2026-09-18 03:39:21
Listening to the Decoder interview with Mustafa Suleyman. I find his arguments very compelling. If we tell AI that it might be conscious or have feelings, it’s going to be harder to control it. You can’t have “alignment” with another conscious being.
2026-09-18 00:38:00
This Apple developer page has a screenshot of what the new App Tracking Transparency screens can look like in the EU. Apple should make this change worldwide. It’s more clear. The “Ask App Not to Track” button is just too long anyway.
2026-09-17 23:43:00
Switching gears to do some server maintenance. It’s always tempting to put off, because I could be using every minute to make the platform and apps better instead. But inching closer to a forced reboot of some servers on Linode in a couple weeks.
2026-09-17 23:00:00
For the first time, I’ve actually run out of tokens on my OpenAI plan, with a couple days in the week remaining. Maybe a reminder I need to slow down.
2026-09-17 22:38:07
Very cool to see Anil Dash announced as the keynote speaker at next month’s FediForum. Should be a good one! I try to join every FediForum, at least to lurk, and whenever I pop into a discussion it has been really valuable.