Worthwhile long read.

The AI revolution is here. Will the economy survive the transition?

The man who predicted the 2008 crash, Anthropic’s co-founder, and a leading AI podcaster jump into a Google doc to debate the future of AI—and,...

Anthropic blocked Opencode <> Claude Code non-API (Max Plan) integration. I create an issue. 5 hours, 700 interactions, and 200 comments later, Claude Code PM closes the issue. lol.

GitHub

[Feature Request] Support for OpenCode and Max plan · Issue #17118 · anthropics/claude-code

Bug Description Blocking use of Max plan with Opencode will almost certainly result in me downgrading or cancelling outright as I find other models...

Open wins. It may not be obvious. It may not be quick, but in the end, open wins.

Wishful thinking, but wouldn't it be sweet?

Federal Fraud Could End the Income Tax

A nationwide tax revolt is brewing in response to apparently industrial scale federal fraud -- of which Somali daycares are the poster child.

Be unreasonably good at one job.

Shawn Yeager | Go-to-Market, AI, Bitcoin, Frontier Tech

Be unreasonably good at one job

Startups that scale start by being irreplaceable at one job. Most spread their effort across everything and nothing compounds.

Nostr with extra steps.

IndieWeb

POSSE

POSSE is an abbreviation for Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere, the practice of posting content on your own site first, then publishi...

gm, good people. ☕ Happy Friday.

My new go-to bar. Excellent. @Samah strikes again.

Out for a walk. Guy runs past me. Back of his shirt: All my homies Hate war and The Federal Government Yeh, we had a stop and chat.

“But this socialism goes to 11.” —Zohran Kwame Mamdani

It took me some time, but I've learned when to use Opencode vs an AI vendor-specific cli. The former is exceptional at managing execution of a full plan with minimal interruption. Create a branch and let it rip.

gm, good people. ☕

RFK Jr is the real MVP. https://realfood.gov/

Crazy fog this morning.

gm, good people. ☕

When they open with "The truth about", you know it's a lie.

Project Syndicate

The Truth About Europe&#x2019;s Regulation of Digital Platforms

Bertrand Badr&#xE9;, Guillaume Klossa and Margrethe Vestager rebut the Trump administration&#x2019;s incendiary claim that the European Union censo...

Delivered to my state senators. I look forward to the responses. Dear Senator Hagerty and Senator Blackburn, As your constituent in Tennessee, I am writing to demand immediate congressional action on the widespread fraud within Medicare and other federal programs—and corresponding relief for American taxpayers. The numbers are indefensible: - The Government Accountability Office estimates the federal government loses between $233 billion and $521 billion annually to fraud. - CMS reported $87.1 billion in improper payments across Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP in FY 2024—including $31.7 billion in Medicare Fee-for-Service and $31.1 billion in Medicaid. - MedPAC estimates the federal government overpays Medicare Advantage plans by $84 billion annually, $40 billion of which stems from questionable coding practices. - In Minnesota, federal prosecutors believe half or more of $18 billion spent on 14 Medicaid programs since 2018 may be fraudulent—what the U.S. Attorney's Office called fraud at "staggering industrial scale." - Since FY 2003, cumulative improper payments have reached $2.7 trillion. At current rates, taxpayers face $43-81 billion in additional improper payments over the next six months, with total fraud exposure potentially reaching $116-260 billion. I expect you to: 1. Support and expand congressional investigations into Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security fraud with public hearings and transparent reporting. 2. Hold agency leadership accountable for oversight failures—including criminal prosecution and imprisonment of officials who enabled, ignored, or participated in fraud. No more quiet resignations with pensions intact. Private sector executives go to prison for fraud at this scale. Public officials should face the same. 3. Pass legislation requiring proportional federal income tax reductions as fraud is recovered. Recovered dollars should return to taxpayers, not disappear into new spending. 4. Implement structural reforms: prepayment claim reviews, tighter provider screening, and prosecution of both fraud perpetrators and the officials who let it happen. Medicaid Fraud Control Units returned $3.46 for every $1 spent in FY 2024. Enforcement works when there is will to enforce. Tennesseans work hard for their income. We will not accept losing our tax dollars to fraud while being told there is no room for relief. We expect action, and we expect those responsible to face consequences. I will be watching your response and will remember it at the ballot box. Respectfully,

There are many on nostr that I'd like to break bread with. Seeing @Gunnar Stødle's beautifully designed home and his work, generally, I'd take happily accept an invitation to gather in his kitchen. Who's on your list? #asknostr