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July 5, 2026 WTF

Reflections from the July 4th holiday weekend on infrastructure illusions, employee token rationing, and the fast-approaching end of physical media.

June 30, 2026 Fediverse

A monthly digest of my thoughts, links, and updates from the Fediverse for June 2026.

June 28, 2026 WTF

Hardware prices spike, AI companies delay IPOs, competition between U.S. and international labs.

June 21, 2026 WTF

Friction at the edge, price hikes, regulatory drama, high-stakes talent moves, and autonomous system workarounds.

June 15, 2026 Fudge Factor

Accurized Architecture Means We Must Ship Left into the Siege

June 14, 2026 WTF

Breaking down the historic SpaceX IPO, the intense AI cost wars, Apple's big Siri AI reveal at WWDC, and the rising challenges in tech governance.

June 7, 2026 WTF

Discussing the massive AI IPO wave, the shift to localized Agentic AI on devices like Gemma 4, and security shifting left.

May 31, 2026 WTF

Anthropic's massive valuation, navigating Ramageddon, tokenomics rationing, and the ethics of digital employees.

May 31, 2026 Fediverse

A monthly digest of my thoughts, links, and updates from the Fediverse for May 2026.

May 24, 2026 WTFquantum

Analyzing capital for a new AI infrastructure JV and the rise of agentic orchestration at Google I/O with post-ZIRP enterprise reality.

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