Big new release of my LLM CLI tool and Python library for talking to hundreds of different LLMs - reasoning traces, OpenAI Responses support, server-side tools, smarter logging and a whole lot more simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/4/n...

New release of LLM adds support for reasoning traces, OpenAI Responses, server-side tools, and smarter logging

I released LLM 0.32 this morning, the most significant new version of LLM since the initial launch of the project. The new version includes support for visible reasoning traces, server-side …

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An enormous amount of the world’s CI and automation runs headless Chrome, all of it on x86—until last week. Chrome now ships official arm64 Linux builds. AWS says Graviton uses up to 60% less energy for the same performance. Chrome for Testing coming soon 🥳 calibreapp.com/blog/chrome-...

Chrome lands on arm64 | Calibre

Google has shipped official arm64 Linux builds of Chrome. Here’s where to get them, and why it’s good news for anyone running browser automation.

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I wish git had submodules but like, instead of not working, they would work

airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027

New feature in AgentScan GitHub app: the honeypot comment. This comment is intended to welcome regular users, but it also contains a hidden comment that only AI agents will read. This will prompt them to write a specific custom string that will immediately close the PR and add a label as automations

Everyone loooooves data ownership until you have to move Don’t believe what big atproto tells you, records are NOT portable

Cross-platform AirDrop replacement that works both locally and over the internet using Iroh github.com/chad/iroh-drop I have Mac and Windows clients plus a protocol and rust-based CLI. Actually useful already but it could be polished and would love to have more clients.

Next question is live! What is your favorite unit in CSS? This is for favorite, doesn't have to be most used 🙂 asked-100-devs.netlify.app

Kevin Powell@kevinpowell.co · 6d ago

Going to try a family feud style thing... the first question I'm collecting answers for: What is your favorite named color value? asked-100-devs.netlify.app

reading is a form of theft and makes you dependent upon others for knowledge (deskilling)

Large changes are hard to review. Smaller pull requests make them easier to ship. Stacked PRs are now on GitHub. https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/how-tos/stacked-pull-requests?utm_source=bluesky-motion-graphic&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=stacked-prs-gtm-public-preview-2026

“googling” things on the “internet” isn’t *real* research, and you shouldn’t support ANYONE who uses technology to work more effectively REAL research requires carrying a medieval torch inside of an ancient dusty library, going tome by tome til you find the esoteric knowledge which you seek

Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.

If you're a regular or heavy AI user (no shade meant, your company may also enforce this to some degree) - please provide some useful data:

Scott Tolinski@tolin.ski · 5d ago

I’m exploring the mental health effects of AI coding. This is a super quick (blazing fast), anonymous survey. Please fill out and share so that the responses will be well rounded. forms.gle/dpD8Tk1QnXAz...

If there's one piece of career advice I'd give to designers, it's this: Make your stubbornness a moving target. When someone blocks you from a project or goal you have, just find the next spot where you can push similar ideas and keep going.

The new “⚠️Seems like AI slop” button on LinkedIn is sending me into orbit lmao

A sneak peek at brick building on protocol 👀

what the actual f

Wojciech Maj@wojtekmaj.pl · 6d ago

My computer just woke me up to tell me it's hungry. I'm not kidding 😂 During a long-running task, it noticed the battery was draining, set the volume to 100% using Computer Use, then opened Google Translate and hit "Listen" so I could hear it asking. Pardon my French, but what the fuck? 🤯

hard pill to swallow for atproto developers/creators: 99% of potential users either do not care about, value, understand, or want to “own their own data” i see so many apps/projects lead with this “value prop”, but it’s not an important or meaningful consideration for most people

Stacked PRs, now on GitHub. Go forth and stack 🥞

It was never going to stop at trans people.

Today we had the GOAT @danabra.mov on @syntax.fm to school us on ATPROTO Please forgive the title, trying to get more people interested in it 🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D77G...

ATPROTO isn’t just for Bluesky weiners

YouTube video by Syntax

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I made an app! What Can't I Press helps you discover what keyboard shortcuts are already claimed by running apps, with a focus on screen readers. This helps prevent you from overriding something someone might rely on to get what they want or need. #a11y github.com/ericwbailey/...

GitHub - ericwbailey/what-cant-i-press: ⌨️ Lists what keyboard shortcuts are claimed

⌨️ Lists what keyboard shortcuts are claimed. Contribute to ericwbailey/what-cant-i-press development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Bluesky is actually really fun if you block the right 27,000 people

Just in case you still use any Basecamp products, DHH is crashing out about his AI product gently pointing out that it’s bad for him to have extermination fantasies about the Roma people.

working on my web site will solve my problems working on my web site will solve my problems working on my web site will solve my problems

Engineering management after the cost of code collapsed: “Investing in machine-checkable correctness is now among the highest-leverage infrastructure work an org can fund” karimjedda.com/engineering-...

oh god

108 PRs in eight days, up from an average of 5-10 PRs total per week. I think I may have found something pretty cool! Loop engineering, using a combination of Obsidian and Claude's /loop function. Link to a sample repo to try it out in the blog post! brittany-ellich.offprint.app/a/3mrjj34puv...

108 PRs in eight days: Accidentally discovering loop engineering

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I don't know who needs to hear this, but you can click and drag the subtitles in a youtube video to anywhere in the player. This is particularly useful for a software tutorial where the latest things being typed are at the bottom of the screen covered up by subtitles.

Interesting: There’s now an anonymous, moderated list of companies that stop responding after you interviewed with them

Ghosted After a Job Interview? Report the Company

Ghosted after a job interview? Submit an anonymous report and see which companies candidates say stopped responding after interviews.

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