September 2026

Sep 30, 2026

My cofounder Rich and I are making a bold attempt to become the Car Talk of software (enterprise or ...

My cofounder Rich and I are making a bold attempt to become the Car Talk of software (enterprise or not, AI or not) which means we need YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CODE AND CAREER QUESTIONS (anonymous is fine). docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sep 30, 2026

Been going to lots of events to read the room and figure out what people are thinking about bots and...

Been going to lots of events to read the room and figure out what people are thinking about bots and otherwise aboard.com/people-are-r...
People are reclaiming the computer

Observations from a few recent tech meetups.

Sep 28, 2026

“There is a lot of malnutrition going on in these raccoons due to a diet that is very, very high in ...

“There is a lot of malnutrition going on in these raccoons due to a diet that is very, very high in tortilla chips,” said Nessie O’Neil, a raccoon biologist and lead author of the study. —https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/science/raccoons-toys-cozumel-mexico-research.html
On This Mexican Island, Raccoons Make and Play With Toys (and Also Sip Margaritas)

Scientists observed a family of pygmy raccoons near a Cozumel beach club learning from one another how to craft balls from paper, an indication that the animals have a culture.

Sep 26, 2026

whatever is going on inside large language models I no longer want to know about it

whatever is going on inside large language models I no longer want to know about it
Claude output: I found the causes: the hand job's visibility was flickering based on momentary input backlog, and stored items weren't persisting on reload, while the wagon never retired because cheap old buildings always beat newer ones on output-per-dollar. Now I'll check what the test asserts about hiding before changing the logic.

Alt Text: Claude output: I found the causes: the hand job's visibility was flickering based on momentary input backlog, and stored items weren't persisting on reload, while the wagon never retired because cheap old buildings always beat newer ones on output-per-dollar. Now I'll check what the test asserts about hiding before changing the logic.

Sep 25, 2026

@jolivingstone.bsky.social is such a spectacular writer. I read half of this and realized I wanted t...

@jolivingstone.bsky.social is such a spectacular writer. I read half of this and realized I wanted to save it for later and start over really pay attention to it. feeld.co/magazine/ple...
Sep 24, 2026

Just a heads up if this applies to you, Rick Wakeman from Yes is playing piano for 150 rescued Vietn...

Just a heads up if this applies to you, Rick Wakeman from Yes is playing piano for 150 rescued Vietnamese moon bears www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Sep 22, 2026

I’m muting “polls” on here because I am tired of the Pavlovian humiliation of hope that occurs whene...

I’m muting “polls” on here because I am tired of the Pavlovian humiliation of hope that occurs whenever I see blue dots.
Sep 19, 2026

I’ve been trying to read more local news from not-for-profit newsrooms (also LGBTQIA+ and black-owne...

I’ve been trying to read more local news from not-for-profit newsrooms (also LGBTQIA+ and black-owned newsrooms) so I’ve been vibing away at a site that aggregates them. Just sharing it out idly in case folks want anything like this. givemesomegood.news
Sep 19, 2026

people constantly confuse being smart with being right and it’s killing us all

people constantly confuse being smart with being right and it’s killing us all
Sep 18, 2026

Every now and then I just really want to not get off the train at my stop, which is about twenty sec...

Every now and then I just really want to not get off the train at my stop, which is about twenty seconds from where I am now, but instead stay on until Coney Island and sit on a bench and watch a family dance to bluetooth while the ocean comes across in scalloped glimmers.
Sep 17, 2026

Unsolicited recommendation: The @beta.nyc Civic Tech newsletter is a really good news roundup—if you...

Unsolicited recommendation: The @beta.nyc Civic Tech newsletter is a really good news roundup—if you live here and work around the sector you definitely want to look into it. www.beta.nyc/category/new...
Sep 15, 2026

hey I heard you like sankey diagrams that show huge populations making terrible decisions

hey I heard you like sankey diagrams that show huge populations making terrible decisions
A very complicated Sankey diagram showing the usage of electricity in the United States. Or the left are sources of energy and on the right are consumers, so, for example, nuclear is on the left and residential is on the right. Petroleum dominates.

Alt Text: A very complicated Sankey diagram showing the usage of electricity in the United States. Or the left are sources of energy and on the right are consumers, so, for example, nuclear is on the left and residential is on the right. Petroleum dominates.

Sep 15, 2026

R train late night trifecta: guy going home with a double bass, guy on here with a whole CitiBike, a...

R train late night trifecta: guy going home with a double bass, guy on here with a whole CitiBike, and someone pulled the emergency brake.
Sep 15, 2026

if I had this I could finish so many songs www.roland.com/global/produ...

if I had this I could finish so many songs

www.roland.com/global/produ...
Sep 12, 2026

Huh. I've been thinking about what makes great software for a while. medium.com/message/the-...

Huh. I've been thinking about what makes great software for a while. medium.com/message/the-...
Sep 12, 2026

I feel like I am constantly inventing new ways to convince my kids to do the laundry, eat lunch, or ...

I feel like I am constantly inventing new ways to convince my kids to do the laundry, eat lunch, or leave the house, endless variations on the same things like some sort of stochastic parent.
Sep 12, 2026

You know the Milgram experiment where people hit a button and heard people screaming in the other ro...

You know the Milgram experiment where people hit a button and heard people screaming in the other room but they kept doing it because they felt they had to? That’s actually how posting works on here.
Sep 12, 2026

Everyone else is worried about the AI apocalypse but I’ve been hearing about that for 30 years and I...

Everyone else is worried about the AI apocalypse but I’ve been hearing about that for 30 years and I can’t get very worked up any more. For me the question is: If these things can code (and they can!) then why aren’t we seeing any great software?

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
Sep 11, 2026

looks like the singularity is here folks

looks like the singularity is here folks
A terminal transcript from Claude Code. It reads:

Ran 1 shell command

Monitor event: "Wait for the in-flight crawl, then take the final dump"

Alt Text: A terminal transcript from Claude Code. It reads: Ran 1 shell command Monitor event: "Wait for the in-flight crawl, then take the final dump"

Sep 11, 2026

I wish David Bowie was alive to narrate this moment back to us. I just think he'd have it nailed.

I wish David Bowie was alive to narrate this moment back to us. I just think he'd have it nailed.
Sep 11, 2026

On the bright side, if the robots kill us all, it means that your sworn enemies are in for it too.

On the bright side, if the robots kill us all, it means that your sworn enemies are in for it too.
[Quoted post]
Sep 8, 2026

I vibed up a weird music screensaver a month ago, but I kept thinking, “What if it was an imaginary ...

I vibed up a weird music screensaver a month ago, but I kept thinking, “What if it was an imaginary failed 90s arranger keyboard called the Stellate that generated music in 500 genres?” So this is an imaginary web port of that. It's a mess, but I keep laughing at it. Exports to Ableton. stellate.app
Sep 8, 2026

The Library Innovation Lab at Harvard University: “Binoc is a command-line tool and library that, gi...

The Library Innovation Lab at Harvard University: “Binoc is a command-line tool and library that, given two snapshots of a dataset, efficiently summarizes the differences between the two snapshots in a human-readable changelog.” lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2026/07...
Sep 5, 2026

Bluesky provides a mobile web view that runs great on my four-year-old phone and never pushes me to ...

Bluesky provides a mobile web view that runs great on my four-year-old phone and never pushes me to download an app. That is special and appreciated and I hope it continues.
Sep 4, 2026

If you’re a Flatbush-area mutual aid type, this self-organizing distro happens every Friday at 5PM a...

If you’re a Flatbush-area mutual aid type, this self-organizing distro happens every Friday at 5PM across the street from Kings Theatre. If you want to help show up and hand out food or clothes, or just donate via Venmo. Or cook!
FLATBUSH FOOD and
CLOTHING
DISTRIBUTION
Every Friday 5 - 6 p.m.
Outside 1024 Flatbush Ave 
Join us for free hot meals, drinks, clothing, toys, hygiene products, and more! Feel free to bring stuff to share!
DONATE: @Flatbush-Neighbors on Venmo

Alt Text: FLATBUSH FOOD and CLOTHING DISTRIBUTION Every Friday 5 - 6 p.m. Outside 1024 Flatbush Ave Join us for free hot meals, drinks, clothing, toys, hygiene products, and more! Feel free to bring stuff to share! DONATE: @Flatbush-Neighbors on Venmo

DISTRIBUCIÓN DE
COMIDA Y ROPA EN
FLATBUSH

Cada viernes desde 5 a 6 de la tarde
Afuera de 1024 Flatbush Ave ¡Únete a nosotres para comida caliente preparada, bebidas, ropita, juguetes, productos higiénicos y más! ¡También siempre se aceptan donaciones
para compartir con otros!

DONAR:
@Flatbush-Neighbors Venmo

Alt Text: DISTRIBUCIÓN DE COMIDA Y ROPA EN FLATBUSH Cada viernes desde 5 a 6 de la tarde Afuera de 1024 Flatbush Ave ¡Únete a nosotres para comida caliente preparada, bebidas, ropita, juguetes, productos higiénicos y más! ¡También siempre se aceptan donaciones para compartir con otros! DONAR: @Flatbush-Neighbors Venmo

Sep 3, 2026

We're doing an event September 15 with the brilliant Julia Stoyanovich of NYU, who is trying to get ...

We're doing an event September 15 with the brilliant Julia Stoyanovich of NYU, who is trying to get all these bots under control. NYC, free, snacks! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_S...

luma.com/aboard-qmfz
Sep 3, 2026

A neat project at work: We built an archive for Lapham's Quarterly as part of its (gradual, ongoing)...

A neat project at work: We built an archive for Lapham's Quarterly as part of its (gradual, ongoing) relaunch—full access if you subscribe. It's been nice to see and read it again. Ping if you find bugs. archive.laphamsquarterly.org (they relaunched temporarily at laphamsquarterly.substack.com).
A PDF viewer showing the cover of Lapham's Quarterly with a trading vessel, and a Greco-Roman sculpture on the next page. Tons of issues above, typical web nav. It's supposed to be a very accessible site but it's tricky working with PDFs so we did the best we could.

Alt Text: A PDF viewer showing the cover of Lapham's Quarterly with a trading vessel, and a Greco-Roman sculpture on the next page. Tons of issues above, typical web nav. It's supposed to be a very accessible site but it's tricky working with PDFs so we did the best we could.

Sep 2, 2026

I firmly believe all online discourse reduces to this Perry Bible Fellowship comic. pbfcomics.com/co...

I firmly believe all online discourse reduces to this Perry Bible Fellowship comic. pbfcomics.com/comics/weeab...
Cartoon. 

Man standing at a chart: If we waste anymore time on "weeaboo," we'll be bankrupt by the end of the
month! 

Random other guy: Did someone
just say "Weeaboo?" (Now holding a paddle.) Cause I think I just heard Someone say "Weeaboo"

Now and crowd is lined up with paddles chanting “WEE-A-BOO! WEE-A-BOO!” And the original speaker is tied to a pipe with his pants down about to get smacked.

Alt Text: Cartoon. Man standing at a chart: If we waste anymore time on "weeaboo," we'll be bankrupt by the end of the month! Random other guy: Did someone just say "Weeaboo?" (Now holding a paddle.) Cause I think I just heard Someone say "Weeaboo" Now and crowd is lined up with paddles chanting “WEE-A-BOO! WEE-A-BOO!” And the original speaker is tied to a pipe with his pants down about to get smacked.

Sep 1, 2026

The humans do this ceremony where they enter a dark room and are forced to account to some sort of p...

The humans do this ceremony where they enter a dark room and are forced to account to some sort of priest for their past transgressions, and every time they speak they must eat a poison meat that causes them incredible pain. That is how I think an alien would see Hot Ones.
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