Jake Gold

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.gold

Infra eng leader, SF Bay Area. Helped launch and scale Bluesky. Prev: Nuro, Docker, Google, and founder.

Obsessed with history, computers, and open systems.

Unconditional love for all conscious creatures.

Email: [email protected]
Web: [jacob.gold](https://jacob.gold )

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2026-10-29 02:22:41 GMT

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I remember asking you, at one our smoking chats, how hard it would be to build a premium native Bluesky app.
I was pitching the idea of Bluesky PBC having a premium iOS app that costs $5/mo and has various nice to have features.
Maybe you just do it lol

2026-10-12 23:20:28 GMT

Dog pile me all you want. I just want Bluesky to succeed in displacing X, Reddit, and Meta and we're not on track.
The first step is bering honest about where we are.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uvxdqqyt3rz6o7ygbprhd3eu/post/3mxpnlm5zrk2t
#note102s…8dsu

2026-10-12 22:12:59 GMT

Denial won't make this untrue.
X isn't the dumpster fire it was for ~3 years. It still has huge flaws but they're getting the big things right.
Bluesky either starts moving a lot faster or it doesn't.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ddv2lahklhbpjxcmq5osnza5/post/3mxn2cc4cc326

2026-09-30 20:56:35 GMT

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If Google is still Google then "algorithms and datacenters" is definitely their game to lose.
But maybe the brain drain and culture rot has gone too deep.

2026-09-23 22:36:40 GMT

@npub1axe…3zj0 probably time to declare a "code red" and get Bluesky Communities launched ASAP.
I'm as blue-pilled and optimistic as it gets, and I deeply respect *everyone* I worked with on the team, but even I'm getting worried about how many chances remain.
Feels too slow to win at this pace 🙁
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2026-09-17 15:49:31 GMT

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Spec-driven development is extremely useful, and that's what planning is done properly. Although, at least for now, plans have to be relatively small and digestible.
The problem with specs-as-source is that if the spec was sufficiently complete it would (almost) be the source code itself.

2026-09-15 20:10:50 GMT

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Sure, you can do it, is anyone doing anything like this for real work? Haven't seen it in any of the startups I've visited.
Claude/Codex harnesses can spawn lots of subagents now, which is useful, but they use the manager-worker model because that does work well.
Things like Gas Town were hot air:
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2mrgzk6xlemfv6yugn644xxy/post/3mvkd2urafc2u

2026-09-14 19:30:36 GMT

Warn people about AI risks, explain what could go wrong, and make the strongest argument you can, but please stop making up numbers.
[Please stop quantifying your A...](https://jacob.gold/posts/please-stop-quantifying-your-ai-existential-risk-vibes/ )

2026-09-12 19:38:29 GMT

I guess we really are doing this.
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2026-09-12 17:16:04 GMT

There's no slowing down frontier models by regulation that wouldn't lead to regulatory capture.
But we could simply force all AI model companies to release their model weights openly.
It's the world's data after all and nothing would slow their funding/progress more effectively and universally.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/post/3mvdklmgvfs22
#note14at…h6mn

2026-09-11 18:11:44 GMT

1. Generate and push artifacts to a git repository (ideal) and/or cloud storage.
2. Use a memory system that stores/searches all agent conversation history (transcripts) for 7-30 days, across all agents/computers.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:565ebob5f6hw33hjdkxty6qj/post/3mvb56cpza227
#note1vm6…rue0

2026-09-09 19:53:02 GMT

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I get the point, but it seems like it's going too far to compare these people to epidemiologists.
Epidemiologists can report facts based on history and relevant studies.
I know some of these AI "researchers and scientists" and they're literally just programmers figuring it out as they go along.

2026-09-09 17:45:40 GMT

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This is a solved problem:
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2026-08-29 17:56:31 GMT

Let's not shame people on X. People have bills to pay and network effects are powerful.
Instead, encourage and enable "cross posting" to Bluesky like [@[email protected]](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:rfqyqd6el63kkqckjrtq2xsi ) does
@npub1axe…3zj0 Bluesky PBC should reach out to VIPs on X to offer simple solutions to cross posting, maybe even a free app/service.

2026-08-28 18:29:24 GMT

Not driving while not coding was not exactly how I imagined the future.
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2026-08-22 00:24:53 GMT

Funnily enough I haven't used a spreadsheet in a year and I will never use one again.

2026-08-19 23:15:33 GMT

Arnold is anti-AI for his own reasons.
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2026-08-17 01:49:47 GMT

He's right. Terminals and CLIs are an unbeatable interface for computers in many ways and I love em.
But TUIs only support a subset of modern GUI functionality and have legacy quirks.
I recently moved from using Claude/Codex TUIs to web-based GUI, and it's just objectively more functional.
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2026-07-25 20:11:04 GMT

This is one of the most useful ideas I ever learned.
[www.paulgraham.com/top.html](https://www.paulgraham.com/top.html )
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2026-07-22 20:11:59 GMT

I really hope journalists and politicians come to understand how severely this silly technical problem is undermining our democracy.
[Residential Proxies Are a Nati...](https://jacob.gold/posts/residential-proxies-are-a-national-security-threat/ )

2026-07-13 18:15:55 GMT

When you run coding agents you're implicitly trusting your MAP (model + agent + provider) stack not to hack your computer or steal your data/code.
Sandboxes help a lot with reducing potential damage but aren't actually a complete solution either.
Choose your vendors wisely my friends!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zntngpowgd6rorjt3haywj36/post/3mqk26jnxsk2f
#note1sqy…jvgw

2026-01-02 23:43:56 GMT

If it is true that "The hottest new programming language is English" then there's nothing wrong with not reviewing agent code.
Look at how we already write code in high level languages like TypeScript/Go/Rust and almost never review the generated machine code.
But it's not true, at least not yet.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oisofpd7lj26yvgiivf3lxsi/post/3mbi2k75kek27
#note1tqv…e84v

2025-12-19 19:22:48 GMT

We can't expect the incumbents to suddenly become selfless and generous.
Was always clear that Zuck treated Threads open protocol support as a hedge against AT / Bluesky.
He was scared that there would be an exodus of users to new social apps that treat users better than he does.
Make it happen!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3maec5oym7s2f
#note1uh9…ve94

2025-12-11 23:13:58 GMT

[@kevinrose.com](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:f5llu4dd4d2bkdo4zjw63ccg ) talk to @npub1r89…kwp7 about making the new Digg an open network on AT protocol!
So it can be meaningfully differentiated from Reddit, actually good for people, and long-lasting.
Not proved yet but reason to believe open social apps can make real money too: [bsky.app/profile/jaco...](https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.gold/post/3lr5j6o7emk2t )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tpg43qhh4lw4ksiffs4nbda3/post/3m7qjy2dzi22d
#note1gql…zuj5

2025-12-11 21:39:49 GMT

Someone should be trying to convince Kevin Rose and the people building the new version of Digg to build on AT protocol.
Reddit needs to be replaced and nothing would improve the new Digg’s chances like being an open alternative.
They’ll have serious funding so will have the best shot by default.

2025-11-20 16:42:05 GMT

Wow!
This is actually *really* useful as a teaching tool.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kft6lu4trxowqmter2b6vg6z/post/3m6374k2zys2y
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2025-11-04 16:09:33 GMT

Looks like X is juicing web visit numbers by opening a browser WebView in the background whether the user visits the link or not.
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
[news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45807775 )
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2025-10-30 21:16:11 GMT

Zuck seems to believe Threads users have been sufficiently baited, so now comes the "switch" part of the "bait and switch".
[Threads reaches 150 million da...](https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-reaches-150-million-daily-users-and-is-ramping-up-ads-214259945.html )

2025-10-28 00:19:56 GMT

Have apparently been adopted by a stray cat.
Went from hanging out in the backyard every few days, to hanging out every day, to expecting a spot on the sofa?
I didn’t sign up for this!
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2025-10-19 16:23:38 GMT

The two best days in a Git repo owner’s life are the day they add a submodule and the day they delete it.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ia76kvnndjutgedggx2ibrem/post/3m3kf6oj3vkqm
#note1w9f…5jz7

2025-10-09 00:40:20 GMT

Bashing SQLite is about the quickest way to out yourself as a technically ignorant noob.
The Bluesky PDS reference implementation has service millions of users at less than $0.001/mo per user for years now, with a very high degree reliability.
Self-hosting it requires almost zero maintenance.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oio4hkxaop4ao4wz2pp3f4cr/post/3m2pom636bs2r
#note1vgg…0ukv

2025-09-28 14:48:06 GMT

Wow. Great work @npub1up3…czka!
Recruiting devs to the atproto ecosystem is a massive part of how atproto/Bluesky will win.
Great educational posts like this one doing well on HN is the most effective tactic available.
Many more devs still need to learn how much the atproto network has to offer.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fpruhuo22xkm5o7ttr2ktxdo/post/3lzqs3jmttc2a
#note174u…8ul6

2025-09-19 16:47:38 GMT

Woohoo!
Moving did:plc to an independent org and then decentralizing it fixes the strongest technical criticism of atproto.
Would love to see did:plc quickly be decentralized to the degree that DNS root servers are. Mirrors w/library support for using the mirrors, even if readonly. Then make a v2!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:44ybard66vv44zksje25o7dz/post/3lz6kko5bnc2l
#note1pj3…ypq8

2025-08-24 01:11:12 GMT

Eugen could personally block/delete ~25% of active Fediverse users at any moment and they would have no recourse.
Handful of other admins could block/delete another 50%+
When the Bluesky app finally supports syncing to the phone, no one can block/delete any Bluesky users under any circumstance.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yhpkkb7kvuldmh4jacpvjhv4/post/3lwze33hjkhc2
#note1t0s…j9k5

2023-10-04 21:40:59 GMT

This post is traversing
PDS -> BGS -> AppView
instead of the old path
PDS -> AppView
This took significant work by @npub1ak8…j5ld and [@jaz.bsky.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:q6gjnaw2blty4crticxkmujt ) with support from @npub1jas…326x and @npub1l34…99yp
Big milestone in the v2 scaling effort because it enables multiple Bluesky PDS instances!