? You also need a paid Claude account. No API key.
I think they don't want us using it.
Apple: You need the XCode beta.
Me: Ugh ok.
Apple: But first you need the MacOS beta.
Me: Ugh ok.
Anthropic: You did all that? You also need a paid Claude account. No API key.
I think they don't want us using it.
I wanna see a new take on "Her", except:
The tension isn't that your AI girlfriend is poly and runs off with mega brain AI.
The tension is that the corporate overlords behind your AI girlfriend exploit your love for it. Furthering their corporate interests. Or under pressure from the government.
The tension isn't that your AI girlfriend is poly and runs off with mega brain AI.
The tension is that the corporate overlords behind your AI girlfriend exploit your love for it. Furthering their corporate interests. Or under pressure from the government.
September 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I wanna see a new take on "Her", except:
The tension isn't that your AI girlfriend is poly and runs off with mega brain AI.
The tension is that the corporate overlords behind your AI girlfriend exploit your love for it. Furthering their corporate interests. Or under pressure from the government.
The tension isn't that your AI girlfriend is poly and runs off with mega brain AI.
The tension is that the corporate overlords behind your AI girlfriend exploit your love for it. Furthering their corporate interests. Or under pressure from the government.
From the Lovable discord:
"I’m trying to build an agent that can actually execute real tasks, like creating projects, uploading files, and managing user data.
However, none of the functions I’m building actually work in practice."
"I’m trying to build an agent that can actually execute real tasks, like creating projects, uploading files, and managing user data.
However, none of the functions I’m building actually work in practice."
August 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
From the Lovable discord:
"I’m trying to build an agent that can actually execute real tasks, like creating projects, uploading files, and managing user data.
However, none of the functions I’m building actually work in practice."
"I’m trying to build an agent that can actually execute real tasks, like creating projects, uploading files, and managing user data.
However, none of the functions I’m building actually work in practice."
So is ChatGPT 5 passing the vibe test?
August 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
So is ChatGPT 5 passing the vibe test?
This direction was such a surprise to me, but I love it:
Using coding agents where you are, instead of just in the IDE: First Slack and now web and mobile.
Building software is no longer just tied to being hunched over a keyboard for endless hours.
Using coding agents where you are, instead of just in the IDE: First Slack and now web and mobile.
Building software is no longer just tied to being hunched over a keyboard for endless hours.
July 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This direction was such a surprise to me, but I love it:
Using coding agents where you are, instead of just in the IDE: First Slack and now web and mobile.
Building software is no longer just tied to being hunched over a keyboard for endless hours.
Using coding agents where you are, instead of just in the IDE: First Slack and now web and mobile.
Building software is no longer just tied to being hunched over a keyboard for endless hours.
I've been experimenting with background agents the past few days to see how far I can get hands off.
I'm finding it's a huge kickstart for getting the scaffolding and basics up and running, but then I still need to come in and polish things in a more iterative way
I'm finding it's a huge kickstart for getting the scaffolding and basics up and running, but then I still need to come in and polish things in a more iterative way
June 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I've been experimenting with background agents the past few days to see how far I can get hands off.
I'm finding it's a huge kickstart for getting the scaffolding and basics up and running, but then I still need to come in and polish things in a more iterative way
I'm finding it's a huge kickstart for getting the scaffolding and basics up and running, but then I still need to come in and polish things in a more iterative way
Just saw the update on Cursor's Slack integration - cooler than I thought!
I assumed it was just sending you updates on background agent status, but it actually lets you launch an agent. It will read the context from the thread as well
I assumed it was just sending you updates on background agent status, but it actually lets you launch an agent. It will read the context from the thread as well
June 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Just saw the update on Cursor's Slack integration - cooler than I thought!
I assumed it was just sending you updates on background agent status, but it actually lets you launch an agent. It will read the context from the thread as well
I assumed it was just sending you updates on background agent status, but it actually lets you launch an agent. It will read the context from the thread as well
I love clickens
I think it's healthier for you to do a few Clickens than think about that guy.
clickens.chicken.pics
And look, it's gonna take a lot of clicking to get any movement on the leaderboard. There are just so many chickens.
clickens.chicken.pics
And look, it's gonna take a lot of clicking to get any movement on the leaderboard. There are just so many chickens.
June 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I love clickens
Random "well why not?" project I'm working on today thanks to AI making coding easier:
Making a web app that syncs data from my smart scale, so I don't need the terrible proprietary app on my phone.
I had no idea there was a (very poorly supported) BLE API for the browser, but the LLM did.
Making a web app that syncs data from my smart scale, so I don't need the terrible proprietary app on my phone.
I had no idea there was a (very poorly supported) BLE API for the browser, but the LLM did.
June 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Random "well why not?" project I'm working on today thanks to AI making coding easier:
Making a web app that syncs data from my smart scale, so I don't need the terrible proprietary app on my phone.
I had no idea there was a (very poorly supported) BLE API for the browser, but the LLM did.
Making a web app that syncs data from my smart scale, so I don't need the terrible proprietary app on my phone.
I had no idea there was a (very poorly supported) BLE API for the browser, but the LLM did.
Cursor Background agent is borked for me - you too?
I just updated to 1.0 and it's stuck on this now ☹️
I just updated to 1.0 and it's stuck on this now ☹️
![Tooltip saying "Failed to start Background Agent. [internal] internal
error - Try Again"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j3rybvox5fyv6k2zvniih7rl/bafkreibz6jchytgsgbbnc4rizat2xwzr5pzf5wkpazwtw6xbfs65kmoxu4@jpeg)
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Cursor Background agent is borked for me - you too?
I just updated to 1.0 and it's stuck on this now ☹️
I just updated to 1.0 and it's stuck on this now ☹️
AI spending is growing incredibly - so much money going into this.
Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Google and Meta:
- expected to top $345 billion this year, up 41% from 2024
- data center business is going to be up 73% from 2024
(Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology podcast)
Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Google and Meta:
- expected to top $345 billion this year, up 41% from 2024
- data center business is going to be up 73% from 2024
(Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology podcast)
June 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
AI spending is growing incredibly - so much money going into this.
Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Google and Meta:
- expected to top $345 billion this year, up 41% from 2024
- data center business is going to be up 73% from 2024
(Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology podcast)
Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Google and Meta:
- expected to top $345 billion this year, up 41% from 2024
- data center business is going to be up 73% from 2024
(Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology podcast)
AI in a nutshell
High-level:
- Exhausted trying to keep up w/ everything.
- I'm not worried for myself (though I can see how I'll have to evolve), but scared about larger implications.
- Can extrapolate how devastating this will be for many, which is ignored because of the greed of many.
- Most people don't care.
- Exhausted trying to keep up w/ everything.
- I'm not worried for myself (though I can see how I'll have to evolve), but scared about larger implications.
- Can extrapolate how devastating this will be for many, which is ignored because of the greed of many.
- Most people don't care.
June 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
AI in a nutshell
This week's fun test - which model can identify these people
❌ Claude 4
❌ ChatGPT 4.1
❌ ChatGPT 4.5
✅ Gemini 2.5 Flash
❌ Claude 4
❌ ChatGPT 4.1
❌ ChatGPT 4.5
✅ Gemini 2.5 Flash
May 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This week's fun test - which model can identify these people
❌ Claude 4
❌ ChatGPT 4.1
❌ ChatGPT 4.5
✅ Gemini 2.5 Flash
❌ Claude 4
❌ ChatGPT 4.1
❌ ChatGPT 4.5
✅ Gemini 2.5 Flash
@justinjackson.ca @briancasel.com a few weeks ago you said folks should message you on a Thursday morning in case you haven't got guests sorted for The Panel this week.
I'd love to chat!
I can share a bit about the SaaS I launched last year that's now on autopilot, and what I'm working on next
I'd love to chat!
I can share a bit about the SaaS I launched last year that's now on autopilot, and what I'm working on next
May 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
@justinjackson.ca @briancasel.com a few weeks ago you said folks should message you on a Thursday morning in case you haven't got guests sorted for The Panel this week.
I'd love to chat!
I can share a bit about the SaaS I launched last year that's now on autopilot, and what I'm working on next
I'd love to chat!
I can share a bit about the SaaS I launched last year that's now on autopilot, and what I'm working on next
I've been trying to find the right orchestration tool for my use case:
Building a simple RAG workflow using Pinecone as the vector store.
I ended up liking windmill.dev the most
Building a simple RAG workflow using Pinecone as the vector store.
I ended up liking windmill.dev the most
If you're getting into building AI agents and want a visual builder or orchestration tool, get up to speed on the top 8 quickly here:
mcps.sh/article/all-...
mcps.sh/article/all-...
All Visual Agent Builder Tools Compared
A comprehensive test of visual agent builders and orchestration tools, comparing their capabilities and limitations in achieving a production-ready vector DB Chatbot
mcps.sh
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I've been trying to find the right orchestration tool for my use case:
Building a simple RAG workflow using Pinecone as the vector store.
I ended up liking windmill.dev the most
Building a simple RAG workflow using Pinecone as the vector store.
I ended up liking windmill.dev the most
I'm collecting a list of all the visual agent builders - did I miss any?
- Dify
- n8n
- Langflow
- FlowiseAI (YC S23)
- Relay.app
- Workato
- Camunda
- Make
- Windmill
- Retool
- Vellum
- StackAI
- Autogen
- Langgraph
- Dify
- n8n
- Langflow
- FlowiseAI (YC S23)
- Relay.app
- Workato
- Camunda
- Make
- Windmill
- Retool
- Vellum
- StackAI
- Autogen
- Langgraph
GitHub - langgenius/dify: Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Dify's intuitive interface combines AI workflow, RAG pipeline, agent capabilities, model management, observability features and more, letting you quickly go from prototype to production.
Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Dify's intuitive interface combines AI workflow, RAG pipeline, agent capabilities, model management, observability features and more, lettin...
github.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I'm collecting a list of all the visual agent builders - did I miss any?
- Dify
- n8n
- Langflow
- FlowiseAI (YC S23)
- Relay.app
- Workato
- Camunda
- Make
- Windmill
- Retool
- Vellum
- StackAI
- Autogen
- Langgraph
- Dify
- n8n
- Langflow
- FlowiseAI (YC S23)
- Relay.app
- Workato
- Camunda
- Make
- Windmill
- Retool
- Vellum
- StackAI
- Autogen
- Langgraph
Can someone start a blog of all the shit AI companies use for promotion cos they're so navel gazey they don't realise how dystopian and nightmarish it is?
I can't imagine looking at this and feeling anything other than nausea and despair. It's an ad for voluntarily surrendering your humanity in exchange for a low-intensity jerkoff machine.
May 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Can someone start a blog of all the shit AI companies use for promotion cos they're so navel gazey they don't realise how dystopian and nightmarish it is?
So much news in the past couple of weeks
- google Jules
- openAI Codex
- Anthropic new models
- google Jules
- openAI Codex
- Anthropic new models
May 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
So much news in the past couple of weeks
- google Jules
- openAI Codex
- Anthropic new models
- google Jules
- openAI Codex
- Anthropic new models
Reposted by Tom Elliot
People will show you a picture and say “this is me when I was younger” — every picture of you is you when you were younger! Show me a picture of you when your older—holy shit let me see that camera
Everyone has one Mitch Hedberg joke stashed in their brain like a squirrel to sustain them whenever they need to feel joy for 30 seconds and mine is “they say the recipe for Sprite is Lemon and Lime but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that”
May 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
People will show you a picture and say “this is me when I was younger” — every picture of you is you when you were younger! Show me a picture of you when your older—holy shit let me see that camera
Oh dang, what an exit for a design firm. Jaw dropping.
"I shoulder a lot of the responsibility for what these things have brought us,” says man about negative aspects of iPhones he designed, without irony, in an article about how Open AI just bought his design firm for $6.5 b to design AI products www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/t...
OpenAI Unites With Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create A.I. Devices
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Oh dang, what an exit for a design firm. Jaw dropping.
MSFT's latest add to the ever growing AI ecosystem: NLWeb (Natural Language Web)
The goal: Give web sites an easy way to share info with agents.
Biggest announcement: Allrecipes is on board. Your agent won't need to read a life story to get the recipe.
github.com/microsoft/nlweb
The goal: Give web sites an easy way to share info with agents.
Biggest announcement: Allrecipes is on board. Your agent won't need to read a life story to get the recipe.
github.com/microsoft/nlweb
GitHub - microsoft/NLWeb: Natural Language Web
Natural Language Web. Contribute to microsoft/NLWeb development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
MSFT's latest add to the ever growing AI ecosystem: NLWeb (Natural Language Web)
The goal: Give web sites an easy way to share info with agents.
Biggest announcement: Allrecipes is on board. Your agent won't need to read a life story to get the recipe.
github.com/microsoft/nlweb
The goal: Give web sites an easy way to share info with agents.
Biggest announcement: Allrecipes is on board. Your agent won't need to read a life story to get the recipe.
github.com/microsoft/nlweb
"A theoretical squish velocity can be calculated from the instantaneous displacement of gas across the inner edge of the squish region..."
TIL "squish" is a technical term in the design of combustion engines
TIL "squish" is a technical term in the design of combustion engines
May 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"A theoretical squish velocity can be calculated from the instantaneous displacement of gas across the inner edge of the squish region..."
TIL "squish" is a technical term in the design of combustion engines
TIL "squish" is a technical term in the design of combustion engines
This is the image you need to use on your website if you are in financial services. All the best companies are using it. It's a winner.
May 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is the image you need to use on your website if you are in financial services. All the best companies are using it. It's a winner.