Casey Gollan
@caseyagollan.com
https://caseyagollan.com • https://cag.wiki • https://social.coop/@caseyg (formerly at https://twitter.com/caseyg before the implosion)
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"*I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine"
(it reminds me of Minecraft or Roblox or Web 1.0 or early PC BASICs, how you need to have stuff around you that is unpolished and feels achievable to copy)
(it reminds me of Minecraft or Roblox or Web 1.0 or early PC BASICs, how you need to have stuff around you that is unpolished and feels achievable to copy)
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
"*I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine"
(it reminds me of Minecraft or Roblox or Web 1.0 or early PC BASICs, how you need to have stuff around you that is unpolished and feels achievable to copy)
(it reminds me of Minecraft or Roblox or Web 1.0 or early PC BASICs, how you need to have stuff around you that is unpolished and feels achievable to copy)
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I wrote up the notes for the talk I gave to a museum studies class at USF / titled "everything that is wrong in museums starts with wall labels" – www.aaronland.info/weblog/2025/...
Everything that is wrong in museums starts with wall labels
It is difficult to separate the issues and questions that contemporary machine-learning and “artificial intelligence” technologies raise in the context of museum without addressing the long history of...
www.aaronland.info
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I wrote up the notes for the talk I gave to a museum studies class at USF / titled "everything that is wrong in museums starts with wall labels" – www.aaronland.info/weblog/2025/...
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User researchers already document findings at a faster velocity than orgs can act on them. It strains credulity that tech leaders are clamoring for even more yet worse AI-generated findings.
My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play."
gregg.io/the-only-win...
My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play."
gregg.io/the-only-win...
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
User researchers already document findings at a faster velocity than orgs can act on them. It strains credulity that tech leaders are clamoring for even more yet worse AI-generated findings.
My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play."
gregg.io/the-only-win...
My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play."
gregg.io/the-only-win...
is there a coffee shop out there where you can buy an entire pot of coffee??
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
is there a coffee shop out there where you can buy an entire pot of coffee??
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When youmightnotneedjquery.com launched, some felt it was early, but most agreed on the goal. Even the team shared that ethic: make our library obsolete by influencing standards. It worked. With React it is different: many devs understand it to *be* a standard. A social problem, not a technical one
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When youmightnotneedjquery.com launched, some felt it was early, but most agreed on the goal. Even the team shared that ethic: make our library obsolete by influencing standards. It worked. With React it is different: many devs understand it to *be* a standard. A social problem, not a technical one
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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Hyperscale data center speculation further radicalizing me against rectangles, buildings and computer can and should use other shapes
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Hyperscale data center speculation further radicalizing me against rectangles, buildings and computer can and should use other shapes
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October 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
i think my deepest “authority issues” thing remaining is just REFUSING to order coffee in branded size terms
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
i think my deepest “authority issues” thing remaining is just REFUSING to order coffee in branded size terms
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it is deeply annoying to have worked so hard to understand complex systems and learn so many ways to navigate complexity
and the punchline of everything is: once you map things out you realize you were underestimating the stupidity by an order of magnitude
and the punchline of everything is: once you map things out you realize you were underestimating the stupidity by an order of magnitude
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
it is deeply annoying to have worked so hard to understand complex systems and learn so many ways to navigate complexity
and the punchline of everything is: once you map things out you realize you were underestimating the stupidity by an order of magnitude
and the punchline of everything is: once you map things out you realize you were underestimating the stupidity by an order of magnitude
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ok this is really fun, i got pdsfs running locally, and now i can browse my atproto repository in Finder
October 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
ok this is really fun, i got pdsfs running locally, and now i can browse my atproto repository in Finder
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Unreasonably excited to present THEORY IS SHAPES at alt.vis this November! Read on to find out what the "BLT Sandwich Theory of Visualization Consumption" (and other shape-based shenanigans) can teach us about theorycrafting in research 🥪🧲🧊♾️
to appear at #alt.vis 2025: THEORY IS SHAPES
sure "theory figures" are great, but @matthew.wiki, @maryamhed.bsky.social, me, and Carolina Nobre wonder: why always a 2D plane or a flowchart? why not icebergs, horseshoes, Möbius strips, or BLT sandwiches?
arxiv.org/abs/2510.01382
#ieeevis #hci
sure "theory figures" are great, but @matthew.wiki, @maryamhed.bsky.social, me, and Carolina Nobre wonder: why always a 2D plane or a flowchart? why not icebergs, horseshoes, Möbius strips, or BLT sandwiches?
arxiv.org/abs/2510.01382
#ieeevis #hci
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Unreasonably excited to present THEORY IS SHAPES at alt.vis this November! Read on to find out what the "BLT Sandwich Theory of Visualization Consumption" (and other shape-based shenanigans) can teach us about theorycrafting in research 🥪🧲🧊♾️
Tired: Coffee and Claude pop-up. Wired: Kool-Aid and OpenAI data center water brand collab. https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68ec6555881881919ff265602115383d
October 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Tired: Coffee and Claude pop-up. Wired: Kool-Aid and OpenAI data center water brand collab. https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68ec6555881881919ff265602115383d
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Inline macOS and iOS apps are now open-source: github.com/inline-chat/...
@inline.chat is the work chat app we're making with @denasohrabi.com
@inline.chat is the work chat app we're making with @denasohrabi.com
GitHub - inline-chat/inline: Incredibly fast chat app for teams. Source code for the macOS and iOS apps.
Incredibly fast chat app for teams. Source code for the macOS and iOS apps. - inline-chat/inline
github.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Inline macOS and iOS apps are now open-source: github.com/inline-chat/...
@inline.chat is the work chat app we're making with @denasohrabi.com
@inline.chat is the work chat app we're making with @denasohrabi.com
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lil' treat for all you weekend builders: Svelte now has an official MCP server, courtesy of resident bot wranglers @paolo.ricciuti.me and @khromov.se 🤖
it gives your LLM access to docs and compiler-driven diagnostics — give it a spin and let us know how you get on!
svelte.dev/docs/mcp/ove...
it gives your LLM access to docs and compiler-driven diagnostics — give it a spin and let us know how you get on!
svelte.dev/docs/mcp/ove...
Overview • Docs • Svelte
Overview • Svelte documentation
svelte.dev
October 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
lil' treat for all you weekend builders: Svelte now has an official MCP server, courtesy of resident bot wranglers @paolo.ricciuti.me and @khromov.se 🤖
it gives your LLM access to docs and compiler-driven diagnostics — give it a spin and let us know how you get on!
svelte.dev/docs/mcp/ove...
it gives your LLM access to docs and compiler-driven diagnostics — give it a spin and let us know how you get on!
svelte.dev/docs/mcp/ove...
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Received the print copy of my book (out next week!). Obligatory shot with @theul.bsky.social in the background.
August 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Received the print copy of my book (out next week!). Obligatory shot with @theul.bsky.social in the background.
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Hello I've decided to use Blue Sky now. In unrelated news, my book 'Influencer Creep' will be published with University of California press in October 2025. It's about the ways influencer culture has transformed creative work.
Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
April 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Hello I've decided to use Blue Sky now. In unrelated news, my book 'Influencer Creep' will be published with University of California press in October 2025. It's about the ways influencer culture has transformed creative work.
Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
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Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai...
September 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai...
a beautiful page 🥹
I finally updated my Rules for Computing Happiness
kinopio.club/computing-ha...
kinopio.club/computing-ha...
October 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
a beautiful page 🥹
“Every drop begins in the cloud” … OK Sora kinda ate with this commercial for bottled data center water https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68ebad5bb9988191b35dec88fa54a3b5
October 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Every drop begins in the cloud” … OK Sora kinda ate with this commercial for bottled data center water https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68ebad5bb9988191b35dec88fa54a3b5
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i wrote down the process of resolving an at:// URI step by step. turns out, it's a great way to learn how the AT protocol works!
Where It's at:// — overreacted
From handles to hosting.
overreacted.io
October 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
i wrote down the process of resolving an at:// URI step by step. turns out, it's a great way to learn how the AT protocol works!
ADHD tax: buying a new bike helmet approximately every 3 weeks
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
ADHD tax: buying a new bike helmet approximately every 3 weeks
2025-09-30 Changelog https://caseyagollan.com/2025/09/30/changelog
September 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
2025-09-30 Changelog https://caseyagollan.com/2025/09/30/changelog
