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this is my micro-blog
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logging on to the earnest high-info neurotics website every day during the everything going wrong decade: 'you know, the vibes here could be better'
September 1, 2026 at 2:51 AM
logging on to the earnest high-info neurotics website every day during the everything going wrong decade: 'you know, the vibes here could be better'
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We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe.
But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
August 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM
We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe.
But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
What is the purpose of software
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What is the purpose of software
Practical and existential questions for IT Design and Development.
uxdesign.cc
August 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM
What is the purpose of software
uxdesign.cc/what-is-the-...
uxdesign.cc/what-is-the-...
the way they buried 'search' on the Google Home Play Chromecast or whatever I have so you have to pass through all the Gemini shit to get to it is truly a crime against user experience
August 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
the way they buried 'search' on the Google Home Play Chromecast or whatever I have so you have to pass through all the Gemini shit to get to it is truly a crime against user experience
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News websites: I am aware you have an app. You tell me about the app every time I visit your site. If I wanted to read in the app, I would already have downloaded your app.
August 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
News websites: I am aware you have an app. You tell me about the app every time I visit your site. If I wanted to read in the app, I would already have downloaded your app.
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Last year, after President Trump eliminated my wife's and my jobs, we moved to Germany.
South Writ Large invited me to reflect on our move in their Summer 2026 issue, which came out yesterday.
southwritlarge.com/articles/so-...
South Writ Large invited me to reflect on our move in their Summer 2026 issue, which came out yesterday.
southwritlarge.com/articles/so-...
So You’re in Exile | South Writ Large
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July 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Last year, after President Trump eliminated my wife's and my jobs, we moved to Germany.
South Writ Large invited me to reflect on our move in their Summer 2026 issue, which came out yesterday.
southwritlarge.com/articles/so-...
South Writ Large invited me to reflect on our move in their Summer 2026 issue, which came out yesterday.
southwritlarge.com/articles/so-...
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Can't emphasise how much I feel these are exactly the sort of use cases and users the web was made for: "hobbyists, hackers, educators, makers and developers"! Not everything has to be about corporate bottom lines sometimes the web can just be for fun tinkering (but also lots of real world use too)!
Web Serial landed in Firefox 151! Here's how it works, and what you can do with it: hacks.mozilla.org/2026/05/web-...
Announcing Web Serial Support in Firefox – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
Support for Web Serial in Firefox 151 for Desktop Firefox can now connect directly to microcontrollers, development boards, 3D printers, power meters, and other serial-connected hardware from the…
hacks.mozilla.org
May 21, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Can't emphasise how much I feel these are exactly the sort of use cases and users the web was made for: "hobbyists, hackers, educators, makers and developers"! Not everything has to be about corporate bottom lines sometimes the web can just be for fun tinkering (but also lots of real world use too)!
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Speaking of absurd, this Mitch Marner goal to open the scoring ings in Anaheim
May 15, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Speaking of absurd, this Mitch Marner goal to open the scoring ings in Anaheim
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heard a guy say "you have to access it through the portal" and i was momentarily struck by how sad it is that what he said is so boring :( "accessing it via the portal" should be wonderful. we deserve that at least. it should be cool to access it via the portal and instead it sucks shit
May 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
heard a guy say "you have to access it through the portal" and i was momentarily struck by how sad it is that what he said is so boring :( "accessing it via the portal" should be wonderful. we deserve that at least. it should be cool to access it via the portal and instead it sucks shit
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In April 1998, Macromedia released the Macromedia Fireworks 1.0 graphics program. The program was able to work with both vector and bitmap graphics and was designed specially for web designers.
#WebDesignHistory
#WebDesignHistory
April 14, 2026 at 5:09 PM
In April 1998, Macromedia released the Macromedia Fireworks 1.0 graphics program. The program was able to work with both vector and bitmap graphics and was designed specially for web designers.
#WebDesignHistory
#WebDesignHistory
would you like to see one of my assists from last night? (we still lost)
April 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
would you like to see one of my assists from last night? (we still lost)
dads at the playground representing Illinois, Michigan, and Arizona (me), just need a UConn fan to complete the Final Four
April 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
dads at the playground representing Illinois, Michigan, and Arizona (me), just need a UConn fan to complete the Final Four
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Wow. I try to avoid compliance-related work when possible because it makes people lose their minds, but I was not expecting this.
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Delve - Fake Compliance as a Service - Part I
How Delve managed to falsely convince hundreds of customers they were compliant and then lied about it when exposed and called out
substack.com
March 21, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Wow. I try to avoid compliance-related work when possible because it makes people lose their minds, but I was not expecting this.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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i started this several weeks ago
tl;dr is i think coding agents might actually be a real live use case for large language models but:
a) that doesn't automatically entail a glide path to victory
b) certainly not for the vendors of chatbots-as-a-service
buttondown.com/dorian/archi...
tl;dr is i think coding agents might actually be a real live use case for large language models but:
a) that doesn't automatically entail a glide path to victory
b) certainly not for the vendors of chatbots-as-a-service
buttondown.com/dorian/archi...
Slop-Machine Future
The arc of large language models is mediocre, and it bends toward “target procurement”.
buttondown.com
March 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM
i started this several weeks ago
tl;dr is i think coding agents might actually be a real live use case for large language models but:
a) that doesn't automatically entail a glide path to victory
b) certainly not for the vendors of chatbots-as-a-service
buttondown.com/dorian/archi...
tl;dr is i think coding agents might actually be a real live use case for large language models but:
a) that doesn't automatically entail a glide path to victory
b) certainly not for the vendors of chatbots-as-a-service
buttondown.com/dorian/archi...
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The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
February 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
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”The distinction between programmer and user is reinforced and maintained by a tech industry that benefits from a population rendered computationally passive. If we accept and adopt the role of less agency, we then make it harder for ourselves to come into more agency.”
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February 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM
”The distinction between programmer and user is reinforced and maintained by a tech industry that benefits from a population rendered computationally passive. If we accept and adopt the role of less agency, we then make it harder for ourselves to come into more agency.”
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Only took me a few weeks but here is a list of books to introduce one to all things military. My latest⬇️
January 21, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Only took me a few weeks but here is a list of books to introduce one to all things military. My latest⬇️
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If you're a developer surrounded by people debating the utility of LLMs, you are being misled.
The advent of agents decisively settles the conversation. The real question is: how do you ship software that leverages their power?
I spent 2025 answering this question
networkgames.fyi/the-year-eve...
The advent of agents decisively settles the conversation. The real question is: how do you ship software that leverages their power?
I spent 2025 answering this question
networkgames.fyi/the-year-eve...
The year everything changed
Far from my best years being behind me, it feels as though everything in my life has been leading to this moment: building a completely new category of product where the most useful lessons come not f...
networkgames.fyi
January 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM
If you're a developer surrounded by people debating the utility of LLMs, you are being misled.
The advent of agents decisively settles the conversation. The real question is: how do you ship software that leverages their power?
I spent 2025 answering this question
networkgames.fyi/the-year-eve...
The advent of agents decisively settles the conversation. The real question is: how do you ship software that leverages their power?
I spent 2025 answering this question
networkgames.fyi/the-year-eve...
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Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
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you dont understand. i HAVE to work for the NYT. its where i work at!
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
you dont understand. i HAVE to work for the NYT. its where i work at!