Four links I'm thinking about:

The Role of the Human Brain in Programming by Steve Krouse - I am super sympathetic to all of these points and arguments. Particularly the point that working on something 'from the bottom-up' informs and changes what you're thinking about. See also Max's slide: the goal informs the work, the work informs the goal.

God is a Parasite by Jason Yuan - I disagree with most (all?) of this one which I think makes it a good counterpoint to look at. Jason also has done a lot of work that I admire, and it's clear to me he's really wrestling with this stuff. He argues what AI's we're building are not tools but minds, and that their agency should be respected. I think they are tools - namely sophisticated interpolation and autocomplete - and that treating them as things with agency has potential to lead us to bad places. Seeing signs where there are none and following it down damaging paths.

John Carmack talk notes

Fun to see how he thinks about this stuff - lots of notes about what would be 'cheating' and trying to sort out what the fundamental, interesting challenges are from the incidental challengs.

by Rootkid

Niri (scrollable window manager) keeps adding features. They just released an impressive overlay mode - and one of my longtime faves: windowed fullscreen mode.

by Chia Amisola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSS6yAMZF78

My notes on Screenshot Conf

by ARIatHOME

by ramsey nasser

Really cool results and I also love the feeling conveyed by "complete plasticity with the raster".

Carly Ayres writing about Danger Testing

From https://carly.substack.com/p/is-it-a-product-or-a-performance

This is interesting - seems good to place next to 'homecooked meal' apps - apps as cultural artifact...

fantastic explainer video

https://youtu.be/by9lQvpvMIc?si=ltSrPIZ0q9h3oJO_

Wave forms as shapes

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeUAHHPt-LY

i3 setup and custom apps by Devine

From reddit

Screenshot of the Ink Console interface

Cool idea for an interactive story device: Ink Console

Developer Voices YouTube page

I've been really enjoying Developer Voices. Most of the topics are a level beyond my expertise, but I think they do a great job of describing the shape of the concepts with enough detail that it feels concrete.

Repeating spirals

Doing some color work and thinking/learning once again about Phyllotaxis (by way of d3).

Teacups with handles added onto them

Bruce Sterling essay on the weird hand-made objects in Alexander Calder's home.

Glitch art of four Raspberry Pi Zeros

By Caræsten. From https://bsky.app/profile/cara.city/post/3lbaudnhaak2n