

The best coders should exit the feed
12 snips Oct 6, 2025
Technical talent should ditch for-profit social platforms, according to a compelling argument made by a guest. Discover a preconfigured starter kit that combines AI-assisted note-taking with Obsidian. Dive into the heated competition between Vercel and Cloudflare as they battle for developer attention. Check out Toolbrew, a website full of useful utilities without the hassle of signups. Finally, explore the reasons behind over-engineering in software development and ways to avoid it.
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Big Tech Social Platforms Are Crumbling
- For-profit social platforms are becoming unstable due to regulation, cultural backlash, and technical issues like bot farms.
- Abner Coimbre argues top technical talent should leave these platforms to protect reputation and creativity.
Personal Return To Analog
- Jerod recounts personal conversations about phone fasts, analog living, and family returning to low-tech habits.
- These everyday examples support Abner's view that people are rethinking constant connectivity.
Set Up An AI-Powered Obsidian Vault
- Use Cloud Code with Obsidian as an AI-powered second brain to make knowledge work interactive.
- Organize with PARA, use Git for versions, and access your vault from anywhere including mobile.