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When someone tells you that AGI is inevitable and the permanent economic displacement of most humans is a foregone conclusion, what they're really telling you is that they believe the current leaders of the AI industry will execute flawlessly, indefinitely, against challenges they can't yet foresee, in an environment that's changing faster than perhaps any in history.

This seems unlikely.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

When someone tells you that AGI is inevitable and the permanent economic displacement of most humans is a foregone conclusion, what they're really telling you is that they believe the current leaders of the AI industry will execute flawlessly, indefinitely, against challenges they can't yet foresee, in an environment that's changing faster than perhaps any in history.

This seems unlikely.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

When someone tells you that AGI is inevitable and the permanent economic displacement of most humans is a foregone conclusion, what they're really telling you is that they believe the current leaders of the AI industry will execute flawlessly, indefinitely, against challenges they can't yet foresee, in an environment that's changing faster than perhaps any in history.

This seems unlikely.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

When someone tells you that AGI is inevitable and the permanent economic displacement of most humans is a foregone conclusion, what they're really telling you is that they believe the current leaders of the AI industry will execute flawlessly, indefinitely, against challenges they can't yet foresee, in an environment that's changing faster than perhaps any in history.

This seems unlikely.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

When someone tells you that AGI is inevitable and the permanent economic displacement of most humans is a foregone conclusion, what they're really telling you is that they believe the current leaders of the AI industry will execute flawlessly, indefinitely, against challenges they can't yet foresee, in an environment that's changing faster than perhaps any in history.

This seems unlikely.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

The empire always falls

“The current #AI narrative draws a line from model 1 to model 2 to model 3 to whatever comes next, and concludes that human labor/existence is finished.

But straight-line projections are the most reliably wrong predictions in the history of forecasting - tech or otherwise.

What actually happens, in empires/companies alike, is that progress hits unexpected walls & leaders make strategic blunders.”

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

When someone tells you that AGI is inevitable and the permanent economic displacement of most humans is a foregone conclusion, what they're really telling you is that they believe the current leaders of the AI industry will execute flawlessly, indefinitely, against challenges they can't yet foresee, in an environment that's changing faster than perhaps any in history.

This seems unlikely.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

When someone tells you that AGI is inevitable and the permanent economic displacement of most humans is a foregone conclusion, what they're really telling you is that they believe the current leaders of the AI industry will execute flawlessly, indefinitely, against challenges they can't yet foresee, in an environment that's changing faster than perhaps any in history.

This seems unlikely.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

When someone tells you that AGI is inevitable and the permanent economic displacement of most humans is a foregone conclusion, what they're really telling you is that they believe the current leaders of the AI industry will execute flawlessly, indefinitely, against challenges they can't yet foresee, in an environment that's changing faster than perhaps any in history.

This seems unlikely.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

When someone tells you that AGI is inevitable and the permanent economic displacement of most humans is a foregone conclusion, what they're really telling you is that they believe the current leaders of the AI industry will execute flawlessly, indefinitely, against challenges they can't yet foresee, in an environment that's changing faster than perhaps any in history.

This seems unlikely.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/

On the @oxidecomputer and friends podcast last month we (primary credit @ahl) coined the term "Deep Blue" for the sense of psychological ennui leading into existential dread that many software developers are feeling thanks to LLMs right now https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/

On the @oxidecomputer and friends podcast last month we (primary credit @ahl) coined the term "Deep Blue" for the sense of psychological ennui leading into existential dread that many software developers are feeling thanks to LLMs right now https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/

“I’ve had some further pangs of #DeepBlue just in the past few weeks, thanks to the #Claude Opus 4.5/4.6 and #GPT-5.2/5.3 #CodingAgent effect. As many other people are also observing, the latest generation of #coding agents, given the right prompts, really can churn away for a few minutes to several hours and produce working, documented and fully tested #software that exactly matches the criteria they were given.

“The #code they write isn’t any good” doesn’t really cut it any more.” — #SimonWillison

#AI / #WhiteCollar / #ZeroHourWork <https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/>

On the @oxidecomputer and friends podcast last month we (primary credit @ahl) coined the term "Deep Blue" for the sense of psychological ennui leading into existential dread that many software developers are feeling thanks to LLMs right now https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/

On the @oxidecomputer and friends podcast last month we (primary credit @ahl) coined the term "Deep Blue" for the sense of psychological ennui leading into existential dread that many software developers are feeling thanks to LLMs right now https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/

Deep Blue https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/

On the @oxidecomputer and friends podcast last month we (primary credit @ahl) coined the term "Deep Blue" for the sense of psychological ennui leading into existential dread that many software developers are feeling thanks to LLMs right now https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/

On the @oxidecomputer and friends podcast last month we (primary credit @ahl) coined the term "Deep Blue" for the sense of psychological ennui leading into existential dread that many software developers are feeling thanks to LLMs right now https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/

On the @oxidecomputer and friends podcast last month we (primary credit @ahl) coined the term "Deep Blue" for the sense of psychological ennui leading into existential dread that many software developers are feeling thanks to LLMs right now https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/

Simon Willison blogs about Adam Leventhal coining “deep blue” to refer to programmers who are feeling a loss of purpose with new AI coding agents.

In which Claude Opus invades my open-source hobby project. The experience was… surprising.

Fairly raw anecdata here, analysis and reactions still to come: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1

#GenAI #claude

In which Claude Opus invades my open-source hobby project. The experience was… surprising.

Fairly raw anecdata here, analysis and reactions still to come: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1

#GenAI #claude

In which Claude Opus invades my open-source hobby project. The experience was… surprising.

Fairly raw anecdata here, analysis and reactions still to come: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1

#GenAI #claude

Fairly raw anecdata here, analysis and reactions still to come: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1

#GenAI #claude

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1 a wild @sayrer appears!

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1 a wild @sayrer appears!

What @timbray blogs about is the dream case for AI coding: a automatable use case, existing and working code and a measurable goal.

With two experienced humans on top who kill wrong proposals quickly, the AI then has a chance to transfer a relevant code improvement from its training set into your code.

The good part. Works as long as the training data is from quality projects with same or simular tech.

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1

In which Claude Opus invades my open-source hobby project. The experience was… surprising.

Fairly raw anecdata here, analysis and reactions still to come: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1

#GenAI #claude

In which Claude Opus invades my open-source hobby project. The experience was… surprising.

Fairly raw anecdata here, analysis and reactions still to come: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1

#GenAI #claude

In which Claude Opus invades my open-source hobby project. The experience was… surprising.

Fairly raw anecdata here, analysis and reactions still to come: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1

#GenAI #claude

It was lovely to meet and hang out with @sturmsucht at FOSDEM, a fellow firsttimer. Still working on my own post. Coming soon! https://blog.sturmsucht.de/my-first-fosdem/

A fantastic post by @sturmsucht about his first #FOSDEM. Beautifully written, with amazing photos to accompany the article.

Thank you for the mention and for the kind words, Chris! Likewise, it was great to finally meet you IRL ❤️
https://blog.sturmsucht.de/my-first-fosdem/

A fantastic post by @sturmsucht about his first #FOSDEM. Beautifully written, with amazing photos to accompany the article.

Thank you for the mention and for the kind words, Chris! Likewise, it was great to finally meet you IRL ❤️
https://blog.sturmsucht.de/my-first-fosdem/

A fantastic post by @sturmsucht about his first #FOSDEM. Beautifully written, with amazing photos to accompany the article.

Thank you for the mention and for the kind words, Chris! Likewise, it was great to finally meet you IRL ❤️
https://blog.sturmsucht.de/my-first-fosdem/

My first FOSDEM

https://blog.sturmsucht.de/my-first-fosdem/

My first FOSDEM

https://blog.sturmsucht.de/my-first-fosdem/

My first FOSDEM

https://blog.sturmsucht.de/my-first-fosdem/

My first FOSDEM

https://blog.sturmsucht.de/my-first-fosdem/

A fantastic post by @sturmsucht about his first #FOSDEM. Beautifully written, with amazing photos to accompany the article.

Thank you for the mention and for the kind words, Chris! Likewise, it was great to finally meet you IRL ❤️
https://blog.sturmsucht.de/my-first-fosdem/

"The ArchWiki is a resource, I myself regularly consult - no matter if it is actually about Arch or another Free Software distribution. There are countless times, when I read articles there to get a better understanding of the tools I daily use, like e-mail programs, editors, or all kinds of window managers I used over time."

That could have been a quote of mine and while it isn't, I wholeheartedly agree!

https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/

https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/

Link: https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47020191

Link: https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47020191

I love the work of the ArchWiki maintainers
https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47020191

I love the work of the ArchWiki maintainers
Link: https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47020191

https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/

#HackerNews

Link: https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/
Comments: https://lobste.rs/s/q57iuj

"The ArchWiki is a resource, I myself regularly consult - no matter if it is actually about Arch or another Free Software distribution. There are countless times, when I read articles there to get a better understanding of the tools I daily use, like e-mail programs, editors, or all kinds of window managers I used over time."

That could have been a quote of mine and while it isn't, I wholeheartedly agree!

https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/

https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/

#archlinux #foss

I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum's March 2 unworkshop on growing the open social web. https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/

I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum's unworkshop on March 2. https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/ #fediverse #fediforum

I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum's unworkshop on March 2. https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/ #fediverse #fediforum

I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum's unworkshop on March 2. https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/ #fediverse #fediforum

I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum's unworkshop on March 2. https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/ #fediverse #fediforum

I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum's unworkshop on March 2. https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/ #fediverse #fediforum

I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum's unworkshop on March 2. https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/ #fediverse #fediforum

The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation. “…Backlash against #ICE’s lawlessness & aggression has reverberated so loudly that even Trump has heard it… The extraordinary level of grassroots solidarity & creative #resistance in anti-ICE #protests in Minnesota has given people a new appreciation for the power that mass non-cooperation can have in resisting the Trump administration’s…authoritarianism.” | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation #nonviolence #nonviolentCivilResistance

http://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

“Mainstream political thinking in the US sees power as “monolithic,” resting in the hands of senators, generals, billionaires, presidents and CEOs. From that vantage point, the options for opposing a rogue administration seem desperately thin: wait for elections, file a lawsuit, hope for some unforeseen maneuver by elites. This worldview breeds despair. One prominent Democratic party consultant even advised that the best course for progressives is simply to “roll over and play dead”.

The lack of imagination is staggering – and pervasive.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

#uspol
#minnesota
#fascism

Read this.

“The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation
Our studies in civil resistance offer insight into the level of popular organizing needed to repel assaults on democracy
Mark Engler and Paul Engler
The Guardian
2026-01-15

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

The Guardian: The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation
http://www.memeorandum.com/260215/p32#a260215p32