AI Reality Bites, Wall Street Panics, and Everyone Becomes an Architect

Enterprise AI ROI is still fuzzy, cloud narratives keep flipping, and the link pile finally admits it’s too big to ignore.

Feb 7 • Coté

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January 2026

Enterprise ROI continues to be elusive

Plus, lots of links and strange finds from the World Wide Web.

Jan 23 • Coté

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Amazon Should Buy Anthropic, AI Doctors, Metaverse RIP

Also: Helm chart optimization, knowledge graphs before AI actually works, stress as an algorithm, why most Americans did read a book, personal websites…

Jan 16 • Coté

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When AI Eats Its Own Tail

Also: Gartner after AI, platform engineers facing a 10× developer count, AI music as background noise, Amazon selling Wegovy, and a Wastebook full of…

Jan 12 • Coté

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Software Defined Talk listener survey

Jan 8 • Coté

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I used to be from here, 2025 edition

And: octopus organizations, what happened in 2025. Plus, links and fun finds from the World Wide Web

Jan 7 • Coté

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December 2025

Platform Plumbing, AI Ads That Work (But People Hate), and D&D Characters Drawn by Robots

Plus, more strange and fun finds from the World Wide Web

Dec 19, 2025 • Coté

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Platforms, Agents, Anxiety, and Ice Cream

Enterprise AI realities, platform product thinking, NL housing stress, Oracle’s bind, therapy-speak backlash, the politics of global ice cream, and more…

Dec 15, 2025 • Coté

Vibes, Code, Consequences

Coding assistants, what a platform is, D&D with AI, agile artifacts, 20.5m developers, stylometry riffs, and Amsterdam’s discarded seating. Also, an XDG…

Dec 2, 2025 • Coté

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November 2025

The Potato, the Spreadsheet, and the AI That Checks Its Own Work

From Kubernetes theology to AI-using lawyers and spreadsheet-based worldviews, and other ways to automate yourself into absurdity. // Plus, more fun and…

Nov 12, 2025 • Coté

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Good Management Is a Fad, Use Women's Razors, and AI Saves Three Hours a Week

Also: Corn, Goats, and ChatGPT's Million Customers // Fun and strange finds from the World Wide Web.

Nov 8, 2025 • Coté

Links and original content

Fun and strange finds from the World Wide Web. Plus, several longer pieces and two podcasts I've done since last time.

Nov 3, 2025 • Coté