Anthony Whitford
@anthonywhitford.com
Technology Leader | Software Engineer | CTO | Consultant | Preneur
Champion of Data Centric Architectures and Knowledge Sharing
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Doctor Who fan, 🇺🇸🇨🇦
Champion of Data Centric Architectures and Knowledge Sharing
Got Documentation? Check out StarlightStarter.com
Doctor Who fan, 🇺🇸🇨🇦
I'm fascinated by Specification Driven Development (SDD), but GitHub Spec-Kit blew through Claude Code credits like water. Going go try OpenSpec instead -- supposed to be 1/10th, and easier. #BuildInPublic
December 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I'm fascinated by Specification Driven Development (SDD), but GitHub Spec-Kit blew through Claude Code credits like water. Going go try OpenSpec instead -- supposed to be 1/10th, and easier. #BuildInPublic
I wonder what the #BuildInPublic crowd has to say about a $3/mo Coding Assistant.
(I couldn’t survive a week using Claude’s $20/mo tier — kept hitting the limit.)
(I couldn’t survive a week using Claude’s $20/mo tier — kept hitting the limit.)
Looks like bad news for the Silicon Valley boys, China selling equivalent products for just over 1% of the price www.techloy.com/americas-200... The SV model might make business sense to Donald Trump, but not to anyone who lives in the real world.
America’s $200 AI Coding Tool Just Met a $3 Chinese Rival, GLM-4.7
Zhipu AI has released GLM-4.7, an open-source AI coding model that matches several premium competitors on key benchmarks while costing $3 per month, or free if you run it locally.
www.techloy.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I wonder what the #BuildInPublic crowd has to say about a $3/mo Coding Assistant.
(I couldn’t survive a week using Claude’s $20/mo tier — kept hitting the limit.)
(I couldn’t survive a week using Claude’s $20/mo tier — kept hitting the limit.)
Hey #BuildInPublic, what advice is there to avoid AI code builders from creating new projects with old dependencies?
For example, a new project is using Tailwind 3 instead of 4, and Vite 6 instead of 7. 😡 Ironically, it was using React 19.
For example, a new project is using Tailwind 3 instead of 4, and Vite 6 instead of 7. 😡 Ironically, it was using React 19.
December 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hey #BuildInPublic, what advice is there to avoid AI code builders from creating new projects with old dependencies?
For example, a new project is using Tailwind 3 instead of 4, and Vite 6 instead of 7. 😡 Ironically, it was using React 19.
For example, a new project is using Tailwind 3 instead of 4, and Vite 6 instead of 7. 😡 Ironically, it was using React 19.
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It's true. Renewables drive up your electricity prices! I mean, look at Australia. They're going all in on renewables and soon at certain times of the day, the price will sky rocket to... *check notes* ...free!?
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's true. Renewables drive up your electricity prices! I mean, look at Australia. They're going all in on renewables and soon at certain times of the day, the price will sky rocket to... *check notes* ...free!?
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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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Check out this chart of the insane changes of just the average tariff level.
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thedispatch.com/wp-content/u...
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Check out this chart of the insane changes of just the average tariff level.
thedispatch.com/wp-content/u...
thedispatch.com/wp-content/u...
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I spent years as an engineer building systems that actually had to work.
Looking at the current AGI hype, my bullshit detector isn’t just buzzing – it’s screaming.
New essay: Why I’m Betting Against the AGI Hype
AGI-from-LLMs isn’t “almost here.” It’s a category error propped up by a bubble.
Looking at the current AGI hype, my bullshit detector isn’t just buzzing – it’s screaming.
New essay: Why I’m Betting Against the AGI Hype
AGI-from-LLMs isn’t “almost here.” It’s a category error propped up by a bubble.
Why I’m Betting Against the AGI Hype:
An Engineer’s (Philosophical) Perspective.
www.notesfromthecircus.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I spent years as an engineer building systems that actually had to work.
Looking at the current AGI hype, my bullshit detector isn’t just buzzing – it’s screaming.
New essay: Why I’m Betting Against the AGI Hype
AGI-from-LLMs isn’t “almost here.” It’s a category error propped up by a bubble.
Looking at the current AGI hype, my bullshit detector isn’t just buzzing – it’s screaming.
New essay: Why I’m Betting Against the AGI Hype
AGI-from-LLMs isn’t “almost here.” It’s a category error propped up by a bubble.
Symptoms of Narcissism:
1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance.
2. Lives in a fantasy world that supports their delusions of grandeur.
3. Needs constant praise and admiration.
4. Sense of entitlement.
5. Exploits others without guilt or shame.
6. Frequently demeans/intimidates/bullies others.
1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance.
2. Lives in a fantasy world that supports their delusions of grandeur.
3. Needs constant praise and admiration.
4. Sense of entitlement.
5. Exploits others without guilt or shame.
6. Frequently demeans/intimidates/bullies others.
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Symptoms of Narcissism:
1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance.
2. Lives in a fantasy world that supports their delusions of grandeur.
3. Needs constant praise and admiration.
4. Sense of entitlement.
5. Exploits others without guilt or shame.
6. Frequently demeans/intimidates/bullies others.
1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance.
2. Lives in a fantasy world that supports their delusions of grandeur.
3. Needs constant praise and admiration.
4. Sense of entitlement.
5. Exploits others without guilt or shame.
6. Frequently demeans/intimidates/bullies others.
@bsky.app When I double click a playing video, it goes full screen and I can’t close it without exiting the app. Anybody else suffer from this?
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@bsky.app When I double click a playing video, it goes full screen and I can’t close it without exiting the app. Anybody else suffer from this?
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Reminder: He sent ICE to terrorize the workers who were trying to get it up and running.
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reminder: He sent ICE to terrorize the workers who were trying to get it up and running.
“service members are turning to nonprofit organizations for help.”
I can’t imagine NPOs are truly equipped to help.
I can’t imagine NPOs are truly equipped to help.
When the military starts to question their assignment - not good. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to...
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
“service members are turning to nonprofit organizations for help.”
I can’t imagine NPOs are truly equipped to help.
I can’t imagine NPOs are truly equipped to help.
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My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
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No, seriously. This would be so much cheaper than shipping ICE all over the country and terrorizing people. And so, so much better.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
No, seriously. This would be so much cheaper than shipping ICE all over the country and terrorizing people. And so, so much better.
I’m comparing this amount of money to making and promoting a movie. And $220 million seems like a lot for “DHS Ads.” 🤔
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I’m comparing this amount of money to making and promoting a movie. And $220 million seems like a lot for “DHS Ads.” 🤔
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"And rather than explain to these very real constituents that Republicans have sidelined us completely and created an authoritarian regime, I nodded and said, OK, you probably know more about it than I do."
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"And rather than explain to these very real constituents that Republicans have sidelined us completely and created an authoritarian regime, I nodded and said, OK, you probably know more about it than I do."
Scrooge McTrump
Trump is now telling the states to undo the full SNAP benefits that they've been paying out of their own State coffers!
You have got to be kidding me.
l.smartnews.com/p-6ypGDK1y/r...
You have got to be kidding me.
l.smartnews.com/p-6ypGDK1y/r...
Trump administration tells states to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits (Politico)
The Trump administration is telling states not to pay full November food stamp...
l.smartnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Scrooge McTrump
Impeding transportation is not helping the economy grow.
This administration is a bunch of amateurs.
This administration is a bunch of amateurs.
Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.
Listen in ⬇️
Listen in ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Impeding transportation is not helping the economy grow.
This administration is a bunch of amateurs.
This administration is a bunch of amateurs.
I wonder about this too…
Anybody deemed “essential” to work should be paid.
Anybody deemed “essential” to work should be paid.
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I wonder about this too…
Anybody deemed “essential” to work should be paid.
Anybody deemed “essential” to work should be paid.
Essential ATC should be getting paid.
Military troops should not have to resort to Food Banks.
This 🤡 only knows how to create a 🎪 .
Military troops should not have to resort to Food Banks.
This 🤡 only knows how to create a 🎪 .
Why hasn't this been run by the Democrats constantly for the last 37 days and his previous record-setting shutdown?
There's always a tweet. Or a video.
There's always a tweet. Or a video.
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Essential ATC should be getting paid.
Military troops should not have to resort to Food Banks.
This 🤡 only knows how to create a 🎪 .
Military troops should not have to resort to Food Banks.
This 🤡 only knows how to create a 🎪 .
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There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
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it doesn’t get any clearer that america’s betrothal to fossil fuels is about letting energy companies pick our pockets to prop up their obsolete industry
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
it doesn’t get any clearer that america’s betrothal to fossil fuels is about letting energy companies pick our pockets to prop up their obsolete industry
“The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are required to work without pay.”
Work without pay == Slavery!
WTAF?!
Work without pay == Slavery!
WTAF?!
The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos. n.pr/3JGPkWR
Air traffic controllers warn of 'tipping point' as U.S. government shutdown drags on
The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
“The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are required to work without pay.”
Work without pay == Slavery!
WTAF?!
Work without pay == Slavery!
WTAF?!
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The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
“An estimated 700,000 federal workers are considered essential and must work without pay while the government is closed.”
How does Essential not imply getting Paid?! 🤯
How does Essential not imply getting Paid?! 🤯
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
“An estimated 700,000 federal workers are considered essential and must work without pay while the government is closed.”
How does Essential not imply getting Paid?! 🤯
How does Essential not imply getting Paid?! 🤯