What to Build, 001: Attention provenance When building is easy, goals matter immensely

You should be able to see where your attention goes & who profits. Attention provenance is a budget tracker for the new economy - and could win over people who've (rightfully) soured on AI.

On Green Signal: greensignal.substack.com/p/what-to-build-001-attention-provenance

#AI #attentioneconomy

Axios CTO is living your coming AI reality This is the reality of the AI hype you read and hear about.

www.axios.com/2026/02/15/a... It's a lot more than hype. Soon, the people you trust, stories you tell, and vision for what to do will matter most

Building a Content Coverage Checklist DocOps for the AI Era series, 002

New DocOps for the AI Era post: What if you could measure docs coverage like test coverage? I break down the Content Coverage Checklist that combines inside-out (what your code says should be documented) with outside-in (what your users are trying to do). greensignal.substack.com/p/building-a...

Disempowerment patterns in real-world AI usage Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

www.anthropic.com/research/dis... An important counterpoint to the AI hype I usually share. A chatbot always at your fingertips makes it easier to cede decisions that you should make yourself.

The dual-reader era of documentation DocOps for the AI Era series, 001

We write for dual readers: humans who need in-context information, and AI agents that need atomic fragments and explicit connections.

Part 1 of "DocOps for the AI Era" on why "AI cooks" as a docs reader.

-> greensignal.substack.com/p/the-dual-r...

#DocOps #TechnicalWriting #AI #BuildInPublic

THE PEOPLE’S REFUND REVOLT THAT CAN BREAK INCUMBENCY Senator John Fetterman speaks at a campaign event, delivering remarks to supporters. Photo credit Associated Press

wendy664.substack.com/p/the-people...

Great article, and it includes this absolute banger that applies to all kinds of relationships: "trust must be earned through conduct rather than preserved through title"

Owners, not renters: Mozilla's open source AI strategy  | The Mozilla Blog The future of intelligence is being set right now, and the path we’re on leads somewhere I don’t want to go. We’re drifting toward a worl

blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/m... I'm calling it now: 2026 is the year open source AI steps into the spotlight.

Presenting the Case That the Future Will Be Unrecognizable We should prepare for the possibility of profound change

secondthoughts.ai/p/the-unreco...

Opinion | Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...

A prominent publication finally calls out the potential dangers and abuses of home schooling. I hope this sparks more conversation about basic checks to ensure students are treated well, learning appropriately - and able to access peers and community resources.

The era of jobs is ending As it fucking should.

www.thepavement.xyz/p/the-era-of... This is where I think we're headed, within a couple of years at the most.

Building DocZot Part 3: Kicking Off My Golden Dataset (Project referenced by this blog: https://github.com/doczot/doczot)

After juggling interviews + life logistics, I'm back to blogging my DocZot build process.

Part 3: Rating real API docs to teach an LLM what useful documentation looks like. This is where I attempt to stuff 15 years of tech writing expertise into an app.

greensignal.substack.com/p/building-d...

Study Debunks Major Myth: AI’s Energy Usage Is Significantly Less Than Feared A new study finds that AI’s energy demands may have a much smaller climate impact than expected, with hints that AI could even accelerate greener technologies.

I hope this study alleviates fears you may have about using AI:

scitechdaily.com/study-debunk...

Respectful discussion is encouraged - I'd be happy to explain my take on it so we can all get on this amazing AI ride together.

Let's go!!! I tried to contact everyone in the PA election "chain of command" and got blown off. They can't ignore a lawsuit #recount

From the accelerate community on Reddit: Google Research: Introducing 'Nested Learning': A new ML paradigm for continual learning | "A new approach that views models as a set of smaller, nested optimi... Explore this post and more from the accelerate community

Oh wow - we might have a wedge into continual learning now #agi www.reddit.com/r/accelerate...

I Built a Device That Freezes Wi-Fi Cameras | RF-Clown v2 YouTube video by CiferTech

youtu.be/Jadzrg9bz40?... What a neat little project!

Building DocZot Part 2: Setting up My Dev Environment for AI-Assisted Coding & My Claude Code Kickoff Prompt (Project referenced by this blog: https://github.com/doczot/doczot)

Part 2 of building DocZot: What happens before the magic of watching Claude Code generate 800 lines of working Python.

Debugging my dev environment, the value of domain expertise, and the value of docs-driven and test-driven development.

Read the new post: greensignal.substack.com/p/building-d...

Home cooking that turned out:

- Mac n cheese + broccoli, bacon, and onions

- Sheet pan nachos with beef, cheese, peppers, and onions

- BLTs. Finally perfected oven bacon (start cold on a rack, bake at 350 for 20+ minutes until crispy)

- Hoping tonight's veggie & beef crock pot stew is good too!

Building DocZot, Part 1: Planning and Architecture with AI Assistance (Project referenced by this blog: https://github.com/doczot/doczot)

I'm building an open-source docs coverage tool (DocZot) using AI assistance and documenting everything publicly. First post is live: how I used Claude + Gemini to go from idea to validated architecture. greensignal.substack.com/p/building-d...

Newsom signs bill targeting Google, Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic Newsom said that California doesn't "compete" on AI: "We dominate."

www.sfgate.com/tech/article... Good! Sunlight will help this tech grow in the right direction.

A 🧵 worth reading:

In late 2020 and 2021, Trump-aligned operatives illegally gained access to voting equipment, software, and data. This was part of a multi-state effort now considered "the most severe election security breach publicly known." (1/15)

Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won" Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.

thiswillhold.substack.com/p/ex-cia-whi...

Oh look - more election interference details, and some actions to join if you live in a swing state or Texas! #audit

This campaign needs you now Protect Kids in Cults, Homeschools & High-Control Religious Environments

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I've been talking about the need for children's rights. Looks like someone else already created a petition around this.

Something stinks in Philadelphia – and it’s not just the uncollected garbage | Arwa Mahdawi The city give its sanitation workers a rise only after eight days of strike action. But there was no shortage of money for the police or mayor Cherelle Parker and her inner circle, writes Arwa Mahdawi

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Chinese researchers unveil MemOS, the first ‘memory operating system’ that gives AI human-like recall Researchers unveil MemOS, a breakthrough "memory operating system" for AI that delivers 159% improvement in reasoning tasks and enables persistent memory across sessions.

venturebeat.com/ai/chinese-r... Ahhhhh persistent, updatable, modular memory blocks that you can fill with personal and domain knowledge and preferences is now unlocked. THIS is the next big thing to make AI useful for big projects, if I'm gonna make a bet #memos #ai

AI is changing the world faster than most realize It's likely we won't know how and how much AI will change the way we live, work and play until it already has.

www.axios.com/2025/07/09/a...

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

ITSA UBI Project: Comingle By Income To Support All Foundation

I'm putting my money where my mouth is: I'm supporting a UBI project. If you want to help this launch, check out givebutter.com/NB7TFF. #ubi #comingle

Zohran Mamdani's Win Is the Beginning of the End of the Old Democratic Party Mamdani's NYC primary victory shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.

inthesetimes.com/article/zohr... I cannot wait to actually put people in power who care about people

The Right-Wing Connections to Voting Machine Companies Have They Had Access To the Machines This Whole Time?

bjgreenwood.substack.com/p/the-right-... The suspicious voting machines from 2024 may have been compromised for decades(!). #audit the votes!!!

Spent yesterday tidying up my office, which had become a landing zone for holiday and gift-wrapping paraphernalia, paperwork, trinkets, and sentimental items. A clean space is such a mood boost!