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oops I missed the outage, I was too busy writing in Obsidian
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
oops I missed the outage, I was too busy writing in Obsidian
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The reality of offering “unlimited” plans for any service where the provider has costs based on usage.
There will always be users who abuse it in ways the provider doesn’t expect it (at least at first).
For AI, generating tokens costs $$. So “unlimited” is either subsidized or removed:
There will always be users who abuse it in ways the provider doesn’t expect it (at least at first).
For AI, generating tokens costs $$. So “unlimited” is either subsidized or removed:
July 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The reality of offering “unlimited” plans for any service where the provider has costs based on usage.
There will always be users who abuse it in ways the provider doesn’t expect it (at least at first).
For AI, generating tokens costs $$. So “unlimited” is either subsidized or removed:
There will always be users who abuse it in ways the provider doesn’t expect it (at least at first).
For AI, generating tokens costs $$. So “unlimited” is either subsidized or removed:
I like to read tech articles on my Kindle. I recently simplified my blog-to-kindle pipeline. All I need is a browser extension, a command, and a desktop app. All free and open source.
July 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I like to read tech articles on my Kindle. I recently simplified my blog-to-kindle pipeline. All I need is a browser extension, a command, and a desktop app. All free and open source.
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People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
July 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
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Can't recommend this enough - algorithms were always pitched as a means of giving us a personalised, customized and "curated" feed but have quickly become a way to take away any control over experiences that the algorithm now hyper-monetizes
My latest newsletter is about the tech industry's desire for control over their customers, and how that, in turn, leads into worse products that are harder to understand.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/losing-con...
whatwelost.substack.com/p/losing-con...
Losing Control
How tech became impossible to understand, and thus, impossible to control.
whatwelost.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Can't recommend this enough - algorithms were always pitched as a means of giving us a personalised, customized and "curated" feed but have quickly become a way to take away any control over experiences that the algorithm now hyper-monetizes
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I don't have much skin in this game (heh), but it seems like Stop Killing Games would be a good initiative to back if you're in the EU (see youtube.com/watch?v=6sJp...).
Stop Killing Games
YouTube video by penguinz0
youtube.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I don't have much skin in this game (heh), but it seems like Stop Killing Games would be a good initiative to back if you're in the EU (see youtube.com/watch?v=6sJp...).
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The next big step I think all of us have to start considering... is a shift back to forums as a community hub
there's a few right now that are going that I'm a part of, but they aren't really the art/design community I wish I had. With the resurgence of geocities web 1.0 type stuff, maybe??
there's a few right now that are going that I'm a part of, but they aren't really the art/design community I wish I had. With the resurgence of geocities web 1.0 type stuff, maybe??
June 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The next big step I think all of us have to start considering... is a shift back to forums as a community hub
there's a few right now that are going that I'm a part of, but they aren't really the art/design community I wish I had. With the resurgence of geocities web 1.0 type stuff, maybe??
there's a few right now that are going that I'm a part of, but they aren't really the art/design community I wish I had. With the resurgence of geocities web 1.0 type stuff, maybe??
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Most of the time, boolean props on react components are a bad idea. They don't evolve well. More boolean props create impossible states and the component becomes a "thing" that does way too much.
Go for string literal union types and slot props (composition) more often than not.
Go for string literal union types and slot props (composition) more often than not.
June 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Most of the time, boolean props on react components are a bad idea. They don't evolve well. More boolean props create impossible states and the component becomes a "thing" that does way too much.
Go for string literal union types and slot props (composition) more often than not.
Go for string literal union types and slot props (composition) more often than not.
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Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team is right, we need to stop thinking of social media as a zero-sum game that platforms are “winning” or “losing.”
Why not measure friendships, or genuine connection? We need to rethink what we value in our online tools for socializing.
Why not measure friendships, or genuine connection? We need to rethink what we value in our online tools for socializing.
Bluesky is most definitely alive and kicking
CEO Jay Graber says the days of winner-take-all social networking are over. Thank heavens she’s right.
www.fastcompany.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team is right, we need to stop thinking of social media as a zero-sum game that platforms are “winning” or “losing.”
Why not measure friendships, or genuine connection? We need to rethink what we value in our online tools for socializing.
Why not measure friendships, or genuine connection? We need to rethink what we value in our online tools for socializing.
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Amusing how X is dying a long and prolonged death 2.5 years after letting go 80%+ of the team and parts of the site die without devs even noticing
And how Bluesky keeps working… with a tiny but focused eng team.
Bullish on Bluesky, bearish on X (where my DMs no longer work ha)
And how Bluesky keeps working… with a tiny but focused eng team.
Bullish on Bluesky, bearish on X (where my DMs no longer work ha)
May 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Amusing how X is dying a long and prolonged death 2.5 years after letting go 80%+ of the team and parts of the site die without devs even noticing
And how Bluesky keeps working… with a tiny but focused eng team.
Bullish on Bluesky, bearish on X (where my DMs no longer work ha)
And how Bluesky keeps working… with a tiny but focused eng team.
Bullish on Bluesky, bearish on X (where my DMs no longer work ha)
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After 15 straight years of being the prime minister of Hungary, Orban's popularity has nosedived thanks to the economy tanking. He is looking to lose power in 2026.
His solution: a Russia-style crackdown to ban the remainder of the free press and the most popular political party
His solution: a Russia-style crackdown to ban the remainder of the free press and the most popular political party
May 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
After 15 straight years of being the prime minister of Hungary, Orban's popularity has nosedived thanks to the economy tanking. He is looking to lose power in 2026.
His solution: a Russia-style crackdown to ban the remainder of the free press and the most popular political party
His solution: a Russia-style crackdown to ban the remainder of the free press and the most popular political party
why pay $30/month for streaming services when you can just buy $500 of hardware and maintain a media server at home
May 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
why pay $30/month for streaming services when you can just buy $500 of hardware and maintain a media server at home
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With regard to LLMs and what they can actually do I recommend literally two people - @simonwillison.net and @minimaxir.bsky.social. Real ones that know their stuff about the actual things these models can do and not hype focused at all
May 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
With regard to LLMs and what they can actually do I recommend literally two people - @simonwillison.net and @minimaxir.bsky.social. Real ones that know their stuff about the actual things these models can do and not hype focused at all
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I’m tired of hearing the “AI is killing tech jobs” narrative. Here is data on “top” tech companies and startups hiring.
The last 2 years (since GenAI went mainstream and AI coding tools evolved greatly) we’re seeing more hiring from them. Below the pandemic peak ofc
The last 2 years (since GenAI went mainstream and AI coding tools evolved greatly) we’re seeing more hiring from them. Below the pandemic peak ofc
May 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’m tired of hearing the “AI is killing tech jobs” narrative. Here is data on “top” tech companies and startups hiring.
The last 2 years (since GenAI went mainstream and AI coding tools evolved greatly) we’re seeing more hiring from them. Below the pandemic peak ofc
The last 2 years (since GenAI went mainstream and AI coding tools evolved greatly) we’re seeing more hiring from them. Below the pandemic peak ofc
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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This unprecedented concentration of power - through politics, capital, and platforms too - creates ripple effects that once took institutions decades to achieve, turning what was once progressive, constructive change into tidal waves of chaos. The decisions of a few now shape the future for all. 1/7
March 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This unprecedented concentration of power - through politics, capital, and platforms too - creates ripple effects that once took institutions decades to achieve, turning what was once progressive, constructive change into tidal waves of chaos. The decisions of a few now shape the future for all. 1/7
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the feminine urge to
Bluesky CEO: imagine a 'world without Caesars'
Jay Graber dunks on Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning his name.
mashable.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
the feminine urge to
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Most of what we call "tech" is about getting the right information into a database and trying to prevent the wrong person from reading or updating it.
March 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Most of what we call "tech" is about getting the right information into a database and trying to prevent the wrong person from reading or updating it.
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I got fed up of posting the same comment every time the topic of LLM hallucinations in code comes up (short version: they don't matter because you'll spot them the second you try to run the code) - so I've turned that comment into a longer form blog post simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/2/h...
Hallucinations in code are the least dangerous form of LLM mistakes
A surprisingly common complaint I see from developers who have tried using LLMs for code is that they encountered a hallucination—usually the LLM inventing a method or even a full …
simonwillison.net
March 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I got fed up of posting the same comment every time the topic of LLM hallucinations in code comes up (short version: they don't matter because you'll spot them the second you try to run the code) - so I've turned that comment into a longer form blog post simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/2/h...
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You: Oh my god the house is on fire!
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
March 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
You: Oh my god the house is on fire!
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
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The Keystone Entity
It’s the god-tier object at the core of the business. Too big to refactor, too important to fail.
Uber --> Ride 🚗
ZenDesk --> Ticket 🎫
Airbnb --> Listing 🏡
At @colossyan.bsky.social the Draft 🎬—where AI video magic happens.
Everyone touches it. No one fully understands it.
It’s the god-tier object at the core of the business. Too big to refactor, too important to fail.
Uber --> Ride 🚗
ZenDesk --> Ticket 🎫
Airbnb --> Listing 🏡
At @colossyan.bsky.social the Draft 🎬—where AI video magic happens.
Everyone touches it. No one fully understands it.
February 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Keystone Entity
It’s the god-tier object at the core of the business. Too big to refactor, too important to fail.
Uber --> Ride 🚗
ZenDesk --> Ticket 🎫
Airbnb --> Listing 🏡
At @colossyan.bsky.social the Draft 🎬—where AI video magic happens.
Everyone touches it. No one fully understands it.
It’s the god-tier object at the core of the business. Too big to refactor, too important to fail.
Uber --> Ride 🚗
ZenDesk --> Ticket 🎫
Airbnb --> Listing 🏡
At @colossyan.bsky.social the Draft 🎬—where AI video magic happens.
Everyone touches it. No one fully understands it.
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Because this platform is moderated. This is not Twitter. There is no Elon Musk dominating an algorithm that drags down the platform
Bluesky is unique. We need it to grow.
Bluesky is unique. We need it to grow.
The problem with calls for “discourse,” is that MAGA isn’t interested in an exchange of ideas. It wants to leverage the rules of polite to destroy discourse. It wants to walk in, shout us all down, spit lies, and thumb their noses at us.
Shout “if you’re so tolerant why don’t you tolerate my hate?”
Shout “if you’re so tolerant why don’t you tolerate my hate?”
February 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Because this platform is moderated. This is not Twitter. There is no Elon Musk dominating an algorithm that drags down the platform
Bluesky is unique. We need it to grow.
Bluesky is unique. We need it to grow.
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As we age, decreased mobility often leads to more health issues. Cycling offers a low-impact way to boost heart health, strengthen joints, improve balance, and reduce stress, all of which promote better health and well-being as the years roll by.
February 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
As we age, decreased mobility often leads to more health issues. Cycling offers a low-impact way to boost heart health, strengthen joints, improve balance, and reduce stress, all of which promote better health and well-being as the years roll by.