Sam's thoughts

for stuff that made it out of my notetaking software

Software is changing

Open source maintainers are burning out, AI is flooding repos with plausible-looking garbage, and vulnerability scanners are outpacing human patches. Going closed source isn't the answer.

Sam
May 27, 2026

Why topic-based communities still beat algorithmic feeds

and structural reasons Reddit discussions often feel higher quality than modern Instagram and TikTok

Sam
February 19, 2026