Tim Disney
@disnetdev.com
Currently: www.flintnote.com
Previously: F5 Networks / Shape Security (anti-bot) | UCSC / Mozilla (Programming languages & JavaScript)
https://www.disnetdev.com/
Previously: F5 Networks / Shape Security (anti-bot) | UCSC / Mozilla (Programming languages & JavaScript)
https://www.disnetdev.com/
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January 11, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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i think a core beef that i have with a lot of this "automation is bad" sentiment lately is that there is no inherent moral good in laboring
the story of humanity is one of invention, where we improve our conditions by building things that help us do more things more easily
the story of humanity is one of invention, where we improve our conditions by building things that help us do more things more easily
I've been sitting with the discomfort here a bunch, and to me this is it, right? What is being suggested is that I engage in an act of self-flagellation (resolving thousands of lines of merge conflicts by hand) because the richest man in the world uses some of the same underlying tech to peddle CSAM
This is a miracle. Do you know how many hours of work this saves me
January 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
i think a core beef that i have with a lot of this "automation is bad" sentiment lately is that there is no inherent moral good in laboring
the story of humanity is one of invention, where we improve our conditions by building things that help us do more things more easily
the story of humanity is one of invention, where we improve our conditions by building things that help us do more things more easily
Big updates for Flint, my note-taking project. Spent the holidays reworking just about all of it. New UI. New backend. Now uses Automerge for a local-first foundation.
You can try it out right now in your browser: app.flintnote.com
You can try it out right now in your browser: app.flintnote.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Big updates for Flint, my note-taking project. Spent the holidays reworking just about all of it. New UI. New backend. Now uses Automerge for a local-first foundation.
You can try it out right now in your browser: app.flintnote.com
You can try it out right now in your browser: app.flintnote.com
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all meaning has collapsed in our post-literate society and i wrote a bunch of useless, useless words about it. read it if you, like me, are one of a diminishing minority who still reads www.theverge.com/policy/84960...
The year politics became brainrot
You don’t bring a persuasive argument to a gunfight.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
all meaning has collapsed in our post-literate society and i wrote a bunch of useless, useless words about it. read it if you, like me, are one of a diminishing minority who still reads www.theverge.com/policy/84960...
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google: we have invented agi but have hidden it in such an obscure website no one will ever find it
anthropic: through our interpretability research, we discovered claude imagines himself wearing a bow tie at all times
openai: we added slot machines
anthropic: through our interpretability research, we discovered claude imagines himself wearing a bow tie at all times
openai: we added slot machines
December 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
google: we have invented agi but have hidden it in such an obscure website no one will ever find it
anthropic: through our interpretability research, we discovered claude imagines himself wearing a bow tie at all times
openai: we added slot machines
anthropic: through our interpretability research, we discovered claude imagines himself wearing a bow tie at all times
openai: we added slot machines
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gen z sysadmins be like rm -fr
December 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
gen z sysadmins be like rm -fr
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Can I play Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 if I haven't played the first 32 games?
December 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Can I play Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 if I haven't played the first 32 games?
Blogged about my recent work on Flint. So much good stuff: review mode, EPUB/PDF/Web viewer, decks, open source, and more!
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-12...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-12...
Flint December Beta Updates (Open source and so many features)
Updates on the Flint beta release, including open source availability and new features.
www.disnetdev.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Blogged about my recent work on Flint. So much good stuff: review mode, EPUB/PDF/Web viewer, decks, open source, and more!
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-12...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-12...
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Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
Wait, o1 only came out a year ago!? Feels like we've had reasoning models way longer.
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Wait, o1 only came out a year ago!? Feels like we've had reasoning models way longer.
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to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes
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data Perhaps a = Indeed a | Alas
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
data Perhaps a = Indeed a | Alas
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December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Blogged about how I'm designing Flint to make note capture as zero-friction as possible. The key is designing for different organizing time horizons (defer but track).
Also, Flint is now in open beta! Try it out if note-taking sounds interesting: www.flintnote.com
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-11...
Also, Flint is now in open beta! Try it out if note-taking sounds interesting: www.flintnote.com
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-11...
How Flint Helps You Externalize
Learn how Flint's design minimizes friction in note-taking by deferring organizational decisions and providing a zero-decision capture space for your ideas.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Blogged about how I'm designing Flint to make note capture as zero-friction as possible. The key is designing for different organizing time horizons (defer but track).
Also, Flint is now in open beta! Try it out if note-taking sounds interesting: www.flintnote.com
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-11...
Also, Flint is now in open beta! Try it out if note-taking sounds interesting: www.flintnote.com
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-11...
Same. Claude has basically replaced the todo list on my phone. Great idea while out and about? Just kick off a Claude session and at the very least I'll have an interesting plan to tweak later.
I think one of the underrated things about LLMs for coding is that they make writing code on a mobile phone massively more feasible
I can build small but useful pieces of software entirely on my phone now - without even needing to pay full attention, so it's compatible with being out in the world
I can build small but useful pieces of software entirely on my phone now - without even needing to pay full attention, so it's compatible with being out in the world
November 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Same. Claude has basically replaced the todo list on my phone. Great idea while out and about? Just kick off a Claude session and at the very least I'll have an interesting plan to tweak later.
Flint is really coming together. My Thanksgiving week project was adding experimental EPUB support. Now you can highlight and chat with the LLM about your books!
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Flint is really coming together. My Thanksgiving week project was adding experimental EPUB support. Now you can highlight and chat with the LLM about your books!
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If everything is a top priority, then everything gets done quickly. That's basic management
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If everything is a top priority, then everything gets done quickly. That's basic management
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you can't make me learn what "cloudflare" is. I shouldn't have to know these things. I have a sensitive artistic spirit
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
you can't make me learn what "cloudflare" is. I shouldn't have to know these things. I have a sensitive artistic spirit
Wrote up how note-taking apps are kinda weird and how to design for that weirdness.
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-11...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-11...
What's the point of a note-taking app?
The true purpose of a note-taking app is to facilitate deep learning through three interconnected processes—externalizing ideas, internalizing them into new insights, and resurfacing them over time—an...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Wrote up how note-taking apps are kinda weird and how to design for that weirdness.
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-11...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-11...
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I hope as we move past the first wave of AI criticism ("it doesn't work, all hype") we get a new wave of AI criticism rooted in the acknowledgement that, yes, these systems are very powerful & quite useful and focusing a deep exploration of when AI uses are uplifting and when they are detrimental.
October 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I hope as we move past the first wave of AI criticism ("it doesn't work, all hype") we get a new wave of AI criticism rooted in the acknowledgement that, yes, these systems are very powerful & quite useful and focusing a deep exploration of when AI uses are uplifting and when they are detrimental.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Oh wow Haiku 4.5 is incredible. Fast is a feature and a fast model this good feels like a step change.
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Oh wow Haiku 4.5 is incredible. Fast is a feature and a fast model this good feels like a step change.
Wrote about a new project I'm working on. It's a note-taking/thinking-system app that evolved out of an experiment with using just an MCP server for taking notes. Turns out you need a UI.
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-10...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-10...
Introducing Flint
Introducing Flint October 10th, 2025 Flint is a new note-taking/thinking-system I’m working on that fixes a lot of the frustrations I’ve had with traditional...
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October 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Wrote about a new project I'm working on. It's a note-taking/thinking-system app that evolved out of an experiment with using just an MCP server for taking notes. Turns out you need a UI.
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-10...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2025-10...
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‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism
connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-p...
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism
connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-p...
‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism
After Kirk's murder, calls for censorship and the crackdown on political places started to include Bluesky. Open social networks must now fight political suppression as well as platform monopolies.
connectedplaces.online
September 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism
connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-p...
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism
connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-p...