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Putting this blog on ATProto with standard.site
Mirroring a static Hugo blog onto ATProto with standard.site and Sequoia, plus the GitHub Actions wiring that republishes the records on every push without any manual steps.EssayDevOps
All Politics is Gamergate
How righteous grievance made us all follow Steve Bannon and Vivian James down the rabbit hole.politicsgamergate
Nice Politics vs. Asshole Politics
The rise of the Age of Assholes doesn’t mean we should give up on niceness.3
If you won't carry the pager, maybe don't push to mainline
Drive-by AI changes break the shared model a team builds around its code, and the ICs end up cleaning up the mess. Why pushing to mainline should come with the pager.EssayAI
Darrel Milton
The man who loved an eternal women (and design discussion)essayOc origin story
the seventh star (amended)
(amended!) in disbelief, lies a garden of thoughts, broken hearts, and wishes never fulfilled... but at the same time, a lesson for the futureblogessay
I used AI. It worked. I hated it.
I used Claude Code to build a tool I needed. It worked great, but I was miserable. I need to reckon with what it means.aiessay
Analogue Gaming: Cards & Dice as Game Consoles
An essay about the "analogue" movement and its lack of analogue gaming.essaygaming
The Machine Still Clatters
Institutional Rot, the Personalist State, and the Long Decay of the American Republicessay
Betty Jones
The Private Detective that's not human (and evolution of her design)Oc Origin Storyessay
Käsebrot ist ein gutes Brot
Nach dem Sandwich, das ich hier gezeigt habe, dachte ich eigentlich, dass auch mal eine Variante mit Käse ganz nett wäre.Aber dabei gibt es einen Haken, ich komme nicht über das "normale" Käsebrot hinaus. Naja und wie schon Helge Schneider sang "Käsebrot ist ein gutes Brot", es steht einfach für sich. Allenfalls ein paar Scheiben...BlogBlogbeitrag
California's Age Assurance Lacuna
California's Digital Age Assurance Act presents new headaches and concerns for operating system maintainers and app developers. But is it the catastrophe some claim?essayprivacy
Control
Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.essayai
Control
Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.essayai
Control
Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.essayai
Leaving
A short essay about what went through my mind in the last days of life in my old home.EssayHome
We Crave Open Culture
Essay about the importance of free participation in culture.essayculture
Sniff Test
An essay about scent, memory, and sex, originally published in August 2025.essaysexperiences
Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web
For months, I've been working on a project to demonstrate how we can preserve humanity on the web. It's finally ready for testing.essaywebring
Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web
For months, I've been working on a project to demonstrate how we can preserve humanity on the web. It's finally ready for testing.essaywebring