Hi 👋 I’m Sam, I create visual essays about programming.

My posts from 2025:

- samwho.dev/reservoir-sa...
- samwho.dev/big-o/
- ngrok.com/blog/prompt-...

I also appeared on other folks’ websites:

- simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/19/...
- writethatblog.substack.com/p/sam-rose-o...

December 25th. The day the Fellowship departs Rivendell to destroy the One Ring.

Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.

Lovely article from my friend and colleague @cjcrompton.bsky.social exploring the intersection of the double empathy problem and autism diagnostic criteria:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Actually a pretty good diagram

This is a very cool advanced #jj-vcs workflow: flames-of-code.netlify.app/blog/my-jj-w...

It's getting cold outside ❄️ Pick up an EFF zip-up hoodie in our store or when you become a Titanium Level member: eff.org/hoodie

Earlier this year, after receiving emails from people in the throes of AI psychosis, I stayed in touch with one man as he journeyed to recovery.

I'm grateful to James that he was willing to go on record. He wanted people to know: humanlike chatbots are dangerous.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkGk...

Tech can be complicated, but we've got some clear answers to frequently asked questions about the devices you use every day. www.digitalrightsbytes.org/

This book is riveting and so, so infuriating. It follows 5 families in Atlanta who are struggling to remain housed and paints deeply compassionate portraits of each unit. It reads almost like a novel but is outstanding journalism