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Nice to see the new traffic. I hope that Bluesky’s bet on private posts and community groups pays off for new growth in 2027.
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\n\n\nLast month, Apple quietly lowered the daily spending cap for some engineers using AI models to $200 from $300, according to people with knowledge of the change. The company is now planning further cuts for some engineering teams, potentially reducing their daily allowances to as little as $100…
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Even “as little as $100” per person per day is outrageous. The problem is that OpenAI and Anthropic essentially force large companies onto enterprise plans. We know from Anthropic’s S-1 that a bunch of revenue comes from a handful of companies.
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\n![\"Five](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/10/2026/876f1ef8-bd2e-4ce6-a614-75eff246d2d5-m.jpg\")
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/100529446","date_published":"2026-11-05T00:28:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 00:28","date_timestamp":1793838480,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100526312","content_html":"To go along with the new site for Epilogue, I’ve also rolled out a redesign of the Inkwell home page for new users. Same style, more screenshots. Just much better at conveying what the app is about.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/11/04/to-go-along-with-the.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T23:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 23:30","date_timestamp":1793835000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mzjj5px25t2l","https://www.threads.com/@manton/post/DfVpJbSFjAj"]}},{"id":"100523279","content_html":"The win last night was so stunning that I’m actually reconsidering some thoughts I had leading up to election night. I’ll get some ideas down in an essay eventually, but in the meantime I can’t stop smiling at this photo from Whataburger. Perfect.
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\n\n\nMawakana told Bloomberg that Waymo initially partnered with Uber because the ride-hail giant offered scale. But the experience for riders has been “a little bit of a crapshoot,” she said, especially because riders never know for sure if they’re going to hail a robotaxi or a human-driven car.
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That’s it exactly. Uber could’ve fixed it with a new UI.
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\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/11/04/good-rundown-by-ben-thompson.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T16:49:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 16:49","date_timestamp":1793810942,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mzisq42p3a27","https://www.threads.com/@manton/post/DfU7OG8lOUQ"]}},{"id":"100498000","content_html":"Many of the theories about AI assume that it becomes a commodity; I think it’s just as likely we are looking at scarcity for much longer than we expected, which will have ripple effects on everything.
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@dajb That’s cool. I still have my Rabbit and want to do more with it.
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\nI was only 15 years old when Ann Richards won. Always vote for Democrats so this is the first time my candidate has won statewide. A new day for Texas. 🇺🇸
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\n\n\nI don’t have any solid plans, words-per-day goals, charts, graphs, storyboards, outlines, or some Benjamin Franklin life hack schedule to make this happen. Instead I have an Obsidian vault with a hundred unsorted drafts.
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NaNoWriMo is all-consuming. It’s really hard to make time for, but I hope to see a couple folks take up the challenge on their blogs.
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