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If you’re a Flatbush-area mutual aid type, this self-organizing distro happens every Friday at 5PM a: ftrain.com

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We’re doing an event September 15 with the brilliant Julia Stoyanovich of NYU, who is trying to get: ftrain.com

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A neat project at work: We built an archive for Lapham’s Quarterly as part of its (gradual, ongoing): ftrain.com

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I firmly believe all online discourse reduces to this Perry Bible Fellowship comic. pbfcomics.com/co: ftrain.com

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Josh Tyrangiel: Media, Moats, and Middle School: ftrain.com

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It’s Fun to Ship Software: ftrain.com

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Kate Lee: Can AI Replace Editors Like Me? ftrain.com

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I’m at work emailing people who downloaded a white paper, in order to introduce our company. I’m wor: ftrain.com

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Why Is It So Hard To Ship With AI? ftrain.com

","summary":"","url":"https://ftrain.com/aboard-podcast-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ship-with-ai","date_published":"2026-08-11T11:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Ftrain.com - Paul Ford","url":"http://ftrain.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fftrain.com%2Fart%2Felements%2Fboyface_alpha.png","_microblog":{"username":"ftrain.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 11:00","date_timestamp":1786446000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95463309","content_html":"worst chili peppers album ever\n
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Alt Text: A small gas station named “Mobilubrication”

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","summary":"","url":"https://ftrain.com/bsky-3mslqv3qnt225","date_published":"2026-08-08T18:58:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Ftrain.com - Paul Ford","url":"http://ftrain.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fftrain.com%2Fart%2Felements%2Fboyface_alpha.png","_microblog":{"username":"ftrain.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 18:58","date_timestamp":1786215529,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95363892","content_html":"

Person inventing the bread slicer: “This is superb. This is the best thing sinceI actually can’t: ftrain.com

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\nTriple Threat: Has the new AI made the old AI relevant again?

Semantic Web friends, we did it.

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Museum/library/metadata peeps—we’re doing an “AI Comes to the Museum” event at our office in NYC Aug: ftrain.com

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Tricia Wang: Verification and Trust in the AI Era: ftrain.com

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oh gas town didn’t work you say yegge.ai/essays/the-s: ftrain.com

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Alt Text: People in the grass at night with food stalls behind

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","summary":"","url":"https://ftrain.com/bsky-3ms2rhbo2tk2r","date_published":"2026-08-02T00:53:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Ftrain.com - Paul Ford","url":"http://ftrain.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fftrain.com%2Fart%2Felements%2Fboyface_alpha.png","_microblog":{"username":"ftrain.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-02 00:53","date_timestamp":1785632023,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95035279","content_html":"“I actually like it.” —Spencer Tweedy on Stellate. spencertweedy.com (I cannot currently figure out how to make the monkey stop shrieking.)","summary":"","url":"https://ftrain.com/bsky-3mrx7sbqyrc2o","date_published":"2026-07-31T14:59:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Ftrain.com - Paul Ford","url":"http://ftrain.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fftrain.com%2Fart%2Felements%2Fboyface_alpha.png","_microblog":{"username":"ftrain.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 14:59","date_timestamp":1785509986,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94920090","content_html":"

I’ve done a lot of dumb programming in my life but I’m proud to say that stellate.app might be the d: ftrain.com

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Karp Carping: Decoding Palantir’s Whole Deal: ftrain.com

","summary":"It might sound like he’s ranting, but the Palantir chief is zeroing in on the truth of our AI moment. On this week’s episode, Paul and Rich break down Alex Karp’s recent appearance on CNBC, in which he discussed Palantir’s position within the ever-expanding world of the AI giants. Orgs might be usin...","url":"https://ftrain.com/aboard-podcast-karp-carping-decoding-palantir-apos-s-whole-deal","date_published":"2026-07-28T11:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Ftrain.com - Paul Ford","url":"http://ftrain.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fftrain.com%2Fart%2Felements%2Fboyface_alpha.png","_microblog":{"username":"ftrain.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 11:00","date_timestamp":1785236400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}