Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings
Jun 10, 2026

Gaslighting Openness

Control is safety. Openness is danger.

Jun 06, 2026

Communities of Not

On the strange hostility that grows in communities built around abstinence.

May 26, 2026

Clanker: A Word For The Machine

Why I like the word clanker and why machines are not people.

May 24, 2026

Building Pi With Pi

Learnings from post-AI Open Source and how we’re approaching this so far.

May 08, 2026

Pushing Local Models With Focus And Polish

Local models need focus and polish.

May 04, 2026

Content for Content’s Sake

Why are so many interactions online terrible now?

Apr 28, 2026

Before GitHub

Open Source before GitHub was reputation-driven and full of friction

Apr 23, 2026

Equity for Europeans

Equity combines legal fairness, ownership, and upside in one everyday concept.

Apr 11, 2026

The Center Has a Bias

Why a measured position on AI tends to lean towards actually trying it.

Apr 08, 2026

Mario and Earendil

On a shared journey with Mario.