joe curlee

Blog Archive

• Artificial Technology Scarcity and the End of First Amendment Rights on the Internet November 1, 2026

  AI hardware concentration, cloud dependence, federal support, and age-verification laws are shifting control away from individuals. This essay argues that independent computing and anonymous participation are essential defenses …

• AI companies must fall November 1, 2026

  AI companies are the death of us all.

• Four weeks of building with AI agents September 21, 2026

  What I built during four weeks of programming with ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek across my software, games and websites.

• The Real Cost of AI Coding: Why We’re Being Priced Out of Our Own Code June 19, 2026

  The shift from flat-rate to usage-based AI pricing is forcing developers to choose between unaffordable American tools or cheap, state-subsidized Chinese models that pose severe data security risks.

• Good-bye Github Copilot May 31, 2026

  Just as Github Copilot became usable, it is no longer an option for me.