Musings
A worthy thought should be written down. Too often an idea escapes permanence. This is where I'll be putting some of those thoughts.
Drilling
Feb 4, 2026
Part of the fun of having "useless" hobbies is finding the richness of human expression and exploration within systems otherwise uncharted if not for fun. A core belief of mine is that every community starts with sharing fun and needs to remain sharing fun to maintain momentum and growth. Joy is my favorite drill bit. Finding new pathways to success is much easier when having fun, therefore try getting good at having fun.
The grind never ends, so enjoy it with those around you.
Prune
Jan 20, 2026
X.com has chosen to open source the "For You" algorithm, https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm. Unfortunately for everyone, the algorithm is still beholden to the user interface and advertising based incentives. I think we need an axial shift to realign these systems with human communication goals.
Social platforms treat user pruning—dislike, unfollow, mute—as a threat to growth KPIs, so they bury the tools and add friction where none should exist. The user is a gardener and their feed is their garden. Let the people prune the feed like a bonsai tree so that the strong branches may thrive.
Strega Nona
Jan 12, 2026
This children's book perfectly describes what is happening with coding agents. The capable humans with wisdom and knowledge are Strega Nona, Grandma Witch. The masses that haven't seen the whole routine think this is their time to shine and save the world, just like Big Anthony.
Eat up.
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Dec 11, 2025
Hiring is broken, and everyone knows it. Carmack posted yesterday about using LLM chat histories as interview references because resumes aren't cutting it. There are talented people unemployed, in the wrong roles, underemployed — and the problem is simple: they don't have strong signal relative to the noise.
Resumes are noise. LinkedIn is noise. Even GitHub is often noise if your best work is trapped inside a corporation.
Here's the thing: the strongest developer signals are stupidly simple and almost no one does them. Own a domain. Self-host something. Write a few posts explaining how you think. It's the last 20% everyone skips. Do that, and you stand out instantly.
Waymo
Nov 30, 2025
I was in San Francisco a few weeks ago and experienced Waymo for the first time. This is going to completely take over faster than anyone could imagine. Freeway driving is forbidden for Waymo and will keep Uber and Lyft around for a trip to the airport. But shouldn't we have train access for basic static destinations like that? I think Waymo is going to appear in every urban area and take over ride share in the meantime.
Socially, everyone loved the "safe" atmosphere of a Waymo ride. There's no driver to include in the conversation or fear alienating. No one to tip at the end for the smoothest ride in a self-driving car. The horseless buggy drives itself. I can see people wanting to own one outright with operation modes. The economy is so bad that the family car is clocking in. Perhaps having an otherwise notoriously depreciating asset able to produce income would be a good inversion.
Pairs
Nov 29, 2025
Something that stood out from playing DotA and Killer Queen for years was the strength of a good pairing–like wine and cheese. In either game, it's a matter of simple team work and timing. With practice and a consistent partner, magic happens effortlessly. Neither individual in the pair could produce comparable value alone.
I think pairs are the secret key to good teams. Your team has 5 members? There's 10 pairs. As the mathematicians would say, 5 choose 2. But back in reality, do all 5 members of the team actually have strong rapport? Which pairs are the weakest and therefore least reliable? I think the "two pizzas" team size is a memorable proxy for what is actually going on in the group. Jumping from 5 to 7 members of the team increases the pairings from 10 to 21! Limiting the number of pairings helps focus on strengthening the core.
It's funny how going deep into something reveals the obvious. 2 > 1
Notes
Nov 29, 2025
I enjoy taking notes. I like having a physical notebook. The act of writing things down is underrated, and note taking is a great skill to have honed. Quick task lists, architecture diagrams, reminders, doodles, and decisions are recorded.
Sticky notes are satisfying. I've been sticking notes to the bottom of my monitor for decades. A big stack of old sticky note "work items" still sits on my desk as a reminder of projects past. Getting started is as easy as making a sticky note.