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James Carr

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Hard of hearing, technologist, advisor and heir to the Carr’s Cracker fortune.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The two rules of software development: - Up-front thinking is Waterfall; we can only learn by shipping - There's no room on the roadmap for rework, so everything needs to be done right the first time Bosses love AI because they think it can give them up-front certainty on the cheap. But it can't.
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The fake double diamond is dead. The real double diamond is immortal.
AI is not a substitute for divergent thinking, and the false certainty it gives will never save you from having to iterate.
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Alex Koutmos @akoutmos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
⚗️ Elixir Tip #34 - Parsing options ⚗️ The Elixir standard library offers a convenient way of parsing CLI arguments and casting them to the appropriate types. #ElixirLang #Erlang #Livebook
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 01/10/2026
With the launch of iOS 27, Apple is rolling out a variety of new AI features to Siri. But how are AI tools like these handling our data? Find out more with our latest issue of EFFector: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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📱 Hey Siri, How Do I Limit AI Data Access? | EFFector 38.17
With the launch of iOS 27, Apple is rolling out a variety of new AI features to its familiar voice assistant, Siri. But how are AI tools like these handling our data? In our latest EFFector
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 01/10/2026
My Current Agentic Development Environment: Orca + Oh My Pi james-carr.org/posts/2026-0...
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Current Agentic Development Environment: Orca + Oh My Pi
A detailed walkthrough of my current setup as an indie developer for maximizing my token usage while minimizing my spend. It also covers how I keep development moving when I am away from my PC.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 30/09/2026
Orca + oh my pi have been my daily driver for Agentic development this week, loving it.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 25/09/2026
Too much AI slop in your writing as a performance review feedback item.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 08/08/2026
New blog post: Claim Checks at Scale: Stop Letting Every Consumer Talk to S3 james-carr.org/posts/2026-0...
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Claim Checks at Scale: Stop Letting Every Consumer Talk to S3
Ideas on implementing claim checks with events at scale by leveraging a gateway for the read side
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 08/08/2026
New cyberpunk themed blog design is up! james-carr.org
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 11/07/2026
I predict at some point after the first week of August we will see McConnell lie in state in the rotunda while the news runs 24/7 puff pieces about what a great-partisan statesman he was 🤮
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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 06/07/2026
Traditional observability wasn't designed for AI agents. Learn how OpenSearch, OpenTelemetry, and Agent Health create a unified approach to monitoring modern applications and agentic workloads. Register now: bit.ly/4vx1jZI
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Code BEAM @codebeam.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Keep learning after Code BEAM Stockholm! Exclusive post-conference trainings: 🏗️ Adv. Architecture - Barry O'Reilly ⚙️ OTP Training - Robert Virding 🛡️ Secure Coding - Robert Virding Reserve your seat: codebeamstockholm.com#training
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 05/05/2026
Check is in the mail. Now more than ever we need to fight mass surveillance
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 03/05/2026
I often wonder what goes through dog’s minds as they observe the world with curiosity.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 01/05/2026
When you go too far down the YouTube rabbit hole: “Mr. Beast is What Karl Marx Warned Is About” youtu.be/-Hv-be_KdE0?...
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MrBeast Is What Marx Warned Us About
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mr. TIM @timkellogg.me · 28/04/2026
New Blog Post: Agent Memory Systems This is just a plain explanation of the differences between memory blocks, files & skills, and how to implement them I wanted a link I could easily send people, now I have it timkellogg.me/blog/2026/04...
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Agent Memory Patterns
A short HOW TO guide for agent memory systems. Especially the difference between blocks, files and skills.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 22/04/2026
This meme will never stop being funny #startrek
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 22/04/2026
America is a disgrace. Just label anyone narco terrorists while indiscriminately bombing innocents. As we always have done
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“A network of inauthentic YouTube channels posing as Albertan voices is spreading misleading content about separation and U.S. annexation, reaching tens of millions of viewers, according to a new report.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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Network of YouTube channels pushing U.S. annexation and Alberta secession narrative, report finds
A network of inauthentic YouTube channels posing as Albertan voices is spreading misleading content about separation and U.S. annexation, reaching tens of millions of viewers, according to a new repor...
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 21/04/2026
Those who know, know that Palantir’s tech is absolute shit. Yet they rake in billions. What gives?
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Okay CTA. This is a good sign.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 11/04/2026
Tonight’s For All Mankind Episode was exactly what I needed.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 09/04/2026
Nothing says "guilty as hell" like randomly holding a press conference that nobody was asking for and insisting that you're innocent.
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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 08/04/2026
AWS launches S3 Files, a new feature that adds native NFS file system access to S3 buckets, letting compute resources read, write, and edit data stored in S3.
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Amazon S3 Files gives the world's biggest object store a file system
AWS launches S3 Files, a new feature that adds native NFS file system access to S3 buckets, letting compute resources read, write, and edit data stored in S3.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 08/04/2026
Wow… Reddit is kinda worthless now
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 30/03/2026
The most annoying form of propaganda comes from the left in the style of “we got him this time!” headlines. I hate it.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 30/03/2026
Lights Out is about an alternate reality where Ilya couldn’t control her mutant ability and became a prisoner of Darkchilde
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 27/03/2026
Heading to a protest this weekend? We’ve got resources for you. 🧵 (1/7)
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
No "sober" man has ever been this high, not even George W. Bush.
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I just resigned from NASA. It breaks my heart to leave, but I’ve become convinced the best path forward is to do the best science I can, and that can’t be here anymore. I’m still in love with the promise of those four magic letters. Ad astra per aspera, and remember: Earth is the only good planet.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 24/03/2026
Visiting Hannibal and saw an ad for a company with a great name: Bark Twain Pet Sitting
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 23/03/2026
Blind is an app you can use to link up with others working in tech who are griping non-stop, encouraging you to join in on the pity party.
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ElixirConf @elixirconf.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
🌆 The Elixir community is meeting in Chicago. A city known for bold architecture, great food, and a thriving tech scene. Come for the talks. Stay for the hallway conversations, lakefront walks, and deep-dish debates about Elixir. 🎤 Call for Talks open 📅 September 9-11 elixirconf.com
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
What's that you say? I can pay for AI code reviews now? From a company who have > 6,000 open issues on their flagship AI coding tool and only managed one-9's reliability on their main platform last month?
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a baby is looking out of a window with the words take my money .
ALT: a baby is looking out of a window with the words take my money .
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Peter Ullrich @peterullrich.com · 20/03/2026
🚨 New Blog Post 🚨 I wrote up a small blog post about how I built my devcontainer for #ElixirLang and how I made it safer to run Claude in YOLO mode inside of it: peterullrich.com/a-devcontain...
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A Devcontainer for Elixir
A guide to sandboxing Claude Code with a custom Elixir devcontainer, network restrictions, and secret protection
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 20/03/2026
Does anyone know how those “Dad, what were you like in the 90s?” Viral reels are another psyop to expand surveillance and control wide swaths of the population?
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Martin Fowler @martinfowler.com · 19/03/2026
Fragments: code review isn't just catching bugs, what role for observability in agentic programming, what we lose with GPS over maps martinfowler.com/fragments/20...
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Fragments: March 19
fragments 19 Mar 2026
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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 16/03/2026
SurePath AI launches MCP Policy Controls to help enterprises govern Model Context Protocol servers, block risky tools, and prevent AI-driven data exfiltration in real time.
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SurePath AI advances MCP policy controls to tighten the cable on AI's USB-C
SurePath AI launches MCP Policy Controls to help enterprises govern Model Context Protocol servers, block risky tools, and prevent AI-driven data exfiltration in real time.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 15/03/2026
Search your camera roll for “Hell”
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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 13/03/2026
NanoClaw isolates each AI agent in its own Docker container, offering a more secure alternative to OpenClaw. Here's how to set it up with Claude and Slack.
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NanoClaw can stuff each AI agent into its own Docker container to deal with OpenClaw's security mess
NanoClaw isolates each AI agent in its own Docker container, offering a more secure alternative to OpenClaw. Here's how to set it up with Claude and Slack.
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Mark Ericksen @brainlid.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Elixir LangChain v0.6.2 instructions for using the new experimental ChatReqLLM module: hexdocs.pm/langchain/0....
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LangChain.ChatModels.ChatReqLLM — LangChain v0.6.2
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 13/03/2026
Check your investment portfolio. This insidious company has snaked its way into everyone’s portfolio. Divest.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10/03/2026
Did you know you can support the fight for digital rights AND get a great read? Now you can get a copy of Privacy's Defender by Cindy Cohn while becoming an EFF member 💪 supporters.eff.org/donate/join...
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Defend Privacy and Free Speech
Donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and support the mission to defend civil liberties and human rights online.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 08/03/2026
About sums things up
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Tyler A. Young ⚗️🧑🏻‍💻 @tylerayoung.com · 06/03/2026
The call for talks for #ElixirConf Chicago (September 10-11) is out! Now to put together some proposals... elixirconf.com #ElixirLang
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America’s Premier Elixir & Phoenix Conference takes place on Sept 10-11, 2026, Chicago & online
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Pieter Claerhout @yellowduck.be · 06/03/2026
🔗 Everything I was lied to about Node.js came true with Elixir #ElixirLang #frontend #javascript #reading-list
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Everything I was lied to about Node.js came true with Elixir
#ElixirLang #frontend #javascript #reading-list
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 06/03/2026
Something that I realized today: my middle school guidance counselor checks in on me once a week since my mother entered the hospital and passed away, just to see how I’m doing. It’s wasn’t forge the care we receive growing up and how those people still care for us, decades later
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 04/03/2026
OH: This pull request is steeped in illuminati and masonic symbolism.
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 01/03/2026
Twenty four days…
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James Carr @james-carr.org · 28/02/2026
How my dog likes to sleep
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/02/2026
Just got a message from South High saying “We currently have requests totaling $33,965 for rent and we have $7500 available tomorrow. Please try to share the gofundme widely! Thanks” Well, that simply will not do. I'll match the first $900. Please help my fellow South High families if you can! 🖤🧡🖤
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