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Keith Kurson

@keithlaugh.love

hi it's me keith. you might know me from my websites or the other websites 🏡 oakland, ca 🧑‍💻 Software dev working on SNAP and other safety net programs and doing research stuff https://pollen.place/@keithlaugh.love https://keith.is he/him

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keith.isOct 12, 2026

Cheerful and inclusive

I believe John Gruber likes his feed. “Inclusive” is a much bigger claim.

politicstech

keith.isOct 4, 2026

Q3 2026 Media Diet

What I watched, listened to, read, played, and 3D printed from July through September, mostly on planes.

mediafeature

keith.isSep 18, 2026

DigitalOcean has $3 million for DHH and nothing for CSS-Tricks

A week and a bit on UpCloud, deleting my DigitalOcean account after more than 10 years, and what DigitalOcean is doing to CSS-Tricks, one of the best places on the whole internet.

politicstech

keith.isSep 13, 2026

What I think about "pacing" the frontier

Dario, Sam, and Elon agreed to slow down AI on the same Saturday, a month before Anthropic's IPO. I think it's a business story.

featureai

keith.isSep 9, 2026

Leaving DigitalOcean, one site at a time

DigitalOcean is giving $3 million to the foundation behind DHH's Omarchy. I'd already moved my sites off it that weekend, so here's how the move went.

politicstech

keith.isSep 4, 2026

Why I'm canceling 1Password

1Password is giving $300,000 to the foundation behind DHH's Omarchy. I don't want my subscription paying for that, so I'm leaving.

politicstech

keith.isSep 4, 2026

What's missing from atmoBB

I built a forum on atproto and skipped notifications. Turns out the whole network skipped them too.

atprotoatmobb

keith.isSep 4, 2026

Why I'm canceling 1Password

1Password is giving $300,000 to the foundation behind DHH's Omarchy. I don't want my subscription paying for that, so I'm leaving.

politicstech

keith.isSep 4, 2026

What's missing from atmoBB

I built a forum on atproto and skipped notifications. Turns out the whole network skipped them too.

atprotoatmobb

Keith's ThoughtsSep 2, 2026

I built an avatar builder three times

One of those times was also an entire plugin system but that got ripped out 🪦 Now it's a cute little standalone site!

atmobbatmosphere

keith.isAug 14, 2026

The Manager's Job Is Presence

(and Other Things AI Won't Do for You)

managementtech

keith.isAug 14, 2026

The Manager's Job Is Presence

(and Other Things AI Won't Do for You)

managementtech