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35 <main id="main" class="flex-1"><!--[--><!----> <section class="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-5 py-12 sm:px-6 sm:py-16 lg:px-8 lg:py-20"><p class="prompt reveal">tail -f ~/writing</p> <h1 class="reveal page-title mt-3">Writing</h1> <p class="reveal mt-4 text-lg text-pretty text-fg-dim">AI, building software, and whatever I'm tinkering with. Some pieces are interactive and live on
36		their own sites. <a href="/rss.xml" class="link-anim" data-sveltekit-reload="">RSS ↗</a></p> <!--[0--><div class="mt-8 flex flex-wrap gap-2 font-mono text-xs"><!--[--><button aria-pressed="false" class="rounded-full border px-3 py-1 transition-colors border-line text-fg-dim hover:border-accent/50 hover:text-accent">#ai</button><button aria-pressed="false" class="rounded-full border px-3 py-1 transition-colors border-line text-fg-dim hover:border-accent/50 hover:text-accent">#interactive</button><!--]--></div><!--]--> <ul class="mt-10 divide-y divide-line/60"><!--[--><li><a href="https://paradox.alpacasoft.dev" class="group block py-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><div class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-4"><h2 class="section-title text-fg transition-colors group-hover:text-accent">The Alpaca Paradox<!--[0--><span class="text-fg-faint">↗</span><!--]--></h2> <time class="shrink-0 font-mono text-xs text-fg-faint" datetime="2026-09-15">September 15, 2026</time></div> <p class="mt-2 text-pretty text-fg-dim">Taking a 10% AI-extinction forecast literally. An interactive model of the claim where you can change every assumption and watch 10,000 futures respond.</p> <!--[0--><p class="mt-2 font-mono text-xs text-fg-faint">paradox.alpacasoft.dev</p><!--]--></a></li><!--]--></ul></section><!--]--><!----></main> <footer class="mt-16 border-t border-line/70 sm:mt-20"><div class="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-5 py-12 sm:px-6 lg:px-8"><div class="flex flex-col gap-10 sm:flex-row sm:justify-between"><div class="max-w-xs"><p class="prompt">cat ~/about</p> <p class="mt-2 text-sm leading-relaxed text-pretty text-fg-dim">Will Mitchell, TheAlpacalypse most places. Builds fun, usually free software: 40K tools, games, and AI experiments. Founder of Alpaca Software, LLC.</p> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/AlpacaSoftware" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mt-5 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-accent/30 bg-accent-fill/15 px-4 py-1.5 font-mono text-xs text-accent transition-colors hover:bg-accent-fill/25">♥ Support the work</a></div> <nav class="font-mono text-sm" aria-label="Social and contact"><p class="prompt mb-3">ls ~/links</p> <ul class="space-y-2"><!--[--><li class="flex items-baseline gap-3"><span class="w-16 shrink-0 text-fg-faint">git/</span> <a href="https://github.com/wn-mitch" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link-anim">@wn-mitch</a></li><li class="flex items-baseline gap-3"><span class="w-16 shrink-0 text-fg-faint">in/</span> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/will--mitch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link-anim">in/will--mitch</a></li><li class="flex items-baseline gap-3"><span class="w-16 shrink-0 text-fg-faint">bsky/</span> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thealpacalypse.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link-anim">@thealpacalypse</a></li><!--]--> <li class="flex items-baseline gap-3"><span class="w-16 shrink-0 text-fg-faint">mail/</span> <a href="#" class="link-anim">email me</a><!----></li> <li class="flex items-baseline gap-3"><span class="w-16 shrink-0 text-fg-faint">cv/</span> <a href="/resume" class="link-anim">résumé</a></li></ul></nav></div> <div class="mt-10 flex flex-col gap-2 border-t border-line/50 pt-6 font-mono text-xs text-fg-faint sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between"><span>© 2026 Alpaca Software, LLC</span> <span>built with SvelteKit · deployed on Cloudflare</span></div></div></footer><!----></div><!--]--><!--]--> <!--[-1--><!--]--><!--]-->
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