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title: "Our Summer Update" title: "Our Summer Update"
meta_title: "" meta_title: ""
description: "See where we stand halfway through the year" description: "See where we stand halfway through the year"
date: 2025-06-21T12:00:00Z date: 2025-06-22T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/hmc/ocean.jpg" image: "/images/hmc/ocean.jpg"
categories: ["Press Release"] categories: ["Press Release"]
author: "Abner Coimbre" author: "Abner Coimbre"
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**Things to Discuss** **Things to Discuss**
- Conference Theme: Handmade at Home - Conference Theme: Handmade at Home
- Shutting Discord Down - Discord Off-Ramp
- My Thoughts on AI - My Thoughts on AI
- Bonus Video: Is Handmade like Suckless? - Bonus Video: Is Handmade like Suckless?
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{{< button label="Submit a Talk" link="mailto:submissions@handmadecities.com" style="solid" >}} {{< button label="Submit a Talk" link="mailto:submissions@handmadecities.com" style="solid" >}}
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### Shutting Discord Down ### Discord Off-Ramp
It's not controversial to say I want to shut down Discord: everyone can sympathize for one reason or another! I’ve already left all servers except for my own [HMC](/discord) and [TC](https://terminal.click/discord). It's not controversial to say I want to shut down Discord: everyone can sympathize for one reason or another! I’ve already left all servers except for my own [HMC](/discord) and [TC](https://terminal.click/discord).
I’m moving us to [Revolt](https://revolt.chat) with an invite-only system. Here’s how it’ll work: I’m moving us to [Revolt](https://revolt.chat) with an invite-only system. Here’s how it’ll work:
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### My Thoughts on AI ### My Thoughts on AI
All right, it's a stretch to call my take on artificial intelligence a "real" philosophy, but it is informed from personal study. All right, it's a stretch to call my take on artificial intelligence a "real" philosophy, but it is informed from careful study.
I'm no longer a stranger to AI; I can effectively use the [cline](https://cline.bot) bot and deploy MCP servers. I review, quantize, and self-host open models. I stay on top of the "latest and greatest" and have vibe coders on speed dial (I keep dissenting opinions closer than friends.) I'm no longer a stranger to AI; I can effectively use the [cline](https://cline.bot) bot and deploy MCP servers. I review, quantize, and self-host open models. I stay on top of the "latest and greatest" and have vibe coders on speed dial (I keep dissenting opinions closer than friends.)
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Let's imagine LLM agents become essential for true innovation: the top 5% of 'manual' coders are officially threatened! From what I observe at our in-person events, there remains the eternal craving for what's purely human. Let's imagine LLM agents become essential for true innovation: the top 5% of 'manual' coders are officially threatened! From what I observe at our in-person events, there remains the eternal craving for what's purely human.
Even the True Believers conceded to me users will crave Handmade projects the same way people crave artisanal crafts, furniture or goods. They called this futuristic market fringe - I call it sustainable. Even True Believers conceded to me users will crave Handmade projects the same way people crave artisanal crafts, furniture or goods. They called this futuristic market fringe - I call it sustainable.
**TL;DR:** I don't lose sleep over my craft disappearing. I lose sleep over the automation of mediocrity. **TL;DR:** I don't lose sleep over my craft disappearing. I lose sleep over the automation of mediocrity.
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Over the years some new community members think [suckless](https://suckless.org) and Handmade are similar if not the same. Out of respect for both, I felt it was time to clarify. Over the years some new community members think [suckless](https://suckless.org) and Handmade are similar if not the same. Out of respect for both, I felt it was time to clarify.
The payoff is worth it if viewers watch patiently.
*P.S. Don’t expect a deep philosophical breakdown. Instead, I casually compare their signature terminal software against my own: two real-world products from different ideologies.* *P.S. Don’t expect a deep philosophical breakdown. Instead, I casually compare their signature terminal software against my own: two real-world products from different ideologies.*
Your indie organizer,<br>Abner Coimbre Your indie organizer,<br>Abner Coimbre