![\"Standish](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F656%2F899%2F271%2F115%2F632%2Foriginal%2Fb1b2428b945d8f33.png\")
This smells like folklore. Plus, I don't think you could put that much even on an Amex. \"A mysterious, unnamed company is reported to have accidentally spent half a billion dollars in a single month on Claude AI after forgetting to set usage limits for Claude licenses for employees.\"
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/mystery-company-accidentally-blew-usd500-million-on-claude-in-a-single-month-failed-to-put-usage-limit-on-licenses-for-employees?ref=cote.io
An overview of the best tech podcasts of the week: https://buttondown.com/failover/archive/failover-weekly-in-the-beginning-there-was-rss/
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","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116657961733466920","date_published":"2026-05-29T12:53:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 12:53","date_timestamp":1780059230,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91144010","content_html":"We've heard that writing code is just 10% to 20% of what \"programming\" is. Fair enough. So, how can we use AI to get better at the other 80% to 90%? This week, we catsup with @danvega.dev to find out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFC4Z5QTXEw
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116657958256624172","date_published":"2026-05-29T12:52:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 12:52","date_timestamp":1780059177,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91137827","content_html":"I don't mind being asked to review/edit stuff written by AI. It would be nice to know, though, so I can dial in my \"this is needs work\" delivery tone. People deserve and work well with a lot of kindnesses. Robot don't care. Ripping down something to the studs that an AI wrote is fine, but calling a human's baby ugly is a bummer for everyone involved.
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116657481983348349","date_published":"2026-05-29T10:51:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 10:51","date_timestamp":1780051910,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91135928","content_html":"Sucking air through their teeth, Gartner calls the GenAI bust, and Dell's $43B AI server quarter // new links newsletter ed. // A \"good\" price makes customers suck air through their teeth before saying yes. Gartner says half of GenAI projects will overrun. Dell up 88% on AI server demand, Anthropic at $47B run-rate. The Economist on AI killing grad jobs. Four years at AWS. https://cote.io/2026/05/29/sucking-air-through-their-teeth.html
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116657323343973297","date_published":"2026-05-29T10:11:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 10:11","date_timestamp":1780049489,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91132090","content_html":"Success is rare in new projects, so 50%+ failure in AI projects isn't too shocking. Learning takes time, and expectations are often wrong.
The Standish Group has been tracking IT project outcomes since 1994 and the numbers have barely moved: around 30% succeed on budget, schedule, and quality. The rest are challenged or fail outright. AI is just the latest thing to figure out.
https://cote.io/2026/05/29/failure-is-normal.html
By all accounts, working at Amazon is a tough gig. https://www.adventuresinoss.com/aws-four-years/
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116656639566299222","date_published":"2026-05-29T07:17:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 07:17","date_timestamp":1780039055,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91124738","content_html":"If speeding up coding was never the problem...then why are we spending money on speeding it up? https://cote.io/2026/05/29/if-speeding-up-coding-was.html
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116656142177047496","date_published":"2026-05-29T05:11:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 05:11","date_timestamp":1780031466,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91066713","content_html":"3 enterprise AI things execs are struggling with: cost, cases, control. My quick take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRyEfH_TEUo
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116651515443683169","date_published":"2026-05-28T09:34:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 09:34","date_timestamp":1779960867,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91064934","content_html":"Good O-rings and bad O-rings, the AI efficiency plateau, and anti-labor by design // new links newsletter ed. // Altman walks back AI jobs apocalypse. DX data: two-thirds of devs see AI time-savings fade after two quarters. Goldman forecasts a 24x jump in token consumption by 2030. Indian IT pitches process debt as the real AI problem. NatWest generates 35% of its code with AI. Gartner: 84% of finance AI spend is productivity theater. https://cote.io/2026/05/28/good-orings-and-bad-orings.html
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116651338431178138","date_published":"2026-05-28T08:49:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 08:49","date_timestamp":1779958166,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91064551","content_html":"Garbage Chairs of Amsterdam. https://cote.io/2026/05/28/garbage-chairs-of-amsterdam.html
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116651308248412597","date_published":"2026-05-28T08:41:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 08:41","date_timestamp":1779957706,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91061664","content_html":"Everyone needs help figuring out when to leave for and get to the airport. One of our @softwaredefinedtalk listeners made an app for that: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/departtime/id6771132452
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116651022256379553","date_published":"2026-05-28T07:29:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 07:29","date_timestamp":1779953342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91061165","content_html":"The vibe I get is that a lot of that token increase is consumer and end-user oriented: replacing search, organizing inboxes. https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/ai-agents-forecast-to-boost-tech-cash-flow-as-usage-soars
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116650973498644050","date_published":"2026-05-28T07:16:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 07:16","date_timestamp":1779952598,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91057226","content_html":"Their theory: enterprise AI ROI is laying off people. https://henry.codes/writing/ai-at-work-is-anti-labor-by-design/
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116650576260078049","date_published":"2026-05-28T05:35:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 05:35","date_timestamp":1779946537,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91056878","content_html":"Elusive Enterprise AI ROI: No scaling, it's not legible, lack of skills/need for training https://cote.io/2026/05/28/elusive-enterprise-ai-roi-no.html
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116650509308203535","date_published":"2026-05-28T05:18:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 05:18","date_timestamp":1779945515,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91055550","content_html":"CEO Said a Thing: \"I don't think we're going to have the kind of jobs apocalypse that some of the companies in our space advocate or talk about.\" https://www.techradar.com/pro/im-delighted-to-be-wrong-sam-altman-says-ai-wont-lead-to-a-jobs-apocalypse-but-admits-he-was-pretty-wrong-on-the-social-and-economic-implications-it-is-having
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116650336269584337","date_published":"2026-05-28T04:34:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 04:34","date_timestamp":1779942875,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91055521","content_html":"Headline figures for 2025 saw the bank's software engineers generate 35% of its code through AI software development tools https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366643529/NatWest-inks-AI-deal-for-trade-finance
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116650330076633055","date_published":"2026-05-28T04:33:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 04:33","date_timestamp":1779942780,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90992200","content_html":"\"Chances are, you are becoming more discerning about how you use your time.\" https://arnoldkling.substack.com/p/why-are-you-reading-fewer-books?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=338673&post_id=198762028&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=3o9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116645283891098386","date_published":"2026-05-27T07:09:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 07:09","date_timestamp":1779865782,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90992185","content_html":"\"The rate of incoming security reports [for curl] is 4-5 times higher than it was in 2024 and double the speed of 2025 - meaning that on average we now get more than one report per day.\" https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/26/the-pressure/#atom-everything
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116645280272154138","date_published":"2026-05-27T07:08:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 07:08","date_timestamp":1779865726,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90992164","content_html":"Who knew you could have architecture cartoons? https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-cartoonist-who-mocked-the-madness-of-modernism/
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116645274861961896","date_published":"2026-05-27T07:07:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 07:07","date_timestamp":1779865644,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90992157","content_html":"Use AI to improve how you think and work, not replace and multiply you. https://om.co/2026/05/26/the-copy-and-the-guru/
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116645274349937877","date_published":"2026-05-27T07:07:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 07:07","date_timestamp":1779865636,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90992150","content_html":"”CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis because they’re sufficiently distant from the last mile of work that still has to happen to generate most value with AI.” Aaron Levie Box CEO. https://x.com/levie/status/2058582370253701432?s=61
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116645273864806192","date_published":"2026-05-27T07:07:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 07:07","date_timestamp":1779865629,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90991700","content_html":"People are obsessed with responsibility in agentic AI. Part of this is driven by regulations, where we want to know who to blame when things go wrong. Also, attribution of good results would be cool too. https://www.oreilly.com/radar/who-authorized-that-the-delegation-problem-in-multi-agent-ai/
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116645205442740583","date_published":"2026-05-27T06:49:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 06:49","date_timestamp":1779864585,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90991689","content_html":"\"Zoom outlined its vision to become a 'system of action.'\" // They're great and video conferencing, so I hope they keep doing that well. https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/26/zooms-recent-quarter-highlights-transition-system-action-company/
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@cote/116645203821290281","date_published":"2026-05-27T06:49:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 06:49","date_timestamp":1779864560,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90463327","content_html":"The number one use case I have for AI, used countless times a day, is “wow, my digital brochacho, this is really long and convoluted. Can you rewrite this to be more to the point and shorter? What are they trying to say?” It works amazing well, but is an odd “your AI is talking to my AI” step.
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","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116582316965431795","date_published":"2026-05-16T04:16:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 04:16","date_timestamp":1778904982,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89761890","content_html":"@matthew indeed. Often, I just want to make a web page, regardless of what's in it.
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116533298621821365","date_published":"2026-05-07T12:30:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 12:30","date_timestamp":1778157022,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89759036","content_html":"@johnmark Well, I mean, you can mostly thank Claude, I just took the wheel a few times :)
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116532986057794163","date_published":"2026-05-07T11:10:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 11:10","date_timestamp":1778152253,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89757730","content_html":"The adds eggs anecdote was on @oxidecomputer & friends this time: https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/are-llms-insufficently-lazy
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116532808689275803","date_published":"2026-05-07T10:25:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 10:25","date_timestamp":1778149546,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88763252","content_html":"\"But, like, you could just talk.\" Coté: \"Obviously, you've never had teenagers.\"
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116447382798923120","date_published":"2026-04-22T08:20:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 08:20","date_timestamp":1776846051,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88763225","content_html":"I don't think OP has the AI stuff, but that's an obvious add.
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116447380927450858","date_published":"2026-04-22T08:20:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 08:20","date_timestamp":1776846022,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88763023","content_html":"Which is to say: This seems pretty good, actually. We've put the robot in talky-talk mode in the middle of the table at dinner several times and has good results re: family quality time.
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116447365431993051","date_published":"2026-04-22T08:16:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 08:16","date_timestamp":1776845786,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88925642","content_html":"If I was at Google Cloud Next, I'd make sure to see @wiggitywhitney's conversation with the Wendy's BurgerOps guy. Square patties and chili 4ever. https://www.googlecloudevents.com/next-vegas/session-library?session_id=3900519&name=how-wendy&
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116447323404625825","date_published":"2026-04-22T08:05:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 08:05","date_timestamp":1776845144,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88215844","content_html":"If you're not there to get the actual cards, you can check them out at TanzuCards.com. And, if you are there, you can use that to track your collection and read backstories on each. https://tanzucards.com/cards
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116401847788203019","date_published":"2026-04-14T07:20:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-14 07:20","date_timestamp":1776151241,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86989548","content_html":"My rewording: Kubernetes is the bottleneck. This becomes painfully clear when you hook up the speed of appdev driven by AI. https://cote.io/2026/03/26/kubernetes-is-the-bottleneck-and.html
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116294708039345434","date_published":"2026-03-26T09:13:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 09:13","date_timestamp":1774516419,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86988477","content_html":"Also, see the go she started, along with others, at codifying what makes a good platform, at a technical level, here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V1ESrJ0AZagEtlknZBuhiLjJEau-8jLo5UmsdAmG9NA/edit?usp=drivesdk
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116294609436514693","date_published":"2026-03-26T08:48:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 08:48","date_timestamp":1774514914,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84983331","content_html":"![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffsn1.your-objectstorage.com%2Fsocial-lol%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F130%2F297%2F183%2F786%2F537%2Foriginal%2Fca6e709b0e38786e.png\")
@zipkid I bought a 20 pack or something like that to give out to people. What a weird, fun concept for the time.
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116073023452250041","date_published":"2026-02-15T05:36:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-15 05:36","date_timestamp":1771133780,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84252782","content_html":"@internetarchive hey @surprisetalk, at 0:26 into this video, I think it's your kind of shit.
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116068680835406513","date_published":"2026-02-14T11:11:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-14 11:11","date_timestamp":1771067517,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84176358","content_html":"@lkanies it feels like it must ge a combination of how brutal you can be to staff to extract “value” and coming up with bullshit stories to fend off bubble-crazed investors (who probably also, at the very least, are Trump-curious, likely even more) that have nothing to do with your product and customer base. Fun!
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116062241843105005","date_published":"2026-02-13T07:54:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-13 07:54","date_timestamp":1770969266,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83957984","content_html":"@lkanies I love that anecdote. That cover is kind of out of control. Who would wear that \"armor\"?
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116045515892012661","date_published":"2026-02-10T09:00:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-10 09:00","date_timestamp":1770714048,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83952539","content_html":"Related: https://thenewstack.io/is-open-source-in-trouble/
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116044904579811890","date_published":"2026-02-10T06:25:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-10 06:25","date_timestamp":1770704720,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83952476","content_html":"@assaf while I’m waiting for other people to login to these AI recorded meetings I like to dictate absurd soliloquies. “BigCo decides to shift all efforts to super-human research.” “As you know, Janice, I just emerged from my nightly cryo-bath, so I’m going to be a little slow today.” You can also just add in personal message Easter Eggs for the meeting host to discover later.
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116044897105358620","date_published":"2026-02-10T06:23:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-10 06:23","date_timestamp":1770704606,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83829311","content_html":"A good angle in this is that you get DRM free epubs, so you can load them up into your AI of choose and ask questions, so whatever.
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116034400836856925","date_published":"2026-02-08T09:54:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-08 09:54","date_timestamp":1770544446,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83625084","content_html":"","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/116017539147529081","date_published":"2026-02-05T10:25:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-05 10:25","date_timestamp":1770287157,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83621189","content_html":"@purpleidea It gets pretty absurd!
![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.social.lol%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F017%2F149%2F364%2F475%2F510%2Foriginal%2Fd8472c426a642b06.png\")
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@lkanies yeah! It's the first time I remember a food eating a food that, in turn, you are about to eat. The receipt had this gem.
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Testing. It’s always been testing.
","url":"https://social.lol/users/cote/statuses/114794145068278522","date_published":"2025-07-04T09:00:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Coté","url":"https://social.lol/@cote","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F110%2F315%2F006%2F166%2F084%2F990%2Foriginal%2F501b8e5132f94a5f.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cote@social.lol"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-04 09:00","date_timestamp":1751619645,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"64897364","content_html":"It’s really just an excuse to use this joke again, updated with old man yelling at clouds energy.
![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.social.lol%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F114%2F544%2F835%2F669%2F915%2F397%2Foriginal%2F327a4fe5b707987e.jpeg\")