Brian Rinaldi
@remotesynthesis.com
I lead the Developer Relations team at LocalStack. Based on Boston. AWS Community Builder.
This post reflects my thoughts on Muse. www.techdirt.com/2026/10/06/m...
Meta’s Muse Is An Adorable Privacy And Security Dumpster Fire
Meta's agentic AI product Muse has had a rocky few weeks since launch. The product, which features an animated avatar named Jolly (one presumes to make mass hyper surveillance seem adorable) is supposed to help you offload busywork like making restaurant reservations, paying bills, or ordering groceries. Despite Meta having claimed repeatedly that Muse was...
www.techdirt.com
October 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This post reflects my thoughts on Muse. www.techdirt.com/2026/10/06/m...
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NEW FROM PP
The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it
500+ Americans detained
70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied
60+ held after filming
36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer
~12 deported (yes, deported)
projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it
500+ Americans detained
70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied
60+ held after filming
36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer
~12 deported (yes, deported)
projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
projects.propublica.org
October 6, 2026 at 10:19 AM
NEW FROM PP
The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it
500+ Americans detained
70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied
60+ held after filming
36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer
~12 deported (yes, deported)
projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it
500+ Americans detained
70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied
60+ held after filming
36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer
~12 deported (yes, deported)
projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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“.. Tech payrolls have fallen to the lowest level since December 2020.”
- Schwab
- Schwab
October 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
“.. Tech payrolls have fallen to the lowest level since December 2020.”
- Schwab
- Schwab
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Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him
Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess
Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable
karlbode.com
September 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him
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Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
September 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Initial thought is that it's a brilliant idea for Cloudflare to use ATproto for the plugin registry for emdash CMS. This looks like it solves a lot of problems for ownership & distribution that these sorts of registries usually have. (Also emdash is looking solid) blog.cloudflare.com/emdash-cms-p...
EmDash 1.0: the stable CMS with a secure plugin registry
EmDash 1.0 is a stable, open source CMS built for Astro, with agent-friendly workflows, secure sandboxed plugins, and a decentralized registry that keeps publishers in control.
blog.cloudflare.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Initial thought is that it's a brilliant idea for Cloudflare to use ATproto for the plugin registry for emdash CMS. This looks like it solves a lot of problems for ownership & distribution that these sorts of registries usually have. (Also emdash is looking solid) blog.cloudflare.com/emdash-cms-p...
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This truly is horrifying. Not only is he unlawfully spending OUR money on a political ad, the whole point of the ad is that roughly half of the country consists of enemies who must be conquered.
September 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This truly is horrifying. Not only is he unlawfully spending OUR money on a political ad, the whole point of the ad is that roughly half of the country consists of enemies who must be conquered.
Sure, the company has a long and storied history of behaving unethically. Also, yes, part of that history involves misusing and abusing people's personal data. But, if I'm understanding correctly, what I think you're saying is that I should *not* hand over my bank accounts to their cool new AI?
September 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Sure, the company has a long and storied history of behaving unethically. Also, yes, part of that history involves misusing and abusing people's personal data. But, if I'm understanding correctly, what I think you're saying is that I should *not* hand over my bank accounts to their cool new AI?
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the hard parts of building a business are
- solving a real problem for real people
- ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting
- prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle
- connecting with customers
if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business
- solving a real problem for real people
- ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting
- prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle
- connecting with customers
if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business
September 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
the hard parts of building a business are
- solving a real problem for real people
- ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting
- prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle
- connecting with customers
if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business
- solving a real problem for real people
- ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting
- prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle
- connecting with customers
if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business
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There's plenty of corruption, crimes against humanity, and downright evil shit to focus on, but every so often it strikes me how thoroughly we USians have been exposed and disgraced on the world stage. A country who can elect such a man—twice!—is not a worthy country. We need radical reformation.
Trump to the UN: "Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly? Do I drive them into hell?"
September 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
There's plenty of corruption, crimes against humanity, and downright evil shit to focus on, but every so often it strikes me how thoroughly we USians have been exposed and disgraced on the world stage. A country who can elect such a man—twice!—is not a worthy country. We need radical reformation.
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I keep hearing (intelligent, professional) people on podcasts say they use Grok. Isn't Grok.. kind of evil? And I don't mean literally, but how it works, what it is willing to do, who profits from its use etc.
September 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I keep hearing (intelligent, professional) people on podcasts say they use Grok. Isn't Grok.. kind of evil? And I don't mean literally, but how it works, what it is willing to do, who profits from its use etc.
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🚨🚨🚨PARAMOUNT ASKED ELON MUSK FOR AN EQUITY INVESTMENT AMID PURCHASE OF HBO, WHICH HAS STREAMING RIGHTS TO THE "MUSK" DOCUMENTARY🚨🚨🚨
🟡 SCOOP: Paramount executives have discussed asking Elon Musk for an equity investment as it looks to firm up its financial picture to digest Warner Bros. Discovery.
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
September 23, 2026 at 4:11 PM
🚨🚨🚨PARAMOUNT ASKED ELON MUSK FOR AN EQUITY INVESTMENT AMID PURCHASE OF HBO, WHICH HAS STREAMING RIGHTS TO THE "MUSK" DOCUMENTARY🚨🚨🚨
One of my favorite cartoons of all time, so it's great to read details on how it got made.
Engaging read on how the Bugs Bunny cartoon What’s Opera, Doc? was made. “To get the extra work done, Jones and his crew secretly shaved a couple weeks off other, easier films and faked their time cards. It was something they did on occasion.” [animationobsessive.substack.com]
Why ‘What’s Opera, Doc?’ Looks Like That
It’s one of the really famous cartoons. If you’re reading this newsletter, you’ve probably watched it yourself. After almost 70 years, What’s Opera, Doc? endures.
animationobsessive.substack.com
September 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
One of my favorite cartoons of all time, so it's great to read details on how it got made.
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Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign.
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
September 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign.
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
This plan is perfect. No notes. Yes, please do it.
RNC Chair Joe Gruters: "We're gonna put the president front and centers, and we expect that to resonate with the American people"
September 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM
This plan is perfect. No notes. Yes, please do it.
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WIRED asked 634 women what they really think about working in tech. They told us about harassment, bias, unequal treatment, and the everyday indignities that still shape life in the industry.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
September 21, 2026 at 5:02 PM
WIRED asked 634 women what they really think about working in tech. They told us about harassment, bias, unequal treatment, and the everyday indignities that still shape life in the industry.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
@annaspies.dev FYI someone is impersonating you and sending spammy DMs
September 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
@annaspies.dev FYI someone is impersonating you and sending spammy DMs
This is an atypical personal post from me about my journey from starting my blog in 2005 with literally no expectations to falling nearly silent in recent years and about how I hope to refind that love of writing that drove me to create it in the first place. remotesynthesis.com/posts/findin...
Finding My Voice (Again)
This is a very personal post about going back to the roots of this blog to refind the the passion for writing that drove me to create it in the first place.
remotesynthesis.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is an atypical personal post from me about my journey from starting my blog in 2005 with literally no expectations to falling nearly silent in recent years and about how I hope to refind that love of writing that drove me to create it in the first place. remotesynthesis.com/posts/findin...
If the post-Trump era isn't defined by putting all these mfers on trial, even based on only the things we currently know, we will have failed as a society.
“The worst place ever I’ve been in my life," Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, a Somali asylum seeker, told me over the phone from Guantanamo Bay last week.
Sakariye is one of 7 or 8 Somalis who are being held at Gitmo. They say guards tell them the order to keep Somalis at the facility comes from DC.
Sakariye is one of 7 or 8 Somalis who are being held at Gitmo. They say guards tell them the order to keep Somalis at the facility comes from DC.
The Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo
“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”
www.motherjones.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
If the post-Trump era isn't defined by putting all these mfers on trial, even based on only the things we currently know, we will have failed as a society.
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The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
September 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward
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dev.to/missamarakay...
Where I learn GitHub Copilot didn't have access to browse the internet and just decided to make up npm package versions, because why not...🥲
Where I learn GitHub Copilot didn't have access to browse the internet and just decided to make up npm package versions, because why not...🥲
Building PoCs with Codex and GitHub Copilot while they try to adjust my PoC requirements along the way
But Amara, you didn't include MY favorite AI!
dev.to
September 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
dev.to/missamarakay...
Where I learn GitHub Copilot didn't have access to browse the internet and just decided to make up npm package versions, because why not...🥲
Where I learn GitHub Copilot didn't have access to browse the internet and just decided to make up npm package versions, because why not...🥲
A thoughtful post from @charity.wtf on why AI-generated communication/content can sometimes be enraging and other times be ok. It's about the distance between the expectation on a scale of personal to impersonal and the reality (AI communication is by default impersonal) charity.wtf/p/confession...
Confessions of an Unrepentant Slop Snob
A framework for thinking about when AI involvement is additive or a violation
charity.wtf
September 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
A thoughtful post from @charity.wtf on why AI-generated communication/content can sometimes be enraging and other times be ok. It's about the distance between the expectation on a scale of personal to impersonal and the reality (AI communication is by default impersonal) charity.wtf/p/confession...
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and there it is -- Trump says that if the Supreme Court doesn't allow him to put his name on the Kennedy Center then it will close down for good
September 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM
and there it is -- Trump says that if the Supreme Court doesn't allow him to put his name on the Kennedy Center then it will close down for good
I've literally never heard anyone ask Trump (or his sham board) how putting his name on the building would have magically solved their supposedly serious financial crisis.
Trump: "The Kennedy Center is in a virtual state of collapse, and has been for many years ... unfortunately, the Building is destined to doom. Isn’t that too bad?"
September 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I've literally never heard anyone ask Trump (or his sham board) how putting his name on the building would have magically solved their supposedly serious financial crisis.