Mad Orkestra
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Mad Orkestra
@madorkestra.com
· Nov 19
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So... humanity replaced human travel agents with web UIs to now replace web UIs with AI travel agents pretending to be human? And this is the best use case you can come up with for your AI bots?
I don't think I am particularly interested in this version of the future.
I don't think I am particularly interested in this version of the future.
October 2, 2026 at 8:40 AM
So... humanity replaced human travel agents with web UIs to now replace web UIs with AI travel agents pretending to be human? And this is the best use case you can come up with for your AI bots?
I don't think I am particularly interested in this version of the future.
I don't think I am particularly interested in this version of the future.
Things AI doesn't need to solve for me:
1. booking a table at a restaurant
1. booking a table at a restaurant
September 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Things AI doesn't need to solve for me:
1. booking a table at a restaurant
1. booking a table at a restaurant
Once humanity has solved restaurant reservations we'll finally be able to conquer the universe.
September 30, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Once humanity has solved restaurant reservations we'll finally be able to conquer the universe.
If you have problems with the word superintelligence, imagine saying it with a dick in your mouth.
September 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
If you have problems with the word superintelligence, imagine saying it with a dick in your mouth.
Listen: Why not save ourselves some time, cut out the middlemen, speed up the process and every human on this planet gets some Anthropic shares right away? I think at this point we all know they'll dump their debts on society in one form or another.
September 29, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Listen: Why not save ourselves some time, cut out the middlemen, speed up the process and every human on this planet gets some Anthropic shares right away? I think at this point we all know they'll dump their debts on society in one form or another.
Repeat after me: Token holders are not investors.
September 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Repeat after me: Token holders are not investors.
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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was at the United Nations General Assembly during Trump’s “ideological speech.” He’s talking to Jon on an all-new pod tomorrow!
September 22, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was at the United Nations General Assembly during Trump’s “ideological speech.” He’s talking to Jon on an all-new pod tomorrow!
In the past days Trump has banned journalists from the White House, launched a White House app that tracks its users, put a military installation into another of his architecture plans, asked for the break-up of the International Criminal Court and announced potential war crimes in front of the UN.
September 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
In the past days Trump has banned journalists from the White House, launched a White House app that tracks its users, put a military installation into another of his architecture plans, asked for the break-up of the International Criminal Court and announced potential war crimes in front of the UN.
I wasn't really surprised by the stuff Donald Trump pulled off as a president. The lies, the corruption, the moves to suppress free speech, it is all very much dictatorship-101. What I underestimated is how much of it the American People would let him do to their country.
September 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I wasn't really surprised by the stuff Donald Trump pulled off as a president. The lies, the corruption, the moves to suppress free speech, it is all very much dictatorship-101. What I underestimated is how much of it the American People would let him do to their country.
The thing ppl don‘t notice with all the AI hype: AI isn‘t the solution for most problems in organizations of any kind. 90% is identifying and solving problems that have been there for years, and once identified, AI can be useful to resolve them faster. Old Problems, new tech. No magic: babysteps.
September 20, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The thing ppl don‘t notice with all the AI hype: AI isn‘t the solution for most problems in organizations of any kind. 90% is identifying and solving problems that have been there for years, and once identified, AI can be useful to resolve them faster. Old Problems, new tech. No magic: babysteps.
„Did you do your market research“ is probably something people working in crypto/blockchain should ask each other more often. Never seen so much money wasted on products nobody wants or needs.
September 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
„Did you do your market research“ is probably something people working in crypto/blockchain should ask each other more often. Never seen so much money wasted on products nobody wants or needs.
Someone needs to make a phone that unfolds into a 70" flat screen so we can finally call it a day in this category and move onto the next phase of real innovation.
September 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Someone needs to make a phone that unfolds into a 70" flat screen so we can finally call it a day in this category and move onto the next phase of real innovation.
Looking at Musks new touchscreen car and given how tired I am of interacting with the world through glass panels all day long, I can see the sci-fi movie future where the hero rides around in a muscle car, because it reminds him of better days when we used to _actually_ touch things and it mattered.
September 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Looking at Musks new touchscreen car and given how tired I am of interacting with the world through glass panels all day long, I can see the sci-fi movie future where the hero rides around in a muscle car, because it reminds him of better days when we used to _actually_ touch things and it mattered.
AI needs regulation, there is no question about it. If you read the latest incident reports and research, it is quite obvious that this tech has been put into production way too quick with very little understanding of the risks attached to it. The AI Hypetrain driving the convo will not end well.
September 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
AI needs regulation, there is no question about it. If you read the latest incident reports and research, it is quite obvious that this tech has been put into production way too quick with very little understanding of the risks attached to it. The AI Hypetrain driving the convo will not end well.
wait, what www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rp9...
The most interesting hack in history just got weirder...
YouTube video by Fireship
www.youtube.com
September 3, 2026 at 8:18 AM
wait, what www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rp9...
I don't want to talk to Claude anymore.
September 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I don't want to talk to Claude anymore.
Major banks are now _all_ working on their own stable coin solutions. They'll bring the blockchain mass adoption everyone has been dreaming about, but on their own tech and without people even touching "old" crypto once. You'll see.
August 26, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Major banks are now _all_ working on their own stable coin solutions. They'll bring the blockchain mass adoption everyone has been dreaming about, but on their own tech and without people even touching "old" crypto once. You'll see.
All these running robots pretending to be athletes will be a lot less entertaining once they'll carry guns.
August 26, 2026 at 8:01 AM
All these running robots pretending to be athletes will be a lot less entertaining once they'll carry guns.
Hot take: I think AI in real estate got it all wrong. I wanna see the real thing and throwing ideas what to do with it around in my head is part of the whole experience. Generic AI renderings ruin that part completely and I actually stop looking at listings.
August 26, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Hot take: I think AI in real estate got it all wrong. I wanna see the real thing and throwing ideas what to do with it around in my head is part of the whole experience. Generic AI renderings ruin that part completely and I actually stop looking at listings.
Vibe-Coding Hardware Drivers? Oh yeah. If you have an old Canon i9950 and want it to get back to printing on current MacOS, this is for you: github.com/MadOrkestra/...
(Still WIP, but it prints monochrome as well as 8 color 600dpi already)
(Still WIP, but it prints monochrome as well as 8 color 600dpi already)
GitHub - MadOrkestra/i9950: A MacOS Open Source Printer Driver for Canon's i9950 A3+ Printer
A MacOS Open Source Printer Driver for Canon's i9950 A3+ Printer - MadOrkestra/i9950
github.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Vibe-Coding Hardware Drivers? Oh yeah. If you have an old Canon i9950 and want it to get back to printing on current MacOS, this is for you: github.com/MadOrkestra/...
(Still WIP, but it prints monochrome as well as 8 color 600dpi already)
(Still WIP, but it prints monochrome as well as 8 color 600dpi already)
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Glitch2 is now available to download and use for free, in memory of its creator, Kieran Foster. AKA illformed / dblue.
illformed.com
illformed.com
July 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Glitch2 is now available to download and use for free, in memory of its creator, Kieran Foster. AKA illformed / dblue.
illformed.com
illformed.com
Not only will AI token prices keep crashing as DeepSeek and Kimi are pushing faster than anticipated, we are also already approaching the point where the number of ppl not needing better models grows rapidly. If you're spending $200/month to build a CRUD API with React Frontend, you're overpaying.
July 31, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Not only will AI token prices keep crashing as DeepSeek and Kimi are pushing faster than anticipated, we are also already approaching the point where the number of ppl not needing better models grows rapidly. If you're spending $200/month to build a CRUD API with React Frontend, you're overpaying.
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Another banger from @doctorow.pluralistic.net
With "surveillance pricing," businesses have finally found something AI can do way, way, *way* better than people: price gouging.
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July 30, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Another banger from @doctorow.pluralistic.net