Out of curiosity, I've been doing some #AI-assisted coding on a few personal projects lately. For more detail about my results so far, some general thoughts on the red-hot topic of #vibecoding, and/or if you'd just like to get a colorful #blues nickname, read on. 🙃

running your own infra teaches you more about systems than any course. break it, fix it, understand it.

I'm consistently impressed that Wired and Ars Technica continue to do great tech reporting despite being owned by Conde Naste. The duo's reporting basically killed the tech industry's covert effort to neuter a popular Colorado law making it easier and cheaper to repair your own tech:

There seems to be a broad consensus among #Mets fans that: 1. The team should immediately fire its manager, Carlos Mendoza. And... 2. This won't do much, if anything at all, to change the course of the Mets' crappy season so far. Make it make sense, folks.

Been a long time since a news article gave me such mixed feelings. Offhand, the phrase "cocaine hippos" struck me as hilarious. Maybe a good name for a local band! But the story is very serious, even tragic, when you read the whole thing. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Thanks to eccuity co-founder Charlie Meaden for having me on his Ways to Wealth podcast recently. Episode just posted today! We cover a lot of ground about #markets and #tech, including discussion of the current #oil shock, #AI, and more. 🌏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wsK...

International #Journalism Festival starts today in Perugia, Italy. Looks like a bunch of (maybe all?) the sessions are being livestreamed on an official YouTube channel. 🎉 A lot of interesting content on tap re: innovation, press freedom, reporter safety, and more. www.youtube.com/@journalismf...

Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered AI recently put out its 2026 AI Index report, always an invaluable trove of detailed, no-hype research about the technology. hai.stanford.edu/assets/files...

When the #Mets said they would focus on "run prevention" this season, I didn't realize they were talking about their own lineup. #MLB

I'm a lifelong #Mets fan thanks to my Dad, who was an NYC transit worker and former Brooklyn Dodgers fan. But in 2026, can the franchise of Steve Cohen and Juan Soto really lay claim to being the city's working-class team? Tbh I'm skeptical. More on my blog at blog.pmckay.com/posts/202604... #LFGM

As a 15-year #Linux user, I've been really impressed lately by the Chromebook Plus line's implementation of #Debian. Really makes the humble, oft-maligned Chromebook into a more full-fledged, capable computer. More detail about my experience in this blog post... blog.pmckay.com/posts/202603...

Our 2026 Opening Day Roster 👏

Happy Opening Day to all who celebrate! 😊⚾ #MLB

Just watched Conan's #Oscars monologue + the first award presentation, to actress Amy Madigan. Congrats to her and all the honorees tonight. But I'm sorry, Hollywood. I'll be tuning out at 8 Eastern as #MLB has decided to play its All-Star Game early this year. #WBC sports.yahoo.com/articles/tea...

Watching baseball's #WBC this year, as it's clearly become a capital-t Thing now. Much more fun than regular spring training games as the intensity is so high. Funny how that happens when you put countries' names and colors on the unis. 😉

Holy shit...

Since everyone here is always talking about the Mets for some reason here's a Mets starter pack go.bsky.app/3hU1mmi

Discord is a chat app whose name is literally a synonym for interpersonal conflict. Discuss...

In the latest #w3w newsletter: Imho the #crypto industry should beware 🍊's constant grifting. It could eventually create a public perception headache for *everyone,* in a way that makes the FTX fallout look like a day at the beach. In the Bahamas, if you will. w3wnews.substack.com/p/trump-ii-o...

In the latest #w3w newsletter, I think I just set the world record for most work ever put in by a pair of parentheses. 😹 This edition also amplifies some important takes by others re: perhaps the most burning question in #AI: How will it affect employment? w3wnews.substack.com/p/ais-impact...

ah, very exciting

#Startups and public #tech companies alike have been raising money in surprising ways lately. In: #Crypto treasuries and selling shares to Uncle Sam. Out (sort of): traditional #VC funding rounds. For fuller detail, check out the latest #w3w newsletter… w3wnews.substack.com/p/techs-mone...

To find the news stories that are truly most important each day, rely more on human-driven curation, not algorithmic sorting. In the latest #w3w newsletter, I re-visit some tips to help news consumers do just that. w3wnews.substack.com/p/reminder-c...

In the latest #w3w newsletter: The Wall Street Journal reports that Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has argued this year against board-level proposals to close or sell the company’s U.S. chip plants. So why does President Trump want him ousted?

In the latest #w3w newsletter: Washington's latest political scandal is indirectly providing insight into how #AI really works. w3wnews.substack.com/p/even-magas...

Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

In the latest #w3w newsletter, we consider the examples of Nvidia in #AI and #Ethereum stakers in #crypto. The common thread: They’re making money off emerging tech without leveraging themselves to the big product breakthroughs most outsiders tend to associate with each category. Hmm…

Congrats everyone, we now have 35% tariffs on Canada for no apparent reason

OK. I'm officially beginning to worry about the #Mets' season. In my defense, I'm kinda belated on this front compared to most fans' panic lately. But now they just lost both ends of a doubleheader against... BALTIMORE?!?!?! Wtf...

Using the latest #w3w newsletter to do a first-half markets check, focused on #AI, #bitcoin, and other areas of #tech. It’s a day early, admittedly. But better to jump the gun a bit than get to this too late. 🙃

I was today years old when I discovered the Pirates Pierogies, a group of mascots that stage footraces at Pittsburgh's #MLB home games. As a Mets fan, I initially thought they were empanadas tbh, which was puzzling indeed. Too much of an NYC filter, I guess... www.mlb.com/pirates/fans...

Dear YouTube algo: I've had enough "brutal" truths already. Could you please send more of the well-documented and constructively presented ones instead?

FYI: A rare sightseeing opportunity for Americans tonight, if you live in AK, MO, ND, MN, SD, WI, ME, ID, or the upper peninsula of Michigan... www.space.com/stargazing/a...

This description of teetotaling Gen Zers celebrating an NBA title is just... wow. 🤣 slate.com/culture/2025...

Big updates re: #stablecoins in the latest #w3w newsletter. Notable that 18 Dems voted with the majority in the Senate's recent passage of the Genius Act by a 68-30 margin. Increasingly, the party seems to be revisiting its harder policy line on #crypto in the Biden era. Hmmm...

The potential intersection of #web3 and #AI seems promising. But in fact. real-world implementation has been woefully lagging. Exploring this problem in the latest #w3w newsletter... w3wnews.substack.com/p/web3-is-lo...

Happy Grimace Day to all who celebrate. #LFGM

So now Musk and his Twitter mob are suggesting an #impeachment3 for 🍊? How exactly is that supposed to turn out differently from 1 and 2?

In the latest #w3w newsletter: Circle's IPO filing made it a big week for #stablecoins. Turns out there are serious businesses to be built atop tokens designed to do nothing in dollar terms, and even when USD faces headwinds in conventional forex markets. Hmmm... open.substack.com/pub/w3wnews/...

This post... Yeesh... Tell me without saying it directly that a lot of people never properly learned to calculate fractions in grade school. slate.com/life/2025/06...

What are the chances that ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI will be able to build a truly game-changing #AI companion device for consumers? They’re longer than you might think imho. Crunching the numbers in the latest #w3w newsletter. w3wnews.substack.com/p/openai-bet...

In the latest #w3w newsletter: Markets have calmed since April 2, when the White House🍊 announced widespread tariffs on U.S. imports. The S&P has recouped nearly all its losses, and #bitcoin is within reach of a new all-time high. But deep questions remain about America's currency and credibility.

🚨 A reliable source in El Salvador told El Faro that the Bukele-controlled Attorney General’s Office is preparing at least seven arrest warrants for members of El Faro following an interview with two former gang leaders on their years-long relationship to Bukele. elfaro.net/en/202515/el...

Wow. Didn't see this one coming. RIP Skype (and to some incremental competition in video conferencing)

Feeling an odd mix of fascination and amusement about this one tbh... www.space.com/astronomy/mo...

I eagerly await the day when a reporter in the White House press corp thinks to ask 🍊 why Canada should become a U.S. state before DC or Puerto Rico.

The web is the public resource. Ever since the dotcom boom at the turn of the century it's been controlled and dominated by the tech industry. The web was looted the same way tech is looting the government now. If we want our freedom back, keep the web out of the hands of the tech oligarchs.

Slate reports that Wikipedia editors are still unpacking how to accurately describe the S&P 500’s recent slide. Should be an easy call, in my opinion. Full explanation why in the latest #w3w newsletter. #markets #tariffs #tech #web3