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Wherein I explain which human you are looking for on that customer support call from hell: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

Being early is not a crime.

Wherein I am sad that Robert Cringley died, but am so happy that he and others made me a better writer: randsinrepose.com/archives/fou...

Trump rebranding AI as superintelligence is both ironic and stupid at the same time.

I think agents/personal_assistants are "the way". There is no timeline in which I use Facebook-owned services to do this. a) It's an ad company b) it's Facebook.

Updated the charging guide for the Apple September Event because how fast things charge matters to a lot of people: randsinrepose.com/archives/app...

I'm late to it, but Widow's Bay is worth every moment of your time.

After years of not playing EA NHL, I bought the latest because of Celebrini on the cover and am delighted to be reminded that EA doesn’t really know how to launch games.

On the intense emptiness you feel when reading robot-generated text: randsinrepose.com/archives/rob...

Robots are good at searching through large sets of data. By far the most valuable one I’ve found is my Gmail account, which I’ve actively used since 2007. It is an actual gold mine.

Increasingly, if your app has no API, it has become dead to my robot accomplices and me.

Wow, the new movie must be really good: www.wired.com/story/meta-w...

Rands needs a home: www.petfinder.com/cat/rands-2d...

How I use the robots to manage the blog: randsinrepose.com/archives/how...

Whenever I am feeling down: www.youtube.com/shorts/UPOrB...

The happiest place on earth: sippey.com/2026/08/18/h...

Back on Inconsolata as the Terminal/Ghostty typeface primarily because of clarity and information density — it packs a lot of letters into a tidy amount of space. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inconso...

Aggressively writer-hostile: randsinrepose.com/archives/rip...

I am “video game adrift” in my post-Destiny depression. Redid Diablo 4, Saros was fun; thinking about James Bond. Did Arc Raiders. Help.

Thinking takes practice: randsinrepose.com/archives/fif...

So the cure for one entity having too much control is... routing everyone's personal AI agent through Meta. Sure. Right. Good idea, Zuck.

Welcome to Dark Mode: randsinrepose.com/archives/r-i...

If I know I need to set aside three hours — proactively — to deal with your customer service, you have bad customer service.

Good products have voice: randsinrepose.com/archives/bla...

Updated the Rands Management Glossary for 2026: randsinrepose.com/glossary/

This is what The Zone looks like: cottonbureau.com/p/AEX9P9/shi...

If you’re falling in love with your robot, I don’t think you understand the best parts of being human. Hint: we’re a mess.

I'm proud of the President when he remembers to turn off CAPS LOCK. #itsthelittlethings

When you say “It pains me to say this,” I hear “I like creating drama.”

Working on a todo system with the robots. Asked Claude Code to make up a silly todo to test a feature; the thing: “Teach the roomba to fear me.” That’s actually funny.

The final measure of any financial negotiation is the feeling of whether or not you got a “deal” : randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

I just gave Claude Code access to my Cloudflare dashboard. Pretty sure this is how we get Terminator.

Why do I write? randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

Yes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79G... No: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xfq... Maybe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dr8...

Only further confirming that I never listen to the lyrics, I can confirm I spent far too much time looking for Neil Diamond’s “Reverand Bluejeans” this morning.

A good place to donate this morning: kottke.org/26/07/004933...

When I ask the robot to find a file, watching its tenacity and flexibility with tools makes every search I've ever used look completely broken.

100 episodes of The Important Thing seem important: randsinrepose.com/archives/the... (🎁: importantthing.show)

Game changer: blog.bear.app/2026/04/bear...

My otherwise high satisfaction with Claude Code is bruised by the fact that both Remote Connection and Driving Chrome feel like connecting to Bluetooth — sometimes it… just doesn’t work. bumbye

They are assuming you will take the time to figure out how the system works: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

Come on people. If Trump had really struck a deal with FIFA, Balogun would be suspended for the next two years, Belgium would be given a 2-0 lead to start Monday's game, and we'd all have to pay FIFA $10 to watch the game.

I am finding The Athletic’s coverage of the World Cup to be amazing, and the live events coverage on iOS is absolutely real time + delicious: www.nytimes.com/athletic/foo...

The Worry Police are still in the room. Still worrying. Let them watch you lead: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

One nation. United. Under god. Wondering... what the hell does a red card mean?

Questions for when you want to know someone: randsinrepose.com/archives/wha...

If EDM didn't exist, I don't think I'd ever finish writing a book.

Build meetings where the humans can learn: randsinrepose.com/archives/so-...

My ability to be distracted is only exceeded by my ability to

Storytelling + robots. Very happy with how this came out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=56qo...