2026-01-01 06:45:23
Paul Frazee blogs about AT Protocol and building different kinds of apps on the same underlying architecture and storage:
Connected clouds solve a lot of problems. You still have the always-on convenience, but you can also store your own data and run your own programs.
2026-01-01 05:26:26
Nice post from Allan Pike examining how AI-enabled web browsers attempt to route queries to web search or answers. I like Dia but still prefer using a dedicated chat app when I actually want AI.
2026-01-01 04:49:11
Parker Ortolani blogs five takes on 2025. On OpenAI:
OpenAI does its best work when it focuses on the models and the core app, which I fear it is getting slightly distracted away from.
I agree they are distracted, but I think the products are just as important as the models. Pulse could be built with any model, but only OpenAI has done it.
Parker also has a defense of Alan Dye:
iOS 7, watchOS, tvOS, the iPhone X experience, the Big Sur redesign, the Dynamic Island, visionOS, Liquid Glass and so much more have all defined his time at the company.
2026-01-01 04:28:12
Had to redo my 2025 reading post because there was a comically wrong cached book cover. Guess it’s a reminder that I need to figure out a better way to preview Hugo shortcodes.
2026-01-01 04:07:00
I was short of my goal for the year, but still read a lot of books that I enjoyed. Hope to read more in 2026! Just started Ship of Magic and I got Will of the Many for Christmas to read after that.
