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Notes from June 2026

14 hours ago
  • Launched first major project at Ghost: automations (still in beta).
  • Contributed to Taper magazine with a visualization breaking time into sixteenths, under 2048 bytes.
  • Expressed criticism of generative AI, referencing articles on productivity, PR problems, and religious exemptions.
  • Supported banning targeted advertising and cited a WIRED article advocating for it.
  • Advocated for open source work on company time, linking to Mike McQuaid's website.
  • Mentioned DO_NOT_TRACK environment variable to disable tracking.
  • Noted the rebirth of Climate.gov by former team members after being shut down.
  • Criticized hardware-based attestation systems by Apple and Google as controlling user hardware.
  • Highlighted quirky links: Gorbachev Pizza Hut commercial, symlinking CLAUDE.md to /dev/urandom, HTTP request without curl, and max PDF page size over Germany.