Hello, friends. I’m Josh Beckman. I make things - mostly software, mostly for others. This is where I keep years of writing, notes, and reading highlights, as a knowledge garden built in the open. I write about software craft, building, and whatever I’m learning. Read more about me, what I believe, or jump to navigation.
The season is: Seeds and Cereals ●
Praying mantises hatch, fireflies emerge
Today’s belief is: Make things. Not too much. Mostly for others — Our job is to help others. Be of service.
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Contributing to Open-Source Should be Required, Like Jury Duty
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Making MCP Tool Calls Scriptable with mcp_cli
I will often explore a solution or script with an LLM agent (e.g. C...
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Cross-posting From Record Club to Jekyll
Pulling my Record Club album reviews into my site via PESOS, the same way I do with Letterboxd, plus auto-resolving Apple Music links for embeds.
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I started listening to this without any context and thought: this s...
Tears of Injustice by Mdou Moctar
This isn’t as exciting as the source album, but the melancholy is t...
Okay, I can get on board with ambient techno like I’m working insid...