# tristan (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover tristan. Page: Feed: --- ## [Don't hand a bazooka to an agent making a sandwich (Jeremiah Lowin)](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/dont-hand-a-bazooka-to-an-agent-making) _2026-08-13 · Dan Poppy · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ The creator of FastMCP on why a skill file is a polite note, why enterprises pick MCP over CLIs, and why nobody is ready for a context layer yet. ## [Roundup: a rogue agent, Kimi K3, and data teams in the AI era](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/roundup-a-rogue-agent-kimi-k3-and) _2026-08-06 · Dan Poppy · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ We're introducing a new, recurring podcast format. Jason Ganz joins Tristan to take on stories of the day. ## [Data lessons from inside Meta (Shridhar Iyer)](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/data-lessons-from-inside-meta-shridhar) _2026-07-30 · Dan Poppy · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ Shridhar Iyer spent 13 years inside Meta's data organization. He joins Tristan on what big tech takes for granted, why you never delete a column at scale, and what it takes to become AI-native. ## [The scarce resource is consensus (Ian Macomber)](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/the-scarce-resource-is-consensus) _2026-07-16 · Dan Poppy · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ When building data artifacts is fast and cheap, the scarce resource is company-wide consensus. Ramp's Ian Macomber returns to talk about post-AI data teams. ## [The context engineering playbook (Claire Gouze)](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/the-context-engineering-playbook) _2026-07-02 · Dan Poppy · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ nao co-founder and CEO Claire Gouze shares a practical playbook for building a context layer your agents can rely on. ## [DuckDB's agent moment (Jordan Tigani)](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/duckdbs-agent-moment-jordan-tigani) _2026-06-18 · Dan Poppy · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ The database built for your laptop turns out to be one built for your agents. MotherDuck Founder and CEO Jordan Tigani explains why. ## [A Catalog Is All You Need](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/a-catalog-is-all-you-need) _2026-06-14 · Anders Swanson · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ Last year I asked you to give Iceberg a REST. This year, it finally got one. ## [Hunting for Tokens. Snowflake Summit. Agent Use Cases.](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/hunting-for-tokens-snowflake-summit) _2026-06-07 · Tristan Handy · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ Things are not quieting down for the summer, that's for sure. ## [I built a (very small) long running agent](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/i-built-a-very-small-long-running) _2026-05-31 · Jason Ganz · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ What do long running agents mean for data teams? ## [I built a (very small) agent swarm.](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/i-built-a-very-small-agent-swarm) _2026-05-26 · Tristan Handy · The Analytics Engineering Roundup_ What does the term 'agent swarm' mean? Is it bullshit? Can I build one? ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aikcueSvBXIj) _2026-05-26 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [An Idea For a Healthier Feed](https://tristanisham.com/blog/an-idea-for-a-healthier-feed/) _2026-04-23 · Home_ I'm throwing out a little idea I had this morning while scrolling X. Basically, what if the app only let you scroll for 15 minutes a day? How would you use it? ## [At Least Somebody Knew How Each Part of the System Worked](https://tristanisham.com/blog/links/at-least-somebody-knew-how-each-part-of-the-system-worked/) _2026-02-09 · Home_ My complaint about people discussing how we don't know how an AI generated system works is that while not knowing how Claude edited your React frontend is fine, using it for any critical system is dangerous becasue we don't know how AI makes decisions, and AI cannot be held responsible for those decisions. ## [I Don't Want to Be a Ping-Pong Ball Anymore](https://tristanisham.com/blog/i-dont-want-to-be-a-ping-pong-ball-anymore/) _2025-12-09 · Home_ The Pandemic made a job in journalism untennable, so I pivoted to software development. Now software development is becoming obsolete. Maybe a communications degree was the long play? ## [Nix on the DC ROMA II](https://tristanxr.com/post/dc-roma-ii-nix/) _2025-11-17 · Tristan Ross_ At NixCon 2025, I had the pleasure of meeting the Founder of DeepComputing, Yuning Liang. I was excited as I ordered their new laptop, the DC ROMA II, a few months prior. It has an ESWIN EIC7700X, an SoC with 8 out of order execution RV64GBC cores. This is a huge upgrade compared to the 4 in-order execution cores on the JH7110 that the VisionFive 2 uses. I started looking into getting Nix & NixOS… ## [Four Good Uses For Generative AI](https://tristanisham.com/blog/4-good-uses-for-generative-ai/) _2025-10-03 · Home_ Generative AI is controversial to many people, but to me, there are some obvious upsides. Here are ways I use generative AI that have improved my life. ## [I Really Like Apple Shortcuts](https://tristanisham.com/blog/the-walled-garden-bears-sweet-fruit/index/) _2025-05-06 · Home_ I use Shortcuts on iOS to programatically change settings. The walled garden is expansive, and not a terrible place to live. ## [ZVM](https://tristanisham.com/projects/zvm/index/) _2025-05-06 · Home_ zvm lets you easily install/upgrade between different versions of Zig. ## [SELinux on NixOS](https://tristanxr.com/post/selinux-on-nixos/) _2025-04-05 · Tristan Ross_ Since Wednesday, I've been hard at work with trying to get SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) to function on NixOS. This is because I am building a Linux distro called ExpidusOS . One of the goals for that is to implement a mobile OS security setup into the OS. With ExpidusOS being based on NixOS, this means the entire OS is declaratively built. However, it is more in-line with an appliance OS.… ## [Success is Self-Defined](https://tristanisham.com/blog/success-is-self-defined/) _2025-03-01 · Home_ Musings on success while waiting at an airport ## [Reflecting on Reflection](https://tristanisham.com/blog/reflecting-on-reflection/) _2025-02-28 · Home_ Reflecting on reflection in PHP and using my own bespoke language to visualize how that process may work under the hood. ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5peZIjSzAcDS) _2025-02-27 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [A Domain is a Home](https://tristanisham.com/blog/a-domain-is-a-home/) _2025-02-22 · Home_ After losing control of my domain, I was able to recapture it! ## [How to Serve A SolidJS App With A Go Backend](https://tristanisham.com/blog/how-to-serve-a-solidjs-app-with-a-go-backend/) _2025-02-04 · Home_ A skeptical SPA developer shares how Solid JS won them over for a realtime multiplayer board game project. This guide covers integrating Solid with Go using Vite, setting up proxying, and serving assets in both development and production with Fiber and Gin. ## [The Asahi NixOS Experience](https://tristanxr.com/post/asahi-nixos/) _2025-01-17 · Tristan Ross_ In August of 2023, I was looking around for a new laptop. At the time, I was running an Alienware laptop with an RTX 3070 in it. However, it is a cumbersome machine with horrible battery life. The great thing was its performance. I needed a machine which was powerful, can run Linux, has great battery life, and portable. I wrote off x86 as S0 sleep mode (Windows Modern Standby) became pervasive,… ## [AI Won't Replace Writing](https://tristanisham.com/blog/ham-typed/ai-wont-replace-writing/) _2024-11-26 · Home_ A rebuttal of Paul Graham's Writes and Write-Nots ## [An Epiphany in a Chocolate Shake](https://tristanisham.com/blog/an-epiphany-in-a-chocolate-shake/) _2024-11-08 · Home_ Exploring the intersection of software development and personal growth. Join me as I share technical insights, development practices, and fundamental principles for better living. From coding patterns to life patterns, this blog weaves together practical software expertise with clear-minded approaches to daily challenges and human potential.