stream @ fnhipster https://fnhipster.com The chronicles of a webmaster: A stream of consciousness on technology, creativity, and a random series of events. en-us Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:30:00 GMT Active Listener https://fnhipster.com/posts/active-listener https://fnhipster.com/posts/active-listener Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:30:00 GMT I've been through burnout before, but something is different this time. AI didn't burn me out. It just took away the place I used to hide.

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]]> agentic https://fnhipster.com/posts/agentic https://fnhipster.com/posts/agentic Thu, 21 May 2026 19:05:00 GMT deep in the gold rush
hoard enough for the after
training what eats you ↺

]]> Usage Intake https://fnhipster.com/posts/usage-intake https://fnhipster.com/posts/usage-intake Wed, 06 May 2026 18:45:00 GMT On token economics, the cost of defaulting to the top of the hierarchy, and the moment your most agreeable collaborator turns out to have been on a payroll.

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]]> RSD26 https://fnhipster.com/posts/rsd26 https://fnhipster.com/posts/rsd26 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT true This post is part of RSS Club — only visible in RSS readers.

Two records I wanted, two that found me. One of them is a children's orchestral album. No regrets.

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]]> Personal Software https://fnhipster.com/posts/personal-software https://fnhipster.com/posts/personal-software Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:30:00 GMT There was always a plugin, a gem, a package, a library. Now you can prompt your custom library into existence, and I'm not sure what that makes me.

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]]> $FNHP https://fnhipster.com/posts/death-by-clawd https://fnhipster.com/posts/death-by-clawd Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT true This post is part of RSS Club — only visible in RSS readers.

I ran fnhipster.com through the SaaSpocalypse Survival Scanner. It wrote my replacement in 29 lines of markdown.

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]]> Artificial Them https://fnhipster.com/posts/artificial-them https://fnhipster.com/posts/artificial-them Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:15:00 GMT We went from fearing AI to depending on it in three years. How long before we send it where we can't go?

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]]> til_u_love_me.m3u https://fnhipster.com/playlists/til-u-love-me https://fnhipster.com/playlists/til-u-love-me Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT
  1. Berghain ROSALÍA, Björk & Yves Tumor
  2. Allegiance Consumer Culture
  3. I Don't Want A Job Sludge Mother
  4. Enemy Father Of Peace
  5. I Got Heaven Mannequin Pussy
  6. Incline Ho99o9
  7. Money Game, Pt. 2 Ren
  8. Rabbit Run (Interpol Remix) IDLES
  9. Fabienk Angine de Poitrine
  10. LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii Bad Bunny
  11. Again Girl Tones
  12. Reliquia ROSALÍA
]]> The Petrov Paradox https://fnhipster.com/posts/petrov-paradox https://fnhipster.com/posts/petrov-paradox Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT On September 26, 1983, a Soviet officer broke protocol and prevented nuclear war. Forty-three years later, the Pentagon is demanding the right to remove the safeguard that saved us: a human in the loop.

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]]> "hack the planet" https://fnhipster.com/posts/hack-the-planet https://fnhipster.com/posts/hack-the-planet Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:15:00 GMT The Guy Fawkes mask became the face of faceless rebellion. WikiLeaks exposed war crimes. Anonymous hit the CIA. Then it went quiet. In the middle of the biggest government cover-up in modern history, the hackers are silent. The ethos didn't die. It was acquired. The rebels became consultants, the underground became an industry.

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]]> January Ice https://fnhipster.com/posts/january-ice https://fnhipster.com/posts/january-ice Mon, 26 Jan 2026 04:45:00 GMT Tech leaders with the resources to resist authoritarianism are choosing complicity instead.

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]]> init https://fnhipster.com/posts/init https://fnhipster.com/posts/init Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:45:00 GMT comfort stale and numb
frowsy prospect worthy break
bootstrap… breath… engage.

]]> Verbal Knobs https://fnhipster.com/posts/verbal-knobs https://fnhipster.com/posts/verbal-knobs Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:45:00 GMT Large language models (LLMs) are powerful tools that can enhance productivity but are fundamentally limited by their probabilistic nature and reliance on user input. While they offer speed and scalability, users must remain vigilant, exercising critical thinking, judgment, and ethical oversight to ensure the responsible use of these tools. The responsibility for the output and its implications lies with the user, not with the AI itself.

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]]> teeth.m3u https://fnhipster.com/playlists/teeth https://fnhipster.com/playlists/teeth Sun, 26 Oct 2025 03:05:00 GMT
  1. Feeling Fades The Murder Capital
  2. Boys in the Better Land Fontaines D.C.
  3. Concrete shame
  4. Spit It Out SOFT PLAY
  5. Guided By Angels Amyl and The Sniffers
  6. Mr. Motivator IDLES
  7. Dark Entries Bauhaus
  8. All Along the Watchtower XTC
  9. I Love You Fontaines D.C.
  10. True Love Will Find You in the End CRYbaby
]]> UXhale https://fnhipster.com/posts/uxhale https://fnhipster.com/posts/uxhale Thu, 26 Jun 2025 03:30:00 GMT As screens replaced buttons and gestures replaced knobs, we gained convenience but lost something else: tactility, trust, and control. In this post, I explore the quiet return of physical interfaces and what it reveals about the evolving relationship between humans and technology.

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]]> rut https://fnhipster.com/posts/rut https://fnhipster.com/posts/rut Wed, 28 May 2025 21:30:00 GMT inexorable
silly recursive looming
a bloom… miscompiled ⚘

]]> The Effort to Read https://fnhipster.com/posts/the-effort-to-read https://fnhipster.com/posts/the-effort-to-read Wed, 14 May 2025 23:00:00 GMT An Instagram story unexpectedly snapped me out of a doom-scrolling trance. That brief moment sparked a broader reflection on how short-form content and AI have conditioned us to bypass the struggle in favor of speed and self-affirmation.

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]]> Artificial "I" https://fnhipster.com/posts/artificial-i https://fnhipster.com/posts/artificial-i Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:05:00 GMT A reflection on authorship, AI collaboration, and what happens when the "I" gets quietly automated.

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]]> kernel_panic.log https://fnhipster.com/posts/kernel-panic https://fnhipster.com/posts/kernel-panic Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT can't boot safely
the world halts and catches fire
rollback... try again.

]]> Edge and Drop-ins in Las Vegas https://fnhipster.com/posts/edge-and-dropins-in-las-vegas https://fnhipster.com/posts/edge-and-dropins-in-las-vegas Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:45:00 GMT This year, we're returning to Adobe Summit with more than just promises—we're bringing fully composable commerce. Storefront Builder, Adobe Commerce SaaS, and Adobe Commerce Optimizer are ready for showtime.

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]]> hypnagogia.m3u https://fnhipster.com/playlists/hypnagogia https://fnhipster.com/playlists/hypnagogia Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:30:00 GMT
  1. … Bon Iver
  2. Spitting Off the Edge of the World Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  3. Don't Swallow the Cap The National
  4. Colder & Closer TOPS
  5. Starstruck Sorry
  6. Wrong Number The Cure
  7. Echo Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  8. Weight of Love The Black Keys
  9. Hey Pixies
  10. Crush The Smashing Pumpkins
  11. Beige (unburdened) Yoke Lore
  12. Reunion M83
  13. THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS Bon Iver
  14. All That You Give The Cinematic Orchestra
]]> The—em dashes https://fnhipster.com/posts/them-dashes https://fnhipster.com/posts/them-dashes Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:40:00 GMT The biggest giveaway of AI-generated text is its tendency to organize responses into structured sections—especially when the breakdown feels redundant as it continues. I see it all the time, even in answers given by candidates during job interviews.

Now, there’s this notion that using em dashes is another sign of AI-generated content. Well, I’ll be damned. I can't ignore how often they appear in ChatGPT's responses—and my own writing.

I can’t help but wonder: if we live in a computer simulation, am I just an AI-generated non-playable character, or am I camouflaging myself with their quirks to avoid obsolescence?

]]> Picanha https://fnhipster.com/posts/picanha https://fnhipster.com/posts/picanha Wed, 26 Feb 2025 23:00:00 GMT true This post is part of RSS Club — only visible in RSS readers.

Reverse-searing picanha is the best way to achieve perfect doneness with a rich, smoky flavor and a beautifully seared crust. Dry-brine with salt and pepper for 24 hours, then smoke it low and slow at 225°F until it reaches 120°F internally. Let it rest, slice it into steaks, and sear over high heat for a deep brown crust. The result? A tender, flavorful cut that does justice to this queen of steaks.

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]]> threshold https://fnhipster.com/posts/threshold https://fnhipster.com/posts/threshold Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:00:00 GMT don't look at the sun
we're caught in the undertow
we're still dreaming… run.

]]> is_this_it.m3u https://fnhipster.com/playlists/is-this-it https://fnhipster.com/playlists/is-this-it Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:00:00 GMT
  1. The Eater of Dreams Nine Inch Nails
  2. Everything In Its Right Place Radiohead
  3. Jump Sit Stand March AWOLNATION feat. Emily Armstrong
  4. Blood In The Cut K.Flay
  5. Coffee Sylvan Esso
  6. Verbatim Mother Mother
  7. We Fell in Love in October girl in red
  8. God Needs The Devil Jonah Kagen
  9. Politik Coldplay
  10. Burning Yeah Yeah Yeah
  11. While I'm Still Here Nine Inch Nails
  12. Fitzpleasure alt-J
  13. Outro M83
]]> MFE Drop-ins https://fnhipster.com/posts/mfe-drop-ins https://fnhipster.com/posts/mfe-drop-ins Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:08:00 GMT I've been on a special journey in Adobe, developing our new Commerce Drop-in Components for Edge Delivery Services for Commerce.

"Adobe Commerce drop-in components are full-featured, domain-specific shopping components designed for seamless integrations through predictable APIs. They include functional user interfaces for pages such as product details, shopping carts, checkout flows, user authentication, user accounts, and more."

In my latest post, I share insights into our work to simplify storefront development, empowering developers to build high-performing, composable shopping experiences. I also showcase how Edge Delivery Services streamline the process, offering unparalleled flexibility, performance, and a seamless developer experience through a decoupled and composable architecture.

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