When I ask the robot to find a file, watching its tenacity and flexibility with tools makes every search I've ever used look completely broken.

100 episodes of The Important Thing seem important: randsinrepose.com/archives/the... (🎁: importantthing.show)

Game changer: blog.bear.app/2026/04/bear...

My otherwise high satisfaction with Claude Code is bruised by the fact that both Remote Connection and Driving Chrome feel like connecting to Bluetooth — sometimes it… just doesn’t work. bumbye

They are assuming you will take the time to figure out how the system works: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

Come on people. If Trump had really struck a deal with FIFA, Balogun would be suspended for the next two years, Belgium would be given a 2-0 lead to start Monday's game, and we'd all have to pay FIFA $10 to watch the game.

I am finding The Athletic’s coverage of the World Cup to be amazing, and the live events coverage on iOS is absolutely real time + delicious: www.nytimes.com/athletic/foo...

The Worry Police are still in the room. Still worrying. Let them watch you lead: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

One nation. United. Under god. Wondering... what the hell does a red card mean?

Questions for when you want to know someone: randsinrepose.com/archives/wha...

If EDM didn't exist, I don't think I'd ever finish writing a book.

Build meetings where the humans can learn: randsinrepose.com/archives/so-...

My ability to be distracted is only exceeded by my ability to

Storytelling + robots. Very happy with how this came out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=56qo...

Wait. Congress did something? <checks notes> Is that allowed? apple.news/AESbRsaKzQnG...

It's no one else's job but yours to fix what ails your team. No one is going to give you permission: randsinrepose.com/archives/her...

Huge Ghostty fan, but I think I need a sidebar now — tabs aren’t cutting it. CMUX, right?

Something something Siri something something Spotlight something something Video games finally something something

If you want to understand how business works, I can’t recommend The Acquired podcast enough. Pick any episode, and you will find enlightenment: www.acquired.fm

Clearing out my DRAFTS folder gives me joy.

I’ve used ALL CAPS for years for, I guess, YELLING or I’M MAD. Trump has converted ALL CAPS to mean WELL THIS IS DUMB. Thanks, Trump.

Whenever I say “Disco!” in Claude Code, it means update the worklog, commit, and push.

Memorial Day 2026 vs. last year 🇺🇸 ⛽ Gas: +41% (four-year high) ✈️ Airfare: +20.7% (YoY... but holiday tickets booked early are ~6% CHEAPER) 🐄 Beef: +16% 🍅 Tomatoes: +40% ☕ Coffee: +18% 🌭 Hot dogs: +11% 🏨 Hotels: +4.3% 🥚 Eggs: −39% 🍗 Chicken: −1.8%

Hi friends, we’re doing a leadership meetup in London next week — do come — there will be socks: rsvp.randsinrepose.com/june-2026-me...

You are not a meeting accessory: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

This is not something I'd want reported in the news: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...

A collection of small, low-stakes and low effort tools: delphi.tools

There is a new class of spam on the blog, which is a seemingly thoughtful and readable comment about the post with a link to what is clearly a commercial entity. I haven’t had to deal with spam in years. #robots

Belief is a funny thing. Hard to earn, easy to lose: randsinrepose.com/archives/bar...

O’Hare - without fail - will find a way to screw your

What's a song that you used to love (like love love), but simply can't stand now for unknown reasons? (Simple Minds, Don't You Forget About Me)

Email is real opportunity to screw-up the most basic communications.

Superhuman, the mail client, has an MCP. So… so. You can use Claude to talk to MCP, which talks to Superhuman, which talks to Gmail…. ? wut.

The robots give you the impression that you have to think less. Incorrect. It’s more. Don’t confuse velocity with quality.

The USB Situation: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

Stay the hell out of the way? Or tell them how it is? randsinrepose.com/archives/som...

Updated the MacBook Neo Guide. Rough PC comparables — very rough and hard to compare. Readability, layout improvements, headphone error corrected: randsinrepose.com/guides/macbo...

Your job is to help.

Slide on up and tell them about the time you were scared: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

My current bolt-on for high-stakes prompts. DO THE WORK. DON’T GUESS. IMPRESS ME WITH YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS.

If the phrase “Let’s go!” were erased from the universe, there would be 40% less things said on YouTube and Twitch.tv.

Tim Cook did -- what we call in the biz -- "a good job."

Title for the latest chapter for the next book: It’s July, You’re Fucked (Someone might be behind schedule and projecting)

If you keep thinking, “There is just not enough time in the day,” then you’re probably screwing up as a leader. 😬

The MacBook Neo Guide — first edition. In 2008, Jobs said Apple couldn't make a $500 computer that wasn't junk. In 2026, they made a $599 one out of iPhone parts, binned chips, and recycled aluminum. It's not cheap. It's reuse. randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

Figuring out what sticks to the Internet: randsinrepose.com/archives/sho...

You'd think the robots would be better at detecting outages:

You want to make the piece better? Write it again.

Claude uptime is bad and getting worse: status.claude.com

Attacking civilian infrastructure is barred by the Geneva Conventions, but Trump said he was “not at all” concerned about committing war crimes.