Friday Links: AI, agents, and joy

28 Aug 2026 #mondaylinks

Hey there.

Here are 4 links I thought were worth sharing this week:

#1. What’s the real reason why most of us use AI? Because our coworkers use it (3min).

#2. Here’s a sample AGENT.md file for better code quality (6min). I still use old-style prompts, but stole a few parts of that file.

#3. RSS co-creatod was prosecuted for something Meta is doing (2min).

#4. “Diversify your income” makes sense. But what about diversifying our joy and identity? For that, try to live without what you love (3min).

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And in case you missed it, here are my two rules for AI-assisted coding: don’t let AI touch it directly (2min) and use it as a copilot (2min).

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Keep coding smart.

See you next Friday,

Cesar