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Curiosity is the first-step in problem solving.
Curiosity is the first-step in problem solving.
Despite my best efforts, I have been wrong a lot over the years. I’ve been wrong about technology patterns (in 2014, I thought microservices would take over the world), I’ve been wrong about management techniques (I used to think systems thinking was the ultimate technique, but I’ve seen so many mistakes rooted in over-reliance on systems thinking), and a bunch of other stuff as well. Early on, I spent a lot of time thinking about how to be wrong less frequently. That’s a noble endeavor, and one I still aim to improve at today. However, a lot of the problems you encounter later in your career are deeply ambiguous, and it simply isn’t possible to eliminate bad outcomes. Some examples of this are:
·lethain.com·
Curiosity is the first-step in problem solving.
MCP Apps - Bringing UI Capabilities To MCP Clients
MCP Apps - Bringing UI Capabilities To MCP Clients
Today, we’re announcing that MCP Apps are now live as an official MCP extension. Tools can now return interactive UI components that render directly in the conversation: dashboards, forms, visualizations, multi-step workflows, and more. This is the first official MCP extension, and it’s ready for production. We proposed MCP Apps last November, building on the amazing work of MCP-UI and the OpenAI Apps SDK. We were excited to partner with both OpenAI and MCP-UI to create a shared open standard for providing affordances for developers to include UI components in their MCP clients.
·blog.modelcontextprotocol.io·
MCP Apps - Bringing UI Capabilities To MCP Clients
Brex and The Pros and Cons of Hubristic Fundraising
Brex and The Pros and Cons of Hubristic Fundraising
Capital One just announced it’s acquiring Brex for $5.15 billion.  An incredible, top 0.1% “exit” in less than 10 years from a category creator that created massive wealth and opportunities. …
·saastr.com·
Brex and The Pros and Cons of Hubristic Fundraising
Desk Setup January 2026
Desk Setup January 2026

Desk Setup, January 2026

https://chrisshort.net/desk-setup-january-2026/

There’s a metaphor out there that you should write about something if you are asked about it more than three times. I cannot count how many times folks ask about my setup, so I’ll capture it here. I also haven’t posted anything about my desk since we finished our basement, which includes my office. Actually the last time I wrote about this was five years ago, almost to the day.

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via Chris Short https://chrisshort.net/

January 27, 2026

·chrisshort.net·
Desk Setup January 2026