Marc Goodner
@nullsignal.bsky.social
Working on AI exploration in the office of the CTO at Microsoft. Goofing about here looking for the gnarl. Robotdad in most other places.
The new Laibach song is confusing me... which yeah. It's Laibach but this one is like Confidence Man going commercial. Except still poliitcal? OK, yes. Laibach. It is Laibach. Man 2026 is getting weird all over not just AI.
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 AM
The new Laibach song is confusing me... which yeah. It's Laibach but this one is like Confidence Man going commercial. Except still poliitcal? OK, yes. Laibach. It is Laibach. Man 2026 is getting weird all over not just AI.
This is really good, not even done. My favorite take so far? "conservative means conserve my wealth"
It's officially up on the youtube
How Did Farming Become Conservative?
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
This is really good, not even done. My favorite take so far? "conservative means conserve my wealth"
429?! Only 2m tokens a minute? C'mon! I need moar tokens!
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 AM
429?! Only 2m tokens a minute? C'mon! I need moar tokens!
I have bounced this project from sqlite to postgeesql twice now without any care based on convienince of deployment options I was evaluating. No effort, no pain.
February 7, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I have bounced this project from sqlite to postgeesql twice now without any care based on convienince of deployment options I was evaluating. No effort, no pain.
Public activity last month. ~twice my prior high. I'm anticipating it may be the low point for the year.
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Public activity last month. ~twice my prior high. I'm anticipating it may be the low point for the year.
Man so much from StrongDM today. This is a weather report I can use. factory.strongdm.ai/weather-report
StrongDM Software Factory
StrongDM's field notes on non-interactive agentic development: specs + scenarios, validation harnesses, feedback loops, and the supporting components.
factory.strongdm.ai
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Man so much from StrongDM today. This is a weather report I can use. factory.strongdm.ai/weather-report
Ooo more from strongdm today github.com/strongdm/att...
GitHub - strongdm/attractor: nlspec of StrongDM's Attractor, a non-interactive Coding Agent sufficient for use in a Software Factory
nlspec of StrongDM's Attractor, a non-interactive Coding Agent sufficient for use in a Software Factory - strongdm/attractor
github.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Ooo more from strongdm today github.com/strongdm/att...
OK, this is cool. github.com/strongdm/cxdb
GitHub - strongdm/cxdb
Contribute to strongdm/cxdb development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
OK, this is cool. github.com/strongdm/cxdb
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Trump’s a fascist, but no he didn’t disgrace the National Prayer Breakfast. It *is* a disgrace. Yes it’s “bi-partisan,” if GOP dominated. It is also a private Christian nationalist event produced by an organization tied to 1/2 the dictators of the last 80 years. & literal Nazis.
February 5, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Trump’s a fascist, but no he didn’t disgrace the National Prayer Breakfast. It *is* a disgrace. Yes it’s “bi-partisan,” if GOP dominated. It is also a private Christian nationalist event produced by an organization tied to 1/2 the dictators of the last 80 years. & literal Nazis.
I was aware of the oddness of Google AI Studio apps. I was unaware export is pointless as you can't run them outside of that environment. Unreal. Oh well, got my prompts out and am moving faster now.
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I was aware of the oddness of Google AI Studio apps. I was unaware export is pointless as you can't run them outside of that environment. Unreal. Oh well, got my prompts out and am moving faster now.
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Weekend thoughts on Gas Town, Beads, slop AI browsers, and AI-generated PRs flooding overwhelmed maintainers. I don't think we're ready for our new powers we're wielding. lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane?
What’s going on with the AI builder community right now?
lucumr.pocoo.org
January 18, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Weekend thoughts on Gas Town, Beads, slop AI browsers, and AI-generated PRs flooding overwhelmed maintainers. I don't think we're ready for our new powers we're wielding. lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
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I showed Gas Town to my business partner Rich and he said “oh it's SOAP/WSDL for agents” and I am still processing that.
January 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I showed Gas Town to my business partner Rich and he said “oh it's SOAP/WSDL for agents” and I am still processing that.
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"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls
On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.
data4democracy.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
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I wrote about Claude Code and why non-coders should be paying attention (and playing with the system) - it shows what today’s LLMs can do
Along the way I had Claude launch a business for me & build a game that simulates the rise and fall of civilizations. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Along the way I had Claude launch a business for me & build a game that simulates the rise and fall of civilizations. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Claude Code and What Comes Next
With the right tools, AI can accomplish impressive things
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I wrote about Claude Code and why non-coders should be paying attention (and playing with the system) - it shows what today’s LLMs can do
Along the way I had Claude launch a business for me & build a game that simulates the rise and fall of civilizations. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Along the way I had Claude launch a business for me & build a game that simulates the rise and fall of civilizations. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Took yesterday off after hitting an inflection point in my project on Wednesday. First prompt this morning, 4,000 words.
January 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Took yesterday off after hitting an inflection point in my project on Wednesday. First prompt this morning, 4,000 words.
ChatGPT told me I'm in the top 3% of users by usage. I have another account. Also that is not the only AI tool I use, my API usage is much higher than chat. I knew I was seeing things differently because of my usage, but damn.
January 1, 2026 at 5:42 AM
ChatGPT told me I'm in the top 3% of users by usage. I have another account. Also that is not the only AI tool I use, my API usage is much higher than chat. I knew I was seeing things differently because of my usage, but damn.
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The need for an independent hand analysis has been obvious for a while.
It’s up to him to prove his hand wasn’t removed.
I am determined as God is my witness to start the Trump fake hand conspiracy theory. His hand isn't showing signs of an undisclosed illness. It's a fake painted Halloween costume hand because his hand was already removed. It's time.
December 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The need for an independent hand analysis has been obvious for a while.
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There is a market for artisanal furniture, but not nearly as big of one as there is for IKEA mass-produced product. And we are going to need to have the reckoning about our industry getting automated out from under us and artisanal techniques no longer being state of the art or economically viable.
December 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
There is a market for artisanal furniture, but not nearly as big of one as there is for IKEA mass-produced product. And we are going to need to have the reckoning about our industry getting automated out from under us and artisanal techniques no longer being state of the art or economically viable.
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If you are a programmer and an AI hold-out, and you have some time off during Christmas: gift yourself a 100 USD subscription to Claude Code and … try it. But really try it. Take a week if you can afford it and dive in. It will change your opinion on these tools.
December 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you are a programmer and an AI hold-out, and you have some time off during Christmas: gift yourself a 100 USD subscription to Claude Code and … try it. But really try it. Take a week if you can afford it and dive in. It will change your opinion on these tools.
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t nirvana, pearl jam, or alice in chains
December 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t nirvana, pearl jam, or alice in chains
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Democrats really scored an own goal with the TikTok ban. The company has gone from being owned by China to being owned by China and Trump allies.
If the concern was TikTok pushing problematic politics, Dems are actually worse off.
If the concern was TikTok pushing problematic politics, Dems are actually worse off.
TikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse
There were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and it’s somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticis…
www.techdirt.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Democrats really scored an own goal with the TikTok ban. The company has gone from being owned by China to being owned by China and Trump allies.
If the concern was TikTok pushing problematic politics, Dems are actually worse off.
If the concern was TikTok pushing problematic politics, Dems are actually worse off.
Rocky Horror, Wild at Heart, Silence of the Lambs, and Slackers. Circumstances for all private except the last. In Houston near the end of Slackers my buddy leaned over and said “we could finish this or walk outside and live it.” So we left. Never saw the end.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Rocky Horror, Wild at Heart, Silence of the Lambs, and Slackers. Circumstances for all private except the last. In Houston near the end of Slackers my buddy leaned over and said “we could finish this or walk outside and live it.” So we left. Never saw the end.
ChatGPT said my wife was wrong. 💀 She was not. 💀💀💀
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
ChatGPT said my wife was wrong. 💀 She was not. 💀💀💀
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What coding with an LLM feels like sometimes.
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
What coding with an LLM feels like sometimes.
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Also feel free to use this app I built, that uses AI to generate alt text for you: alttexter.lovable.app
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Also feel free to use this app I built, that uses AI to generate alt text for you: alttexter.lovable.app