Ftrain, by Paul Ford

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November 9, 2026 (23 hours ago) · Bluesky Post
Great event at the office in NYC this Thursday! Gonna have snacks and a chat about how not-for-profits can raise money w/AI (and other technologies). Partially to complain, partially to draw boundaries, partially to figure out what works. GONNA BE GREAT, come see us! luma.com/6xqgrd69 ➛
November 5, 2026 (4 days ago) · Bluesky Post
At work we built the world's simplest document signing tool:

sign.aboard.com

- Email everyone that should sign
- CC sign@aboard.com
- Attach doc
- Send

My cofounder Rich Ziade is a lawyer and he LOVES contracts (SICKOS.gif), but HATES online signing legal theater, so this is his revenge. ➛
November 4, 2026 (6 days ago) · Bluesky Post
Going beyond the current moment a flood of highly animated relatively young people won downballot who will dramatically increase the Democratic talent pool for future elections. It’ll be their party in a decade. And I think that’s nice. ➛
November 3, 2026 (7 days ago) · Podcast

Anthony Ha: Dispatches from a TechCrunch AI Reporter

How does the current state of the AI industry look to a reporter on the ground? On this week’s episode, Paul and Rich are joined in the studio by longtime tech journalist Anthony Ha, who currently works as the weekend editor at TechCrunch. Does he ever get to cover anything other than AI these days? They discuss some of his recent stories and then assess what “craft” means in the age of AI, particularly among software developers. Eventually, they also get to the really important question: Why do Italians make such good desserts?

Anthony Ha: Dispatches from a TechCrunch AI Reporter

How does the current state of the AI industry look to a reporter on the ground? On this week’s episode, Paul and Rich are joined in the studio by longtime tech journalist Anthony Ha, who currently works as the weekend editor at TechCrunch. Does he ever get to cover anything other than AI these days? They discuss some of his recent stories and then assess what “craft” means in the age of AI, particularly among software developers. Eventually, they also get to the really important question: Why do Italians make such good desserts?

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November 2, 2026 (7 days ago) · Bluesky Post
I voted on Halloween because they give you a voter sticker with little ghosts on it. I hope you also go out there and get yourself a cool sticker. It won’t be as cool as mine but it’ll still be cool. You can also dip into the candy when you’re done. You deserve a little democracy treat. ➛
October 31, 2026 (9 days ago) · Bluesky Post
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh now, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a
A scrabble board with only two intersecting words: Wormy Goy

Alt Text: A scrabble board with only two intersecting words: Wormy Goy

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October 30, 2026 (10 days ago) · Bluesky Post
There's this ad everywhere for an advent calendar of UGLY MEDIEVAL CATS and they look AMAZING but then if you look at the Amazon reviews they look amazing in a very different way and I don't know which part I love the most.
A series of 24 extremely quirky versions of medieval manuscript cats, now as figurines—with a hand-painted appearance. Hard to tell what's real. Many of the cats look like Elon Musk.

Alt Text: A series of 24 extremely quirky versions of medieval manuscript cats, now as figurines—with a hand-painted appearance. Hard to tell what's real. Many of the cats look like Elon Musk.

A plastic case with extremely ridiculous plastic cheap cats in a few colors, like the stuff you get at the dentist's office.

Alt Text: A plastic case with extremely ridiculous plastic cheap cats in a few colors, like the stuff you get at the dentist's office.

A shitty plastic cat, beige plastic with a red and white ruffle, and a strange stare, extremely undetailed.

Alt Text: A shitty plastic cat, beige plastic with a red and white ruffle, and a strange stare, extremely undetailed.

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