R "Nearest" Nabors
@nearestnabors.com
I used to make comics. Now I fuck around and find out in AI.
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Every night I try to break the next day into the following:
- Little things to get out of the way fast before they become debt
- Top 3 things that will have make a difference next week
- Long running things that will give compound interest so I can do more
- Important things I MUST do OR ELSE
- Little things to get out of the way fast before they become debt
- Top 3 things that will have make a difference next week
- Long running things that will give compound interest so I can do more
- Important things I MUST do OR ELSE
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Every night I try to break the next day into the following:
- Little things to get out of the way fast before they become debt
- Top 3 things that will have make a difference next week
- Long running things that will give compound interest so I can do more
- Important things I MUST do OR ELSE
- Little things to get out of the way fast before they become debt
- Top 3 things that will have make a difference next week
- Long running things that will give compound interest so I can do more
- Important things I MUST do OR ELSE
Built my first AI app with MCP tools today, and now you can, too! docs.arcade.dev/en/guides/ag...
Build an AI Chatbot with Arcade and Vercel AI SDK | Arcade Docs
Create a browser-based chatbot that uses Arcade tools to access Gmail and Slack
docs.arcade.dev
January 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Built my first AI app with MCP tools today, and now you can, too! docs.arcade.dev/en/guides/ag...
Now is an amazing time to engineer again. I've been doing leadership and gluework for so long, but wow, this dopamine is off the hook. The time to impact is incredible. If you've always seen pitfalls and systems, now is your time to let loose. You don't need a team. You don't need consensus to try
January 15, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Now is an amazing time to engineer again. I've been doing leadership and gluework for so long, but wow, this dopamine is off the hook. The time to impact is incredible. If you've always seen pitfalls and systems, now is your time to let loose. You don't need a team. You don't need consensus to try
Yes yes yes yes
We’re live in 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 ⏳
Today on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵: Never Leave Your IDE for Documentation Again
Join Chris Tankersley (Vonage) for a practical look at how MCP is changing the relationship between developers, tools, and documentation.
🎥 Watch live here: buff.ly/Fizjupt
Today on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵: Never Leave Your IDE for Documentation Again
Join Chris Tankersley (Vonage) for a practical look at how MCP is changing the relationship between developers, tools, and documentation.
🎥 Watch live here: buff.ly/Fizjupt
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Yes yes yes yes
Automating away all my responsibilities because I want to do other things more
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Automating away all my responsibilities because I want to do other things more
Is contracting for huge companies worth the administrative overhead that goes into getting paid by them?
January 15, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Is contracting for huge companies worth the administrative overhead that goes into getting paid by them?
Onboarding hack: new/old dev rel can take turns streaming and watching each other hack!
www.twitch.tv/maluchi
www.twitch.tv/maluchi
January 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Onboarding hack: new/old dev rel can take turns streaming and watching each other hack!
www.twitch.tv/maluchi
www.twitch.tv/maluchi
"But isn't the weather terrible in London?"
January 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM
"But isn't the weather terrible in London?"
Streaming making a Vercel AI chat thing with Slack and Gmail. Watch the hilarity ensue: www.twitch.tv/nearestnabors
nearestnabors - Twitch
I build things at the intersection of the Web and AI
www.twitch.tv
January 13, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Streaming making a Vercel AI chat thing with Slack and Gmail. Watch the hilarity ensue: www.twitch.tv/nearestnabors
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When I get two agents to implement the same thing
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
When I get two agents to implement the same thing
I've FINALLY been involved in an unhinged ad launch for a Silicon Valley startup—Arcade.dev has made something worthy of Adult Swim with this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neje...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neje...
January 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I've FINALLY been involved in an unhinged ad launch for a Silicon Valley startup—Arcade.dev has made something worthy of Adult Swim with this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neje...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neje...
Streaming a little bit of fun today with Langchain and Vercel AI. I'll show you how I've been vibecoding tutorials! www.twitch.tv/nearestnabors
nearestnabors - Twitch
I build things at the intersection of the Web and AI
www.twitch.tv
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Streaming a little bit of fun today with Langchain and Vercel AI. I'll show you how I've been vibecoding tutorials! www.twitch.tv/nearestnabors
"Trust and competence are closely related to each other. If you want your people to be more competent, you should give them slightly more trust than they deserve."
Banger.
substack.com/@mdalmijn/no...
Banger.
substack.com/@mdalmijn/no...
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
"Trust and competence are closely related to each other. If you want your people to be more competent, you should give them slightly more trust than they deserve."
Banger.
substack.com/@mdalmijn/no...
Banger.
substack.com/@mdalmijn/no...
Nothing quite like finding out your demo app had to be entirely hand coded for a client with a no-AI codegen policy after delivery—especially when the demo itself uses AI.
Another Sunday in the trenches, y'all! Watchoo up to?
Another Sunday in the trenches, y'all! Watchoo up to?
January 11, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Nothing quite like finding out your demo app had to be entirely hand coded for a client with a no-AI codegen policy after delivery—especially when the demo itself uses AI.
Another Sunday in the trenches, y'all! Watchoo up to?
Another Sunday in the trenches, y'all! Watchoo up to?
I didn't realize PiHut had a home automation section... thepihut.com/collections/...
New Products - Home Automation
Here's where you'll find the very latest products for Home Automation and smart home projects. Our team are always sniffing out the latest home automation hardware, bringing you new smart home…
thepihut.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I didn't realize PiHut had a home automation section... thepihut.com/collections/...
I always feared my technical writing/docs engineering/building award-winning docs portals was a local maxima
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I always feared my technical writing/docs engineering/building award-winning docs portals was a local maxima
So excited I've been accepted to speak at MCP Connect in Paris in 26 days!
Time to spin some straw into gold!
Time to spin some straw into gold!
January 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
So excited I've been accepted to speak at MCP Connect in Paris in 26 days!
Time to spin some straw into gold!
Time to spin some straw into gold!
I'm streaming some Langchain/Tanstack AI/Vercel AI SDK shenanigans w/ Arcade rn: www.twitch.tv/nearestnabors
nearestnabors - Twitch
Web <3 AI
www.twitch.tv
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I'm streaming some Langchain/Tanstack AI/Vercel AI SDK shenanigans w/ Arcade rn: www.twitch.tv/nearestnabors
Yes, I would like to work on MCP UI and MCP Apps as standards.
Yes, please
Yes, please
January 9, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Yes, I would like to work on MCP UI and MCP Apps as standards.
Yes, please
Yes, please
A visual description of agents
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
A visual description of agents
Anyone want to go to Bletchley Park for a field trip? My Christmas present has got me hankering to go vintage computer component spotting
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Anyone want to go to Bletchley Park for a field trip? My Christmas present has got me hankering to go vintage computer component spotting
Last but not least, a little something about the Agentic Web from All Things Open AI 2025 :) allthingsopen.org/articles/ins...
Inside the agentic web: What developers should know now | We Love Open Source • All Things Open
Explore the rise of the agentic web and what it means for developers. Rachel-Lee Nabors shares how open source, MCP, and personal agents could reshape how we access information, build tools, and…
allthingsopen.org
January 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Last but not least, a little something about the Agentic Web from All Things Open AI 2025 :) allthingsopen.org/articles/ins...
Toybox that sits on my desk
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Toybox that sits on my desk
Time2Code
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January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Taking inspiration from @carter.rabasa.com and preparing an annual letter to people I want to keep in my life
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Taking inspiration from @carter.rabasa.com and preparing an annual letter to people I want to keep in my life