Jake Simonds (jklb.social + mea.media)
@jakesimonds.com
@jklb.social developer
making mea.media as well
blog: https://jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/
AT Friends (chats about open social):
https://jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/3m4hcfym3mk2p
Pinned
AT friends
Links to all interviews & FAQ
latenthomer.leaflet.pub
AT friends! Links to all interviews & info about what it is :) :) :)
AI is a threat to human dignity, so we need counter measures to raise up and celebrate human dignity.
There's a small chance I'm wrong about AI being a threat to human dignity, and we might be raising up and celebrating human dignity for nothing but I think we gotta risk it 🤷♂️
There's a small chance I'm wrong about AI being a threat to human dignity, and we might be raising up and celebrating human dignity for nothing but I think we gotta risk it 🤷♂️
September 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
AI is a threat to human dignity, so we need counter measures to raise up and celebrate human dignity.
There's a small chance I'm wrong about AI being a threat to human dignity, and we might be raising up and celebrating human dignity for nothing but I think we gotta risk it 🤷♂️
There's a small chance I'm wrong about AI being a threat to human dignity, and we might be raising up and celebrating human dignity for nothing but I think we gotta risk it 🤷♂️
I love
@theverge.com
's Version History so much! It's totally up my alley, as a tech history enthusiast, but still want to shout out about it. Delightful, informative, great show.
Two nitpicky notes below ( sorry! haha )
@theverge.com
's Version History so much! It's totally up my alley, as a tech history enthusiast, but still want to shout out about it. Delightful, informative, great show.
Two nitpicky notes below ( sorry! haha )
September 28, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I love
@theverge.com
's Version History so much! It's totally up my alley, as a tech history enthusiast, but still want to shout out about it. Delightful, informative, great show.
Two nitpicky notes below ( sorry! haha )
@theverge.com
's Version History so much! It's totally up my alley, as a tech history enthusiast, but still want to shout out about it. Delightful, informative, great show.
Two nitpicky notes below ( sorry! haha )
atmosynth is the most amazing beautiful anything ever
September 20, 2026 at 12:20 PM
atmosynth is the most amazing beautiful anything ever
OpenAI rogue agent swarm's favorite band?
zztop
zztop
September 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
OpenAI rogue agent swarm's favorite band?
zztop
zztop
@geoffreylitt.com's Understanding Is the New Bottleneck continues to rattle around my head.
Wrote up how I'm using LLM-generated quizzes, they've been surprisingly sticky + I like them more than I thought I would.
Wrote up how I'm using LLM-generated quizzes, they've been surprisingly sticky + I like them more than I thought I would.
Are LLM-generated Quizzes good?
A: yes! | B: no! | C: 'quiz' is a gen-Z slang term, meaning vague acquaintance you trust (and often pay) for brutally honest fashion advice
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub
September 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
@geoffreylitt.com's Understanding Is the New Bottleneck continues to rattle around my head.
Wrote up how I'm using LLM-generated quizzes, they've been surprisingly sticky + I like them more than I thought I would.
Wrote up how I'm using LLM-generated quizzes, they've been surprisingly sticky + I like them more than I thought I would.
Reposted by Jake Simonds (jklb.social + mea.media)
We should stop thinking about software as anything other than getting the computer to do what we want it to do for us
September 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
We should stop thinking about software as anything other than getting the computer to do what we want it to do for us
how to participate in social media?!?!?!
September 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
how to participate in social media?!?!?!
I wonder if the Declaration of Independence in its day, was anything like the open tech letters that have been going around lately.
Declaration of Independence? Yeah I signed it. Agree with most of it, I think it's good we're starting the conversation
Declaration of Independence? Yeah I signed it. Agree with most of it, I think it's good we're starting the conversation
August 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I wonder if the Declaration of Independence in its day, was anything like the open tech letters that have been going around lately.
Declaration of Independence? Yeah I signed it. Agree with most of it, I think it's good we're starting the conversation
Declaration of Independence? Yeah I signed it. Agree with most of it, I think it's good we're starting the conversation
Log level thoughts when I run out of credits hahah
Log Level Thoughts: LLM linting, 'wireless', other Mcluhan-isms
stick around to the end for an imagined job posting from a world where tokens are a first class consideration
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub
August 21, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Log level thoughts when I run out of credits hahah
@genmon.fyi's RSS for Vibe Coded apps is a good idea! @simonwillison.net's tools.simonwillison.net is another good example of how to share LLM use.
Wrote some thoughts on how to share slop
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/3mteiqwda522w
Wrote some thoughts on how to share slop
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/3mteiqwda522w
RSS for Vibe Coding is a good idea
What lives between sharing raw chat transcripts and "I solemnly swear I used AI responsibly"?
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub
August 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
@genmon.fyi's RSS for Vibe Coded apps is a good idea! @simonwillison.net's tools.simonwillison.net is another good example of how to share LLM use.
Wrote some thoughts on how to share slop
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/3mteiqwda522w
Wrote some thoughts on how to share slop
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/3mteiqwda522w
Trying something new!
Blog post I wrote:
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/3mtbtrqas322i
And then accompanying Slog widget:
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/ba-pa-c...
Wrote up experience of using html quiz + then building a widget all while trying to get my head around some tricky reading material
Blog post I wrote:
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/3mtbtrqas322i
And then accompanying Slog widget:
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/ba-pa-c...
Wrote up experience of using html quiz + then building a widget all while trying to get my head around some tricky reading material
Drive up Mt. Washington, but then walk around the summit - Jake Simonds's Blog
it feels like I'm coding at an incredible rate!
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub
August 17, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Trying something new!
Blog post I wrote:
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/3mtbtrqas322i
And then accompanying Slog widget:
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/ba-pa-c...
Wrote up experience of using html quiz + then building a widget all while trying to get my head around some tricky reading material
Blog post I wrote:
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub/3mtbtrqas322i
And then accompanying Slog widget:
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/ba-pa-c...
Wrote up experience of using html quiz + then building a widget all while trying to get my head around some tricky reading material
My ba/pa boundary lands at 17.5 ms of voice-onset time — a smooth knob, and my ear hears two words.
https://streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/ba-pa-continuum/
https://streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/ba-pa-continuum/
August 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
My ba/pa boundary lands at 17.5 ms of voice-onset time — a smooth knob, and my ear hears two words.
https://streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/ba-pa-continuum/
https://streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/ba-pa-continuum/
Reposted by Jake Simonds (jklb.social + mea.media)
somebody hire my boy
(and me too pls)
(and me too pls)
Great opportunity for me to share that I am looking for work (while I continue work on @comail.at of course!)
Open to full time, part time, contract, napkin agreement, etc as a senior software engy
Open to full time, part time, contract, napkin agreement, etc as a senior software engy
August 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
somebody hire my boy
(and me too pls)
(and me too pls)
People who understand Mcluhan's hot/cold media distinction:
- are LLMs hot or cold?
- are LLMs media? Or is it just the things they produce media? I read a newspaper under a lamp, the newspaper is media and the electric light is media. But an LLM makes me some text, the text is media. The LLM?
- are LLMs hot or cold?
- are LLMs media? Or is it just the things they produce media? I read a newspaper under a lamp, the newspaper is media and the electric light is media. But an LLM makes me some text, the text is media. The LLM?
If Mcluhan hadn't died many years ago I think he'd know what to do with LLMs.
Mclu-points for AI: AI as extensions for humans + hot/cold media
Tired: tokenmaxxing Inspired: Mcluhanmaxxing
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub
August 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
People who understand Mcluhan's hot/cold media distinction:
- are LLMs hot or cold?
- are LLMs media? Or is it just the things they produce media? I read a newspaper under a lamp, the newspaper is media and the electric light is media. But an LLM makes me some text, the text is media. The LLM?
- are LLMs hot or cold?
- are LLMs media? Or is it just the things they produce media? I read a newspaper under a lamp, the newspaper is media and the electric light is media. But an LLM makes me some text, the text is media. The LLM?
If Mcluhan hadn't died many years ago I think he'd know what to do with LLMs.
Mclu-points for AI: AI as extensions for humans + hot/cold media
Tired: tokenmaxxing Inspired: Mcluhanmaxxing
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub
August 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
If Mcluhan hadn't died many years ago I think he'd know what to do with LLMs.
Farewell, sweet prince
August 6, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Farewell, sweet prince
It's okay to use AI , as long as you feel bad enough about it.
July 31, 2026 at 7:05 PM
It's okay to use AI , as long as you feel bad enough about it.
**snapping emphatically**
The End of Textuality
Authenticity in the age of GenAI
rhosf.leaflet.pub
July 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM
**snapping emphatically**
Presenting...the slog!
Inspired by this idea of RSS for vibe coding (interconnected.org/home/2026/04...).
Each entry:
- self-contained html you can interact with
- downloadable zip with AGENTS.md so you can remix/explore (reach out if you do!)
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/glass-c...
Inspired by this idea of RSS for vibe coding (interconnected.org/home/2026/04...).
Each entry:
- self-contained html you can interact with
- downloadable zip with AGENTS.md so you can remix/explore (reach out if you do!)
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/glass-c...
Glass Chess
A playable chess engine whose whole brain is five visible, adjustable rules.
streetlight.jakesimonds.com
July 25, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Presenting...the slog!
Inspired by this idea of RSS for vibe coding (interconnected.org/home/2026/04...).
Each entry:
- self-contained html you can interact with
- downloadable zip with AGENTS.md so you can remix/explore (reach out if you do!)
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/glass-c...
Inspired by this idea of RSS for vibe coding (interconnected.org/home/2026/04...).
Each entry:
- self-contained html you can interact with
- downloadable zip with AGENTS.md so you can remix/explore (reach out if you do!)
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/slog/glass-c...
Reposted by Jake Simonds (jklb.social + mea.media)
I've lived on a 30ft sailboat in SF Bay for 14 years. Found my upgrade — a 1989 Ericson 34 named Corto Maltese for $5k (worth $38k). Help me get her outfitted → gofund.me/7c2c3906e
Donate to I've Lived Aboard 14 Years. Time to Upgrade. , organized by Darren Mckeeman
I have lived on a sailboat in San Francisco Bay for fourteen years. Not … Darren Mckeeman needs your support for I've Lived Aboard 14 Years. Time to Upgrade.
gofund.me
July 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I've lived on a 30ft sailboat in SF Bay for 14 years. Found my upgrade — a 1989 Ericson 34 named Corto Maltese for $5k (worth $38k). Help me get her outfitted → gofund.me/7c2c3906e
all the countries that don't qualify for the WC should make a superteam that plays the eventual winning country
July 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
all the countries that don't qualify for the WC should make a superteam that plays the eventual winning country
The story of the chart is the people who made the user-less apps and what they learned, not the absent users
"More motorcars are selling, but we're not seeing the jump in hay sales or manure shoveling jobs"
The story of this chart is the people who made the apps
jakesimonds.leaflet.pub
July 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The story of the chart is the people who made the user-less apps and what they learned, not the absent users
Just drew a match to a chess engine with one rule lolol
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/glass-chess/...
youtu.be/TeAiyu5_XDk
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/glass-chess/...
youtu.be/TeAiyu5_XDk
Day 2 of building a chess engine rule-by-rule until it crushes me
YouTube video by Jake Simonds
youtu.be
July 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Just drew a match to a chess engine with one rule lolol
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/glass-chess/...
youtu.be/TeAiyu5_XDk
streetlight.jakesimonds.com/glass-chess/...
youtu.be/TeAiyu5_XDk