Agentic Coding Shifts Bottlenecks To Verification, Review, And Supportability
Paul Dix reports his experience with agentic coding has had "highs and lows" and that he is currently dialing back after letting agents run too far without enough supervision.
Paul Dix argues that building effective internal agent operations will be bespoke per team because agents require organization-specific training via tooling and documentation, but once optimized the organization can replicate the agent at massive scale.
Paul Dix expects low-quality AI-generated pull requests will increase and may force maintainers to restrict or close contributions unless platforms add better tooling and rules.
Identity-And-Belief-First Model Of Behavior Change
Assaraf claims people can hold opposing explicit and implicit beliefs and that implicit beliefs often override stated intentions.
Assaraf claims it takes about 14 days to develop a new brain pattern and 66 to 180 days of reinforcement to override older automatic patterns.
Assaraf claims six slow deep breaths with controlled exhale can deactivate the sympathetic nervous system and restore calmer thinking for analysis and problem solving.
Browser/Pyodide Enablement Plus Hard Version-Coupling Constraint
A working Pyodide-loadable WASM wheel for cysqlite (version 0.1.4, about 688KB) was produced and can be installed via micropip from a direct URL.
A ground-up Cython rewrite of the driver called cysqlite is ready for people to try.
cysqlite supports custom virtual tables.
Governance Process And Attention Constraints
Earvin "Magic" Johnson stated that building wealth through deals requires willingness to take risk and commit personal capital as skin in the game when opportunities require writing a check, and that consistently saving money creates optionality to participate in such deals.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson stated that Michael Ovitz initially rejected him, then mentored him through reading/tests and high-signal introductions after Ovitz validated Johnson’s seriousness.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson stated that Alchemy is building pharmacies in underserved areas (including rural America and inner cities) where demand remains high as major chains close locations.
If markets become convinced Republicans will lose the midterms decisively, internal fractures in the US administration could become a major risk and a trigger to sell the dollar.
China-exported goods-price deflation has materially contributed to holding down global inflation, while services inflation remains around 3–4% in the US and Eurozone.
In 2023, real slowing occurred but inflation kept nominal earnings and cash flows from being stressed, which limited the expected market selloff.