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Context Is King

A new approach to agentic workflows. This is probably news to no one else, I’m sure I’m behind on this one. You can’t one sentence prompt and expect to get what you want. Agents.md # [1] Writing Complete Prompts # [2] References: [1]: #agentsmd [2]: #writing-complete-prompts

I'm In On Agents

It’s the start of 2026 and agents are getting a lot better than they were. I’m using opencode at home, free mode with Zen and big pickle. At work I have access to a wider variety of models including what seems to be the gold standard 3 from anthropic opus, sonnet, haiku. Note I’ve sat on this post for over a month, refactored it a few times, things feel like they are moving so fast that its hard to keep my feelings straight. Things are changing # [1] Around Aug 2025 I wrote I'm Out On Agents [2]. I saw others in the space having such great success I gave it a solid shot, but found it to egregious edit more than I asked, make massive unneeded changes, and make more small bugs hidden in the details than was worth it. This was just after the tipping point where not just hype bros were making the switch, but people I work with, people I trust and have made really good Software in their career. People like the creator of Flask Armin Ronacher. People who are really good at writing co...

Characters

Old Man Hardware # [1] Character Profile Name: Graybeard McGee Age: 64 years old Role: Senior Systems Architect (counting down to retirement) Background Graybeard’s been coding since before most developers were born—starting with assembly on PDP-11 systems in the late 1970s. He still has his original DEC VT100 terminal in the garage and actually uses it occasionally. His collection of vintage computing gear would make a museum curator jealous. Tech Stack - Loves: C, Assembly, FORTRAN, Perl (the “real” scripting language) - Hardware: Sun SPARCstations, DEC VAX, vintage IBM mainframes - Editor: Vi (not Vim—“Vim’s for kids who need training wheels”) - Version Control: CVS ( reluctantly moved to Git [2], complains about it daily) Personality - Grumpy but surprisingly helpful when you prove you’re not “another JavaScript framework cowboy” - Believes “if it was good enough in 1985, it’s good enough now” - His office smells like old electronics and coffee - Has strong opini...

Session: Skate Sim

Steam achievements and progress for Session: Skate Sim - 18.75% complete with 9/48 achievements unlocked.

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Trailmakers

Steam achievements and progress for Trailmakers - 31.82% complete with 7/22 achievements unlocked.

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DAVE THE DIVER

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Terraria

Steam achievements and progress for Terraria - 81.74% complete with 94/115 achievements unlocked.

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Upload Labs

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RBWP4

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Firewalker

Steam achievements and progress for Firewalker - 52.78% complete with 19/36 achievements unlocked.

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ASTRONEER

Steam achievements and progress for ASTRONEER - 35.71% complete with 20/56 achievements unlocked.

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Workspaces V1

I’ve been using the same workflow since 2020, my post How I navigate tmux in 2021 [1] is still very accurate to my workflow. It’s been great, but is a starting to feel like it needs some work. It feels like enough time has passed that I can make some significant improvements. Issues # [2] References: [1]: /tmux-nav-2021/ [2]: #issues
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Golf With Friends

Steam achievements and progress for Golf With Friends - 22.89% complete with 19/83 achievements unlocked.

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My First 3d Printer

When we got our ender 3 my son was 11. We assembled the day it came in and started the test print that came on the card. We watched as it painstakingly took hours to print the small sample. Already past his bed time, he was there to pull it off the bed immediately. [1] He woke me up at 5 am to tell me he found an stl online, installed the slicer software, set it up for our printer, sliced his model, got the gcode on the sd card, to the printer and had it running already while I was sleeping. We had never once talked about 3d printing to this level, this was all him doing the research on his own. Having that interest that turns into an itch that you can’t shake, you must read, learn, and try until you figure it out. References: [1]: https://dropper.waylonwalker.com/api/file/6dfde440-c83f-453e-b1f0-70d57bd58808.jpg

Slime Rancher 2

Steam achievements and progress for Slime Rancher 2 - 18.52% complete with 5/27 achievements unlocked.

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Party Animals

Steam achievements and progress for Party Animals - 3.45% complete with 4/116 achievements unlocked.

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Stumble Guys

Steam achievements and progress for Stumble Guys - 41.67% complete with 15/36 achievements unlocked.

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In-Space-Story

Brainstorming # [1] Setting # [2] - fire planet - mining colony - An abandoned drilling station Conflict # [3] - An old drilling station has been taken over by pirates - The old station was abandoned because it was too close to a pocket of explosive gas - If they are able to start up the station they will be able to make unimaginable profits - Doing so will cause an explosion that will take down nearby towns. Characters # [4] - A young boy has discovered the old station has been taken over by pirates - A Pirate Captain willing to risk it all for the profits References: [1]: #brainstorming [2]: #setting [3]: #conflict [4]: #characters
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Kubernetes-Inspired Keycap Test Print
This test print features a custom keycap designed with a Kubernetes logo.