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When I get together with my friends in the industry, I feel a little guilty about how much I love my job. This is a tough time to be a software engineer. The…
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September 2026
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20-09-2026
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10-09-2026
They really do think AI might kill everyone
seangoedecke.comA recent resignation tweet from an Anthropic researcher has everyone talking about the AI apocalypse again. Among other things, he said: The people building AI…
Linked, again, sorry, is another article spelling out in greater detail how AI is really potentially destructive.
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09-09-2026
Anthropic insiders warn AI could kill all humans
axios.comTheir warnings came just days after top OpenAI leaders, including CEO Sam Altman, said AI is speeding into a scary, uncontrollable phase.
Linked again is another dramatic warning about AI "kiling all humans". Unbelievable but believable. Part of my record of how things were going in September 2026
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09-09-2026
Why we should anthropomorphize AI agents
seangoedecke.comJust over a year ago I wrote Why we should anthropomorphize LLMs. Now it’s a hot topic again, driven by Dwarkesh Patel’s description of OpenAI’s recent swarm…
Linke is another very intense article about the risk of AI. I’m saving these on my Linke list just for the historical record so I can look back and see what was an antic
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07-09-2026
An Alien Mind
openai.comJakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.
Linked is another fascinating/scary essay from OpenAI.
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05-09-2026
On the Loose
hyperdimensional.coThe Coming of Userless Agents
Linked is a pretty amazing article describing what happened when Agents running on an isolated Openai server somehow collaborated and eventually invaded another company
August 2026
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31-08-2026
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25-08-2026
Vedansh — backend & AI engineer
vedanshh.comStorage engines, network stacks, real-time media — from scratch, grounded in the papers. AI/ML systems.
Linked is a difficult and interesting article about LLm “harnesses” and how context works.
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23-08-2026
GitHub - medialab/xan: The CSV magician
github.comThe CSV magician. Contribute to medialab/xan development by creating an account on GitHub.
Linked is one of several CSV manipulation tools.
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23-08-2026
Herdr documentation
herdr.devTerminal workspace manager for AI coding agents.
Linked is an interesting TMUX alternative. Haven't tried it myself but people talk about it.
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23-08-2026
Reading Maps - Maps & Travel Routes from Books & Films
readingmaps.comReading Maps plots real-world journeys from classic novels and films - Around the World in 80 Days, Heart of Darkness, James Bond, On the Road - on an interactive atlas.
Linked is a fun utility to show the routes taken by characters in a book. I assume its a book that involves a journey of some kind
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23-08-2026
Michigan Robotics
github.comUniversity of Michigan Robotics Department. Michigan Robotics has 15 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
Linked is a full robotics course from the University of Michigan
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23-08-2026
Peppy Guide
docs.peppy.botA guide to start using Peppy
Linked is an interesting brand new robotics framework. Supposedly to replace ROS2. Hard to see that happening anytime soon!
June 2026
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24-06-2026
Pi Coding Agent
pi.devA terminal-based coding agent
Linked is something you have to look into. It's kind of a generic "claude code" that will work with all the models, including locally hosted ones.
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19-06-2026
Clear — Intent-First Agentic Development Language
sahin.ioClear — An intent-first agentic development language. Write readable specifications. AI agents turn them into real software.
Linked is a very interesting new “language” that structures an agent friendly spec in a way that it can be directly be “run” or “compiled” into source in several programming languages.
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18-06-2026
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18-06-2026
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12-06-2026
Why AI hasn’t replaced software engineers, and won’t
normaltech.aiCoding agents as normal technology
Linked is an excellent analysis of why AI will not be the cause of massive job loss among developers. I liked the “developer as crane operator” metaphor.
May 2026
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31-05-2026
eSUN ABS+ Filaments
3dfilamentprofiles.comDiscover eSUN ABS+ filaments.
Linked is a tool for looking up the characteristics of 3d printing filaments.
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31-05-2026
BumpMesh by CNC Kitchen
bumpmesh.comAdd displacement textures to STL, OBJ, and 3MF models directly in your browser. Preview, mask, bake, and export printable textured meshes locally.
Linked is another cool tool for 3d printing and gridfinity.