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Gradient Keycap Results
The gradient keycaps turned out pretty good, but I'm not sure what I did wrong with the interface between the raft and the caps, that came out ** rough, but the effect works.
Camp Rock Sign
Camp Rock Sign all put together, by the fabulous Rhiannon, the letters came out great, her work on the built is amazing, cant wait to see it lit up.
Check out nextlevelbuilder [1] and their project ui-ux-pro-max-skill [2]. An AI SKILL that provide design intelligence for building professional UI/UX multiple platforms References: [1]: https://github.com/nextlevelbuilder [2]: https://github.com/nextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill
Gradient Keycaps In Bambu Studio
I have an idea for gradient keycaps using tri colored filliment, I'm excited to see how it turns out.

Pm Not Babysitter

Stop babysitting your agents, treat them like a real team and they will reward you. Back in December I saw theo make a comment that code is now cheap, its the run rate of models, He quoted a study, not sure that he fully even believed it, but it claimed that the average developer after all meetings, training, emails, planning and extra shit in their day averages out 10 well tested lines of code per day. Opus 3.5 made him 10k loc (lines of code) that day. We have all agreed for decades that lines of code is not a proxy to productivity or quality. Often more code means more risk, more review, more infrastructure. This has become MUCH different. Lines of code are still far from any sort of good metric. That aside, your agents are not doing 10k lines with you babysitting them, and in fact its very likely that the product quality is MUCH worse as you babysit them. You need a tool for planning and tracking, otherwise you are playing babysitter rather than Product Manager (PM).
If you’re into interesting projects, don’t miss out on agent-browser [1], created by vercel-labs [2]. Browser automation CLI for AI agents References: [1]: https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser [2]: https://github.com/vercel-labs
Like a dufus this morning I did a hard reset on a git [1] repo for getting I was working on a manifest for. You see I generally use argo, but occasionally I have no idea what I am doing or want yet and I start raw doggin it, fully aware that I’m going to just nuke this namespace before getting it into a proper argocd. I was overjoyed when I found out that you can diff your manifests with live production using the kubectl diff command. It uses standard diff so you can bring all your fancy diff viewers you like. # regular manifest kubectl diff -f k8s/shots -n shot # kustomize kubectl diff -k k8s -n go-waylonwalker-com # using a fancy diff viewer kubectl diff -f k8s/shots -n shot | delta # using an even fancier diff viewer # pinkies out for this one kubectl diff -f k8s/shots -n shot | delta --diff-so-fancy Now I can get those changes back that I thought I lost, and apply updates with confidence knowing what is about to change. References: [1]: /glossary/git/
The shovelware cometh In September of last year, I covered a post by Mike Judge arguing that AI coding claims don’t add up, in which he asked this question: If so many developers are so extraordinarily productive usi… jerodsanto.net [1] Not surprising theirs a lag, between the models getting better, the tools getting better, and the masses getting better at using them, it takes time. This is still quite a hockey stick. I’m wondering how many are not posting on Show HN embarrassed they built something they know nothing about and afraid to get questions. I have no idea how anyone would get this ratio, but if I were a betting man, Id bet the ratio of build/show went way up. Plus we are probably getting a ton of people who have never heard of HN start building cool bespoke things for themselves and thats it, they use it, they love it, they might tell/show a friend. Note This post is a thought [2]. It’s a short note that I make about someone else’s content online #thoughts References: [1]: https://jerodsanto.net/2026/02/the-shovelware-cometh/ [2]: /thoughts/
The shovelware cometh In September of last year, I covered a post by Mike Judge arguing that AI coding claims don’t add up, in which he asked this question: If so many developers are so extraordinarily productive usi… jerodsanto.net [1] Not surprising theirs a lag, between the models getting better, the tools getting better, and the masses getting better at using them, it takes time. This is still quite a hockey stick. I’m wondering how many are not posting on Show HN embarrassed they built something they know nothing about and afraid to get questions. I have no idea how anyone would get this ratio, but if I were a betting man, Id bet the ratio of build/show went way up. Plus we are probably getting a ton of people who have never heard of HN start building cool bespoke things for themselves and thats it, they use it, they love it, they might tell/show a friend. Note This post is a thought [2]. It’s a short note that I make about someone else’s content online #thoughts References: [1]: https://jerodsanto.net/2026/02/the-shovelware-cometh/ [2]: /thoughts/
Camp Rock Letters
Camp Rock Letters going on the print bed for the show choir.

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I taught wyatt `#bada55` green, I apologize in advance, I underestimate the power of immature humor has on him.
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External Link X (formerly Twitter) · x.com [1] I tried this flow [of running an opencode server on tailscale] on day one of getting opencode, I wanted to prompt from my phone while were were running lights at the theater. It kinda worked, but the ui was really bad on phone, hard to use and the experience overall–it felt buggy. Happy to see they are making improvements and it might now be ready for some real use. https://dropper.waylonwalker.com/file/9065fcb2-5e40-479c-967e-498bc9bb6a4f.mp4 Note This post is a thought [2]. It’s a short note that I make about someone else’s content online #thoughts References: [1]: https://x.com/thdxr/status/2017691649384620057 [2]: /thoughts/
Short Month, Big Ideas (February 2026 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine Let’s make the most of the shortest month of the year with a new collection of desktop wallpapers that are sure to bring a smile to your face — and maybe spark your creativity, too. All of them... Smashing Magazine · smashingmagazine.com [1] test Note This post is a thought [2]. It’s a short note that I make about someone else’s content online #thoughts References: [1]: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2026/01/desktop-wallpaper-calendars-february-2026/ [2]: /thoughts/

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Agents right now * can I access the project you mentioned? > yes * Can i access /tmp > yes, just do it * While I'm I at it, `kubctl delete...` > yanks plug front internet
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Agent Management Is Exhausting

The state of development in early 2026 is all wrapped around learning how to manage many agents running in parallel. Everyone’s trying to figure out the workflow. The Plan Is Everything # [1] The secret I’ve discovered is a good, well-defined plan. This could be a markdown file or a GitHub issue. Agents are actually great at writing these for you. They’ll include reproduction steps, outline changes needed, and structure the work. This is your opportunity to step in. Read the plan. Look for hallucinations. Spot where it’s going off track. Edit the plan before the agent starts coding. I had one today where it laid out reproduction steps beautifully, but I could add context about network requests that completely changed the approach. This editing phase is what most people are missing right now. Skip it and you’ll watch your agent solve the wrong problem with impressive efficiency. The Pace Problem # [2] Here’s what nobody warned me about: managing these things is exhausting. Dep...
Peter Steinberger Peter Steinberger: AI-powered tools from Swift roots to web frontiers. Every commit lands on GitHub for you to fork & remix. steipete.me [1] Pete has a ton of good posts here and actually ships a lot of product. reccommended read. Note This post is a thought [2]. It’s a short note that I make about someone else’s content online #thoughts References: [1]: https://steipete.me/ [2]: /thoughts/

Stop Using Boomer Ai

I was listening to these guys talk about migrating off of boomer ai the other day. Introducing the term boomer ai to describe using chat, copy, paste instead of agents. Something magical happened to the tooling and models around december, they got really good. The chatgpt $20 plan hooked into opencode is good, the Free models in Opencode Zen (Big Pickle and Kimi K2.5 Free) are really good. Neither of these quite match up to the speed and quality of the larger plans, but they are good. good enough to throw away your boomer ai techniques and start using agents. Agents are the future, and they are here now. If you are still using chat, copy, paste, you are doing it wrong. Stop using boomer ai and start using agents. You will be amazed at how much better your results will be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmPKuTWbsI
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I The flu hit me like a freight train right at the start of the year, along with the most stress I've ever felt at work dropping on me at the same time, I&#x pype.dev [1] I’m jelous… as I was getting better, I got kicked down again. cant hold a conversation without coughing. Its hitting people from all over like crazy this year. so glad its just the flu and not something seriously harmful for hospitalization. Note This post is a thought [2]. It’s a short note that I make about someone else’s content online #thoughts References: [1]: https://pype.dev/im-back-from-the-dead/ [2]: /thoughts/

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I can now just mention people from my markata [1] Waylon Walker [2] [[ blogroll ]] like @simonwillison.net or @swyx.io /now /now /now Aside This is an aside! References: [1]: /markata/ [2]: /about/