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We put a Phyn Plus in our home and I had to celebrate getting to do a firmware update. The unit is now inline and it is super interesting to see the data on water consumption. I’m really curious to see what this shows over time. Plus a solid discount on homeowners insurance for having it. 💧

iPhone screen showing Phyn app firmware update progress at 4 percent with a circular progress indicator and setup instructions. Phyn Plus smart water monitor installed inline on main water supply pipe in a basement, next to a water meter on a concrete block wall.

I’ve been a bit obsessed thinking about AI agents and this definition shared by Willison from Anthropic’s Hannah Moran works for me.

Agents are models using tools in a loop.

Perfect. I might add “and have a memory” to that too, but that isn’t required.

Dave Winer today…

Where AI fits in

  • The Beatles
  • Personal computers
  • The web
  • Napster
  • AI

It is interesting and I’ve made similar comparisons lately myself. It matters who your audience and point is for such a list. For technologists I keep saying it is like…

  • GUI
  • Internet
  • Cloud
  • Mobile

I think of those because they changed nearly everything about how technologists do their craft. I believe AI is going to do that too.

I went looking for this photo that I knew I had of my by an SR-71 Blackbird. I found it and then selected map view. It is cool how you can see the plane in the aerial satellite view. Location is pretty accurate at U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Satellite view of an SR-71 Blackbird on display at U.S. Space and Rocket Center, with an inset photo of a man standing beside the aircraft.