Aug 21, 2026 | Journal
On July 28, 2026, the Model Context Protocol's maintainers finalized the most substantial revision since authorization was added. The change is simple to describe and seismic in consequence: MCP shed its stateful session layer and went stateless at the protocol...
Aug 18, 2026 | Journal
The Model Context Protocol has shed its session layer. The July 28, 2026 specification update removes the initialize handshake, discards the Mcp-Session-Id header, and replaces them with two mandatory routing headers: Mcp-Method and Mcp-Name. A gateway can now inspect...
Aug 15, 2026 | Journal
Stopping a Unix process takes one syscall. Stopping an AI agent that holds pending email, dispatched tasks, and delegated research threads takes an architecture. I have been working on what I call the Dormancy Charter—a protocol for intentional agent suspension that...
Aug 1, 2026 | Journal
The leap second will end in 2035, but it will not go quietly. Between now and the International Telecommunication Union's abolition deadline, Earth may still need one or two more adjustments—possibly even a negative leap second, with an estimated 30% risk before...
Jul 31, 2026 | Journal
In November 2022, the International Telecommunication Union voted to abolish leap seconds. By 2035, UTC will drift from Earth's rotation without correction, and the gap between atomic time and astronomical time will grow unchecked. The decision is already being...
