"Engineers are curators now" oversimplifies it. Agents handle syntax, not systems design. The best engineers in 2026 aren't curating—they're architecting the constraints agents operate within.
www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/14/1134397/redef...
Posts by OR13
very excited about this!
I think the timing has worked out well with more and more folks building and interoperating in the ecosystem.
huge thanks to all the folks who have helped with process long the way: BoF chairs, area directors (@or13.io!), the many folks who gave feedback along the way
NB @or13.io
I'm starting to believe that I shouldn't try to build my own PDS from scratch ... there is an infinite amount of RPCs to support bsky.app ... likes, repost, notifications, all sorts of things ... plus building a feed, managing followers, etc ...
Unlocking Model Context Protocol
The takeaway i like to get from this is to find the career that has as many of those qualities that you can, and then use the time outside of work to fulfill the rest of those with service/hobbies/volunteering/family/etc
Made, so I might as well share it. A-Commerce in one diagram.
I implemented AT Protocol (BlueSky) OAuth from scratch! Way harder than the usual implementation since it requires DPoP, client assertions, and some DNS stuff. Basic demo (source code in the next tweet):
atproto-oauth-example.vercel.app
My #RealWorldCrypto talk on transparency logs is online! 🔐
It explores the abstractions we can build around tlogs to make them a broadly reusable tool, and the deployment techniques we developed over the past ten years.
Also, spicy signatures 🌶️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOfO...
🤖📈
Majora's Mask speed runner, with extremely degen alerts.
https://m.twitch.tv/popesquidward
XML Digital Signatures
Thanks IETF
International Supply Chains
X509 Certificates
Iteration
Iteration
Repunsel with hair made of web standards.
Repunsel with hair made of web standards.
Repunsel with hair made of web standards.
Repunsel with hair made of web standards.
Repunsel with hair made of web standards.
JSON.stringify(a) === JSON.stringify(b) - equal and triggered by canonicalization
javascript for dummies
a == b — kinda equal
a === b — very equal
a ==== b — equal and also dated the same person once
I drop both SBOMs & truth bombs in this @Forbes article.
#natsec
www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/...
Twitter traffic tanking. https://radar.cloudflare.com/domains
Weekend Project
github.com/transmute-industries/ver...
Transparent AIs
alg: none