UBI Proposal
The Universal Dividend Act establishes a monthly per capita payment to every citizen and national of the United States, funded as a fixed and escalating percentage of federal outlays. The payment begins at 10% of the five-year moving average of federal spending, rises by 4 percentage points annually, and caps at 50%. At current spending levels, this produces roughly $190/month per person in year one, growing to approximately $1,700/month at maturity as federal outlays grow over the ten-year ramp. Payments are non-taxable, immune from garnishment, and do not affect eligibility for existing benefit programs.
Using Claude Code To Improve Eagle
In general, I haven't been very outspoken about LLMs in this blog, or in general. For no specific reason other than not using them that much. I'm now revisiting the topic, as I've implemented a few features with the help of Claude Code in Eagle, the little program behind my website.
Φοβάμαι
Που και που φοβάμαι. Όχι κανονικό φόβο, σαν αυτόν για το ύψος ή το σκοτάδι. Φόβο παράλογο, απόκοσμο. Φόβο πως δε νιώθω. Πως δεν αισθάνομαι. Πως θα μπορούσα να κάνω το μεγαλύτερο κακό και να μη νιώσω τίποτα μετά, σαν να είναι απλά Σάββατο. Και ξέρεις κάτι; Ξέρω πως εσύ, για μένα, το πιστεύεις. Το πρόβλημά μου δεν είναι αυτό. Είναι πως αν είμαι αυτό που φοβάμαι... Τι φοβάμαι τελικά;
The Dolomites
This is a retrospective and one of a series of journal entries recapping our trip to Italy in 2024. We continued our journey from Venice to the Cadore region where my great grandparents emigrated from, and eventually returned to live out the remainder of their lives.
Some new site features
As you might imagine, we've been pretty busy this week, between being front page news in parts of the tech press and prepping for our upcoming conference! I also spoke at SCaLE last Saturday — great turnout, really engaged audience, nice questions afterward, love our community — so I've once again been cooking for a little longer than usual. That means this is going to be a short update :)
Alaska
A short but memorable trip to Alaska. This has been a bucket list item I’ve been picking off for 25+ years of road trips and other domestic travel. Following this, I’ve officially visited all 50 states.
FR#157 – Social Software Distribution
Open social protocols are expanding beyond social media into the infrastructure developers use to build, distribute, and discover software. Three recent launches show what that looks like in practice.
Waar zit jij nog graag?
Jarenlang was LinkedIn mijn primaire sociale medium om over mijn werk te praten met klanten en partners. Toen ik m’n eigen zaak begon in 2020 hielp het me om klanten te vinden. Dat is al lang niet meer het geval. Sinds een jaar of zo voelt LI dood. We voegen elkaar nog wel toe, maar alleen als we elkaar fysiek leerden kennen. De stortvloed aan slecht geschreven AI-tekstjes zitten daar zeker voor iets tussen, maar dat kan niet de hele verklaring zijn. In januari mocht ik tijdens Eurosonic in een ...
Update On File Browser
Last year, I wrote a bit on maintaining open source projects. At the time, I was struggling with one of my most (unexpectedly) successful side projects, File Browser. Today, I want to give an update on it, since I never wrote again about it. I'm hoping that this post helps explaining the current status of the project.
I discovered Leaflet
And that's thanks to switching from bsky.social to eurosky.social. I, like most people I guess, have missed the impressive growth in different applications running on that same protocol. Leaflet is a longer format publishing tool. Like a mailing list or an RSS feed, or a blog. Or the best of all three. I like the minimalism. It's inviting. I may as well make myself comfortable.
Isaiah: Witness and Pattern
In John 12, Isaiah is both a witness to Christ, and a pattern for Christ's own ministry.
.plan-26-10: Streaming TESSERA working, biodiversity action papers, and FPL takes off
TESSERA streaming in the browser, planetary programming at WG2.8, biodiversity action papers, FP Launchpad opens, and Docker CACM buzz
March 11, 1926 Weather from the Hill, Olaf Thorvaldsen | Cook County News Herald
Having just returned from the Brule Lake trek with the Minnesota Game and Fish Department, I hurried to consult the tools of my trade to provide a forecast for the coming week. Conditions will turn milder, with temperatures expected to reach 44 degrees by next Thursday. Light snow flurries are likely Monday and Wednesday, leaving just enough fresh cover to hide the debris scattered by last week’s winds. Blowing and drifting snow will continue at times, particularly along the road from town toward Port Arthur.