"*I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine"
(it reminds me of Minecraft or Roblox or Web 1.0 or early PC BASICs, how you need to have stuff around you that is unpolished and feels achievable to copy)
I wrote up the notes for the talk I gave to a museum studies class at USF / titled "everything that is wrong in museums starts with wall labels" – www.aaronland.info/weblog/2025/...
User researchers already document findings at a faster velocity than orgs can act on them. It strains credulity that tech leaders are clamoring for even more yet worse AI-generated findings.
My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play."
gregg.io/the-only-win...
to-go box, for here …please?! 🥲🙂↔️🤪
is there a coffee shop out there where you can buy an entire pot of coffee??
When youmightnotneedjquery.com launched, some felt it was early, but most agreed on the goal. Even the team shared that ethic: make our library obsolete by influencing standards. It worked. With React it is different: many devs understand it to *be* a standard. A social problem, not a technical one
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
Hyperscale data center speculation further radicalizing me against rectangles, buildings and computer can and should use other shapes
Ha you just reminded me that in middle school I was administered a “what career should you go into?” survey and got “cabinetmaker” as my top result. So I have always been curious!
A black-and-white photo of an Oblique Strategy card. The card reads: 'Cut a vital connection'.
Cut a vital connection
#ObliqueStrategies
i think my deepest “authority issues” thing remaining is just REFUSING to order coffee in branded size terms
it is deeply annoying to have worked so hard to understand complex systems and learn so many ways to navigate complexity
and the punchline of everything is: once you map things out you realize you were underestimating the stupidity by an order of magnitude
Magick codes 4evrrr (also I still think about the FOOD from that day all the time??)
ok this is really fun, i got pdsfs running locally, and now i can browse my atproto repository in Finder
Unreasonably excited to present THEORY IS SHAPES at alt.vis this November! Read on to find out what the "BLT Sandwich Theory of Visualization Consumption" (and other shape-based shenanigans) can teach us about theorycrafting in research 🥪🧲🧊♾️
Tired: Coffee and Claude pop-up. Wired: Kool-Aid and OpenAI data center water brand collab. https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68ec6555881881919ff265602115383d
Inline macOS and iOS apps are now open-source: github.com/inline-chat/...
@inline.chat is the work chat app we're making with @denasohrabi.com
lil' treat for all you weekend builders: Svelte now has an official MCP server, courtesy of resident bot wranglers @paolo.ricciuti.me and @khromov.se 🤖
it gives your LLM access to docs and compiler-driven diagnostics — give it a spin and let us know how you get on!
svelte.dev/docs/mcp/ove...
A copy of a book in front of Cambridge university library.
Received the print copy of my book (out next week!). Obligatory shot with @theul.bsky.social in the background.
Hello I've decided to use Blue Sky now. In unrelated news, my book 'Influencer Creep' will be published with University of California press in October 2025. It's about the ways influencer culture has transformed creative work.
Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai...
a beautiful page 🥹
“Every drop begins in the cloud” … OK Sora kinda ate with this commercial for bottled data center water https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68ebad5bb9988191b35dec88fa54a3b5
i wrote down the process of resolving an at:// URI step by step. turns out, it's a great way to learn how the AT protocol works!
ADHD tax: buying a new bike helmet approximately every 3 weeks
2025-09-30 Changelog https://caseyagollan.com/2025/09/30/changelog
Quokkas are often referred to as the "happiest animal on earth" thanks to their ever-smiling face.
This is a test.
Stupid question: As consensus builds around the rejection of "AI slop" aesthetic, is it only a matter of time before models are re-trained to write in the style of "Not AI"? https://caseyagollan.com/2025/09/29/rejection-of-ai-slop-aesthetic
I am ashamed and very sorry to admit that I love(??) Meta Vibes™️ especially because the comments on good posts are just straight up like “Good Slop!”
