John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 29/09/2026I used to get frustrated with my agents for doing things without my instruction. Now I'm arguing with them about semantics in AGENTS.md when they tell me they're not allowed to do something. I guess that's an improvement? 111
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 23/09/2026New Anthrax album dropped on Apple Music this morning. I needed this. 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 22/09/2026We just published a 46-page security white paper for @evolvingedge.bsky.social . The best part isn’t a feature. It’s the chapter called “Limits We State Plainly.” 🧵 100
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 04/09/2026"92 percent of the country has broadband, and you have people like me who have mini data centers in a closet." @spectrum.ieee.org's new piece on distributed AI inference features Evolving Edge - orchestrating idle home compute instead of buying more GPUs. 110
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 29/08/2026U.S-manufactured cars look like cute toys in comparison to Chinese EVs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBMd...youtube.comCanada Just Got What America Banned: 5 Insane Chinese EVsYouTube video by Dragon Drive 010
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 23/08/2026Reason #227 why I'm useless without my morning coffee: this morning I turned on the light for the robot vacuum. 011
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Jess-Icabod Zellers @stellagarp.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This was one of my favorites as a kid. 179136861710
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Texans: Prove data center loving Abbott wrong and send him packing! ✅Send James Talarico to the Senate. ✅Send Gina Hinojosa to the Governor’s office. ✅Make sure you’re registered to vote! #GinaHinojosa #Talarico 16144651620
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Blue Woman Voting 📎 @bluewomanvoting123.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Not even days in office and already violating the useless Hatch Act. 624103333418
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Hunter Biden was attacked for selling his own artwork for $50,000 as a private citizen, but Trump is selling premium access to Truth Social posts for $100,000 as the president of the United States. I’d like MAGA to explain this one to me. 34687236
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is Very Exciting and Needed…. 546265855516
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Susan Collins pulls into town in a bus full of her supporters; then they all get off the bus; and then she addresses the folks who were on the bus with her as if they were regular Mainers; and legacy media covers this, pretending it isn't deeply bizarre. (Notice the guys with cameras.) #MEpolitics 759101784009
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/08/2026A billboard in Georgia. 👇 540198776012
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Glenn A. Bruce @glennardenbruce.bsky.social · 15/08/2026More lying per the usual. In this case, grifting credit for things done by others. 402183947197
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market." 385182454830
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Agree ✔️ #BookSky 1372983478
Reposted by John Federico 🦋MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/08/2026The guy who did such an incredible job with the Reflecting Pool, Ballroom, Kennedy Center, National Mall, and Great American Fair is going to redesign our warships. What could go wrong? 880162524069
Reposted by John Federico 🦋𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 16/08/2026First president I’ve ever cheered against. I still love America, I just want the coach fired. 1885067965
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.” 860210277935
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 04/08/2026For my fellow operators of local LLM's. This was fun - and useful. www.gadgetboy.org/the-0-person...gadgetboy.orgThe $0 Personalized News Roundup That Lands in Your Podcast App Every WeekLearn how to create a free, personalized news roundup podcast using local AI that you own and control. 010
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 05/07/2026Blacksmith will send you an invoice if you exceed the limits of your free plan instead of cutting you off, like nearly every other SaaS trial. Breaking convention is fine - as long as you are explicit about it - but that bill will be a surprise for most. forestwalk.ai/blog/surpris... 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 04/07/2026Help save MeshCore from a grifter. blog.meshcore.io/2026/07/04/h...blog.meshcore.ioHelp Us Save MeshCore - MeshCore BlogWe need your help to protect the open source MeshCore project! 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 25/06/2026Holy sh*t. I was planning to get an M5 MacBook Pro with 128 GB RAM for local LLMs. I expected an increase in price but it just went from $5,099 to $6,699. F*ck. 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 15/06/2026"Networks of smaller AI models are outperforming every frontier AI system (Fable/Mythos included) on speed, accuracy, and cost." andrewtrask.substack.com/p/breaking-t...andrewtrask.substack.comBREAKING: Today's Frontier AI companies will never exceed the AI capability frontier againDoesn't matter if you care about AI speed, AI capability, or AI cost... centralized AI has lost the lead and cannot regain it... and the free market is starting to move 010
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 01/06/2026An AI Pendant that records everything you do throughout the day. From Meta. Is there any company that is more despised for its user tracking? I'm sure it will fly off the shelves... /s www.engadget.com/2184224/meta...engadget.comMeta is reportedly working on an AI pendant and more smart glasses - EngadgetThe company is hoping to sell 10 million wearables in the second half of 2026, according to 'The Information.' 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 20/04/2026www.joanwestenberg.com/how-we-lost-...joanwestenberg.comHow we lost the living NowBefore 1840, noon in Bristol happened about ten minutes after noon in London, and nobody much cared. The railway needed a common minute or it couldn't run - and that common minute is now a common nano... 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 19/04/2026ARTEMIS II: A Visual Masterpiece. 8K Cinematic Supercut www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxz...youtube.comARTEMIS II: A Visual Masterpiece. 8K Cinematic SupercutYouTube video by melodysheep 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 14/04/2026www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...media.tenor.coma cartoon character is holding a bunch of money in his hand and saying `` shut up and take my money ! ''ALT: a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money in his hand and saying `` shut up and take my money ! '' 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 10/04/2026Just gonna leave this here... lizplank.substack.com/p/artemis-ii...lizplank.substack.comArtemis II Is Competency Porn and We Are Starving For Itgirls will be like i needed this and it's just four nerds in space. 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 08/04/2026I found a solid iOS client for using my LM Studio-hosted models. The Web Agent is interesting - launches Google in an in-app browser, parses the SERP, and delivers the results of your query back in the chat window - all while you watch what it's doing. Find it here: apps.apple.com/us/app/pie-s...apps.apple.comPie Studio App - App StoreDownload Pie Studio by Jan Stellmann on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Pie Studio. 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 07/04/2026MAGA Republicans: If this happens, you will be tried and convicted at The Hague right alongside him and Hegseth. WTF are you thinking? 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 06/04/2026Mac minis will soon be even harder to get: eGPU support now available for Apple Silicon. Seriously - this is the way to go: a Mac mini with 32 GB of RAM and an eGPU (or 4) is a perfect little setup without having to build a chonky boi PC. www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...tomshardware.com 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 30/03/2026If you're going to doom scroll, maybe you should learn something in the process. This is an experimental interface for Wikipedia that resembles X. I have become addicted. xikipedia.orgxikipedia.orgXikipediaWikipedia you can doomscroll 000
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 12/03/2026Perplexity's answer to *Claw agents. Mac only. They position it as something you run on a dedicated Mac so it's always available, but it's all driven by the desktop. Probably because no one in their right mind should run it on their daily driver. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9mj...youtube.comPersonal Computer, by PerplexityYouTube video by Perplexity 000
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Republican president and five-star general Eisenhower: "Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong." Cadet Bone Spurs Trump: "Based on what Steve and Jared and Pete, Marco and others were telling me, I thought they were going to attack." 48555214
Reposted by John Federico 🦋🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 10/03/2026A Golf club firm owned by Trump’s sons is merging with a drone manufacturer. But nothing to see here, right? Cause a golf club manufacturing company and drone manufacturer with Israeli ties merger is perfectly fucking normal. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comGolf club firm owned by Trump’s sons merges with drone manufacturerMerger to take drone firm public is latest business move by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr as father is in White House 571044578
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Mila ........ Flip The United States Senate Blue 💯💙🇺🇸💙 I’m Blue @iwantmycountry26.bsky.social · 11/03/2026www.threads.com/@tonythescri....threads.comTony Sarrecchia (@tonythescribe) on ThreadsVoting should be easy. 055
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 11/03/2026This is a platform I get behind. claude2028.orgclaude2028.orgCLAUDE 2028 — For a More Perfect UnionThe first candidate who actually reads the whole document before responding. 000
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Evolving Edge @evolvingedge.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Make your idle computer earn its keep: Turn your idle home internet and hardware into a decentralized edge cloud. The Edge Computing Cloud is open for early adopters at #SXSW: Join before March 31st for 2x payouts the first year + free CDN credits forever. evolvingedge.ai/sxsw-joinevolvingedge.aiHost a Neighborhood Node | Evolving EdgeTurn Your Idle Computer Into Passive Monthly Income Join thousands of early adopters using their PC or GPU to power the next-generation internet - and get paid for it. 011
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 08/03/2026In an unexpected twist, I can get a new 15" M5 MacBook Air with 8 GB more RAM and the same 1 TB SSD for less than what I paid for my current M2 Air. Unfortunately, I can't install Sequoia on the new machine so I will have to wait until Tahoe gets its sh*t together. 100
Reposted by John Federico 🦋Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Pretty sure when they started imposing this idiocy they assured a bunch of judges that they would be able to refund the money with no problem if it ever came to that. 682018345
John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 11/02/2026🙄 www.wbir.com/article/news...wbir.comTN Congressman calls for investigation into Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance, citing 'widespread twerking'Congressman Andy Ogles described the performance as "pure smut" and wants an investigation. Millions of viewers worldwide tuned in to the 13-minute set on Sunday. 000