Builder and host. I make the Chain of Thought podcast, work as Technical Ecosystem Lead at Modular, build open-source developer tools, and angel-invest in AI infrastructure.https://conorbronsdon.com/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/5-email-hacks-tips-tricks-to-get-the-information-you-need/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/5-email-hacks-tips-tricks-to-get-the-information-you-need/Email phrasing that gets replies, reminds people politely, and owns mistakes, drawn from writing tens of thousands of staff emails.Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/8-new-ideas-for-dev-interrupted-season-3/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/8-new-ideas-for-dev-interrupted-season-3/After 440% Spotify growth and an Apple Top 100 finish, Dev Interrupted's Season 3 plan: expert panels, returning guests, VCs, and in-person recordings.Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/8-ways-to-grow-your-career-remotely/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/8-ways-to-grow-your-career-remotely/Eight tactics for career growth without an office: visibility through content, stakeholder check-ins, and how managers can set up remote reports to advance.Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/a-green-new-deal-for-washington-state/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/a-green-new-deal-for-washington-state/A Washington State Green New Deal: fix the regressive tax code, build passive-house housing, expand transit, adopt California vehicle rules, and divest.Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/a-time-for-intellectual-humility/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/a-time-for-intellectual-humility/Steve Fawthrop on building intellectual humility using Warren Berger's four questions: think like a scout, seek opposing views, and welcome being wrong.Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/access-management-beyond-passwords-and-permissions/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/access-management-beyond-passwords-and-permissions/Over 80% of breaches start with stolen credentials. Attribute-based access and zero trust beat static roles, as Hearst's 20,000-employee rollout shows.Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/august-2020-update/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/august-2020-update/Conor's mid-2020 recap: Microsoft fintech eBooks, mass timber organizing with Seattle's council, Twilight Imperium tournament runs, and a reading list.Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/challenger-marketing-contenthow-to-make-an-effective-digital-marketing-funnel/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/challenger-marketing-contenthow-to-make-an-effective-digital-marketing-funnel/Map Challenger Sales concepts onto a content marketing funnel, and pull in field-seller feedback so HQ content actually warms up leads.Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/decentralized-money-needs-decentralized-infrastructure-terra-x-flux/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/decentralized-money-needs-decentralized-infrastructure-terra-x-flux/Terra's UST aims to be censorship-resistant money, so it needs censorship-resistant infrastructure. The Flux DAO partnership cuts regulatory single-point risk.Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/democrats-must-run-a-progressive-message/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/democrats-must-run-a-progressive-message/Republicans will call you a socialist no matter what, so stop playing defense. Democrats win by running on a clear progressive vision, not chasing moderates.Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/divest-washington-state-pension-funds/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/divest-washington-state-pension-funds/Washington's $125.6B pension system should drop fossil fuels, a declining industry that drains returns and contradicts the state's Paris commitments.Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/examining-racism-through-the-revolutionary-lives-of-malcolm-x-amp-mlk-book-review/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/examining-racism-through-the-revolutionary-lives-of-malcolm-x-amp-mlk-book-review/A review of Peniel Joseph's The Sword and the Shield, tracing Malcolm X and MLK's parallel lives and what they reveal about racism in America today.Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttp://web.archive.org/web/20191122025721/https://coinlaw.io/washington-state-blockchain-bill-poised-to-kickstart-fintech-innovation/http://web.archive.org/web/20191122025721/https://coinlaw.io/washington-state-blockchain-bill-poised-to-kickstart-fintech-innovation/Coverage of Washington's blockchain bill and its potential to spur fintech innovation across the state.Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttp://web.archive.org/web/20191117203057/https://coinlaw.io/washington-states-blockchain-bill-signed-into-law/http://web.archive.org/web/20191117203057/https://coinlaw.io/washington-states-blockchain-bill-signed-into-law/What it means for the sector now that Washington's blockchain bill has been signed into law.Thu, 09 May 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/4-rules-for-leading-dev-teams-inhttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/4-rules-for-leading-dev-teams-inFour leadership rules for downturns: communicate often, tie work to outcomes, have hard conversations, and clear roadblocks.Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/6-keys-to-human-centric-softwarehttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/6-keys-to-human-centric-softwareSix strategies for treating developers as people: humane interviews, manager communication, one-on-ones, thoughtful metrics, and burnout.Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/are-you-leading-your-dev-team-inhttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/are-you-leading-your-dev-team-inWhy relying solely on DORA metrics can misdirect engineering teams, and how benchmarks and leading indicators add the missing context.Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/why-engineering-efficiency-shouldhttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/why-engineering-efficiency-shouldThe case for team-based engineering-efficiency metrics over individual developer-productivity scores.Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/2024-is-the-year-genai-code-hitshttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/2024-is-the-year-genai-code-hitsWhy teams need to prepare for the surge in AI-generated code through upskilling, review automation, and quality metrics.Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/how-healthy-engineering-teams-investhttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/how-healthy-engineering-teams-investA framework for aligning team resources with company goals across New Value, Feature Enhancements, DevEx, and KTLO, with benchmarks.Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://linearb.io/blog/metrics-in-software-engineering-how-to-use-leading-indicatorshttps://linearb.io/blog/metrics-in-software-engineering-how-to-use-leading-indicatorsHow engineering teams can use leading indicators, not just lagging ones, to steer delivery before outcomes show up.Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://medium.com/dev-interrupted/lessons-learned-from-programming-at-google-part-1-devinterrupted-fdc51c777524https://medium.com/dev-interrupted/lessons-learned-from-programming-at-google-part-1-devinterrupted-fdc51c777524Google senior staff engineers Hyrum Wright and Titus Winters on managing one of the world's largest codebases and their software engineering book.Wed, 07 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://medium.com/dev-interrupted/opentelemetry-a-way-to-achieve-observability-2ed6068080b1https://medium.com/dev-interrupted/opentelemetry-a-way-to-achieve-observability-2ed6068080b1How OpenTelemetry, an open-source framework, standardizes telemetry collection across distributed systems to improve observability.Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/analysis-the-quickest-path-to-halvinghttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/analysis-the-quickest-path-to-halvingResearch showing faster code reviews correlate with better delivery performance, plus four ways teams can speed reviews up.Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/scaling-chatgpt-inside-openais-rapidhttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/scaling-chatgpt-inside-openais-rapidAn OpenAI engineering manager on the scaling hurdles created by ChatGPT's explosive, unexpected popularity.Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/everything-you-need-to-know-abouthttps://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/everything-you-need-to-know-aboutHow SEI platforms improve engineering productivity and developer experience through visibility and workflow automation.Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/bringing-agent-evals-into-your-ide-introducing-galileo-s-agent-evals-mcphttps://galileo.ai/blog/bringing-agent-evals-into-your-ide-introducing-galileo-s-agent-evals-mcpAn Agent Evals MCP that brings evaluation and observability into IDEs like Cursor and VS Code without context switching.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/agent-leaderboardhttps://galileo.ai/blog/agent-leaderboardA leaderboard scoring how leading LLMs handle tool-calling across real business scenarios, using a Tool Selection Quality metric.Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/ai-agent-measurement-guide-observability-benchmarking-evaluationhttps://galileo.ai/blog/ai-agent-measurement-guide-observability-benchmarking-evaluationDisentangling observability, benchmarking, evaluation, and metrics for AI agents, and when to use each.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/ai-agent-reliability-metricshttps://galileo.ai/blog/ai-agent-reliability-metricsEight production-reliability metrics that matter more than raw accuracy when shipping AI agents.Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/galileo-agent-reliability-platformhttps://galileo.ai/blog/galileo-agent-reliability-platformAn Agent Reliability Platform with observability, failure-mode analysis, and real-time guardrails for AI agents.Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/agentic-rag-integration-ai-architecturehttps://galileo.ai/blog/agentic-rag-integration-ai-architectureArchitecture, implementation, and monitoring for combining retrieval-augmented generation with autonomous agents.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/ai-agentic-workflowshttps://galileo.ai/blog/ai-agentic-workflowsHow autonomous AI agents work, their core components, and the problems enterprises must solve to run them safely in production.Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/engineering-leaders-navigate-ai-challengeshttps://galileo.ai/blog/engineering-leaders-navigate-ai-challengesFrameworks for balancing business pressure with responsible AI adoption, written for engineering leaders.Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/four-new-agent-evaluation-metricshttps://galileo.ai/blog/four-new-agent-evaluation-metricsFour agent metrics, Agent Flow, Agent Efficiency, Conversation Quality, and Intent Change, for measuring production user experience.Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/hidden-cost-of-agentic-aihttps://galileo.ai/blog/hidden-cost-of-agentic-aiWhy over 40% of agentic AI projects fail before production, from hidden evaluation and infrastructure costs to data quality and debugging.Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/introducing-galileo-s-insights-engine-intelligence-that-adapts-to-your-agenthttps://galileo.ai/blog/introducing-galileo-s-insights-engine-intelligence-that-adapts-to-your-agentAn Insights Engine that auto-detects agent failures, surfaces root-cause analysis, and gives adaptive debugging recommendations.Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/llm-as-a-judge-the-missing-piece-in-financial-services-ai-governancehttps://galileo.ai/blog/llm-as-a-judge-the-missing-piece-in-financial-services-ai-governanceHow financial institutions can deploy generative AI at scale and stay compliant using LLM-as-a-Judge evaluation with human oversight.Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/introducing-luna-2-purpose-built-models-for-reliable-ai-evaluations-guardrailinghttps://galileo.ai/blog/introducing-luna-2-purpose-built-models-for-reliable-ai-evaluations-guardrailingLuna-2, a family of small models for real-time, low-cost AI agent evaluation and guardrailing with sub-200ms latency.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/malicious-behavior-in-multi-agent-systemshttps://galileo.ai/blog/malicious-behavior-in-multi-agent-systemsA five-step framework for defending multi-agent systems against malicious-agent behavior.Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/multimodal-ai-modelshttps://galileo.ai/blog/multimodal-ai-modelsCross-modal alignment, evaluation frameworks, and the security gaps traditional approaches miss when shipping multimodal AI.Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/galileo-optimizes-enterprise-scale-agentic-ai-stack-with-nvidiahttps://galileo.ai/blog/galileo-optimizes-enterprise-scale-agentic-ai-stack-with-nvidiaHow Galileo's reliability and evaluation platform integrates with NVIDIA's Enterprise AI Factory to deploy trustworthy AI agents.Sun, 18 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/bringing-ai-observability-behind-the-firewall-deploying-on-premise-aihttps://galileo.ai/blog/bringing-ai-observability-behind-the-firewall-deploying-on-premise-aiWhy regulated enterprises need on-premise AI observability to keep data security, compliance, and control when deploying agents.Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://galileo.ai/blog/threat-modeling-multi-agent-aihttps://galileo.ai/blog/threat-modeling-multi-agent-aiHow small per-agent faults cascade into systemic failures, and a threat-modeling approach to catch them early.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.medium.com/europes-strong-customer-authentication-sca-should-be-the-groundwork-and-the-expectation-for-43bd285b9bcbhttps://conorbronsdon.medium.com/europes-strong-customer-authentication-sca-should-be-the-groundwork-and-the-expectation-for-43bd285b9bcbWhy Europe's PSD2 multi-factor authentication mandate cuts payment fraud and should become the global baseline for cybersecurity regulation.Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.oliveandgoose.com/the-importance-of-aligning-your-marketing-and-sales-organizations-the-challenger-sale/https://www.oliveandgoose.com/the-importance-of-aligning-your-marketing-and-sales-organizations-the-challenger-sale/Why marketing and sales must align Challenger strategies to guide buyers through the purchase journey.Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.oliveandgoose.com/the-effect-of-blockchain-regulation-on-washington-states-fintech-community/https://www.oliveandgoose.com/the-effect-of-blockchain-regulation-on-washington-states-fintech-community/How Washington's strict blockchain rules drove off fintech firms, and how SB 5638 aimed to clarify the regulatory environment.Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.oliveandgoose.com/developing-challenger-content-developing-constructive-teaching/https://www.oliveandgoose.com/developing-challenger-content-developing-constructive-teaching/Building marketing content that teaches customers to reframe a problem around a firm's value proposition.Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.persistent.com/blogs/from-building-to-trusting-why-genai-needs-continuous-evaluation/https://www.persistent.com/blogs/from-building-to-trusting-why-genai-needs-continuous-evaluation/Why GenAI systems need continuous evaluation, not one-time testing, to stay trustworthy in production.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2019/11/25/opinion-cross-laminated-timber-can-help-the.htmlhttps://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2019/11/25/opinion-cross-laminated-timber-can-help-the.htmlCo-written with Seattle City Councilmember Abel Pacheco — the case for mass timber in the Northwest's Green New Deal.Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/10/01/seattles-talaris-campus-needs-affordable-housing.htmlhttps://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/10/01/seattles-talaris-campus-needs-affordable-housing.htmlSeattle's vacant Talaris campus in Laurelhurst should be redeveloped as dense, affordable housing rather than low-density sprawl.Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.thestand.org/2021/03/washington-campaign-workers-uniting-for-better-pay-conditions/https://www.thestand.org/2021/03/washington-campaign-workers-uniting-for-better-pay-conditions/Campaign workers are unionizing for fair pay and healthcare, and Democratic candidates should voluntarily recognize their staff unions.Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.theurbanist.org/to-address-the-climate-crisis-we-must-incentivize-passive-house-buildings/https://www.theurbanist.org/to-address-the-climate-crisis-we-must-incentivize-passive-house-buildings/Seattle should exempt Passive House projects from design review to speed low-energy construction and meet housing and climate goals together.Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/four-lessons-from-crashing-a-1700-person-stream/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/four-lessons-from-crashing-a-1700-person-stream/LinearB's Interact stream crashed in the first five minutes in front of 1,700 engineering leaders. Four lessons on backups and crisis management.Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/growing-the-green-economy-podcast-a-new-project/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/growing-the-green-economy-podcast-a-new-project/Announcing Growing the Green Economy, a weekly podcast on transit, mass timber, and climate policy. First episodes cover Sound Transit 2040.Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-can-challenger-sales-methodology-help-your-marketing/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-can-challenger-sales-methodology-help-your-marketing/Why Gartner found only the Challenger profile drives star sales performance, and how to build constructive tension into content marketing.Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-political-campaigns-can-effectively-use-chatbots-and-ai/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-political-campaigns-can-effectively-use-chatbots-and-ai/Campaigns can run Facebook Messenger bots to gather voter data and micro-target outreach cheaply. Conor weighs the payoff against propaganda-bot risks.Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-fix-the-democratic-party/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-fix-the-democratic-party/Six reasons Democrats underperformed in 2020 despite beating Trump: weak economic messaging, no media machine, poor digital, and treating voters as monoliths.Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-get-your-email-opened-and-read/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-get-your-email-opened-and-read/Five email marketing fixes drawn from political fundraising campaigns: write urgent titles, stay succinct, get creative, optimize mobile, ease opt-out.Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-pitch-a-story-to-media-5-tips-and-best-practices/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-pitch-a-story-to-media-5-tips-and-best-practices/How a gun-safety pitch to the Seattle Times won coverage and The Stranger's endorsement for Cyrus Habib, plus five rules for pitching busy reporters.Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-redefine-us-agriculture-for-working-families/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-redefine-us-agriculture-for-working-families/Five fixes for US farm policy: reform crop-insurance subsidies, cut livestock methane, mandate off-farm manure storage, and reform the biofuel standard.Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-save-modern-media/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-save-modern-media/US media polarization and the collapse of local reporting threaten democracy. A $2 billion public media investment, funded like the BBC, could rebuild it.Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-subscribe-to-a-twitch-streamer-using-amazon-prime/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/how-to-subscribe-to-a-twitch-streamer-using-amazon-prime/Link your Amazon Prime account to Twitch and support a streamer with a free subscription each month. Step-by-step instructions for Prime Gaming.Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/im-61-220-lbs-and-a-victim-of-domestic-abuse/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/im-61-220-lbs-and-a-victim-of-domestic-abuse/Conor Bronsdon shares his experience of intimate partner violence, the rise in abuse during COVID lockdowns, and resources for anyone who needs help.Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/mass-timber-helps-stop-wildfires-and-builds-the-green-economy/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/mass-timber-helps-stop-wildfires-and-builds-the-green-economy/Mass timber thins wildfire-prone forests, revives rural mill jobs, and cuts construction emissions 15-20% versus steel. A bipartisan green economy case.Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/october-2020-update-mass-timber-psbj-podcast-and-patreon/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/october-2020-update-mass-timber-psbj-podcast-and-patreon/Conor's October 2020 update: a mass timber lunch-and-learn, the new Growing the Green Economy podcast, a book in progress, Patreon, and recent articles.Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/portland-got-it-right-seattle-needs-e-scooters-too/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/portland-got-it-right-seattle-needs-e-scooters-too/Portland's e-scooter pilot logged 700,369 trips and replaced thousands of car miles. Seattle's traffic and emissions need the same. Mayor Durkan should act.Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/regulation-audit-compliance-identity-economy/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/regulation-audit-compliance-identity-economy/Companies that treat GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX as design inputs build compliance-native identity platforms that beat retrofitted controls on cost and speed.Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/seattle-should-lead-on-mass-timberand-solve-our-housing-crisis/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/seattle-should-lead-on-mass-timberand-solve-our-housing-crisis/Cross-laminated timber builds faster, stores carbon, and beats steel on fire tests. Seattle's timber roots make it the place to lead on mass timber housing.Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/seattles-beverage-tax-is-a-symptom-of-washingtons-upside-down-tax-system/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/seattles-beverage-tax-is-a-symptom-of-washingtons-upside-down-tax-system/Seattle's soda tax pulled $16M in 9 months but didn't cut sugar use. It punishes low-income buyers and small shops. The real fix: a state income tax.Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/senate-bill-5638-what-does-the-new-blockchain-bill-mean-for-washington-state/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/senate-bill-5638-what-does-the-new-blockchain-bill-mean-for-washington-state/Washington's SB 5638 gives distributed ledger records legal standing, but leaves crypto tax and securities questions open. A first step, not enough.Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/seven-months-independent/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/seven-months-independent/Seven months after taking Chain of Thought fully independent, the numbers are in: organic demand is compounding on YouTube and the podcast feed.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/block-cut-4000-jobs-and-blamed-aihttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/block-cut-4000-jobs-and-blamed-aiTue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/chain-of-thought-the-future-of-aihttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/chain-of-thought-the-future-of-aiTue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/he-named-his-ai-coworker-marvin-ithttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/he-named-his-ai-coworker-marvin-itFri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/how-intercom-cut-250kmonth-by-ditchinghttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/how-intercom-cut-250kmonth-by-ditchingThu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/inverting-the-innovators-dilemmahttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/inverting-the-innovators-dilemmaSun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/rip-revuehttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/rip-revueWed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-1-the-first-issue-21-09-18https://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-1-the-first-issue-21-09-18Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-2-new-podcast-tuesday-21-11-28https://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-2-new-podcast-tuesday-21-11-28Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-3-food-waste-web3-and-more-22-01-29https://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-3-food-waste-web3-and-more-22-01-29Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-4-30-million-people-saw-22-03-27https://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-4-30-million-people-saw-22-03-27Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-5-crypto-gone-mad-devs-galore-22-06-11https://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-5-crypto-gone-mad-devs-galore-22-06-11Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-6-ftx-crash-in-person-podcasts-22-11-14https://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/test-lab-6-ftx-crash-in-person-podcasts-22-11-14Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-perfectionismhttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-perfectionismTue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-tireless-digital-employeeshttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-tireless-digital-employeesTue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/the-tech-fomo-bubble-has-officiallyhttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/the-tech-fomo-bubble-has-officiallyTue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/what-dxs-1b-acquisition-means-forhttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/what-dxs-1b-acquisition-means-forWed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/why-95-percent-of-ai-strategies-are-theaterhttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/why-95-percent-of-ai-strategies-are-theaterTue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/your-ai-agent-has-an-amnesia-problemhttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/your-ai-agent-has-an-amnesia-problemFri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/your-ai-agents-are-drowning-in-badhttps://conorbronsdon.substack.com/p/your-ai-agents-are-drowning-in-badThu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/the-energy-side-of-blockchain-bitcoin-amp-cryptocurrency/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/the-energy-side-of-blockchain-bitcoin-amp-cryptocurrency/A TF Blockchain panel on how energy and blockchain intersect, from bitcoin mining costs to peer-to-peer energy trading and oil and gas applications.Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/twilight-imperium-how-playing-a-board-game-is-the-best-exercise-for-your-brain/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/twilight-imperium-how-playing-a-board-game-is-the-best-exercise-for-your-brain/Twilight Imperium runs 8 hours with 17 factions and a new map each game. Conor argues it sharpens strategy, negotiation, and reading your opponents.Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/two-years-of-writing-and-whats-next/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/two-years-of-writing-and-whats-next/Conor Bronsdon reflects on two years and 31 published articles on politics, climate, and the green economy, plus what's next in writing and video.Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/washington-state-bill-supporting-blockchain-industry-is-now-law/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/washington-state-bill-supporting-blockchain-industry-is-now-law/Governor Inslee signed SB 5638, giving distributed ledger records legal standing in Washington and reversing the 2017 rules that drove out ShapeShift.Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/washington-state-senate-unanimously-passes-blockchain-bill/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/washington-state-senate-unanimously-passes-blockchain-bill/Washington's Senate passed blockchain bill SB 5638 unanimously, signaling a reversal after rules drove ShapeShift out. The State House vote comes next.Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/what-do-different-twitter-emojis-mean/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/what-do-different-twitter-emojis-mean/A field guide to the political emojis in Twitter bios: the DSA rose, Warren's blood-and-teeth, lady liberty, the orange diamond, and dozens more.Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/what-is-st-2040-expanding-washingtons-public-transit-with-bidens-clean-energy-plan/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/what-is-st-2040-expanding-washingtons-public-transit-with-bidens-clean-energy-plan/Cars are Washington's biggest carbon source. Biden's $2T clean-energy plan could fund Andrew Grant Houston's ST 2040 light rail across the Puget Sound.Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/what-is-weatherization-building-the-green-economy-with-the-biden-climate-plan/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/what-is-weatherization-building-the-green-economy-with-the-biden-climate-plan/Biden's climate plan weatherizes 2 million homes and 4 million buildings in four years, cutting energy bills and creating an estimated 1 million jobs.Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/why-electric-cars-wont-solve-climate-change/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/why-electric-cars-wont-solve-climate-change/Electric cars lock in a car-based system and still pollute. Transit, density, and micromobility cut transportation emissions far more, and pay for themselves.Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/why-jay-inslee-should-embrace-cross-laminated-timber/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/why-jay-inslee-should-embrace-cross-laminated-timber/After his presidential run, Inslee can win on climate at home by backing cross-laminated timber, reviving rural mills and cutting construction emissions.Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/whydigitalidentitymodernbusinessfoundation/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/whydigitalidentitymodernbusinessfoundation/Treat digital identity as business infrastructure, not a security checkbox. Real Madrid grew revenue 30% and India's Aadhaar reached 1.2 billion people.Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/will-voting-on-blockchain-keep-elections-fair-and-transparent/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/will-voting-on-blockchain-keep-elections-fair-and-transparent/Can blockchain voting make elections secure and transparent? A look at how decentralized, encrypted ledgers could protect votes and resist tampering.Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://conorbronsdon.com/blog/writing-update-september-2019/https://conorbronsdon.com/blog/writing-update-september-2019/A mid-2019 roundup of Conor's writing: mass timber, e-scooters, Washington's blockchain bill, Microsoft cybersecurity eBooks, and a sci-fi side project.Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT