{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Pings", "home_page_url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/pings/", "feed_url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/pings/feed.json", "description": "Short to medium social media style posts", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker" } ], "items": [ { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-67/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-67/", "title": "thinking about headlines", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eI updated \u003ca href=\"https://waylonwalker.com/\" style=\"--favicon-url: url(\u0026#39;/assets/markata/link-avatars/waylonwalker.com.ico\u0026#39;);\" data-favicon=\"/assets/markata/link-avatars/waylonwalker.com.ico\" class=\"has-avatar has-avatar-before\"\u003eplaindown\u003c/a\u003e to support \u003cem\u003ecool\u003c/em\u003e heading formats, and I’m digging it, markata you are next. Time to make the web weird again and really start writing more again.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://dropper.wayl.one/file/b7e0cda4-779c-4ffa-9865-1e1981fcb91b.webp\" class=\"glightbox-link\" aria-label=\"b7e0cda4-779c-4ffa-9865-1e1981fcb91b.webp\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"glightbox\" src=\"https://dropper.wayl.one/file/b7e0cda4-779c-4ffa-9865-1e1981fcb91b.webp\" alt=\"b7e0cda4-779c-4ffa-9865-1e1981fcb91b.webp\"/ data-glightbox=\"description: b7e0cda4-779c-4ffa-9865-1e1981fcb91b.webp\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003chr/\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-code-to-make-it-easy-fun-to-write\"\u003eThe code to make it \u003cdel\u003eeasy\u003c/del\u003e ^\u003cstrong\u003efun\u003c/strong\u003e^ to write \u003ca href=\"#the-code-to-make-it-easy-fun-to-write\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s the \u003ccode\u003emarkdown\u003c/code\u003e that wrote it followed by the output here.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"chroma\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gh\"\u003e# Build **good places** for _interesting people_.\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## Make room for ==the weird idea.==\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003eSome normal paragraph text between headings.\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## Build a `personal web` that feels ^**yours**^.\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003eMore ordinary prose.\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## Follow the [~small~ web](https://waylonwalker.com), not the cr^owd^.\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## Make a ~~perfect~~ memorable site.\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## Leave space for ==**strange little ideas.**==\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## Sometimes the ~~obvious answer~~ ==weird answer== is the interesting one.\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## A **good theme** makes _quiet words_, `technical words`, and ==loud words== belong together.\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## ==A highlighted phrase can be long enough to wrap onto another line and test the highlight background.==\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## Make a [**~small~ corner of the web**](https://waylonwalker.com) that feels _like yours._\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## Chemistry should still work: H~2~**O** and x^2^\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cl\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gu\"\u003e## Keyboard syntax should still work: ++Ctrl+C++\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"build-good-places-for--interesting-people-\"\u003eBuild \u003cstrong\u003egood places\u003c/strong\u003e for \u003cem\u003einteresting people\u003c/em\u003e. \u003ca href=\"#build-good-places-for--interesting-people-\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"make-room-for-the-weird-idea\"\u003eMake room for \u003cmark\u003ethe weird idea.\u003c/mark\u003e \u003ca href=\"#make-room-for-the-weird-idea\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome normal paragraph text between headings.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"build-a-personal-web-that-feels-yours\"\u003eBuild a \u003ccode\u003epersonal web\u003c/code\u003e that feels ^\u003cstrong\u003eyours\u003c/strong\u003e^. \u003ca href=\"#build-a-personal-web-that-feels-yours\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore ordinary prose.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"follow-the-small-webhttpswaylonwalkercom-not-the-crowd\"\u003eFollow the \u003ca href=\"https://waylonwalker.com\" style=\"--favicon-url: url(\u0026#39;/assets/markata/link-avatars/waylonwalker.com.ico\u0026#39;);\" data-favicon=\"/assets/markata/link-avatars/waylonwalker.com.ico\" class=\"has-avatar has-avatar-before\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003esmall\u003c/del\u003e web\u003c/a\u003e, not the cr^owd^. \u003ca href=\"#follow-the-small-webhttpswaylonwalkercom-not-the-crowd\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"make-a-perfect-memorable-site\"\u003eMake a \u003cdel\u003eperfect\u003c/del\u003e memorable site. \u003ca href=\"#make-a-perfect-memorable-site\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"leave-space-for-strange-little-ideas\"\u003eLeave space for \u003cmark\u003e**strange little ideas.**\u003c/mark\u003e \u003ca href=\"#leave-space-for-strange-little-ideas\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"sometimes-the-obvious-answer-weird-answer-is-the-interesting-one\"\u003eSometimes the \u003cdel\u003eobvious answer\u003c/del\u003e \u003cmark\u003eweird answer\u003c/mark\u003e is the interesting one. \u003ca href=\"#sometimes-the-obvious-answer-weird-answer-is-the-interesting-one\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"a-good-theme-makes--quiet-words--technical-words-and-loud-words-belong-together\"\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003egood theme\u003c/strong\u003e makes \u003cem\u003equiet words\u003c/em\u003e, \u003ccode\u003etechnical words\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003cmark\u003eloud words\u003c/mark\u003e belong together. \u003ca href=\"#a-good-theme-makes--quiet-words--technical-words-and-loud-words-belong-together\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"a-highlighted-phrase-can-be-long-enough-to-wrap-onto-another-line-and-test-the-highlight-background\"\u003e\u003cmark\u003eA highlighted phrase can be long enough to wrap onto another line and test the highlight background.\u003c/mark\u003e \u003ca href=\"#a-highlighted-phrase-can-be-long-enough-to-wrap-onto-another-line-and-test-the-highlight-background\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"make-a-small-corner-of-the-webhttpswaylonwalkercom-that-feels--like-yours-\"\u003eMake a \u003ca href=\"https://waylonwalker.com\" style=\"--favicon-url: url(\u0026#39;/assets/markata/link-avatars/waylonwalker.com.ico\u0026#39;);\" data-favicon=\"/assets/markata/link-avatars/waylonwalker.com.ico\" class=\"has-avatar has-avatar-before\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cdel\u003esmall\u003c/del\u003e corner of the web\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e that feels \u003cem\u003elike yours.\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"#make-a-small-corner-of-the-webhttpswaylonwalkercom-that-feels--like-yours-\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"chemistry-should-still-work-h2o-and-x2\"\u003eChemistry should still work: H\u003cdel\u003e2\u003c/del\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eO\u003c/strong\u003e and x^2^ \u003ca href=\"#chemistry-should-still-work-h2o-and-x2\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"keyboard-syntax-should-still-work-ctrlc\"\u003eKeyboard syntax should still work: \u003cspan class=\"keys\"\u003e\u003ckbd class=\"kbd key-ctrl\"\u003eCtrl\u003c/kbd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"key-separator\"\u003e+\u003c/span\u003e\u003ckbd class=\"kbd\"\u003eC\u003c/kbd\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"#keyboard-syntax-should-still-work-ctrlc\" class=\"heading-anchor\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nI updated [plaindown](https://waylonwalker.com/) to support _cool_ heading formats, and I'm digging it, markata you are next. Time to make the web weird again and really start writing more again.\n\n![b7e0cda4-779c-4ffa-9865-1e1981fcb91b.webp](https://dropper.wayl.one/file/b7e0cda4-779c-4ffa-9865-1e1981fcb91b.webp)\n\n---\n\n## The code to make it ~~easy~~ ^**fun**^ to write\n\nHere's the `markdown` that wrote it followed by the output here.\n\n``` md\n# Build **good places** for _interesting people_.\n\n## Make room for ==the weird idea.==\n\nSome normal paragraph text between headings.\n\n## Build a `personal web` that feels ^**yours**^.\n\nMore ordinary prose.\n\n## Follow the [~small~ web](https://waylonwalker.com), not the cr^owd^.\n\n## Make a ~~perfect~~ memorable site.\n\n## Leave space for ==**strange little ideas.**==\n\n## Sometimes the ~~obvious answer~~ ==weird answer== is the interesting one.\n\n## A **good theme** makes _quiet words_, `technical words`, and ==loud words== belong together.\n\n## ==A highlighted phrase can be long enough to wrap onto another line and test the highlight background.==\n\n## Make a [**~small~ corner of the web**](https://waylonwalker.com) that feels _like yours._\n\n## Chemistry should still work: H~2~**O** and x^2^\n\n## Keyboard syntax should still work: ++Ctrl+C++\n```\n\n## Build **good places** for _interesting people_.\n\n## Make room for ==the weird idea.==\n\nSome normal paragraph text between headings.\n\n## Build a `personal web` that feels ^**yours**^.\n\nMore ordinary prose.\n\n## Follow the [~small~ web](https://waylonwalker.com), not the cr^owd^.\n\n## Make a ~~perfect~~ memorable site.\n\n## Leave space for ==**strange little ideas.**==\n\n## Sometimes the ~~obvious answer~~ ==weird answer== is the interesting one.\n\n## A **good theme** makes _quiet words_, `technical words`, and ==loud words== belong together.\n\n## ==A highlighted phrase can be long enough to wrap onto another line and test the highlight background.==\n\n## Make a [**~small~ corner of the web**](https://waylonwalker.com) that feels _like yours._\n\n## Chemistry should still work: H~2~**O** and x^2^\n\n## Keyboard syntax should still work: ++Ctrl+C++\n\n\n", "summary": "I updated plaindown to support _ heading formats, and I'm digging it, markata you are next. Time to make the web weird again and really start writing more...", "date_published": "2026-08-07T02:16:17Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-07T02:16:17Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-66/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-66/", "title": "Ping 66", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eHuman say few word, machine make big wow\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nHuman say few word, machine make big wow\n", "summary": "Human say few word, machine make big wow", "date_published": "2026-07-31T21:54:11Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-31T21:54:11Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-65/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-65/", "title": "Ping 65", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eUsage Resets??\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApparently you can use a reset to completely reset your codex usage limits. I\nnever knew these existed and apparently I have some expiring soon. Not sure if\nthey auto apply and this is why I get the weirdest reset experience on the\nusage chart or what.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://dropper.wayl.one/file/ce50cedb-fd88-4e39-83d3-698b2f7be399.webp\" class=\"glightbox-link\" aria-label=\"ce50cedb-fd88-4e39-83d3-698b2f7be399.webp\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"glightbox\" src=\"https://dropper.wayl.one/file/ce50cedb-fd88-4e39-83d3-698b2f7be399.webp\" alt=\"ce50cedb-fd88-4e39-83d3-698b2f7be399.webp\"/ data-glightbox=\"description: ce50cedb-fd88-4e39-83d3-698b2f7be399.webp\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have 3? they expire soon, how many have I missed out on.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://dropper.wayl.one/file/e231adb7-aa02-49e7-a2f1-ccd149947cfd.webp\" class=\"glightbox-link\" aria-label=\"e231adb7-aa02-49e7-a2f1-ccd149947cfd.webp\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"glightbox\" src=\"https://dropper.wayl.one/file/e231adb7-aa02-49e7-a2f1-ccd149947cfd.webp\" alt=\"e231adb7-aa02-49e7-a2f1-ccd149947cfd.webp\"/ data-glightbox=\"description: e231adb7-aa02-49e7-a2f1-ccd149947cfd.webp\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne time only\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nUsage Resets??\n\nApparently you can use a reset to completely reset your codex usage limits. I\nnever knew these existed and apparently I have some expiring soon. Not sure if\nthey auto apply and this is why I get the weirdest reset experience on the\nusage chart or what.\n\n![ce50cedb-fd88-4e39-83d3-698b2f7be399.webp](https://dropper.wayl.one/file/ce50cedb-fd88-4e39-83d3-698b2f7be399.webp)\nI have 3? they expire soon, how many have I missed out on.\n\n\n![e231adb7-aa02-49e7-a2f1-ccd149947cfd.webp](https://dropper.wayl.one/file/e231adb7-aa02-49e7-a2f1-ccd149947cfd.webp)\nOne time only\n\n", "summary": "Usage Resets??", "date_published": "2026-07-13T07:22:58Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T07:22:58Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-64/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-64/", "title": "hmmm.", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eTIL, \u003ccode\u003e?.\u003c/code\u003e is sometimes pronounced as a \u003ccode\u003ehmm dot\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nTIL, `?.` is sometimes pronounced as a `hmm dot`\n\n", "summary": "TIL, is sometimes pronounced as a", "date_published": "2026-06-22T19:50:49Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-22T19:50:49Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-63/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-63/", "title": "Does codex change throughout the token usage window?", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eIs it me or can you feel the 5 hour and weekly limit of codex nearing. It\nfeels like it slowly stops working tasks to completion and asking to continue.\nI nearly start yelling into the enter, “YES, DO WHAT WE AGREED ON, STOP ASKING”\nthen I notice I’m in the single digits of remaining window left.\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nIs it me or can you feel the 5 hour and weekly limit of codex nearing. It\nfeels like it slowly stops working tasks to completion and asking to continue.\nI nearly start yelling into the enter, \"YES, DO WHAT WE AGREED ON, STOP ASKING\"\nthen I notice I'm in the single digits of remaining window left.\n", "summary": "Is it me or can you feel the 5 hour and weekly limit of codex nearing. It feels like it slowly stops working tasks to completion and asking to continue. I...", "date_published": "2026-06-21T19:50:49Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-21T19:50:49Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-62/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-62/", "title": "Mythos gone already", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eMythos released days ago, now its gone, before most of us were\nallowed to touch it.\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nMythos released days ago, now its gone, before most of us were\nallowed to touch it.\n", "summary": "Mythos released days ago, now its gone, before most of us were allowed to touch it.", "date_published": "2026-06-13T08:32:03Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-13T08:32:03Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-61/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-61/", "title": "just good enough", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eI built shit on the web before AI, some of it was okay, some I put a lot of\ntime into, but some was just really shitty. Done just well enough to get the\njob done. All of it had to be written by hand or copy pasted from stack\noverflow. It was a lot of fun. Now we have a new level of shitty, it looks\nfine. It looks like it should work good. None of it is just barely good\nenough, nearly browser default style anymore.\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nI built shit on the web before AI, some of it was okay, some I put a lot of\ntime into, but some was just really shitty. Done just well enough to get the\njob done. All of it had to be written by hand or copy pasted from stack\noverflow. It was a lot of fun. Now we have a new level of shitty, it looks\nfine. It looks like it should work good. None of it is just barely good\nenough, nearly browser default style anymore.\n", "summary": "I built shit on the web before AI, some of it was okay, some I put a lot of time into, but some was just really shitty. Done just well enough to get the job...", "date_published": "2026-06-10T21:00:55Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-10T21:00:55Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/flowing-thoughts-ai-to-help-blast-radius/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/flowing-thoughts-ai-to-help-blast-radius/", "title": "Flowing Thoughts Ai To Help Blast Radius", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eNot sure how this matters to anyone else, but I’m sitting in the car and letting the thoughts flow.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m having really interesting conversations with ai recently. Like things I never thought I would care this deeply about. In part because it feels like the vulns are coming faster and harder, and in part because it is really enabling me to invest some time into the development that I would not otherwise have. I’m thinking about least privilege, reducing dependencies in containers, limiting pod access to the Internet and other pods. Reducing the blast radius.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow I’ve always been hesitant to bring in new dependencies. I’ve always tried to strip to the lowest possible dependency set n my containers, but I would also re-use the main server container to run cron job workflows. I wasn’t giving much thought about what services they could access, or their internet access\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "Not sure how this matters to anyone else, but I'm sitting in the car and letting the thoughts flow.\n\nI'm having really interesting conversations with ai recently. Like things I never thought I would care this deeply about. In part because it feels like the vulns are coming faster and harder, and in part because it is really enabling me to invest some time into the development that I would not otherwise have. I'm thinking about least privilege, reducing dependencies in containers, limiting pod access to the Internet and other pods. Reducing the blast radius.\n\nNow I've always been hesitant to bring in new dependencies. I've always tried to strip to the lowest possible dependency set n my containers, but I would also re-use the main server container to run cron job workflows. I wasn't giving much thought about what services they could access, or their internet access", "summary": "Not sure how this matters to anyone else, but I'm sitting in the car and letting the thoughts flow.", "date_published": "2026-05-29T17:41:35Z", "date_modified": "2026-05-29T17:41:35Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-59/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-59/", "title": "Ping 59", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003e“All you have to be is good”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thMFsqe8kbQ\" style=\"--favicon-url: url(\u0026#39;/assets/markata/link-avatars/www.youtube.com.png\u0026#39;);\" data-favicon=\"/assets/markata/link-avatars/www.youtube.com.png\" class=\"has-avatar has-avatar-before\"\u003esource\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot sure if this is a quote from somewhere but thought it was some interesting\nadvice that @thorstenball received when he was starting into web development.\nHe asked a friend already in the industry if he thought he had a shot. He had\nno degree, no credentials, no experience at the time.\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\n\"All you have to be is good\"\n\n[source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thMFsqe8kbQ)\n\nNot sure if this is a quote from somewhere but thought it was some interesting\nadvice that @thorstenball received when he was starting into web development.\nHe asked a friend already in the industry if he thought he had a shot. He had\nno degree, no credentials, no experience at the time.\n", "summary": "\"All you have to be is good\"", "date_published": "2026-05-23T20:28:48Z", "date_modified": "2026-05-23T20:28:48Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-58/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-58/", "title": "remember rule 4", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eI almost for got \u003ca class=\"wikilink\" data-date=\"2025-10-30\" data-description=\"There is no such thing as magic 1. Be ready to roll back live deployments 1. If CI was too fast be suspicious 1. Always be available after a release. 1. No...\" data-title=\"Rules\" href=\"/rules/\" data-preview=\"There is no such thing as magic 1. Be ready to roll back live deployments 1. If CI was too fast be suspicious 1. Always be available after a release. 1. No...\"\u003eRules\u003c/a\u003e 4 today, rollout when smooth late in the day right\nbefore a vacation day (terrible time to deploy I admit not my clearest plan).\nRace conditions are a b****, all around on this one. The app I was concerned\nabout won the race to deploy first and was fine by itself, then another app had\na race condition inside itself that killed it\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nI almost for got \u003ca href=\"/rules/\" class=\"wikilink\" data-title=\"Rules\" data-description=\"There is no such thing as magic 1. Be ready to roll back live deployments 1. If CI was too fast be suspicious 1. Always be available after a release. 1. No...\" data-date=\"2025-10-30\"\u003eRules\u003c/a\u003e 4 today, rollout when smooth late in the day right\nbefore a vacation day (terrible time to deploy I admit not my clearest plan).\nRace conditions are a b****, all around on this one. The app I was concerned\nabout won the race to deploy first and was fine by itself, then another app had\na race condition inside itself that killed it\n", "summary": "I almost for got rules 4 today, rollout when smooth late in the day right before a vacation day (terrible time to deploy I admit not my clearest plan). Race...", "date_published": "2026-05-20T20:39:22Z", "date_modified": "2026-05-20T20:39:22Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-57/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-57/", "title": "almost left tokens on the table", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eAlmost didn’t get through those gippity tokens this week, woke up yesterday\nwith 50% and a day to use them, cut full 5.4 loose on a big project that needs\na lot of work an it gobbled em right up throughout the day ran out just before\nbed.\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\n\nAlmost didn't get through those gippity tokens this week, woke up yesterday\nwith 50% and a day to use them, cut full 5.4 loose on a big project that needs\na lot of work an it gobbled em right up throughout the day ran out just before\nbed.\n", "summary": "Almost didn't get through those gippity tokens this week, woke up yesterday with 50% and a day to use them, cut full 5.4 loose on a big project that needs a...", "date_published": "2026-05-05T07:33:20Z", "date_modified": "2026-05-05T07:33:20Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-56/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-56/", "title": "Can You Feel the Slop", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eDo you ever vibe code out a POC, and you can just feel the shitty code\nunderneath? Every change causes 3 things to break and wires get crossed all\nover the place. Sometimes I just want to write the code again. Maybe its time\nto slow down.\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nDo you ever vibe code out a POC, and you can just feel the shitty code\nunderneath? Every change causes 3 things to break and wires get crossed all\nover the place. Sometimes I just want to write the code again. Maybe its time\nto slow down.\n", "summary": "Do you ever vibe code out a POC, and you can just feel the shitty code underneath? Every change causes 3 things to break and wires get crossed all over the...", "date_published": "2026-04-26T12:38:58Z", "date_modified": "2026-04-26T12:38:58Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-55/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-55/", "title": "approve rm", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eHot take, if you are unwilling to approve rm you should rethink\nyour workflow, \u003ca href=\"/glossary/git/\" class=\"glossary-term\" title=\"Git is a version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development. In the beginning there were many, some were licensed. As...\"\u003egit\u003c/a\u003e state, or backups.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"admonition note\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"admonition-title\"\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is meant for normal project work with an agent working in\nthe context of a single project, with directory level access\nto the project.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nHot take, if you are unwilling to approve rm you should rethink\nyour workflow, git state, or backups.\n\n!!! Note\n\n This is meant for normal project work with an agent working in\n the context of a single project, with directory level access\n to the project.\n", "summary": "Hot take, if you are unwilling to approve rm you should rethink your workflow, git state, or backups.", "date_published": "2026-04-21T12:17:22Z", "date_modified": "2026-04-21T12:17:22Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-54/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-54/", "title": "Ping 54", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eI’m regressing back to boomer ai for more plan mode style prompting at home…\nIt does a decent job at ingesting a repo and coming up with plans before I\nstart spending precious tokens.\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nI'm regressing back to boomer ai for more plan mode style prompting at home...\nIt does a decent job at ingesting a repo and coming up with plans before I\nstart spending precious tokens.\n", "summary": "I'm regressing back to boomer ai for more plan mode style prompting at home... It does a decent job at ingesting a repo and coming up with plans before I...", "date_published": "2026-04-19T09:54:48Z", "date_modified": "2026-04-19T09:54:48Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ai", "llm" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-53/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-53/", "title": "Tokens Just don't go as far as they used to", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eNot sure if this is simply the flavor of the month, or a shift in gpt5.4\nbeing super subsidized on release and now that we have gpt5.4-mini-fast out\nthey have shifted, but I’m burning through half of my $20 gippity sub in a\nday with hobby level use. Second week in a row its burning so fast.\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nNot sure if this is simply the flavor of the month, or a shift in gpt5.4\nbeing super subsidized on release and now that we have gpt5.4-mini-fast out\nthey have shifted, but I'm burning through half of my $20 gippity sub in a\nday with hobby level use. Second week in a row its burning so fast.\n", "summary": "Not sure if this is simply the flavor of the month, or a shift in gpt5.4 being super subsidized on release and now that we have gpt5.4-mini-fast out they...", "date_published": "2026-04-18T12:17:22Z", "date_modified": "2026-04-18T12:17:22Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-52/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-52/", "title": "Ping 52", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eIs it just me or are the agents not behaving today?\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nIs it just me or are the agents not behaving today?\n", "summary": "Is it just me or are the agents not behaving today?", "date_published": "2026-04-17T21:19:58Z", "date_modified": "2026-04-17T21:19:58Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-50-a/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-50-a/", "title": "Ping 50 A", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eI wrote code by hand today… I was out of tokens\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nI wrote code by hand today... I was out of tokens\n", "summary": "I wrote code by hand today... I was out of tokens", "date_published": "2026-04-15T21:11:58Z", "date_modified": "2026-04-15T21:11:58Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-50/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-50/", "title": "Prove Yourself Agent", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eAsk your agents to prove their work. Include it in the initial\nprompt, not later.\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nAsk your agents to prove their work. Include it in the initial\nprompt, not later.\n", "summary": "Ask your agents to prove their work. Include it in the initial prompt, not later.", "date_published": "2026-04-14T16:12:04Z", "date_modified": "2026-04-14T16:12:04Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-49/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-49/", "title": "What happens when the 0 days are exposed?", "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eWhat’s going to happen to all of our software when \u003ca href=\"/anthropic-mythos/\" class=\"glossary-term\" title=\"An ai model created by Anthropic was announced as a closed preview on April 7, 2026 for critical security research and evaluation with its close partners...\"\u003eAnthropic Mythos\u003c/a\u003e finds all\nof the 0 day vulnerabilities? Will everything depending on the bugs break?\nWill it be possible to fix them cleanly? Will we all get pwnd when the bad\nactors get access to them before everything is patched? Will LTS Operating\nSystems Die?\u003c/p\u003e\n", "content_text": "\nWhat's going to happen to all of our software when Anthropic Mythos finds all\nof the 0 day vulnerabilities? Will everything depending on the bugs break?\nWill it be possible to fix them cleanly? Will we all get pwnd when the bad\nactors get access to them before everything is patched? Will LTS Operating\nSystems Die?\n", "summary": "What's going to happen to all of our software when Anthropic Mythos finds all of the 0 day vulnerabilities? Will everything depending on the bugs break? Will...", "date_published": "2026-04-13T16:12:04Z", "date_modified": "2026-04-13T16:12:04Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] }, { "id": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-48/", "url": "https://new.waylonwalker.com/ping-48/", "title": "Ping 48", "content_text": "\n", "date_published": "2026-04-08T16:12:32Z", "date_modified": "2026-04-08T16:12:32Z", "authors": [ { "name": "Waylon Walker", "url": "https://waylonwalker.com", "avatar": "/8bitcc.png" } ], "tags": [ "ping" ] } ] }