Rico
@ricotks.bsky.social
Tech guy. Music guy. Dad guy. Husband guy. Some guy in between.
Cofounder at Kipon. Creator of Livedub.
Former Skore (exit 2021)
Cofounder at Kipon. Creator of Livedub.
Former Skore (exit 2021)
A usable skills system must balance two opposing needs.
January 18, 2026 at 12:06 PM
A usable skills system must balance two opposing needs.
Most managers believe in skills based management in theory.
January 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Most managers believe in skills based management in theory.
Without normalization, skills based systems cannot evolve.
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Without normalization, skills based systems cannot evolve.
A skill label almost never carries meaning on its own.
January 16, 2026 at 12:50 AM
A skill label almost never carries meaning on its own.
AI Generated Music on Bandcamp old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/c...
It will become increasingly difficult to distinguish between what is AI and what is not, but it's a fair move
It will become increasingly difficult to distinguish between what is AI and what is not, but it's a fair move
January 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
AI Generated Music on Bandcamp old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/c...
It will become increasingly difficult to distinguish between what is AI and what is not, but it's a fair move
It will become increasingly difficult to distinguish between what is AI and what is not, but it's a fair move
(16) Flea feat.Thom Yorke - Traffic Lights (Official Visualizer) - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDdl...
Flea feat.Thom Yorke - Traffic Lights (Official Visualizer)
"Traffic Lights" by Flea feat. Thom Yorke is out now on Nonesuch Records: https://flea.lnk.to/trafficlights
Pre-order / pre-save Flea's upcoming album 'Honora' (out March 27) now:…
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
(16) Flea feat.Thom Yorke - Traffic Lights (Official Visualizer) - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDdl...
Skills based management is hard because skills are not obvious objects.
They don’t exist as clear, shared units in the real world.
They don’t exist as clear, shared units in the real world.
January 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Skills based management is hard because skills are not obvious objects.
They don’t exist as clear, shared units in the real world.
They don’t exist as clear, shared units in the real world.
Introducing Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of creative apps www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
as long as they don’t remove the one-time purchase, I’m fine with it
as long as they don’t remove the one-time purchase, I’m fine with it
Introducing Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of creative apps
Apple Creator Studio is a collection of powerful creative apps for making music, video editing, creative imaging, and visual productivity.
www.apple.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Introducing Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of creative apps www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
as long as they don’t remove the one-time purchase, I’m fine with it
as long as they don’t remove the one-time purchase, I’m fine with it
www.engadget.com/entertainmen...
it seems that more and more, lego is going to double down on massively guided experiences. I liked it when Lego was just a solid ABS brick and nothing more.
it seems that more and more, lego is going to double down on massively guided experiences. I liked it when Lego was just a solid ABS brick and nothing more.
Lego unveils a technology-packed Smart Brick at CES 2026
Lego's technology-packed Smart Brick is unlike anything the company has created before.
www.engadget.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
www.engadget.com/entertainmen...
it seems that more and more, lego is going to double down on massively guided experiences. I liked it when Lego was just a solid ABS brick and nothing more.
it seems that more and more, lego is going to double down on massively guided experiences. I liked it when Lego was just a solid ABS brick and nothing more.
Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/a...
the next WWDC will be fun
the next WWDC will be fun
Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year
Google's market value surpassed Apple for the first time since 2019 last week and topped $4 trillion on the news.
www.cnbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/a...
the next WWDC will be fun
the next WWDC will be fun
robotsinplainenglish.com/e/2025-12-27...
Roombas couldn’t compete with Roborocks and the like. I’m always scared when a category defining company dies like that. Products like Palm’s, Jawbone’s Jambox, Pebble, even with its comeback now... It’s a warning.
Roombas couldn’t compete with Roborocks and the like. I’m always scared when a category defining company dies like that. Products like Palm’s, Jawbone’s Jambox, Pebble, even with its comeback now... It’s a warning.
Robots Are Hard
Revisiting the original Roomba and its simple architecture
robotsinplainenglish.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:03 PM
robotsinplainenglish.com/e/2025-12-27...
Roombas couldn’t compete with Roborocks and the like. I’m always scared when a category defining company dies like that. Products like Palm’s, Jawbone’s Jambox, Pebble, even with its comeback now... It’s a warning.
Roombas couldn’t compete with Roborocks and the like. I’m always scared when a category defining company dies like that. Products like Palm’s, Jawbone’s Jambox, Pebble, even with its comeback now... It’s a warning.
Amid the AI slop discussion, and the old debate about whether AI will or will not transform the economy, we have this post: post.substack.com/p/the-ai-rev...
Some points and opinions:
Some points and opinions:
The AI revolution is here. Will the economy survive the transition?
The man who predicted the 2008 crash, Anthropic’s co-founder, and a leading AI podcaster jump into a Google doc to debate the future of AI—and, possibly, our lives
post.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Amid the AI slop discussion, and the old debate about whether AI will or will not transform the economy, we have this post: post.substack.com/p/the-ai-rev...
Some points and opinions:
Some points and opinions:
apnews.com/article/fake...
+ AI literacy as a vital skill. I can only imagine how this would be seen in some Western countries.
+ AI literacy as a vital skill. I can only imagine how this would be seen in some Western countries.
Finland's battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation,…
apnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
apnews.com/article/fake...
+ AI literacy as a vital skill. I can only imagine how this would be seen in some Western countries.
+ AI literacy as a vital skill. I can only imagine how this would be seen in some Western countries.
x.ai/news/series-e
and things continue to grow
and things continue to grow
xAI Raises $20B Series E | xAI
xAI is rapidly accelerating its progress in building advanced AI.
x.ai
January 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
x.ai/news/series-e
and things continue to grow
and things continue to grow
The Microsoft 365 app transition to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app - Microsoft Support support.microsoft.com/en-us/office...
this is pure slop
this is pure slop
The Microsoft 365 app transition to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app - Microsoft Support
The Microsoft 365 (Office) app is now called the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. Get the details about the change and what it means to you.
support.microsoft.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM
The Microsoft 365 app transition to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app - Microsoft Support support.microsoft.com/en-us/office...
this is pure slop
this is pure slop
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...
First free nicotine, now Chinese peptides. Still waiting coke tho
First free nicotine, now Chinese peptides. Still waiting coke tho
‘Chinese Peptides’ Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World
The gray-market drugs flooding Silicon Valley reveal a community that believes it can move faster than the F.D.A.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...
First free nicotine, now Chinese peptides. Still waiting coke tho
First free nicotine, now Chinese peptides. Still waiting coke tho
www.reddit.com/r/Annas_Arch...
apparently a coincidence right after they announced the Spotify backup
apparently a coincidence right after they announced the Spotify backup
January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
www.reddit.com/r/Annas_Arch...
apparently a coincidence right after they announced the Spotify backup
apparently a coincidence right after they announced the Spotify backup
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
This crazy growth of Reddit has been messing quite a bit with the product’s own ethos, bots, big media, all of that happening. Keeping an eye on Digg.
This crazy growth of Reddit has been messing quite a bit with the product’s own ethos, bots, big media, all of that happening. Keeping an eye on Digg.
Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z
Platform is now Britain’s fourth most visited social media site as users seek out human-generated content
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:03 PM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
This crazy growth of Reddit has been messing quite a bit with the product’s own ethos, bots, big media, all of that happening. Keeping an eye on Digg.
This crazy growth of Reddit has been messing quite a bit with the product’s own ethos, bots, big media, all of that happening. Keeping an eye on Digg.
Tech Startups Are Handing Out Free Nicotine Pouches to Boost Productivity www.wsj.com/tech/tech-st...
next step free powder
next step free powder
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Tech Startups Are Handing Out Free Nicotine Pouches to Boost Productivity www.wsj.com/tech/tech-st...
next step free powder
next step free powder
Apple trying to enter @raycast.com space, but with such an underwhelming WWDC, I don’t trust they can get anywhere close.
June 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Apple trying to enter @raycast.com space, but with such an underwhelming WWDC, I don’t trust they can get anywhere close.
Is it time to start considering a disruption to Figma? The software is slowly becoming bloated and too horizontal.
May 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Is it time to start considering a disruption to Figma? The software is slowly becoming bloated and too horizontal.
zed.dev/blog/fastest...
I jumped out of the Zed wagon because Cursor looks much more refined now. It's a good time to return and see the improvements.
I jumped out of the Zed wagon because Cursor looks much more refined now. It's a good time to return and see the improvements.
Zed: The Fastest AI Code Editor - Zed Blog
From the Zed Blog: Zed is now the world's fastest AI code editor.
zed.dev
May 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
zed.dev/blog/fastest...
I jumped out of the Zed wagon because Cursor looks much more refined now. It's a good time to return and see the improvements.
I jumped out of the Zed wagon because Cursor looks much more refined now. It's a good time to return and see the improvements.
ai.meta.com/blog/llamaco...
I think I’m ready to jump on the Llama bandwagon. I currently run it locally, but when it comes to Kipon, OpenAI’s ease of use has been unbeatable so far.
I think I’m ready to jump on the Llama bandwagon. I currently run it locally, but when it comes to Kipon, OpenAI’s ease of use has been unbeatable so far.
Everything we announced at our first-ever LlamaCon
Here’s a look at what we announced at LlamaCon and how you can get started with our newest releases.
ai.meta.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
ai.meta.com/blog/llamaco...
I think I’m ready to jump on the Llama bandwagon. I currently run it locally, but when it comes to Kipon, OpenAI’s ease of use has been unbeatable so far.
I think I’m ready to jump on the Llama bandwagon. I currently run it locally, but when it comes to Kipon, OpenAI’s ease of use has been unbeatable so far.