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Harper Reed's Blog

This page is meant to be simple view into what is happening in my life right now. Inspired by @NowNowNow. and Derek Sivers.

Now @ 01-06-2026

2389 rules

  • This company is still going!
  • We have pushed out a few things that people can use: jeff.ceo is my fav
  • We made some hoodies and shirts.
  • I am even more excited to be building things again.
  • I can’t wait to show you more what we are building.
  • I no longer code. I just talk to a robot who codes. Management.
  • We are shipping so so much stuff.
  • Come hang out at our cool and futuristic office!

The weird / The Fear

  • I am feeling a deep sense of uncertainty.
  • AI is coming for us faster than you think.
  • I don’t think people my age who are being laid off now are going to be able to find jobs equivalent to what they had before.
  • The state of the US is very concerning at the moment.
  • Boomers, man.
  • I seem to be living in an occupied city. Weird.
  • There is a sense of fear out here that is stresseful, and terrifying.

The normal

  • Reading a lot of books. Send me your recs.
  • Still taking a lot of photos. It is still fun.
  • Trying to meet people out and about. HMU. let’s get lunch
  • Running and working out a lot. It is nice. I feel great.
  • Chicago is still the best city in the world.

Working on a lot of tech projects

  • I am just an AI assistant.
  • Trying to blog a lot more.
  • Pretty excited about Bluesky and atproto specifically. Very neat.
  • Still, excited about the future. Although a bit worried about the present.

As many people have said “it is going to get worse before it gets better.” Let’s see!


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