This firmware mod for espresso machines is the coolest thing I’ve seen since Magic Lantern gaggiuino.github.io#/?id=home

Dozens of people wanted to know when I was getting the next foster puppy and why. I thought I’d write this post to answer everyone at once.

Latest Oxide and Friends is up on the pod. Great conversation with @booch.com!

So fired up for this!!

On this week's Oxide and Friends, @booch.com joined @bcantrill.bsky.social and me to talk about the past, present, and future of software engineering. From hand-made computers and the software crisis of the late '60s to LLMs (of course) we covered a lot... with--as always--many dated references!

Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships. We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...

Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.

Reminder that this is today: join @booch.com, @ahl.bsky.social and me at 5p Pacific for what promises to be a lively and wide-ranging discussion!

I'm told this is an old term, but I heard "clickops" for the first time recently and laughed out loud at the euphemism.

“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” Justice Brett Kavanaugh www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.

good New Yorker cartoon today.

Today, the Senate Agriculture Committee voted along party lines to advance a crypto market structure bill to the full Senate. They shot down amendments that would try to address Trump’s corruption or that would prohibit bailouts of crypto firms.

@ahl.bsky.social way ahead of schedule

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the automaker is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles, and will use the factory in Fremont, California, to build Optimus humanoid robots. cnb.cx/4rp70Xq

No Oxide and Friends today, BUT... Next week @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by software engineering pioneer @booch.com to talk about the past, present, and (especially!) future of software engineering. Join us, 5p Pacific next Monday! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.

In all seriousness, we channel our existential anxiety into fostering puppies. This girl is up for adoption in Oakland tomorrow and she’s very sweet

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country. As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.

All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.

This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.

With 71 months to run, I like this signal for my ludicrous prediction about Tesla leaving the consumer car market www.theverge.com/transportati...

🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug - A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION with apologies to Richard Scarry - Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive ) - READ IT RIGHT HERE👇

Big “what if this is my Christmas AND birthday present” energy

The president of the United States is so brain-dead that he doesn't remember which country he's threatening to destroy the world's greatest military alliance over.

[citation needed]

You know what, Mastodon? You’re ok in my book

“When you’re treating your boss like they’ve got dementia in your first on boarding call, Rick your organizational socialization has already gone sideways.” I’m dying 😂 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

These guys make a great service and are incredibly attentive. We host Oxide and Friends on @transistor.fm and I have zero complaints.

On Monday, @sunshowers.io and @davidcrespo.bsky.social joined me and @bcantrill.bsky.social to talk about their use of LLMs for building software--not to make vibe-coded one-offs, but to build much *more* robust systems software.

OxF from last night will be up tomorrow morning; here's a clip to whet your appetite...

Do you ever do reference calls on a candidate? Every time I field one I think of this advice from @adamgrant.bsky.social -- extremely effective! I would send this to the person asking for the reference call... but it seems a little rude... and my hope is that I'm helping a friend get a job!

Personally, I choose to believe in magic.

Today, @ahl.bsky.social and I are going to take on a hot topic: what does engineering rigor look like in the age of LLMs? We will be joined by Oxide engineers who have been at the forefront of using LLMs to increase the rigor in their own work. Join us, 5p Pacific! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

[one hand to my earpiece like a secret service agent] they're calling it Deep Blue

"Oh, you use jj? I had no idea!" – no one ever

I joined the Oxide and Friends annual predictions podcast episode this week - here are my 1, 3 and 6 year predictions for AI and LLMs (and Kākāpō parrots) simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/l...

this is a very fun #rustlang blog post ohadravid.github.io/posts/2026-0...

Oxide and Friends first pod of the year is up! And predictions are open if you have some ones you'd like to get on record: github.com/oxidecompute...

A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.

Been saying it for a year (privately, then publicly after leaving The Washington Post): This is fascism. It's here. It is happening right now.

The odds of me getting points have increased x.com/rcolvile/sta...

New year, new Oxide and Friends predictions episode! @bcantrill.bsky.social and I were joined by @simonwdc.bsky.social and @steveklabnik.com to predict 1, 3, and 6 years into the future. Winners from previous years? Apple in and out of the VR/AR business? Looking prescient! Agents not a thing? Sure!

I hate it so much

A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:

Reviewing past predictions for the upcoming Oxide and Friends predictions episode.. I came SO close to predicting vibe coding youtube.com/clip/UgkxrE_...

Special 4pm time!

If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything?

Not a good sign when you’re still in Roman-numeraled pages