In this blog post, I dive into some intriguing topics like how algorithms can enhance our bookshelves, the pitfalls of AI’s false promises, and innovative tools for project collaboration and data ownership. There’s also a spotlight on interesting developments like open-source alternatives to Trello, the impact of AI tools on developer productivity, and the importance of context in AI agent operations.

• An Algorithm for a Better Bookshelf – Communications of the ACM:
• GitHub – MrLesk/Backlog.md: Backlog.md – A tool for managing project collaboration between humans and AI Agents in a git ecosystem: Backlog.md – A tool for managing project collaboration between humans and AI Agents in a git ecosystem – MrLesk/Backlog.md
• We reached $1M ARR with zero funding:
• Engineered Addictions:
• LLM Visualization:
• Context Engineering for AI Agents Explained – a simple overview of the basics: Why is everyone suddenly talking about “context engineering”? What it is, how it helps AI agents and why it matters to product teams.
• AI cannot predict the future. But companies keep trying (and failing).: A new paper on how AI companies make false promises and how we can challenge them
• phylum: Self-hosted cloud file storage with offline-first web and native clients
• TheCommishDeuce/TPDB_JellyfinPosterManager: Contribute to TheCommishDeuce/TPDB_JellyfinPosterManager development by creating an account on GitHub.
• OwlCaribou/swurApp: swurApp (Sonarr Wait Until Release App[lication]) is a program to prevent Sonarr from downloading episodes before they’ve aired: swurApp (Sonarr Wait Until Release App[lication]) is a program to prevent Sonarr from downloading episodes before they’ve aired – GitHub – OwlCaribou/swurApp: swurApp (Sonarr Wait Until Release Ap…
• evroon/bracket: Selfhosted tournament system:
• Uaghazade1/kanba: Kanba is an open-source alternative to Trello. Cut the noise, focus on what matters: your projects. The project management tool indie hackers deserve. Simple, powerful, and open-source.:
• Browser Model Context Protocol:
• snap-stanford/Biomni: Biomni: a general-purpose biomedical AI agent: Biomni: a general-purpose biomedical AI agent. Contribute to snap-stanford/Biomni development by creating an account on GitHub.
• I used o3 to profile myself from my saved Pocket links: Welp, Pocket shuts down tomorrow despite our pleas for it to stay. While migrating1 all of my saved articles, I noticed that I’ve got almost 900 saved articles spanning nearly 7 years. That’s a goldmine of stuff-I-like data! Some quick analysis using xsv2:
  𝄢 unzip pocket.zip && xsv headers part_000000.csv 1 title 2 url 3 time_added 4 tags 5 status 𝄢 xsv sample 1 part_000000.csv | xsv flatten title The Uncertain Future of American Libraries url https://mek.
• why are we lying to young people about work?: hard work isn’t the tax you pay for living, it’s the tuition for a life worth having -your fav gen z philosopher x
• Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real:
• Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud: A new generation of collaborative software that allows users to retain ownership of their data.
• Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity: We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower.