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Welcome to the agent war: MAD for Silicon

The race to build increasingly capable AI agents looks a lot like a new Cold War, complete with resource competition, public anxiety, and the growing need for international agreements.

Using GoToSocial as the Social Layer for Your Apps

How GoToSocial can provide identity, federation, and social features inside existing applications without requiring users to create and manage another account.

LinuxFest Northwest 2026: Beer, Badges, and the Spirit of the PNW

Three months after speaking at FOSDEM in Brussels, I brought my family to LinuxFest Northwest in Bellingham, WA. What I found was a college town bursting with craft beer, open-source energy, and one of my personal heroes.

AI is Making Libraries Obsolete

AI agents are fundamentally changing the economics of general-purpose libraries. Why build on Bootstrap when an agent can generate exactly what you need? A collection of thoughts on where this is all heading.

If There's a Nazi at Your Bar, It's a Nazi Bar

I found out Substack isn't just tolerating extremism—it's literally hosting Nazi newsletters. So I'm out. Here's why you should care.