Random find: Really like this Github commit-graph inspired widget on top of this blog (https://brandur.org/atoms)
Arpit
@arpitonline.com
Director of Engineering at Comcast Labs. Former illustrator trying to get back to into art. I make pretty apps. https://arpitonline.com https://arpitmathur.substack.com/
🧠 https://abakcus.com/articles/17-equations-that-changed-the-world
17 Equations That Changed the World: From Pythagoras to Chaos Theory
From the Pythagorean theorem to chaos theory — seventeen equations that explain how the world came to look the way it does, and where each one still lives in everyday life.
abakcus.com
OKF v0.2 is out. Glad to see the spec continue to evolve. Do you think this idea will go anywhere or end up as another spec with no adoption? https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/okf-v0-2-adds-trust-signals
OKF v0.2 adds trust signals | Google Cloud Blog
With the Open Knowledge Foundation v0.2 spec, we added fields that signal how trustworthy a bundle is that agents have been writing to.
cloud.google.com
OKF v0.2 is out. Glad to see the spec continue to evolve. Do you think this idea will go anywhere or end up as another spec with no adoption? https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/okf-v0-2-adds-trust-signals
OKF v0.2 adds trust signals | Google Cloud Blog
With the Open Knowledge Foundation v0.2 spec, we added fields that signal how trustworthy a bundle is that agents have been writing to.
cloud.google.com
This should be a national scandal but it's such an open secret that no one even bats an eyelid https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/trump-state-grants-canceled.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0VA.HL8M.-tYB0NE63eNW&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
nytimes.com
Interesting visualization of Claude usage https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
The Anthropic Economic Index
The Anthropic Economic Index reveals the shape of AI adoption across the world. Here, you can explore the data behind our research to understand how people are using Claude across every US state and hundreds of occupations. Track the topics that are trending where you live, and see how people are using AI to augment or automate their work—that is, whether they prefer to collaborate with, or delegate to, Claude.
anthropic.com
I haven't really thought about Nostr in forever. Maybe worth some googling today runtimewire.com/article/jack-dorsey-block-buzz-team-chat-ai-agents-git
Jack Dorsey launches Buzz to combine team chat, AI agents and Git hosting
Block's Buzz combines team chat, AI agents, workflows and Git hosting in a self-hostable workspace built on signed Nostr events.
runtimewire.com
"We consider this incident to be an unprecedented cyber incident, involving state-of-the-art cyber capabilities, and are responding accordingly" openai.com/index/huggin...
Jordan Peele Sweating with Hello Kitty Bow
ALT: Jordan Peele Sweating with Hello Kitty Bow
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Kostas Konstantinidis@codesennin.com · 3w ago
atproto.md is really slick
atproto.md — AT Protocol data as Markdown
A read-only, markdown-first API for the AT Protocol. Fetch any repo, collection, or record from any PDS as clean Markdown, discover every repo using a lexicon, and explore backlinks. No auth, no API k...
atproto.md
dad (aka miguel)@aka.dad · 4w agoquick reminder atproto.md exists. its a free mcp service your agent can easily query live data from atproto. not limited to bsky lexicons, look up anything. stats going brrr (atproto.md/stats)
Starting to write down the journey of making Cubic. Turns out there is a lot to share, so here is the first post on how it all started... arpitonline.com/2026/07/18/b...
Building Cubic – Part 1: Motivation and Early Prototypes
Every once in a while, I have dropped updates on my account on my socials, that I am working on an app called Cubic, without adding much context. In this post, I want to share a little more about w…
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man, my list of items to read is growing exponentially. What's a good way to get it under control 🤔
As per a GDC survey one in three game devs experienced a lay off in the past 2 years 😳 https://gdconf.com/article/gdc-2026-state-of-the-game-industry-reveals-impact-of-layoffs-generative-ai-and-more/
GDC 2026 State of the Game Industry Reveals Impact of Layoffs, Generative AI, and More
Discover key insights from the 2026 State of the Game Industry report, covering layoffs, generative AI, unionization, platform trends, and more. Download the free report now!
gdconf.com
You can now select text and save it as a highlight in the latest Cubic beta :)
Great read busting the cliche of Mexican illegal immigration https://open.substack.com/pub/alisav/p/if-its-so-great-there-why-are-they?r=6efj&utm_medium=ios
"If It's So Great There, Why Are They All Coming Here?"
An answer to the most annoying question my fellow Americans ask me about Mexico now that I'm here and loving it
open.substack.com
Not my usual reading, but some cool ideas I came across recently https://arpitonline.com/2026/07/09/a-few-philosophical-reads/
A few philosophical reads
It’s been a very philosophical day. Well, reading-wise anyway. So posting some links here that I would like to reflect on later. 1. Is consciousness parasitic? This is not a new idea for me, …
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Things are about to get weird … https://www.todyl.com/blog/jadepuffer-the-first-autonomous-ai-ransomware-attack
JadePuffer: The First Autonomous AI Ransomware Attack | Todyl
JadePuffer is the first fully autonomous, LLM-driven instance of ransomware propagated in the wild. Learn what it is and how defense-in-depth helps address it in this post.
todyl.com
We are living in sci fi … https://www.quantamagazine.org/for-the-first-time-a-cell-built-from-scratch-grows-and-divides-20260701/
For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides | Quanta Magazine
Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the lab.
quantamagazine.org
Working on another iteration of the "first run experience" for the cubic app 😅
oh man, i used to love reading Gigaom back in the day and casually followed his personal blog for years too. RIP man https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/
Om Malik, 1966-2026
Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in th…
om.co