Josh Buchea
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“we know that within about a year of those cuts at USAID, where they were literally burning food that had already been paid for that was going to starving children, 500,000 children died. So this is a really a crime against humanity.” - Alex Gibney, director of “Musk”, a documentary on Elon Musk
October 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
“we know that within about a year of those cuts at USAID, where they were literally burning food that had already been paid for that was going to starving children, 500,000 children died. So this is a really a crime against humanity.” - Alex Gibney, director of “Musk”, a documentary on Elon Musk
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Anyone in my network in the US (California) who has been impacted by the recent waves of layoffs.
This looks like an incredible role for anyone in Web and UX leadership
www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...
This looks like an incredible role for anyone in Web and UX leadership
www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...
Director, Web Platforms & Digital Products
<p><strong>Hybrid Work Model</strong></p>
<p>#LI-hyb...
www.paycomonline.net
October 17, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Anyone in my network in the US (California) who has been impacted by the recent waves of layoffs.
This looks like an incredible role for anyone in Web and UX leadership
www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...
This looks like an incredible role for anyone in Web and UX leadership
www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...
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The past week, and yesterday in particular, were brutal for chip stocks.
Anthropic’s slowing revenue growth has added to investors’ fears that AI companies won’t generate enough revenue to justify the trillions being committed to data centers.
A very dotcom bubble shaped pattern is forming 🫧
Anthropic’s slowing revenue growth has added to investors’ fears that AI companies won’t generate enough revenue to justify the trillions being committed to data centers.
A very dotcom bubble shaped pattern is forming 🫧
October 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The past week, and yesterday in particular, were brutal for chip stocks.
Anthropic’s slowing revenue growth has added to investors’ fears that AI companies won’t generate enough revenue to justify the trillions being committed to data centers.
A very dotcom bubble shaped pattern is forming 🫧
Anthropic’s slowing revenue growth has added to investors’ fears that AI companies won’t generate enough revenue to justify the trillions being committed to data centers.
A very dotcom bubble shaped pattern is forming 🫧
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The U.S. economy is in a weird position. The major bright spot is the AI boom, but that boom depends on companies laying people off and replacing them with Claude subscriptions, which depresses the economy.
It’s essentially a doom loop.
It’s essentially a doom loop.
October 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The U.S. economy is in a weird position. The major bright spot is the AI boom, but that boom depends on companies laying people off and replacing them with Claude subscriptions, which depresses the economy.
It’s essentially a doom loop.
It’s essentially a doom loop.
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Most mergers destroy shareholder value but even then, this is an incredible amount of value destruction by the Ellisons.
Skydance’s market cap is now less than half what Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery were worth before the merger.
Two turkeys don’t make an eagle.
Skydance’s market cap is now less than half what Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery were worth before the merger.
Two turkeys don’t make an eagle.
October 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Most mergers destroy shareholder value but even then, this is an incredible amount of value destruction by the Ellisons.
Skydance’s market cap is now less than half what Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery were worth before the merger.
Two turkeys don’t make an eagle.
Skydance’s market cap is now less than half what Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery were worth before the merger.
Two turkeys don’t make an eagle.
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🎧 Record release — listening party! SIDE TWO by yours truly is now available on Bandcamp. Tell your friends. Enjoy, won’t you? Thank you.
jeffreyzeldman.bandcamp.com/album/side-two #funk #hiphop #soundtrack #jazz #ambient #newmusic
jeffreyzeldman.bandcamp.com/album/side-two #funk #hiphop #soundtrack #jazz #ambient #newmusic
Side Two, by Jeffrey Zeldman
17 track album
jeffreyzeldman.bandcamp.com
October 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
🎧 Record release — listening party! SIDE TWO by yours truly is now available on Bandcamp. Tell your friends. Enjoy, won’t you? Thank you.
jeffreyzeldman.bandcamp.com/album/side-two #funk #hiphop #soundtrack #jazz #ambient #newmusic
jeffreyzeldman.bandcamp.com/album/side-two #funk #hiphop #soundtrack #jazz #ambient #newmusic
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While many believe AI token prices will go up over time, they’ve actually been getting cheaper as competition from open weight models puts pressure on the pricing from frontier labs.
Additionally, developers seem to have little qualms around switching models.
So far, no one seems to have a moat.
Additionally, developers seem to have little qualms around switching models.
So far, no one seems to have a moat.
October 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
While many believe AI token prices will go up over time, they’ve actually been getting cheaper as competition from open weight models puts pressure on the pricing from frontier labs.
Additionally, developers seem to have little qualms around switching models.
So far, no one seems to have a moat.
Additionally, developers seem to have little qualms around switching models.
So far, no one seems to have a moat.
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October 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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RustGIS is now on the Microsoft Store!
- Microsoft Store: apps.microsoft.com/detail/9ppjw...
- Or from a terminal: winget install OpenGeos.RustGIS
- Not on Windows? Launch the web app: web.rustgis.app
- Documentation: rustgis.app
- GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Rus...
- Microsoft Store: apps.microsoft.com/detail/9ppjw...
- Or from a terminal: winget install OpenGeos.RustGIS
- Not on Windows? Launch the web app: web.rustgis.app
- Documentation: rustgis.app
- GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Rus...
October 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
RustGIS is now on the Microsoft Store!
- Microsoft Store: apps.microsoft.com/detail/9ppjw...
- Or from a terminal: winget install OpenGeos.RustGIS
- Not on Windows? Launch the web app: web.rustgis.app
- Documentation: rustgis.app
- GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Rus...
- Microsoft Store: apps.microsoft.com/detail/9ppjw...
- Or from a terminal: winget install OpenGeos.RustGIS
- Not on Windows? Launch the web app: web.rustgis.app
- Documentation: rustgis.app
- GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Rus...
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question for the audience: if you were ultra rich (let’s say $25M), what completely frivolous thing are you buying?
October 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
question for the audience: if you were ultra rich (let’s say $25M), what completely frivolous thing are you buying?
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Anthropic published a report on how AI has changed employment at the company.
The share of junior technical hires fell from 27% to 9%. Like everyone else in tech.
Employees are more productive and no one has the time to review the output from Claude. Also like everyone else.
The new normal.
The share of junior technical hires fell from 27% to 9%. Like everyone else in tech.
Employees are more productive and no one has the time to review the output from Claude. Also like everyone else.
The new normal.
October 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Anthropic published a report on how AI has changed employment at the company.
The share of junior technical hires fell from 27% to 9%. Like everyone else in tech.
Employees are more productive and no one has the time to review the output from Claude. Also like everyone else.
The new normal.
The share of junior technical hires fell from 27% to 9%. Like everyone else in tech.
Employees are more productive and no one has the time to review the output from Claude. Also like everyone else.
The new normal.
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2028? How stupid are you?
2038 is more likely.
Why is this man never held to account for his track record? His record for faking public demonstrations, his record for delivering products years and years late, his record for hawking products that never hit the market anything like he marketed them.
2038 is more likely.
Why is this man never held to account for his track record? His record for faking public demonstrations, his record for delivering products years and years late, his record for hawking products that never hit the market anything like he marketed them.
🔊 Tesla unveiled its flying Roadster, but buyers will have to wait until 2028 to get their hands on one. Hear more about what the launch means for Elon Musk's broader ambitions on today's Reuters Morning Bid podcast reut.rs/4jX5Gub
October 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
2028? How stupid are you?
2038 is more likely.
Why is this man never held to account for his track record? His record for faking public demonstrations, his record for delivering products years and years late, his record for hawking products that never hit the market anything like he marketed them.
2038 is more likely.
Why is this man never held to account for his track record? His record for faking public demonstrations, his record for delivering products years and years late, his record for hawking products that never hit the market anything like he marketed them.
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October 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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Carl Quintanilla: Real average hourly earnings down 0.7% on the month. That's the sixth straight month.
Jim Cramer: Yes. I mean, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just I'm looking at the data.
Jim Cramer: Yes. I mean, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just I'm looking at the data.
October 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Carl Quintanilla: Real average hourly earnings down 0.7% on the month. That's the sixth straight month.
Jim Cramer: Yes. I mean, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just I'm looking at the data.
Jim Cramer: Yes. I mean, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just I'm looking at the data.
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Ralph Lauren replaced sustainability targets in executive bonuses with AI adoption targets.
The four AI KPIs were 2 AI training completion rates and 2 employee AI survey response rates. The board approved a +10% bonus modifier for exceeding them.
None measured actual productivity gains from AI. 🤷🏾♂️
The four AI KPIs were 2 AI training completion rates and 2 employee AI survey response rates. The board approved a +10% bonus modifier for exceeding them.
None measured actual productivity gains from AI. 🤷🏾♂️
October 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Ralph Lauren replaced sustainability targets in executive bonuses with AI adoption targets.
The four AI KPIs were 2 AI training completion rates and 2 employee AI survey response rates. The board approved a +10% bonus modifier for exceeding them.
None measured actual productivity gains from AI. 🤷🏾♂️
The four AI KPIs were 2 AI training completion rates and 2 employee AI survey response rates. The board approved a +10% bonus modifier for exceeding them.
None measured actual productivity gains from AI. 🤷🏾♂️
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Wire Loop
Drag the loop along the wire without touching it.
www.keithcirkel.co.uk
October 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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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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Big Tech Is the Biggest Bankroller of Trump’s Ballroom. "Nvidia and Apple gave the most. Each committed $25 million …Microsoft and Palantir committed $10 million each. Amazon, Meta, Cisco, and ServiceNow gave $5 million each … $22 million came from Google’s settlement of Trump’s lawsuit"
BOMBSHELL DOCS: Big Tech Is the Biggest Bankroller of Trump’s Ballroom
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, The Tech Oversight Project blasted Big Tech companies for bankrolling President Trump’s White House ballroom after a bombshell Washington Post investigation revealed the full l...
dispatch.techoversight.org
October 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Big Tech Is the Biggest Bankroller of Trump’s Ballroom. "Nvidia and Apple gave the most. Each committed $25 million …Microsoft and Palantir committed $10 million each. Amazon, Meta, Cisco, and ServiceNow gave $5 million each … $22 million came from Google’s settlement of Trump’s lawsuit"
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Not having an <h1> on a web page is like not declaring a primary key in a database table. It may still work, but it's a sign of deeper structural issues.
October 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Not having an <h1> on a web page is like not declaring a primary key in a database table. It may still work, but it's a sign of deeper structural issues.
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Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.
August 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.
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Don’t get complacent.
They’re still going to try to cheat.
Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
They’re still going to try to cheat.
Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
October 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Don’t get complacent.
They’re still going to try to cheat.
Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
They’re still going to try to cheat.
Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Have you been making websites for years? How are you feeling about the current state of things?
October 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Have you been making websites for years? How are you feeling about the current state of things?
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Horrible day here in Bend, Oregon. My daughter is OK.
October 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Horrible day here in Bend, Oregon. My daughter is OK.
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#WeeknightWriters A1: If you’ve seen my worldbuilding notes, you’ll be surprised, but I come up with characters first: getaway driver, locksmith, explosives expert… then I decide on plot and genre.
…okay, I usually know the genre beforehand. But I can’t build a world without knowing who’s in it.
…okay, I usually know the genre beforehand. But I can’t build a world without knowing who’s in it.
Q1: Do you build your world to suit your story and/or characters or does the world come to you first? #WeeknightWriters
October 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
#WeeknightWriters A1: If you’ve seen my worldbuilding notes, you’ll be surprised, but I come up with characters first: getaway driver, locksmith, explosives expert… then I decide on plot and genre.
…okay, I usually know the genre beforehand. But I can’t build a world without knowing who’s in it.
…okay, I usually know the genre beforehand. But I can’t build a world without knowing who’s in it.