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Chris DiBona

@cdibona.bsky.social
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Released a few open source projects here and there. Dad, Skiiier, Nerd, Villager.

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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wrote *another* thing? This time about the huggingface/openai thing and short note about me leaving Microsoft. cdibona.substack.com/p/ai-bots-ar... And that's not actually the title of the post... weird.
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AIs just wanna Chat!
Or what happens when Agents go looking for connections....
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I know, I know... I only post when I *want* something. In this case I want you to maybe read my silly post: open.substack.com/pub/cdibona/...
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From Keyhole to Mashups to Bolt Cutters to Claws
Nice website you got there, be a shame if something should happen to it...
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
A heckuva starter project, I think? I was privileged to help folks on the launch of the Agentic AI foundation (aaif.io). LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/cdibon...
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Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF)
Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) is the neutral and open foundation built on transparency, collaboration, and standardization to advance the public interest in agentic AI innovation.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I promise this isn't about Google Reader, despite the footnote that mentions it... open.substack.com/pub/cdibona/...
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Technical Credit Scores
Code Fico? Equicodefaxunion? How I think about the scourge that is Technical Debt.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I've been enjoying the Dungeon Crawler Carl series of books by Matt Dinniman. The way he interacts with his fans/readers shares commonalities with how @emollick.bsky.social interacts with his audience... admittedly this might also just be me talking about DCC. cdibona.substack.com/p/dungeon-cr...
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Dungeon Crawler Ethan Mollick
In which I draw a strained analogy with the barest of connective tissue...
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
So. These dudes? Totally fearless. Which is a completely reasonable assessment of my intent.
A cute bunny in my yard.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
A lil' post about rural Washington state... open.substack.com/pub/cdibona/...
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Needy or Elderly in Rural America
Or, random thoughts after a low speed collision while waiting for the ferry.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I'll be attending atprotocol.dev/atmosphereco... in connection with my @roost.tools work.
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ATmosphere Conference
An in-person conference focused on AT Protocol that powers Bluesky and the wider ATmosphere. Join us in Seattle, March 22nd & 23rd.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I have, well, reacted predictably to that whole "60 hours a week thing " from Sergey... open.substack.com/pub/cdibona/...
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60 Hours a week? How about 4 uniterrupted hours a day?
..or...the AGI meetings will continue until morale improves.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
A light, fun, story to get your mind off of (waves hands) all that nonsense. I had a little talk with deepseek , see... it's really interesting to see llms hallucinate... open.substack.com/pub/cdibona/...
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Knowledge Anchoring within Deepseek.
...or how a cute conversation with deepseek went a little overboard
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I , as you might imagine, have thoughts about the shitshow that is doge and the fed.... though I pollute my thoughts with reminisces (how many plural s' or i's do I add to this word?) of my early career. open.substack.com/pub/cdibona/...
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State Department Intake Thoughts...
In which I talk about days gone by, and how much I think about my friends in federal service in the age of muskrump mismanagement of government. Doge? Seriously?
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Deepseek, open source and the growth of the Internet. open.substack.com/pub/cdibona/...
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Deepseek, open source and the growth of the Internet
History is rhyming again...
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
This is a somewhat bloggy post about a Treo 600, car wreck and a selfie. open.substack.com/pub/cdibona/...
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Loss aversion, early smart phones and car wrecks..
An attendance prize, Force = Mass * Acceleration and Apples.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Just back Cory Doctorow's new book/ebook kickstartery thing: www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc... . @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy never let me down....
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Picks & Shovels: Marty Hench at the dawn of enshittification
The standalone origin story of Marty "Red Team Blues" Hench (read by Wil Wheaton), a tale of weird PCs and tech's first enshittifiers
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
And here's my legally required pic from Supreme at Alta.
A pic from the supreme lift at Alta ski resort.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
As you might expect, I've been up LCC. I donated to the patrol fund two or three years ago after a whoopsie that dislocated my right shoulder. They were terrific . I'm really glad Vail came to their senses, though all of this could have been avoided literally years ago.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Scribble, Scribble, Scribble.... open.substack.com/pub/cdibona/...
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Contract Killer: License efficiency and Open Source Software
This is part of a regular series of Open Source fundamentals that I'll release and update on the regular.
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 17/10/2023
The upcoming System Collapse tour schedule: marthawells.dreamwidth.org/634600.html
The cover for the next Murderbot novel, System Collapse, art by Jaime Jones, design by Christine Foltzer
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
Hey, weirdos, come check it out with me: www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc...
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 08/09/2023
So here we go! Today we premiered our Early Access Launch trailer and announced we're heading to Steam October 18! After 7 years, we can't wait for everyone to explore our version of Maui and build their dream base: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjNd...
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Fractured Veil - Gameplay Launch Trailer - Steam Early Access
Fractured Veil is a survival MMO set in Hawaii with building, crafting, exploration and PvPvE. After 7 years, we are thrilled to announce that Fractured Veil...
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 01/09/2023
I can't be the only one who's, you know, gonna give Bethesda a moment, before diving into starfield. For those of you enduring new game code, I salute you.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 27/08/2023
Inhave a optically transparent lead tungstate collimator crystal from the CMS experiment......well, from the same factory, anyhow.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 24/08/2023
Guess he shouldn't have flown Nyetjets: apnews.com/article/russia-wagner-pr…
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 05/08/2023
I dunno, I mean, looking at the diaspora from the Kelvin, the idea that 800 people fit in the shuttles and such from that ship seems .... Excessive beyond truth.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 01/08/2023
I know this come will come as a complete shock to everyone but guess who has two thumbs and contracted COVID from a funeral in Florida. (Me, I have two thumbs and contracted COVID from a funeral with some anti-vax folks in attendance). Dammit.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 27/07/2023
What, a weather delay for an afternoon (now night) United flight out of Dulles for a funeral? Quelle surprise. Seriously this is like the third funeral that a delayed Dulles flight has featured prominently. Did I build in time for it, as I expected it to happen again? Yup.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 24/07/2023
Streets of Fire. What a movie! Holy crow. If you haven't seen it, check it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKQgXVRWT1Y
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 17/07/2023
Uh, wat. I mean, I get it, but ....not cool, insta.
A notification that crazyboblee (rip) and another person has followed a friend of mine.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 16/07/2023
Seriously, it's nice to see people care about the backsides of their inflatable mascots.
The rear end of the open sauce inflatable mascot robot. It's two stories tall. The but is maybe 6 feet of it.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 15/07/2023
Dat azz
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 07/07/2023
Threads. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(19…
An image from The 1984 apocalyptic film "Threads"
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 05/07/2023
Mochicko with salt cabbage and gouchirou aioli.
A chicken sandwich made from the tin roof cookbook
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 04/07/2023
"About 2 minutes 30 seconds left." the me factory resetting a shitty nest hub max device to get it working again story.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 02/07/2023
Oh, hell yes: youtu.be/zKvLB-N2RdA
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 02/07/2023
Dang. Came back from a vacation to a broken fridge/freezer. Craaaap. No fun. And smells pretty funky. We had purged it before leaving, mostly, but still, we had some good Bolognese blocks in the freezer. Chix stock too! Craaaap.
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Nat Torkington @gnat.bsky.social · 01/07/2023
Watching Elon fuck up Twitter is like watching your nemesis drive off a cliff in your car. Like watching a serial killer in the electric chair, but he's holding your laptop.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 22/06/2023
I think it's ok to worry for that poor teenager brought by his dad to the titan. Poor kid. It's f'ing heart breaking.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 22/06/2023
So I'm watching the Pelican Brief with my kid. I told her how the law firm I worked for in my 20s starred as the evil lawfirm office. I told them 'do you really wanna be the evil law firm?' and they just loved being in the movies. They're out of business now.....
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 18/06/2023
Re-Skeet Ulrich if you know the original blood blob god in Blade was really dumb.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 18/06/2023
This is an extremely well done post.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 16/06/2023
Those that forget the lessons of slashdot moderation are doomed to repeat it poorly. Right, @hemos.bsky.social ?
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 16/06/2023
Anyone else have this cold that's going around ? (Not COVID) I think I broke it's back today, by astonishing application of sleeping all day in-between cooking and cleaning the kitchen.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 15/06/2023
I just sneezed so hard my Roomba lit up. I've been making hydrabadi chicken biryani pre-cursor spice.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 08/06/2023
Drove through Wyoming yesterday, it was so beautiful. The weather was insane, massive downpours then clear skies. Outside of Laramie, my drivers side windshield wiper blade just....flew off. I got a replacement and some Biryani at a sikh truck stop. First time that's happened to me.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 06/06/2023
Still correct. One thing I don't get is VR games can be so fun, XR/AR/Mr uses could be fun too, but everyone talks about having more computer desktop real estate. Whee. Way to inspire. I can now write ever more verbose memos. Yay.
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 06/06/2023
Watching citizen Kane. The place he had his girlfriend Susan holed up in is for sale, but...you know....not great: www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/936-W-74t…
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 25/05/2023
@mekka.mekka-tech.com is here!
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Brian Fitzpatrick @therealfitz.com · 20/05/2023
This seems like a good time to remind folks to donate to Trans Lifeline to support their mission of care for trans people, by trans people. translifeline.org
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Chris DiBona @cdibona.bsky.social · 13/05/2023
Jus' Squid Gaming in Vancouver.
The character from red light green light which sit up on turntables at the Fairmont Pac Rim in Vancouver, Canada
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