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New post up, with a bunch of thoughts on what drives me personally, and my own 40-year career (h/t @lethain.com).

I have a pretty unusual life story. But one of the reasons I love the tech industry so much is how common unusual stories like mine have historically been.

charity.wtf/2025/07/09/t...
Thoughts on Motivation and My 40-Year Career
I’ve never published an essay quite like this. I’ve written about my life before, reams of stuff actually, because that’s how I process what I think, but never for public consumption. I’ve been pus…
charity.wtf
July 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Today’s Stratechery was great on this: stratechery.com/2025/deepsee...
DeepSeek FAQ
DeepSeek has completely upended people’s expectations for AI and competition with China. What is it, and why does it matter?
stratechery.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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“Without open access, it may become difficult to build new link-based products, thereby stifling innovation on the web.”

Yep. Just when we need to “rewild” the open internet it becomes an endless series of garden walls bthdonohue.com/2025/01/22/c...
The Closed Web
bthdonohue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I wonder if all the people complaining about the TikTok app ban have forgotten that it's literally a piece of malware that, before getting caught out by an iOS update, was exfiltrating the contents of your clipboard every 30 seconds.
January 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Today I learned that "mock service worker" is a JavaScript library, not an item on my todo list.

Relatedly, next on my todo list: I owe the coffee shop barista a massive apology.
January 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM