Let AI agents take six shots at a trivial formatting bug. None fixed it—because the bug wasn't in the code, it was in the pipeline.
The agents kept patching individual layers instead of looking at the system as a whole.
Failure taxonomy: nathanpayne.com/blog/six-prs-one-bug-agent-failure-modes/
I invested in the Broadway revival of Proof a while back. Today, the Obamas announced they're joining as co-producers through Higher Ground.
Ayo Edebiri. Don Cheadle. Thomas Kail. Booth Theatre. April 16.
Sometimes you bet on something and the universe keeps raising. proofbroadway.com
Grok
Gemini 3 Flash Image
OpenAI’s DALL·E image generation mode
Same prompt, same inspiration images, three different AI models — and three completely different vibes. Grok went photorealistic and bleak. Gemini 3 Flash Image gave us an actual comic strip with a narrative arc. DALL·E delivered beautiful illustrations and the word "scooret."
1996: Teen spends 6+ hours a day online. Over an hour just reading email. Psychologists alarmed.
Support groups form. On the internet.
2026: [you are here]
www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/w...
"I need to know I'm being heard, am I being heard?"
Learned a new word: idempotency. An operation is idempotent if applying it more than once produces the same result as applying it once. Setting a light switch to "on" → idempotent. Toggling it → not. Turns out there's a word for that!
Join us for an LGBTQ+ community fundraiser supporting @scottwiener.bsky.social’s campaign for Congress! secure.actblue.com/donate/sw_lg...
For the first time in years, I have a personal website again. Thank you, Vibe Coding. nathanpayne.com
How are people using Bluesky and Threads and X? Do you post the same thing everywhere? Do you split it by platform? This is exhausting.
A bittersweet story of a boy just crossing into manhood who stumbles upon exactly what he'd been looking for—that rare, perfect moment of finding. And then it passes. Just the once. Life carries on after that, quieter and more ordinary, the way it tends to do. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillion...
And now we wait… It seems that being up in this building might just be the perfect vantage point. 🙈
The timing for the tsunami impacts are as follows:
Fort Bragg: 11:10 a.m.
Crescent City: 11:20 a.m.
San Francisco: 12:10 p.m.
It’s like stepping back into the golden era of Twitter! 😍✨
And a Tsunami Warning!
I'm glad none of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit have "pecuniary interests." "OpenAI 'cannot lumber about the marketplace as a Frankenstein, stitched together from whichever corporate forms serve the pecuniary interests of Microsoft.'" www.cnbc.com/2024/11/30/e...
This remains the best meme ever created
If you're looking for a meaningful Thanksgiving volunteering experience, I highly recommend Mama G’s Street Diner. It's very well organized, and I truly feel like I've made a difference. www.mamagstreetdinner.org
I love the prosciutto roses! M&M's?
Yikes. The weather is getting crazy in San Francisco.
