A eulogy for Skype. I had forgotten it was based on peer-to-peer music sharing protocols (Kazaa). Another case of trading "the democratic ideals of early internet protocols for the convenience of centralized services." om.co/2025/05/06/r...

Let's hype the new wave of low/no code tools for things that don't aspire to scaling to millions. Creating something small that just works for you and your people. A hobby tool. A work hack. A shared space for friends. Small acts of digital independence and creativity.

A few interesting stats from the Figma 2025 AI report (thread)

Excellent writeup from Andrej Karpathy on the promise and pitfalls of vibe coding web apps without a dev background karpathy.bearblog.dev/vibe-coding-...

Trace the line from the sellout taboo of the 90s to "you can have a little commercial success, as a treat" in the 2000s to today's full-blown "double sellout," where the ultimate creative achievement is launching an empty brand.

There's a sliver of US highway that's been measured in kilometers since the 1970s, but probably not for much longer (you'll never guess why) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

There's lots of interesting info in this GPT-4.1 prompting guide. In particular, a standardized way for LLMs to suggest file diffs (and the libraries to implement it in applications) will be useful well beyond the obvious software development use case. cookbook.openai.com/examples/gpt...

From memory aids with "butter big as an egg" to standardized measurements to AI-powered adaptations - the recipe as we know it has constantly evolved. Exploring how technology might transform how we share cooking knowledge once again.

When I saw Short Circuit as a kid, I was so jealous of Johnny 5's ability to consume entire books in a flash. It seemed like complete fantasy until the last few years, and now it almost feels ordinary. And just like Johnny 5, the same technology is clamoring for MORE INPUT! youtu.be/WnTKllDbu5o?...

"We made painting feel like typing, when we should have made typing feel like painting." Why do we have to accept this divide between digital tools and physical creation? From @wattenberger.com, a really lovely and thoughtful visual essay wattenberger.com/thoughts/our...

What are the economics of being YouTube cooking content creator? Carla Lalli Music goes into detail here (tldr $29 CPM, $10 RPM). It also shows how much work a creator needs to do outside of their “core competency” to make the numbers work, at least until you have enough scale.

I've occasionally thrown a NYT Connections puzzle at an LLM to get a feel for its vibes, today I learned that Lech Mazur has formalized this as a benchmark