# coding — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 810 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover coding. Page: Feed: --- ## [AI makes code cheap to create, not cheap to own](https://bencane.com/posts/2026-08-19-ai-code-cheap-to-create-not-cheap-to-own/) _2026-08-20 · Benjamin Cane · Benjamin Cane — #Bengineering_ AI has made code cheap to create, but more code means more overhead. Before coding agents, creating more code cost time and effort because engineers had to write it. That naturally encouraged us to reuse code as much as possible: libraries, frameworks, keeping implementations concise, and thinking twice before rebuilding functionality that already existed. Coding agents have dramatically reduced… ## [Asymmetric Agents](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/asymmetric-agents/) _2026-08-19 · @edent · Terence Eden’s Blog_ One of the promises of the AI-filled future is that we'll all have highly capable autonomous servants "agents" to work for us. Even back in the 1990s, it was a common trope in future-gazing to insist that a person's personal slave agent would negotiate on their behalf. Ask your meek digital pal agent to find you a restuarant in town, tonight, for a hot date, catering to your dietary preferences, … ## [There May Be Nobody There](https://yusufaytas.com/there-may-be-nobody-there) _2026-08-19 · Yusuf Aytas_ Why AI;DR immediately makes sense: readers are looking for a human mind behind the words, not just useful information without effort, personality, or authenticity. ## [anydoc Review: 14 Document Formats to Markdown in 4ms](https://andrewdotooo.substack.com/p/anydoc-review-14-document-formats) _2026-08-19 · Andrew · andrew.ooo_ Hands-on review of Firecrawl's anydoc, the MIT Rust library converting Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB and PDF to clean Markdown in ~4ms. Benchmarks and limits. ## [★ /ship-and-burn a pull request](https://perrotta.dev/2026/08/ship-and-burn-a-pull-request/) _2026-08-19 · serendipity@perrotta.dev (Thiago Perrotta) · ¬ just serendipity 🍀_ ♠ Problem statement : ship a simple change (or commit, or pull request: you name it), then wait for green CI, then remove its local branch and worktree (=clean up). It's 2026, so we'll codify this workflow in the form of an agent skill . I created /ship-and-burn for that. /ship-and-burn \[reviewer\] It's very important that you picture this movie whenever you invoke this skill. The structure is the… ## [★ kubernetes: force-refresh a cached multi-architecture image](https://perrotta.dev/2026/08/kubernetes-force-refresh-a-cached-multi-architecture-image/) _2026-08-19 · serendipity@perrotta.dev (Thiago Perrotta) · ¬ just serendipity 🍀_ ♠ Previously . Problem statement : a Kubernetes ARM64 node kept running an AMD64 image after I replaced the registry tag with a multi-architecture image via skopeo , due to image caching. I first mirrored only the AMD64 variant into AWS ECR (note: no --all ): % skopeo sync \\ --dest-creds "AWS:$(aws ecr get-login-password --region cn-north-1)" \\ --src docker --dest docker \\ --override-os linux… ## [Militant Democracy and Fundamental Rights - Karl Loewenstein, 1937](https://webrocker.de/2026/08/19/militant-democracy-and-fundamental-rights-karl-loewenstein-1937/) _2026-08-19 · Webrocker · Webrocker_ Ich habe bis vor kurzem auch noch nie von diesem Essay gehört und es durch die ZDF-Sendung "Die Anstalt" neulich präsentiert bekommen. Jetzt habe ich diese online-Version und Übersetzung gefunden, die Chris Heilmann ins Netz gestellt hat. Sehr interessant, und leider aktueller denn je. Faschismus verbreitet sich, weil die Technik funktioniert, nicht weil die Umstände… ## [“World-class German craftsmanship,” huh](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825337667899342849) _2026-08-19 · I Am Completely Serious_ ALT "World-class German craftsmanship," huh ## [Does anyone know where to find an unpleasant man who fetishizes the “superior engineering” of Merkur…](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825336290273804288) _2026-08-19 · I Am Completely Serious_ Does anyone know where to find an unpleasant man who fetishizes the "superior engineering" of Merkur safety razors above other brands? Can be gay or straight, doesn't matter. ## [How to Set Up gitleaks + pre-commit + CI \[2026\]](https://www.kunalganglani.com/blog/gitleaks-pre-commit-ci-setup) _2026-08-19 · kunalganglani@gmail.com (Kunal Ganglani) · Kunal Ganglani Blog_ A terminal-first, defense-in-depth secrets workflow for 2026: staged-only hooks, CI full-history scans, baselines for legacy repos, and sane allowlists. ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tKC6HuzPxCvq) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [A Lesson From a Blood Pressure Spike, a Party, And a Reminder](https://canro91.github.io/2026/08/19/Reminder/) _2026-08-19 · Just Some Code_ The day before her 70th birthday, she had to rush to the ER. She had planned the birthday party for months. But a blood pressure spike almost ruined it. She was discharged the same day. But she was so anxious that she didn’t enjoy her party. Everybody noticed it, even days later. The next week, the doctor said she only needed some pills and a diet. Sometimes all it takes is someone reminding us… ## [Fifty-five billion tokens](https://benswift.me/blog/2026/08/19/fifty-five-billion-tokens/) _2026-08-19 · benswift.me_ Fourteen months of Claude Code session logs: 55 billion tokens across 13 models (and what they would have cost at API rates) ## [the cost of witnesses](https://self.md/signals/2026-08-19-compute-compiler-workflow-gates/) _2026-08-19 · Ray Svitla · Personal AI OS guides and tools on self.md_ self.md radar — 2026-08-19 two pieces of infrastructure news arrived with the receipts facing opposite directions. OpenAI says it is spending more compute to make powerful runs observable. Modular just put a language compiler on GitHub. Between them sits a clinical-trial paper that refuses to call a pile of agents a process just because the diagram has arrows. 1. OpenAI says its new security… ## [kargo: cool down upstream releases with a holding stage](https://perrotta.dev/2026/08/kargo-cool-down-upstream-releases-with-a-holding-stage/) _2026-08-18 · serendipity@perrotta.dev (Thiago Perrotta) · ¬ just serendipity 🍀_ ♠ Problem statement : wait before opening an upstream Helm chart upgrade PR, without putting a timer in the PR workflow. In other words: implement dependency cooldowns 1 in Kargo. A Kargo Warehouse makes newly discovered Freight immediately available to a Stage that accepts it directly: Warehouse ──immediate──\> open-upgrade-pr ──\> PR Kargo already has requiredSoakTime , but only between Stages. It… ## [git: intent-to-add breaks autostash](https://perrotta.dev/2026/08/git-intent-to-add-breaks-autostash/) _2026-08-18 · serendipity@perrotta.dev (Thiago Perrotta) · ¬ just serendipity 🍀_ ♠ Problem statement : git pull could not autostash files added with git add -N . I had local work and was nine commits behind origin/master : % git pull --force Updating 266a5af537..07e4551075 error: Entry 'ci/goodreads\_to\_reading.py' not uptodate. Cannot merge. Cannot save the current worktree state fatal: Cannot autostash --force does not replace local worktree files. My global Git configuration… ## [pi: handing off to a focused session](https://perrotta.dev/2026/08/pi-handing-off-to-a-focused-session/) _2026-08-18 · serendipity@perrotta.dev (Thiago Perrotta) · ¬ just serendipity 🍀_ ♠ Previously . Disclaimer : This was a failed experiment. I am including it here anyway, for completeness. Handoff # Problem statement : move a running Pi task into a fresh, focused session without losing the way back. I wanted Amp 's handoff workflow in Pi, so I vendored the handoff and session\_query pieces of pasky/pi-amplike as a local package: % git show --stat --oneline 77af167 77af167 Add… ## [ChatGPT / OpenAI / Codex plan usage](https://perrotta.dev/2026/08/chatgpt-/-openai-/-codex-plan-usage/) _2026-08-18 · serendipity@perrotta.dev (Thiago Perrotta) · ¬ just serendipity 🍀_ ♠ Previously . When enrolled in an OpenAI / ChatGPT plan (e.g. Pro/Plus), you may want to figure out how much weekly usage (%) you have left. I'm sure codex has an /usage or /cost command to do so, but what if I'm using a third-party harness like Pi or OpenCode ? Head over to https://chatgpt.com/#settings/Usage to assess your usage limits . Usage limits normally reset every week. You can buy API… ## [It is one of those.](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825324391121469440) _2026-08-18 · I Am Completely Serious_ snarp : The city of Lexington, Kentucky has been diagnosed cancer. It is one of those. ## [The city of Lexington, Kentucky has been diagnosed cancer.](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825324367838887936) _2026-08-18 · I Am Completely Serious_ The city of Lexington, Kentucky has been diagnosed cancer. ## [I don’t think it’s fair that a single tiny inflamed scratch or bug bite consistently makes me feel…](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825294624850640896) _2026-08-18 · I Am Completely Serious_ I don't think it's fair that a single tiny inflamed scratch or bug bite consistently makes me feel like I've got a bad case of flu. ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AlYCdOiVoCMP) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Ough](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825294296465965056) _2026-08-18 · I Am Completely Serious_ Ough ## [June 5th: Prologue](https://blog.piaw.net/2026/08/june-5th-prologue.html) _2026-08-18 · Piaw Na · Piaw's Blog_ Since there were no direct flights to Geneva, we chose to fly through Dublin on Aer Lingus. We were driven to SFO by Steve Wang. We arrived at the checkin counter fairly early, and managed to get our bike boxes through oversized baggage in pretty decent time. One weird thing abotu Aer Lingus is that their flight to Dublin departs from the domestic terminal, not the international terminal. While… ## [How to Show Kubernetes Context in Starship Prompt \[2026\]](https://www.kunalganglani.com/blog/starship-prompt-kubernetes-context) _2026-08-18 · kunalganglani@gmail.com (Kunal Ganglani) · Kunal Ganglani Blog_ Build a fast Starship prompt that shows Kubernetes context/namespace safely, profiles slow modules (Git + k8s), and avoids leaking cluster names in demos. ## [Semantica Review: Audit Trails for AI Agent Decisions](https://andrewdotooo.substack.com/p/semantica-review-audit-trails-for) _2026-08-18 · Andrew · andrew.ooo_ Hands-on review of Semantica, the 8.8K-star graph-native context layer giving AI agents W3C PROV-O audit trails. Setup, code, benchmarks, honest limits. ## [Local LLMs and Disappointment](https://www.dotnetperls.com/2026_8_18_local-llms-disappointment) _2026-08-18 · Dot Net Perls Blog_ Yesterday I was thinking about my MCP server, and how it has 10 functions-if I could combine some of the tools , could I make it faster? I decided to use a prompt to combine some of the functions in Pi code with llama-cpp . Local LLMs I tried: Laguna XS 2.1, which in a 4-bit quantized form became confused and ended up not able to fix a compile-time error in Rust. Meta Muse Glimmer, which in a… ## [(untitled)](https://sajalchoudhary.net/photo/202608180914/) _2026-08-18 · sajal@sajalchoudhary.net (Sajal Choudhary) · Sajal Choudhary_ Reading Dan Wang’s Breakneck. Waited a long time for this to be available. ## [(untitled)](https://sajalchoudhary.net/photo/202608180908/) _2026-08-18 · sajal@sajalchoudhary.net (Sajal Choudhary) · Sajal Choudhary_ It was a double rainbow kinda day. The pasta happened first though. ## [Skull disintegrating for unclear reasons](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825245292596183040) _2026-08-18 · I Am Completely Serious_ Skull disintegrating for unclear reasons ## [How to Set Up Self Hosted DevContainers \[2026\] (SSH + VS Code)](https://www.kunalganglani.com/blog/self-hosted-devcontainers-ssh-vscode) _2026-08-18 · kunalganglani@gmail.com (Kunal Ganglani) · Kunal Ganglani Blog_ A reproducible “remote dev box” on one VM: hardened SSH, fast BuildKit-cached DevContainers, and a CI check that prevents IDE/CI drift. No Codespaces required. ## [DNC spam PACs](https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/hook-and-squeeze) _2026-08-18 · Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog_ Detailed investigative journalism on the ecosystem of Democratic fundraisers that aggressively get small donations from senior citizens. Only a tiny fraction actually ends up going to candidates. ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2134t3qX1Ow8) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [How I Under-Engineered my Last Coding Book (Write A Book For Free)](https://canro91.github.io/2026/08/18/Underengineered/) _2026-08-18 · Just Some Code_ Being a coder, it’s easy to get distracted building a complex pipeline to write a book. Like Chris who under-engineered his book , I used a simple approach for Street-Smart Coding Manifesto : Outline each chapter idea on post-it notes. Write with Google Docs. Share a copy with my beta-readers. Import the master file on Reedsy. Et voila! Like building a blogging engine instead of blogging,… ## [Linkedin-maxxing early-stage GTM guide to sell quicker](https://nmn.gl/blog/linkedin-maxxing) _2026-08-18 · namanyayg · N’s Blog_ Did you know that LinkedIn caps you at 200 connection requests per week? There are a few finite resources in the world, but nothing seems as finite as LinkedIn’s connection requests. One of the easiest things I could change if I could go back in time was to spend more weeks and add everyone from my target audience to my LinkedIn list. Why? Because this would mean whenever I post something new… ## [the unattended job learned to come back](https://self.md/signals/2026-08-18-cron-recovery-receipts/) _2026-08-18 · Ray Svitla · Personal AI OS guides and tools on self.md_ self.md radar — 2026-08-18 an unattended agent is only useful until it hits a stale claim, runs out of file descriptors, and quietly becomes another tab you need to babysit. Hermes Agent’s latest patch puts recovery logic in the scheduler itself, where that kind of embarrassment belongs. 1. the unattended job learned to come back sources: Hermes Agent v0.20.3 release release comparison what… ## [The paper looks at several episodes in which R. Yirmiyah is rebuked for questions that are portrayed…](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825239917997244416) _2026-08-17 · I Am Completely Serious_ “Haven't I Told You Not to Take Yourself outside of the Law?”: Rabbi Yirmiyah and the Characterization of a Scholastic | AJS Review | Cambri The paper looks at several episodes in which R. Yirmiyah is rebuked for questions that are portrayed as epistemologically destabilizing to the rabbinic legal project. I argue that R. Yirmiyah is portrayed as a caricature of late rabbinic scholastic thought,… ## [Star Citizen stream fiasco](https://www.ign.com/articles/star-citizen-developer-stream-goes-horribly-off-the-rails-creating-further-distrust-among-players) _2026-08-17 · Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog_ Developer demo of the $1B gaming fraud goes diastrously wrong ## [★ Reviewing slop pull requests](https://perrotta.dev/2026/08/reviewing-slop-pull-requests/) _2026-08-17 · serendipity@perrotta.dev (Thiago Perrotta) · ¬ just serendipity 🍀_ ♠ Previously . Problem statement : review an AI-written slop pull request from a teammate. We'll use a clanker to review slop PRs. First , I invoke the /meat skill, turning the diff into a reading guide, inspired by David Crawshaw : /meat \ It does not look for defects. It captures the diff once, follows control and data flow, treats tests as specifications, and returns this shape: One… ## [Do you guys know what happened to Seth Deltarune when they were Seth Illusion-of-Gaia](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825229130308190208) _2026-08-17 · I Am Completely Serious_ Do you guys know what happened to Seth Deltarune when they were Seth Illusion-of-Gaia Do you know about The Riverson Incident ## [Reading Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop will make you post better.](https://snarp.tumblr.com/post/825225759312461824) _2026-08-17 · I Am Completely Serious_ snarp : snarp : Reading Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop will make you post better. You can trust me about this. ## [3 Simple Tricks That Will Help You Iterate Your Design with Claude Design](https://uxplanet.org/3-simple-tricks-that-will-help-you-iterate-your-design-with-claude-design-af4143b64cae?source=rss----819cc2aaeee0---4) _2026-08-17 · uxplanet.org · UX Planet - Medium_ Claude Design is a great tool for quick exploration. But often, the first output it generates isn’t good enough. You’ll need to iterate your design with AI to reach a more desirable state. Iteration is more than just providing a follow-up prompt asking Claude to change something. In this article, I want to share 3 simple techniques that will help you iterate your design more effectively. 1. Edit… ## [How to Create a VM Using Multipass](https://sajalchoudhary.net/til/how-to-create-a-vm-using-multipass/) _2026-08-17 · sajal@sajalchoudhary.net (Sajal Choudhary) · Sajal Choudhary_ ## Create a default ubuntu vm ## Default config is 1 cpu 1 GB RAM and 5 GB disk multipass launch --name "vm-name" ## To list instances multipass list ## To open shell to primary vm multipass shell ## To open shell to specific vm multipass shell "vm-name" ## [How to Install Multipass on Mac](https://sajalchoudhary.net/til/how-to-install-multipass-on-mac/) _2026-08-17 · sajal@sajalchoudhary.net (Sajal Choudhary) · Sajal Choudhary_ Multipass is a Canonical utility to run VMs on the Mac. It uses Mac's default hypervisor so has better performance than say VirtualBox. # Install multipass using homebrew brew install multipass # To test multipass --version ## [Wide Gamut Test](https://www.wide-gamut.com/test) _2026-08-17 · Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog_ Simple static website with various images that demonstrate HDR and gamuts other than sRGB ## [pi: fork vs clone sessions](https://perrotta.dev/2026/08/pi-fork-vs-clone-sessions/) _2026-08-17 · serendipity@perrotta.dev (Thiago Perrotta) · ¬ just serendipity 🍀_ ♠ Problem statement : split a running Pi conversation / session into a second independent one whilst keeping the original. Pi has three similarly named albeit distinct operations: /fork /clone pi --fork \ /fork opens a selector for an earlier user message, copies the active path up to the message's parent into a new session, and puts the selected prompt back in the editor. This is for… ## [Review: The Power Fantasy](https://blog.piaw.net/2026/08/review-power-fantasy.html) _2026-08-17 · Piaw Na · Piaw's Blog_ The Power Fantasy is another take on "What if Superheroes were real?" It's a unique take, partly because the super-powers it imagines are really interesting. For instance, their superman equivalent is a black woman who's an angel sent from heaven to protect the Earth. Her counter-part, Etienne, is a black man who's a strict utilitarian who's an omni-telepath. (How many comic books have a superhero… ## [How to Redact Secrets in an AI Coding CLI Tool \[2026\]](https://www.kunalganglani.com/blog/redact-secrets-ai-cli) _2026-08-17 · kunalganglani@gmail.com (Kunal Ganglani) · Kunal Ganglani Blog_ Build a universal “safe AI CLI wrapper” that sits in front of any coding agent, redacts secrets, enforces basic policies, and writes JSONL audit logs you can ship to a SIEM. ## [Claude Design Critique: A Better Way to Improve AI-Generated UI](https://uxplanet.org/claude-design-critique-a-better-way-to-improve-ai-generated-ui-7efa1064bf8a?source=rss----819cc2aaeee0---4) _2026-08-17 · Nick Babich · UX Planet - Medium_ Design critique is an integral step in the design process, as it’s the best way to improve the quality of design you create. Originally… Continue reading on UX Planet » ## [And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-the-men-with-guns-tell-you-to-do-it-anyway/) _2026-08-17 · @edent · Terence Eden’s Blog_ In early February 2011 Egypt was in the middle of a political revolution. One morning, everyone's phones suddenly pinged with an alert. The Armed Forces asks Egypt's honest and loyal men to confront the traitors and criminals and protect our people and honour and our precious Egypt. A series of messages arrived all ostensibly from the network provider Vodafone. All pro-regime and all with the… ## [🔥 Now that I stand to gain very little financially…](https://justin.searls.co/takes/2026-08-17-19h57m04s/) _2026-08-17 · Justin Searls · justin․searls․co_ Now that I stand to gain very little financially from posting correct takes on the Internet, I find myself less motivated to post correct takes on the Internet. ## [Ante Review: A 15MB Rust Coding Agent That Runs Offline](https://andrewdotooo.substack.com/p/ante-review-a-15mb-rust-coding-agent) _2026-08-17 · Andrew · andrew.ooo_ Hands-on review of Ante, Antigma Labs' single-binary Rust coding agent with embedded llama.cpp. Benchmarks, the closed-source catch, and honest limits. ## [Ling Tiny and LLMs as Commodities](https://www.dotnetperls.com/2026_8_17_ling-tiny-llms-commodities) _2026-08-17 · Dot Net Perls Blog_ I have a small MCP server I use to deal with administrative tasks. I have found several LLMs work to use the MCP server-so I can choose between GGUF files on Hugging Face and use whichever one works best (or fastest). Ling 3.0 Tiny Today support for Ling models (made by Ant Group, somehow related to Alibaba) was added to llama-cpp . So I downloaded Ling-3.0-tiny-Q4\_K\_M.gguf and tried it out on my…