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31 posts

The machines are not, in fact, fine.

"Claude, write me a viral debut blog post using these three sources, make no mistakes."

Apr 5, 2026

Process Sandboxing & Agents (in 5min)

Linux sandboxing for the win.

Local first Fill-in-the-Middle (FIM) with llama.cpp

Currently, there are many options for hosted FIM autocompletion. So far, I've used Mistral's Codestral, which remains free.

Connecting the dots for biodiversity action from the NAS/Royal Society Forum

Connecting the dots for biodiversity action from the NAS/Royal Society Forum

Summary of the Nine Recommendations and Biodiversity Monitoring Standards Framework papers from the NAS/Royal Society US-UK Forum in summer 2025, and how they connect to my work on collective knowledge systems, TESSERA, and evidence synthesis.


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Anil Madhavapeddy
anil.recoil.org
Mar 6, 2026

There Is Nuance, Nae a Binary

You can see the post above. Not a manifesto, not a hot take designed to perform – just a fact I'd been sitting on and finally decided to say out loud, with a quote attached that felt relevant.

Mar 6, 2026

Lawyers, Humility, and LLMs

Reviewing a book about a multi-billion-dollar contract bug—and what it means for the profession's arrogant response to LLMs.


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lu.is
lu.is
Mar 4, 2026

Get React out of my terminal: a case for headless mode

Code agents are fun. I use them every day. They fit neatly into the tools I already use: Bash, Zellij, Git, and more. But if you live in a terminal, a lot of "code agents" feel like hostile web apps ported into a CLI.

Feb 22, 2026

学一个框架然后学好

我刷 GitHub 出来的诡异想法

Feb 20, 2026

Learn a framework and learn it WELL

thoughts about scary GitHub browsing

Feb 20, 2026

What do you do when your agents go to work?

Era of FOMO - Flock of meandering oracles - is unaffordable for me

Feb 6, 2026

On AI Contribution Policies

You should have one, and you should say "no".

AI Proto

AI Proto

This is my second take on writing this, the last one didn't quite come out right so I am trying again. #FuckAI

Stop using natural language interfaces

Stop using natural language interfaces

Natural language is a wonderful interface, but just because we suddenly can doesn't mean we always should.

Coding Agents Are Easy, Actually

Coding Agents Are Easy, Actually

Software engineering is here to stay

Jan 1, 2026

Using Kyutai's low latency audio models on macOS in one command

Quick setup guide for running Kyutai's high-quality speech-to-text model locally on Mac using their MLX implementation.


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Anil Madhavapeddy
anil.recoil.org
Jul 15, 2025

The Vibes Are Insecure - Human Generated Content


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Jun 1, 2025

It's Not a Damned Calculator

Generative AI is not a calculator. Thinking of it that way misses the point.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 11, 2025

It's Not a Damned Calculator

Generative AI is not a calculator. Thinking of it that way misses the point.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 11, 2025

It's Not a Damned Calculator

Generative AI is not a calculator. Thinking of it that way misses the point.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 11, 2025

It's Not a Damned Calculator

Generative AI is not a calculator. Thinking of it that way misses the point.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 11, 2025

AI and Theft: A Thought Experiment

You’re standing in front of a large box, maybe eight feet on a side. It’s unmarked except for two openings, each about the size of the return slot at the library. One is labeled “INPUT” and the other “OUTPUT.”

Escaping the Rigged Internet - Human-Generated Content


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Aug 28, 2024

If You Can't Beat'em - Human-Generated Content

Human Generated Content, Issue 5


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Jul 18, 2024

Human-Generated Content 2

Publishers are seeing two very different futures for their businesses. Is the future of media aggregated and summarized or is it direct-to-audience?


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Jun 6, 2024

Human-Generated Content 1

This issue, Nilay Patel talks to Google's Sundar Pichai on AI, chriswaves and Mike Masnick each explore the managed decline of the web, and Molly White and Mike McCue chat about building a new web inspired by the old one.


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May 23, 2024

Meditations on The Human Web

To save the internet, we may have to rebuild it.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
May 18, 2024

Meditations on The Human Web

To save the internet, we may have to rebuild it.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
May 18, 2024

Meditations on The Human Web

To save the internet, we may have to rebuild it.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
May 18, 2024

Interfaces

LLMs are coming for search, and the internet will never be the same.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 4, 2024

Interfaces

LLMs are coming for search, and the internet will never be the same.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 4, 2024

Interfaces

LLMs are coming for search, and the internet will never be the same.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 4, 2024