If you're a Coder Radio listener, you already know the deal: I love my Mac hardware, but a massive chunk of the software I write, deploy, and talk about is destined to live on a Linux machine, either an IOT device or a server. Before I started using desktop Linux for...
Why We Open-Sourced Alice The glass box is now actually made of glass. For years we've told people that Alice is a glass box, not a black box. That you should be able to see through the dashboard — past the pretty number, down to the exact query that produced it. That...
Date: April 12, 2026 Status: All Systems Operational Location: The Mad Botter Workshop in Gatorland. Another orbit, another set of rising API bills. Back in January, I noted that the "AI Gold Rush" was entering its consolidation phase. We’re seeing it everywhere:...
Captain’s Log, Stardate 2026.86. Back in February, I made a bold claim: 2026 is the Year of the Linux Desktop, and opinionated software like COSMIC is the warp drive we’ve been waiting for. It’s one thing to talk about theoretical warp speeds in a review, but it’s...
I’ve spent a lot of time recently reflecting on 2026 as the Year of the Linux Desktop. While I stand by the idea that "opinionated software" like COSMIC is the warp drive we’ve been waiting for, looking back from the bridge of The Mad Botter reveals a different sensor...
I’ve lived with the System76 Oryx Pro long enough to have a good feel for its overall performance silhouette. After putting it through the ringer, the verdict is clear: this isn’t a "laptop" in the modern, ultra-portable sense. It’s a Linux-first workstation that...
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Hi! I’m Mike! I’m a software engineer who codes at The Mad Botter INC. You might know me from Coder Radio or The Mike Dominick Show. Drop me a line if you’re interested in having some custom mobile or web development done.
