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I taught wyatt `#bada55` green, I apologize in advance, I underestimate
the power of immature humor has on him.
Publishing rhythm
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dax (@thdxr) on X
finally got around to setting up an always on opencode server so i can run sessions on any device from anywhere
takes a few minutes - showed it off here https://t.co/wIVGqlTbpQ
X (formerly Twitter) · x.com
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
References:
[1]: https://x.com/thdxr/status/2017691649384620057
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
References:
[1]: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2026/01/desktop-wallpaper-calendars-february-2026/
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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
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.
References:
[1]: https://steipete.me/
Stay away from my trash!
If writing the code is the easy part, why would I want someone else to write it?
tldraw.dev [1]
read later
References:
[1]: https://tldraw.dev/blog/stay-away-from-my-trash
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
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.
References:
[1]: https://pype.dev/im-back-from-the-dead/
Mentions
I can now just mention people from my markata [1] Waylon Walker [2] Blogroll [3] like @simonwillison [4] or @swyx.io
/now [[ upto ]] [[ doing ]]
Aside
This is an aside!
References:
[1]: /markata/
[2]: /about/
[3]: /blogroll/
[4]: https://simonwillison.net
The work on fastrender [1] by wilsonzlin [2].
Experimental new browser engine
References:
[1]: https://github.com/wilsonzlin/fastrender
[2]: https://github.com/wilsonzlin
2026-01-23 Notes
Next for markata go
Check out flosch [1] and their project pongo2 [2].
Django-syntax like template-engine for Go
References:
[1]: https://github.com/flosch
[2]: https://github.com/flosch/pongo2
DockFrame - Modular USB-C Hub with Framework-Compatible Expansion Cards
DockFrame is a modular USB-C hub that accepts Framework-compatible Expansion Cards and custom Tool Cards. Dock once, reconfigure whenever.
DockFrame · dockframe.com [1]
Dockframe looks like a really cool concept using the framework tiles ( the connectors idk what they are called ) to build a dock.
References:
[1]: https://dockframe.com/
What Your Coding Tool Says About You
- open code - libre free as in beer and speech
- Copilot - corporate 9-5er
- Cursor - You sip on Philz coffee with your macbook
- Claude Code - Agentic Workflows or Bust
- Jetbrains - I didn’t know you wrote java
- Vim/neovim - definite neck beard
- VsCode - What else is there?
Quick Tip To Get Agents Running Longer
Here's a quick tip if you want to get your agents running longer, **prompt better**.
I really wish I would have got this right a few years ago. Theres a couple of flags I had to use to get mdformat to do hard wraps at 80 characters and not wreck tables. This mix of flags and plugins is workign really well for me so far.
mdfmt() {
uvx \
--with "mdformat-ruff" \
--with "mdformat-beautysh" \
--with "mdformat-web" \
--with "mdformat-config" \
--with "mdformat-gfm" \
--with "mdformat-front-matters" \
--with "mdformat-wikilink" \
--with "mdformat-simple-breaks" \
mdformat \
--wrap 80 \
--end-of-line lf \
--codeformatters python \
--codeformatters bash \
"$@"
}
And as pre-commmit.
repos
- repo: https://github.com/hukkin/mdformat
rev: 1.0.0 # pin to the version you want
hooks:
- id: mdformat
args:
- --wrap
- "80"
- --end-of-line
- lf
- --codeformatters
- python
- --codeformatters
- bash
additional_dependencies:
- mdformat-ruff
- mdformat-beautysh
- mdformat-web
- mdformat-config
- mdformat-gfm
- mdformat-front-matters
- mdformat-wikilink
- mdformat-simple-breaks
make no mistakes
Listen and make your own on Suno.
suno.com [1]
Ai prompt music, the right level of cringe to be great.
References:
[1]: https://suno.com/song/f5821216-ea6e-49c3-98de-67880e517a89
I Hope This Email Finds You Before I Do
I Hope This Email Finds You Before I Do
Last Week in AWS · lastweekinaws.com [1]
This post was filled with real life, snark, entertainment, feelings. I get a lot of these emails that claim they can change my SEO game if I give them 500, for a site making 0, Link partnerships from small startups. A lot of these are so automated that if I do respond I dont even get a response. I’ve responded to many simply asking what is this about, I get 10 others just like you a week. Can you tell me what exactly you want and what each of us benefit from it, how did you find me. All normal questions, they almost always result in crickets, no response, maybe its time to implement a Billie for more snark.
References:
[1]: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/i-hope-this-email-finds-you-before-i-do/
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What no one is talking about is that Deegs doesn't get the red plate without
Anstie on the ground.
