Mark Jaquith

@markjaquith

Making things on the web since the dial-up days. Values: truth, curiosity, and improvement. ❤️ @sarcasmically (Jaquith is pronounced JAKE-with)

Tampa, FL

Joined March 2007

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Mark Jaquith
@markjaquith
Aug 12, 2025
I started a newsletter! I wanted a place to write medium-length content that was less ephemeral than a tweet but more conversational than a blog. I’ll cover everything from web dev and nerd stuff to family and culture. I’d be honored if you subscribed:
Only Good Takes
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Mark Jaquith
@markjaquith
2h
the best feeling in the world is when you say something that makes your woman snort-laugh and then she gets fake mad at you about it and hits your arm
Mark Jaquith
@markjaquith
3h
This feels like machines mimicking how humans work. Getting tunnel vision on a solution and overbuilding something is extremely human! But yeah, does seem silly to have to beg agents to do less.
DHH
@dhh
8h
This is a pattern I see time and again with agents. Just simply prodding "could this be simpler" yields significant simplifications. It's like the modern version of "don't make mistakes!". Seems silly to have to do this!
Mark Jaquith
@markjaquith
23h
Ain’t no sneeze like a dad sneeze when no one else is in your house. I am straight shouting my truth.
Mark Jaquith
@markjaquith
Aug 13
Really annoying that Anthropic collapsed skills and commands into one concept when they have different audiences, different inputs, different feel.