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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The #emacs llm module is getting new Jev-style quick decisions, opening up a lot of interesting possibilities. Demo 1: automode, just start typing in an empty buffer and it selects a mode for you!

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Red Blob Games @redblobgames.com · 14/09/2026

I am *loving* this use of LLMs. For my current project I'm writing all the code myself, but I have llm-buddy reading my code as I type, giving me feedback. And … it's caught a lot of bugs and style issues. It's telling me things I would've never thought of asking an LLM about.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I just posted a video introducing llm-buddy, with a demo showing how it detects issues in whatever you are writing in #emacs and how it can (optionally) just fix the issues that are too insignificant to mention.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Great feedback on Reddit on my llm-buddy project! I also find it useful all the time - it gives you instant feedback on all writing in #emacs.

Comment text from Reddit: "This has been wonderful for me: https://github.com/ahyatt/llm-buddy from u/ahyatt

It sits in the background and gives me feedback on everything I've written in my text editor. That includes my code, comments, readmes, notes, and even my diary.

It's told me so many things I would've never thought of asking an LLM about, from simple things like bugs and typos, to pointing out things like logic errors between my docs and my code, or telling me that what I wrote in my journal doesn't seem quite right. It's been helpful more often than not. And the times it helps, it helps with things I would've never caught on my own.

It runs so often that my laptop overheated, so I've had to turn it down. But this might be the perfect kind of thing for the OP."

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

bluesky #emacs client is now on MELPA! Go to town, people, it seems to work pretty well. I intend to support whatever the new community experience is when it goes live as well.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Announcing a new #emacs experiment: LLM commentary on human changes. You write the text, the LLM reviews it, as you write it. Introducing llm buddy! So far, this has been surprisingly useful. It's checking this post as I write it!

An example of llm-buddy finding code that doesn't match the docstring

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

One of the best practices Software Engineering has yet to developer is to understand when to use AI to build, and when not to. Even as models get better, it will be important to keep coding at least some stuff by hand. At least, I think so.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Announcing my #emacs client for Bluesky, which is finally usable and available and on github. It isn't yet on MELPA, but please try it out and let me know your feedback! I'm writing this in Emacs *right now*!

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

After a few years of letting it lie, I'm making good progress on my Emacs client for Bluesky. Yay! I wrote the core by hand, but the rest is vibe-coded. It's really the only way I can get this to a good state.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

ekg version 0.9.0 just released! New notes UI, Apple Notes sync, agent integration, it's own agent, and org integration with its own org-like app for user/agent collaborative task organization. github.com/ahyatt/ekg Video & demo: youtu.be/4hCW3Bd0xVA #emacs

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GitHub - ahyatt/ekg: The emacs knowledge graph, app for notes and structured data.

The emacs knowledge graph, app for notes and structured data. - ahyatt/ekg

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I see people using coding agents to write unit tests. This will end in tragedy. There's a better way: use a human to write a test that's basically a prompt, and use an agent to execute it against the system directly.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I'm not so sure software engineering is a doomed profession. Yes, companies can do work with far fewer software engineers these days. But using OpenClaw makes me realize just how much work there is to do.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#emacs org-mode is, IMHO, the best system for not only tracking your work, but also tracking and assigning your agent's tasks. But it has a significant flaw that I think my ekg package can address. My video on this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CleN...

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Org mode, agentic coding and ekg

YouTube video by Andrew Hyatt

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I'll go even further - the solution to bad behavior is not blocking or even moderation, although those are necessary, just as the solution to spam calls is not number blocking at the user or carrier level. Instead, the network should make it hard to engage in the bad behavior in the first place.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I was fairly certain that Hochul wouldn't do the right thing here, but I was wrong. She's capable of doing something that could cost her votes, but is clearly correct. Props to her!

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 11/12/2025

Everything the experts and people knowledgeable about congestion pricing said would happen has happened, and nothing the ignorant doomers whined about for years on X and in community meetings has happened. bsky.app/profile/fund...

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

My talk at #EmacsConf on different ways of using LLMs in Emacs and the future of editing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3kb.... Also, I apologize for the title card which makes me look manic.

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EmacsConf 2025: Emacs, editors, and LLM driven workflows - Andrew Hyatt (he/him)

YouTube video by EmacsConf and Emacs hangouts

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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 06/10/2025

When Wales lowered its default speed limit from 30 mph to 20, it created a perfect natural experiment. England, a nearby jurisdiction did not. 👀 You can see road deaths declined by 25% in Wales after the policy was implemented. Via @20splenty.bsky.social www.20splenty.org/gb2024stats

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Posted a video about my newest #emacs package, vecdb: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzXM... It's a library for accessing vector databases, to index and do embedding searches for documents, you can find it at github.com/ahyatt/vecdb

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Introducting vecdb for Emacs

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The 14th Street Busway has been a smashing success: faster commutes, fewer crashes, calmer streets. So why is Eric Adams blocking a similar plan for 34th Street?

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 17/06/2025

Interesting that I’m not seeing any reports of the “He’s An Asshole But The City Needs An Asshole To Stand Up To Trump” mayoral candidate doing any standing up to Trump re: the unjustified arrest of the sitting Comptroller

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

There's many things to dislike Cuomo for (and, a few things to like him for, to be honest). But one of the big disqualifications is how bad of a manager he is: a glory-hogging nightmare of a micromanager. Mamdani really might suck as a manager too, but I prefer to take that risk.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Popular misconception: SQL's "OUTER JOIN" is not named for being the opposite of an "INNER JOIN", but for its creator, George Outerjoin.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

From the "inject it straight into my veins" category, here's how they deal with modded noisy car exhaust pipes in Goiás, Brazil. www.reddit.com/r/Fortaleza/...

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O que tá faltando pra chegar essa operação aqui em Fortaleza??

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Trump probably cannot serve a third term as president, the law can't be so easily skirted by technicalities (mostly). But this is the wrong question. Trump can stay in power in other roles, because power can be exercized from many positions. If Vance was Pres., Trump VP, it'd be the same as now.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

On vacation, I can’t help but notice street safety issues here in Portugal. This news story is about two cyclists run over by a driver (note they say driver when reporting about collisions instead of car!) Before was a story about a child getting run over by a motorcyclist. Both were a hit and run.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

In celebration of @bradlander.bsky.social following me back, did I mention you can now subscribe to the (AI-generated) "Brad Boy: The Brad Lander's Podcast"? Use RSS URL rss.continua.ai/6636afbf-3d3... Or the following deep links: ... (see next post)

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Remember everyone, complaining online or on your couch does nothing! You live in NYC, one of the most watched places in America, where a strong push back will be seen, felt, and matter. Get up. No matter your age, if you've protested before, any of that. Come today!

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Open Plans @openplans.org · 21/02/2025

📢 Let’s SAVE CONGESTION PRICING! Tomorrow, Saturday, February 22 at 3PM, we'll be gathering in Times Square (Broadway & 47th St) to show our support and rally for a cleaner city and safer streets.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Judging by the traffic this morning in Manhattan, I'm imagining the fun conversations that will be had by the MTA support staff with drivers who heard Trump canceled it and drove in, only to later get charged. #congestionpricing

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Every day brings a new episode of the "Brad Boy: The @bradlander.bsky.social Podcast", and it's turned into a nice summary of all the craziness happening in the city's politics right now. Brad Landers is doing key things, good things, so hear all about it: app.continua.ai/play?sharing...

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Continua

Play your interests

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

My building has been waiting almost 1.5 months to get NYC to sign off on removing scaffolding. That's on top of 6 months for the Local Law 11 work. Assuming this is normal, the city's inability to field inspectors is adding ~30% to the amount of scaffolding in NYC. And we're still waiting!

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The startup where I work is officially launching the 1.0 version of our podcast creation product! You can create podcasts about, well, anything. Improbable podcasts, super-niche, etc. Here's an episode from my Communist K-Pop Critique podcast: app.continua.ai/play?sharing...

Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

@zey.bsky.social's analysis is spot-on, as usual. But I think it's not that easy to predict what will happen, so analysis and plans are likely to be very wrong. In general, with changes like this, people overestimate the changes in the short term and underestimate the changes in the long term.

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broadwaylinearpark.nyc @broadwaylinearpark.nyc · 28/01/2025

Last July we led an event in collaboration with the great Lauren Larken and others, Broadway Bike Down, a music mass ride down Broadway! It was a unique event, and a lot of people showed up, so much so that not everyone could hear the music. Now you can, thanks to a new video! youtu.be/6vzQKvabGg0!

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BROADWAY CAN BE CAR FREE

YouTube video by ARTNERLOVE

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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

If you'd like to make yourself insane about congestion pricing data on the literal first weekday of its existence (compared to first post-NYE Monday last year) Subway: 3,428,678 now vs. 3,303,727 LIRR: 229,503 vs. 208,960 Metro-North: 202,575 vs. 184,150 Paid crossings traffic: 792,617 vs. 844,853

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Am I reading this right? First time NYC subway fare violators will just get a written warning in 2025, no fine. So, it makes sense to just not pay the fare until you get caught. This doesn’t seem like a wise move. gothamist.com/news/new-yor...

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New NY laws in 2025: Minimum wage hike, MTA fare evasion fees and more

Here's how new laws could change your health care costs, driving penalties and parental benefits.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Another banger #emacs development podcast today, on invisible text, purespace GC and more app.continua.ai/play?sharing...

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Continua

Focus on what matters most.

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Continua AI @continua-ai.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

We're really happy to share a post from Olga, one of Continua's ML engineers. She covers some of the reasons why generating engaging and useful podcasts is a really hard and really interesting technical challenge. Please see below! www.linkedin.com/posts/olga-d...

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Olga Dorabiala on LinkedIn: Hi! I’m Olga, and I’m an ML Engineer at Continua AI, where we’re exploring…

Hi! I’m Olga, and I’m an ML Engineer at Continua AI, where we’re exploring the world of generative podcasts. What makes a good podcast? It’s not just the…

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Tony Simone @tonysimone.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

It was great to rally today with advocates in support of the Broadway open street pilot (35th to 36th St)! We're pushing for a Christmas gift for midtown, to make this program permanent and continue transforming NYC's streets! 🎅🏻 #OpenStreets #NYC (1/3)

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

There isn't an #emacs podcast, but I've made a podcast with Continua (my employer) about Emacs and org-mode development, and today it just did a great job of explaining a bunch of interesting things going on in emacs-devel@: app.continua.ai/play?sharing...

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

5th Ave isn’t closed to cars on these blocks but it’s so crowded pedestrians took it over anyway. Mostly. There’s still cars driving through and creating dangerous situations.

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Rebecca Fishbein @bfishbfish.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Vox laying off Robert Sietsema is one of the worst media decisions I've seen in a long time, and that's saying something.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I’ve been working on a bluesky client for emacs, and although I have a timeline mostly rendering, getting it to be asynchronous is not so easy. There’s a great library, github.com/skeeto/emacs... that I wish was still maintained. In fact, I think it should be part of emacs.

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GitHub - skeeto/emacs-aio: async/await for Emacs Lisp

async/await for Emacs Lisp . Contribute to skeeto/emacs-aio development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

This is a campaign I’m a co-lead of; if you are interested making NYC more interesting, more livable, and reclaiming the glory of one of NYC’s great streets, give this a follow!

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

This post was created via emacs! Should I really devote this holiday season to building a real bluesky client, though?

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The NYT soon became comfortable with cars after the huge car advertising money started rolling in.

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Andrew Hyatt @andrewhyatt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I love how yesterday's podcast auto-generated from my email made me feel great about my copious reports about taxis in bike lanes. BTW, for anyone interested, podcast is via Continua AI's app, app.continua.ai, and Reported is, reported-web.herokuapp.com. Both have apps available.

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