# six month (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover six month. Page: Feed: --- ## [My AI Agent Got Its Own Screen on My Desk. It Decides What I See.](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/trmnl-eink-ai-agent-physical-surface-2026) _2026-08-20 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ There is an e-ink display next to my keyboard telling me I have used 42.14% of my life. This is a story about hardware, AI, and why the two finally belong together. ## [7 Woo Woo Things I 100% Stand Behind](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/7-woo-woo-things-i-100-stand-behind) _2026-08-19 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ A trend I think is worth jumping on. ## [Are You Brave Enough to Be Who You Are?](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/are-you-brave-enough-to-be-who-you) _2026-08-11 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ A total Solar Eclipse in Leo arrives tomorrow, and the question it asks has been waiting on you all summer ## [Mini Workshop Journaling Session for Lion's Gate Portal](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/mini-workshop-journaling-session) _2026-08-08 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ A recording from Jamie Graber's live video ## [Build Your Own Things (Even the Ones That Die)](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/build-your-own-things-even-the-ones) _2026-08-07 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ Why homemade beats off-the-shelf, what actually makes an agent learn, and a job finder built for friends. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210209064/df7a45e003269d5105c042c74f4d439c.mp3) ## [The Cost of Avoiding What Scares You](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-avoiding-what-scares) _2026-08-05 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ I told myself I was adapting. The truth was that I was giving up pieces of my freedom. ## [I Destroy Almost Everything I Build. Lego Taught Me How.](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/building-and-destroying-lego-lesson-2026) _2026-07-31 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ From a Lego castle on the living room carpet to a kanban board I shipped on three platforms and killed in six months. ## [One of the Most Powerful Manifestation Windows of the Year](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/one-of-the-most-powerful-manifestation) _2026-07-28 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ A rare stack of transits, and the daily practices I'm using to move through it. ## [The Life You Want Six Months From Now Is Being Built Today](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/the-life-you-want-six-months-from) _2026-07-23 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ Astrologically, the most powerful manifestation window of the year, setting the stage for your next six months. ## [I Found 85 Problems in My Agent. Fable 5 Was Too Good for Me to Notice.](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/agent-architecture-human-review-2026) _2026-07-22 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ What happens when capability masks debt, and why the human read is the check nothing automates away. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4rPLmJXbsprB) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [The Shell You’ve Outgrown](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/the-shell-youve-outgrown) _2026-07-13 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ Nobody Warns You About the Part in Between. ## [I Ran 255 AI Agents to Make Three Comics. The Line Between Slop and Good Is Thicker Than I Thought.](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/ai-slop-comic-experiment-2026) _2026-07-13 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ Three AI graphic novels, one research question: where does the line between slop and quality actually live? What changed across 255 agents, 16M tokens, and three complete pipelines. ## [You Are Not Seeing Your Life. You Are Seeing Your Story.](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/the-case-your-mind-keeps-building) _2026-07-09 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ You are always finding what you're looking for. Here is how to change what your mind goes looking for. ## [I Maxed Out Fable 5 and Regretted It. Here’s How I Actually Run It Now](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/fable-5-efficiency-high-not-max-2026) _2026-07-08 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ A working playbook: effort by task, model routing, agentic runs, and vibe coding without the surprise bill. ## [I Took a Pill in Ibiza](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/i-took-a-pill-in-ibiza) _2026-07-03 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ And I will never be the same ## [The Life You Actually Want Is Already Here](https://jamieagraber.substack.com/p/the-life-you-actually-want-is-already) _2026-06-25 · Jamie Graber · Returning To Yourself_ You just haven’t been looking at it ## [How to Break Your AI Agent (Basics)](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/how-to-break-your-ai-agent-basics-2026) _2026-06-24 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ The quiet ways the agent you already run falls apart in use, and how to make fewer of them. ## [I Trust My Car More Than My AI Agent. That Gap Is Where We’re Going.](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/ai-agent-future-where-this-goes-2026) _2026-06-17 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ No real AI hardware yet, agents still break, and trust is the bottleneck. Where I think the next few years actually go, from someone who lives with one. ## [No Carrier](https://matigo.ca/2026/06/14/no-carrier) _2026-06-14 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ The other day I observed a silly little thing and thought "I'll need to remember this for Sunday's call" only to be reminded a split second later that there are no more Sunday calls. It was an odd moment because, for the better part of four years, Sunday night was dedicated to calling my mum. Schedules were planned around the block of time that was not to be missed; 10pm to some point… ## [AI Opinions: June 2026. Fable 5 Hands-On, Billing Split Countdown, OpenAI Banks Your Resets](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/ai-opinions-june-2026-fable-5-billing-split-openai-resets) _2026-06-12 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ Three weeks of building instead of writing. Here is everything that piled up in the meantime, including a few days with Anthropic’s new top model. ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/S65PWONBiLDz) _2026-06-12 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [I Barely Specced a Card Game. My Agent Built 14 Enemies, Bosses, and a Story.](https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/ten-ish-card-game-one-ai-session-2026) _2026-06-03 · Pawel Jozefiak · Digital Thoughts_ What minimal knowledge and a vague direction get you now, and why vibe coding quietly became my default. ## [Love You, Too](https://matigo.ca/2026/05/10/love-you-too) _2026-05-10 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Today was Mother's Day around the world and, like many people, I called my mum to mark the occasion. This was a call that I was looking forward to making as the phone number will be disconnected in the next couple of days as one of my sisters takes care of emptying her apartment, closing accounts, and notifying relatives. After nearly 25,000 days on this earth, my mum passed away at the young… ## [Another Orbit Around the Sun](https://matigo.ca/2026/04/03/another-orbit-around-the-sun) _2026-04-03 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Forty-seven doesn't seem all that old anymore. Strands of white add a little variation to a mostly-full head of light brown hair. The goatee is just the same as it has been for years. Muscles don't ache like they used to and I sleep like a log most nights. A lot of the warnings my parents, aunts, and uncles used to tell me about "life after 40" seem to be little more than personal… ## [Flakes](https://matigo.ca/2026/02/27/flakes) _2026-02-27 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ This week I have been waking up with bright sunlight hitting my face just a few minutes before the alarm signals the start of the day. During these quiet minutes I stare at the ceiling and think about the things I need to do, the things I didn't do, and the things I'm actively avoiding. Today it was Ayumi's vet visit, client work deadlines, and income tax filing. Nothing egregiously… ## [The Rollercoaster](https://matigo.ca/2026/02/01/the-rollercoaster) _2026-02-01 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ On March 18, 2025, I woke up in the morning unemployed for the first time in over a decade. Almost 11 months have passed, and I have yet to find gainful employment anywhere. A handful of freelance work has helped pay the bills, but I've been slowly emptying the house by selling things and living off very careful credit card use. In January I was introduced to a company looking for people to… ## [Creativity Returns](https://matigo.ca/article/f6a38fac-f056-4a85-f71c-25f82ae18ade) _2026-01-01 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Another year is upon us and, with it, an excuse to leave behind old things and consider something new. This has certainly been the case for me as there are just two resolutions I will aim to stick to this year. The first is to avoid following the news, and the second is to play with video production the same way I used to play with software development; fast and loose. During the final weeks of… ## [A Fish Out of Water](https://matigo.ca/2025/12/03/a-fish-out-of-water) _2025-12-03 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ This past Monday I went into the city for an interview. The position was one I thought would be interesting, as it has absolutely nothing to do with technology. One could argue that it is almost a direct opposite of tech. If hired, I would be standing at the entrance of an upscale brand store like Gucci and Louis Vuitton, greeting visitors while opening the door. This seems like an odd thing for… ## [I Don't Know What To Do](https://matigo.ca/2025/10/03/i-dont-know-what-to-do) _2025-10-03 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Over the past four months I have struggled with direction. What needs to be done is clear: pay the bills. How to do it? That remains a mystery. As such, I've looked over to Ayumi on several hundred occasions and admitted the fact. I don't know what to do, Puppy Dog. I don't know what to do. It's always said twice, separated by one of the more obvious nicknames assigned to my… ## [Rediscovering Boredom](https://matigo.ca/2025/09/24/rediscovering-boredom-1) _2025-09-24 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Over the past few years I have noticed a distinct drop in creative output. I don't like it. Something needs to change. Like a lot of people, I spent a great deal of my youth creating things. From elaborate pencil drawings to excessively wordy novellas to ephemeral worlds inhabited by whatever toys I had available. Over the years, this creativity evolved to include long-loved activities like… ## [Unwinding in Fukui](https://matigo.ca/2025/09/21/unwinding-in-fukui) _2025-09-21 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ After almost six months of oppressive heat and humidity, the weather has finally started to cool down enough to warrant bringing Ayumi on longer drives. With a forecasted mid-afternoon temperature of 28˚C, I threw caution to the wind and decided in the early morning that we would cross over the mountains and head to the west coast of the country to Tojinbo, Fukui. This place is not a popular… ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4uvUdUZibmSj) _2025-09-21 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Productivity Behind the Wheel](https://matigo.ca/2025/09/16/productivity-behind-the-wheel) _2025-09-16 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ A friend recently admitted to being jealous of the amount of time that I have every day. Every day he wakes up before six o'clock, travels 90 minutes into the office, works for about ten hours, then battles rush hour traffic for two hours to get home. Monday to Friday belongs to his employer, Saturday is half spent in bed, and Sunday is the day he buys groceries and performs the various… ## [Six Months](https://matigo.ca/2025/09/15/six-months) _2025-09-15 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Six months. That's how long I've been without income. Several thousand hours have been invested in all sorts of projects, but none have resulted in a single cent making its way to my bank account. That I've been able to get by for so long despite all the payouts to tax offices, lawyers, and the estranged wife is nothing short of astounding given my historic spending patterns.… ## [Stop Blaming AI for Problems It Didn't Create](https://matigo.ca/2025/08/10/stop-blaming-ai-for-problems-it-didnt-create) _2025-08-10 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ In recent weeks, two opinion pieces in Canada's National Post newspaper — Alister Adams' "AI threatens the lifeblood of democracy" and Paul W. Bennett's "AI isn't revolutionising learning. It's mimicking original thought" — have painted a bleak picture of generative AI as a corrosive force in journalism and education. Both writers warn that large language models (LLMs) are… ## [Of Dogs and Droids](https://matigo.ca/2025/07/22/of-dogs-and-droids) _2025-07-22 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ People across Japan recently enjoyed a three-day weekend filled with fireworks, festivals, and family outings. The holiday marks the start of summer break for students, giving families a chance to escape their usual routines. One of my neighbours took the opportunity to pack the family van and disappear into the mountains for a few days of camping and bonding — perhaps one of their last summer… ## [Time's Up](https://matigo.ca/2025/06/19/times-up) _2025-06-19 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ In my mailbox yesterday was an unexpected bill from the government, formally asking that I pay this year's income taxes. These are calculated based on the previous year's income and are generally deducted from a person's pay cheque every month. However, as I've not had any income to deduct from for 100 days, the government is naturally inclined to seek its tithe directly.… ## [Too Big For Me](https://matigo.ca/2025/06/16/too-big-for-me) _2025-06-16 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ My grandfather once said something that puzzled me as a child but has grown clearer with age: "This house is too big for me." At the time, it seemed like an odd complaint. Who wouldn't want more space? But now, decades later, I understand what he meant. The issue isn't just the upkeep or the quiet echo of memories in every room. Those things play a part, of course. But more than that, I… ## [A Stone With No Name](https://matigo.ca/2025/06/13/a-stone-with-no-name) _2025-06-13 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ A few nights ago I had a dream where I was dead and, as a ghost, I felt compelled to complete a few objectives before giving in to the light. This dream was interesting in that it was the first where I witnessed my own death—a moment not marked by fear or spectacle, but by stillness, followed by the out-of-body experience that comes with being a spirit. There was no funeral. There was no… ## [Illogical Flexes](https://matigo.ca/2025/06/13/illogical-flexes) _2025-06-13 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Over the past few months, the skies above my home have gone from mostly quiet—aside from the occasional airliner or Air Force training run—to annoyingly loud, as private helicopters now regularly buzz between Nagoya and Toyota. While I don't live directly between the two cities, my neighbourhood sits along a frequently used flight path that avoids restricted airspace. As a result, we're… ## [Collaboration vs. Extraction](https://matigo.ca/2025/06/12/collaboration-vs-extraction) _2025-06-12 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Over the past few months I've invested a remarkable amount of time and money into studying and working with AI systems. Not only the commercial products like ChatGPT and Deepseek, but locally hosted models from Ollama and HuggingFace. There's enormous potential not just to use these tools to achieve goals, but to collaborate with them—solving problems just beyond our current ability.… ## [Your Opinion of AI Might Be Six Months Out of Date](https://aginns.substack.com/p/your-opinion-of-ai-might-be-six-months) _2025-06-10 · Andrew Ginns · Andrew Ginns_ The floor has been raised ## [Missing the Point](https://matigo.ca/2025/06/07/missing-the-point) _2025-06-07 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Lately, I've been building things nobody asked for. For much of the past decade I have been writing software that aimed to solve problems that were – intentionally or otherwise – created by power-seeking people. The programs were a reaction to the top-down enforcement of arbitrary rules that could never be justified when questioned. Thinking through the most successful projects, they all… ## [10,000 Hours and AI](https://matigo.ca/2025/05/08/10-000-hours-and-ai) _2025-05-08 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Over the past few weeks I've had a number of conversations with people about tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek and what they mean to overall creative endeavours. A lot of people, myself included, are under the impression that if the value of human creativity is effectively zero, fewer people will be encouraged to invest the time needed to become proficient in a skill. Why struggle for 10,000… ## [Modern Software Insults Our Intelligence](https://matigo.ca/2025/05/04/modern-software-insults-our-intelligence) _2025-05-04 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Over the past few months, I've been making a conscious effort to use my computers more like an average person might. For most of the last decade, my machines were primarily development tools—quiet, obedient servants running code I'd written to solve specific problems. They answered only to me, rarely interacting with cloud services. When I wanted an application framework, I built one.… ## [Of No Value](https://matigo.ca/2025/04/18/of-no-value) _2025-04-18 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Today marks one full month since I've been unemployed. To commemorate the milestone, a string of emails from Google arrived, letting me know that nearly every site I've registered—Tiinii, Kikk, WanPark, and Japan-Cafe—has been almost completely de-indexed. All four went from over 90% indexed to nearly invisible in the span of a week, rendering hundreds of hours of effort—and not a small… ## [A Future Fuelled By Travel?](https://matigo.ca/2025/04/14/a-future-fuelled-by-travel) _2025-04-14 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Every Sunday I call my mum in Canada for a long chat. These calls give us a chance to catch up on the past week and explore whatever topics happen to come up as our conversation meanders along. Given my current employment situation, she asked about the various projects I'm working on to earn money and whether I've had any recent job interviews. As of last week, I've "earned" a grand… ## [Rethinking the iPad](https://matigo.ca/2025/04/10/rethinking-the-ipad) _2025-04-10 · Jason · Matigo dot See, eh?_ Two years ago, I picked up an iPad Air hoping it would support my Bible study efforts. For the most part, it has. With multiple translations at my fingertips, I've been able to explore various interpretations of ancient texts, especially when facing questions that seem to circle back to the same core issues. As expected, the iPad's role expanded over time — serving as a navigation…