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Issue generated on Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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aresluna.org

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https://aresluna.org/the-clock/

caimito.net

I lived through many of these RIF events, AI is just another blip:

Reality proved more nuanced. Simple applications were indeed accessible to more people. But as requirements grew in complexity—integration with existing systems, security considerations, performance under load, long-term maintenance—the need for experienced developers became evident. The tools expanded who could write software, but they didn’t eliminate the expertise required for substantial systems.

Tech

github.com

Unvouched users can’t contribute to your projects. Very bad users can be explicitly “denounced”, effectively blocked. Users are vouched or denounced by contributors via GitHub issue or discussion comments or via the CLI.

Business

thebignewsletter.com

And my guess is that Anthropic or Gemini ultimately will be able to do this function itself eventually. But the point is that if I can build something like this in my spare time and deploy it without any training at all, then it’s just not that hard for an organization with some capital to get rid of some of its business software tools.