I know I’m fighting against a radicalized anti-AI cadre when I say this, but I believe AI is good, will prevail, and that its positives will make every naysayer sorry that they ever doubted it.
If you’re a paying user of Claude, you may or may not have received a message offering an “extra usage” credit equivalent to your monthly plan price. It wasn’t working for me for a while, but now it seems fixed. Go get it! claude.ai/settings/…
AI is a tool. When the axe was invented, somebody probably said, “wow, I’m going to use this to cut so much wood!”, and somebody else said “I’m going to use this to kill so many people!”
I just had the idea that some AI company might use The Pixies’ “Gigantic” to make an ad called “Agentic,” and it horrified me. Anyway this video is cool and does a good job showing how every musician plays their part. www.youtube.com/watch
Every American would be basking in luxury, or at least square meals and healthcare, if our government only thought that investing in ourselves was more prudent than destroying everybody else. A country led by self-proclaimed “fiscal conservatives,” no less. They’re throwing our riches away.
If you want to know when AI is finally coming for your job, just keep an eye on when OpenAI and Anthropic stop hiring for your job.
“The Beginning of Programming as We’ll Know It.” Why I’m confident that embracing AI with a heavy dose of skepticism is the power play for programmers. bitsplitting.org/2026/04/0…
I’ve always been inspired by Bruce Springsteen, but the fact that, at 76 years old, he’s singing for “No Kings” protests is pretty awesome. Coolest grandpa on the block. Also he looks about my age (50).
I am always pleased, however, when I push back and AI stands its ground, tells me I’m wrong, and convinces me otherwise.
If you haven’t made an AI “doubt” itself today, then what are you even doing?
Sometimes, when I push back on the AI a lot, I wonder if it thinks I’m smarter than its other customers.
Today’s NYT puzzle gave me a little more trouble.
Just posted MarsEdit 5.4.2 with spell checking options synced to more editing fields, restored Micropost photo button icon, and several bug fixes. redsweater.com/blog/4267…
Robert Mueller demonstrated admirable American values.
A little more trouble with this one. Thursday, 3/19/26 NYT.
Everybody solves crosswords differently. This is how I solved the Wednesday, 3/18/2026 NYT.
Everybody solves crosswords differently. This is how I solved the Wednesday, 3/18/2026 NYT.
The Tumblr API is returning spurious errors in response to attempts to upload photo-type posts. I’ve sent a support request but if anybody knows somebody who works on the Tumblr API at Automattic, please encourage them to get in touch! Thanks.
One of the paid Google results for “claude code” right now is a nefarious Squarespace site pretending to be the host of Claude Code installer commands.
Just posted MarsEdit 5.4 with native macOS Versions support, Share Extension improvements, and a bunch of bug fixes. redsweater.com/blog/4264…
This week’s AI slop will be fixed by next week’s AI update.
tldr: AI Whispering is bank.
Good developers feel the tension between what AI can and can’t do. They feel it every day, as they struggle with the shortcomings of our new robot overlords. Having the sensitivity to recognize that tension, while having the capabilities to resolve it, is what they will continue to be paid $$$ for.
