Michael E. Gruen
@gruen.us
Excited to be here. More at michaelgruen.com/now
I'm not sure when this happened—probably slowly rather than all at once—but I can no longer tolerate waiting even a nanosecond for the computer to do its thing. So I work on multiple things at once.
LLMs have only made this worse.
My poor, single-threaded neuroprocessor is so very, very tired.
LLMs have only made this worse.
My poor, single-threaded neuroprocessor is so very, very tired.
September 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I'm not sure when this happened—probably slowly rather than all at once—but I can no longer tolerate waiting even a nanosecond for the computer to do its thing. So I work on multiple things at once.
LLMs have only made this worse.
My poor, single-threaded neuroprocessor is so very, very tired.
LLMs have only made this worse.
My poor, single-threaded neuroprocessor is so very, very tired.
I’m at a big chain hardware store asking the paint associate behind the paint desk which of their 10 paint variants might best suit purpose, and why there’s a 3x price differential on each end.
And I quote:
“You should have done your research before coming here.”
Am I just that out of touch?
And I quote:
“You should have done your research before coming here.”
Am I just that out of touch?
September 25, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I’m at a big chain hardware store asking the paint associate behind the paint desk which of their 10 paint variants might best suit purpose, and why there’s a 3x price differential on each end.
And I quote:
“You should have done your research before coming here.”
Am I just that out of touch?
And I quote:
“You should have done your research before coming here.”
Am I just that out of touch?
It's been less than two weeks, Michael. Stop it.
Once again, Michael: stop buying new domain names until you’ve launched the projects for the other domain names that you bought last month.
(Surely I’m not the only one here.)
(Surely I’m not the only one here.)
September 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It's been less than two weeks, Michael. Stop it.
This is what business success looks like. And don't blame the government, blame the people who empowered these politicians to install regulators whose job it is not to do their their jobs.
Please vote.
Please vote.
September 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
This is what business success looks like. And don't blame the government, blame the people who empowered these politicians to install regulators whose job it is not to do their their jobs.
Please vote.
Please vote.
20+ years ago the US Government wrote a worm/virus, propagated through Windows, to reach air-gapped machines. Its purpose? Disrupt centrifuge operations (and therefore the nuclear capabilities) of nation states, undetected.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
Please be careful what data you hand your AI.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
Please be careful what data you hand your AI.
Stuxnet - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 14, 2026 at 1:11 PM
20+ years ago the US Government wrote a worm/virus, propagated through Windows, to reach air-gapped machines. Its purpose? Disrupt centrifuge operations (and therefore the nuclear capabilities) of nation states, undetected.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
Please be careful what data you hand your AI.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
Please be careful what data you hand your AI.
Honestly I’d greatly want an iPhone Uno.
September 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Honestly I’d greatly want an iPhone Uno.
Once again, Michael: stop buying new domain names until you’ve launched the projects for the other domain names that you bought last month.
(Surely I’m not the only one here.)
(Surely I’m not the only one here.)
September 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Once again, Michael: stop buying new domain names until you’ve launched the projects for the other domain names that you bought last month.
(Surely I’m not the only one here.)
(Surely I’m not the only one here.)
One of the under-appreciated aspects of the domain-as-handle approach is that you’re never in a rush to try and claim some janky alias for brand consistency.
On other platforms, yes. But not here.
It’s a small thing, but a very nice thing you don’t have to worry about.
On other platforms, yes. But not here.
It’s a small thing, but a very nice thing you don’t have to worry about.
August 30, 2026 at 10:23 AM
One of the under-appreciated aspects of the domain-as-handle approach is that you’re never in a rush to try and claim some janky alias for brand consistency.
On other platforms, yes. But not here.
It’s a small thing, but a very nice thing you don’t have to worry about.
On other platforms, yes. But not here.
It’s a small thing, but a very nice thing you don’t have to worry about.
Two strangers enter a quiet elevator.
As the doors close, one says out loud, "You don't use talk to text? Grow up!"
"No," thought the other, "and this is why."
As the doors close, one says out loud, "You don't use talk to text? Grow up!"
"No," thought the other, "and this is why."
August 20, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Two strangers enter a quiet elevator.
As the doors close, one says out loud, "You don't use talk to text? Grow up!"
"No," thought the other, "and this is why."
As the doors close, one says out loud, "You don't use talk to text? Grow up!"
"No," thought the other, "and this is why."
Who is making the successor to Sonos? Sonos’ entire software ecosystem is now hot garbage and I want nothing to do with it.
August 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Who is making the successor to Sonos? Sonos’ entire software ecosystem is now hot garbage and I want nothing to do with it.
Reposted by Michael E. Gruen
Totality is totally cool. (Even when you miss your focus point.)
August 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Totality is totally cool. (Even when you miss your focus point.)
I've been fortunate in that, in all my years living in the US, I didn't know anyone directly who met their end due to gun violence.
That streak ended yesterday.
(That I consider this "fortunate" is also an indictment of how much we need to grow up as a nation.)
That streak ended yesterday.
(That I consider this "fortunate" is also an indictment of how much we need to grow up as a nation.)
August 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I've been fortunate in that, in all my years living in the US, I didn't know anyone directly who met their end due to gun violence.
That streak ended yesterday.
(That I consider this "fortunate" is also an indictment of how much we need to grow up as a nation.)
That streak ended yesterday.
(That I consider this "fortunate" is also an indictment of how much we need to grow up as a nation.)
“Whether you enjoy watching the copulations of birds or words, decoupling it from status games is what gives an activity the breathing room to become meaningful.”
— www.octopusyarn.com/p/you-are-a-...
— www.octopusyarn.com/p/you-are-a-...
August 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
“Whether you enjoy watching the copulations of birds or words, decoupling it from status games is what gives an activity the breathing room to become meaningful.”
— www.octopusyarn.com/p/you-are-a-...
— www.octopusyarn.com/p/you-are-a-...
K-pop demon hunters Rumi bobble head night at Yankees Stadium.
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August 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
K-pop demon hunters Rumi bobble head night at Yankees Stadium.
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I guess we’re pancaking the hamburger, @github.com?
July 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I guess we’re pancaking the hamburger, @github.com?
A random sampling of technology leaders' inboxes in 2026.
July 29, 2026 at 1:41 PM
A random sampling of technology leaders' inboxes in 2026.
Last time I was this excited for a phone release was the iPhone 3G.
www.thelightphone.com/lightflip
(Disclosure: I have a small investment in this company.)
www.thelightphone.com/lightflip
(Disclosure: I have a small investment in this company.)
The Light Phone
Light is a radically different technology company. We design beautiful tools that respect and empower our users and our first product is The Light Phone.
www.thelightphone.com
July 23, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Last time I was this excited for a phone release was the iPhone 3G.
www.thelightphone.com/lightflip
(Disclosure: I have a small investment in this company.)
www.thelightphone.com/lightflip
(Disclosure: I have a small investment in this company.)
You've got to keep space clear because when inspiration strikes, it's not going to always wait for you to finish your work day.
July 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
You've got to keep space clear because when inspiration strikes, it's not going to always wait for you to finish your work day.
Reposted by Michael E. Gruen
Go was uniquely designed for readers over writers
That turns out to matter even more when the reader is an LLM running build-test-fix loops all day.
Go's big advantages in 2026 look a lot like its old advantages: short compile times, boring tooling, readable simple code.
spf13.com/p/go-the-age...
That turns out to matter even more when the reader is an LLM running build-test-fix loops all day.
Go's big advantages in 2026 look a lot like its old advantages: short compile times, boring tooling, readable simple code.
spf13.com/p/go-the-age...
Why TypeScript 7.0 Was Rewritten in Go — And What It Means for Your Dev Stack | spf13
Go was designed for systems at scale, not AI. But in 2026, it's the optimal language for agentic development. Here's why, and what it means for your team.
spf13.com
July 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Go was uniquely designed for readers over writers
That turns out to matter even more when the reader is an LLM running build-test-fix loops all day.
Go's big advantages in 2026 look a lot like its old advantages: short compile times, boring tooling, readable simple code.
spf13.com/p/go-the-age...
That turns out to matter even more when the reader is an LLM running build-test-fix loops all day.
Go's big advantages in 2026 look a lot like its old advantages: short compile times, boring tooling, readable simple code.
spf13.com/p/go-the-age...
Congestion pricing can save your life.
July 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Congestion pricing can save your life.
It’s efforts like this that give me hope for the future.
Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS
July 2, 2026 at 10:38 AM
It’s efforts like this that give me hope for the future.
Reposted by Michael E. Gruen
NYC Pride 2026 Grand Marshalls
June 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
NYC Pride 2026 Grand Marshalls
How long until the uʍop-ǝpısdn text thing on a hat gets played out?
June 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM
How long until the uʍop-ǝpısdn text thing on a hat gets played out?