AndyJessop
@andyjessop.bsky.social
🌥 Senior Systems Engineer @ Cloudflare Workers
Everyone says they're thrilled or excited, but frankly, I don't believe them. I think they're stressed and hysterical but can't see outside of the money train.
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Everyone says they're thrilled or excited, but frankly, I don't believe them. I think they're stressed and hysterical but can't see outside of the money train.
Surely this marks "the top".
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Surely this marks "the top".
I can't imagine how bad this is for Jamaicans at the moment. Just hoping with all my hope that it's not as bad as it could be.
Google "donate Jamaica hurricane Melissa" and please give what you can as they will need it.
Google "donate Jamaica hurricane Melissa" and please give what you can as they will need it.
October 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I can't imagine how bad this is for Jamaicans at the moment. Just hoping with all my hope that it's not as bad as it could be.
Google "donate Jamaica hurricane Melissa" and please give what you can as they will need it.
Google "donate Jamaica hurricane Melissa" and please give what you can as they will need it.
If developers are getting laid off due to AI enabling companies to do more with less, the implication is that we're entering a golden age for indie developers.
The Age of Disruption.
The Age of Disruption.
October 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If developers are getting laid off due to AI enabling companies to do more with less, the implication is that we're entering a golden age for indie developers.
The Age of Disruption.
The Age of Disruption.
Reposted by AndyJessop
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Atproto is beautiful. Instead of users giving their data to apps, the apps just borrow it.
October 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Atproto is beautiful. Instead of users giving their data to apps, the apps just borrow it.
What is the best "guide" for an aspiring indie developer?
September 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What is the best "guide" for an aspiring indie developer?
The behaviour at the Ryder Cup was really embarrassing, and I'm not even American.
September 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The behaviour at the Ryder Cup was really embarrassing, and I'm not even American.
I'll post this again in case there are some people who didn't see the previous one:
You can make HP Sauce like the *old* HP Sauce by adding a tablespoon of malt vinegar and a dash of chili sauce.
I'm offering this information out of the kindness of my own heart. Enjoy your bacon sandwich.
You can make HP Sauce like the *old* HP Sauce by adding a tablespoon of malt vinegar and a dash of chili sauce.
I'm offering this information out of the kindness of my own heart. Enjoy your bacon sandwich.
September 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I'll post this again in case there are some people who didn't see the previous one:
You can make HP Sauce like the *old* HP Sauce by adding a tablespoon of malt vinegar and a dash of chili sauce.
I'm offering this information out of the kindness of my own heart. Enjoy your bacon sandwich.
You can make HP Sauce like the *old* HP Sauce by adding a tablespoon of malt vinegar and a dash of chili sauce.
I'm offering this information out of the kindness of my own heart. Enjoy your bacon sandwich.
It blows my mind that we will mine ore, extract aluminium, then process it into thin sheets, just to cover leftover lasagne so that fies don't get to it.
I feel like this is one of those things that future generations will look back on as being sheer lunacy.
I feel like this is one of those things that future generations will look back on as being sheer lunacy.
September 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It blows my mind that we will mine ore, extract aluminium, then process it into thin sheets, just to cover leftover lasagne so that fies don't get to it.
I feel like this is one of those things that future generations will look back on as being sheer lunacy.
I feel like this is one of those things that future generations will look back on as being sheer lunacy.
Reposted by AndyJessop
What if some client-side browsing features were part of the web platform?
Direct CSS reflection of URL state, snappy pending/optimistic UI, URL-to-scroll-snap binding, and some basic same-document navigation use cases, with JS being only an option.
github.com/WICG/declara...
Inviting feedback!
Direct CSS reflection of URL state, snappy pending/optimistic UI, URL-to-scroll-snap binding, and some basic same-document navigation use cases, with JS being only an option.
github.com/WICG/declara...
Inviting feedback!
github.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
What if some client-side browsing features were part of the web platform?
Direct CSS reflection of URL state, snappy pending/optimistic UI, URL-to-scroll-snap binding, and some basic same-document navigation use cases, with JS being only an option.
github.com/WICG/declara...
Inviting feedback!
Direct CSS reflection of URL state, snappy pending/optimistic UI, URL-to-scroll-snap binding, and some basic same-document navigation use cases, with JS being only an option.
github.com/WICG/declara...
Inviting feedback!
What with the GPT-5 letdown and the MIT report, it really does feel like we're at the "Peak of inflated Expectations" in the Gartner Hype Cycle.
August 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What with the GPT-5 letdown and the MIT report, it really does feel like we're at the "Peak of inflated Expectations" in the Gartner Hype Cycle.
Energy and compute needs for LLMs seem to be exponential, whereas core intelligence and capabilities seem to be linear. At what point does this end? And how does it end?
August 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Energy and compute needs for LLMs seem to be exponential, whereas core intelligence and capabilities seem to be linear. At what point does this end? And how does it end?
This is such a huge disappointment, but I suppose they had to release it.
Vindication for us wallers.
Vindication for us wallers.
August 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is such a huge disappointment, but I suppose they had to release it.
Vindication for us wallers.
Vindication for us wallers.
If, like me, you are devastated at the state of HP Sauce and yearn for that peppery, vinegary deliciousness that we used to have in the 80s and 90s before they criminally changed the recipe, an easy way to recreate it is:
August 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If, like me, you are devastated at the state of HP Sauce and yearn for that peppery, vinegary deliciousness that we used to have in the 80s and 90s before they criminally changed the recipe, an easy way to recreate it is:
Pretty sure we have some Helmholtz resonance stuff going on with the hvac in our attic. When the opposite window is open, there is a thundering low-frequency rumble.
August 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Pretty sure we have some Helmholtz resonance stuff going on with the hvac in our attic. When the opposite window is open, there is a thundering low-frequency rumble.
I love how Test cricket can provide you a sporting contest that lasts 6 weeks and ends in a draw, and is still viewed as one of the great Test series.
August 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I love how Test cricket can provide you a sporting contest that lasts 6 weeks and ends in a draw, and is still viewed as one of the great Test series.
Pi is neither a framework nor a library. It is a set of strict conventions — simple, declarative, and transparent — designed so that AI systems can understand, generate, test, and debug their own code.
GitHub - andyjessop/pi: An AI-first JS framework for making front-end development obvious and easy.
An AI-first JS framework for making front-end development obvious and easy. - andyjessop/pi
github.com
August 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Pi is neither a framework nor a library. It is a set of strict conventions — simple, declarative, and transparent — designed so that AI systems can understand, generate, test, and debug their own code.
I've seen so many teams and styles of management in my (fairly) long career. My conclusion regarding management is that all you really need is alignment and motivation. If you provide those things you will get quality and velocity.
August 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I've seen so many teams and styles of management in my (fairly) long career. My conclusion regarding management is that all you really need is alignment and motivation. If you provide those things you will get quality and velocity.
AI model progression so far:
1. scaled inference until diminishing returns hit
2. pivot to agents to extract "reasoning", but no killer app
3. doctor models for political gain <-- we are here
We're in the dangerous phase now, because the focus has switched to influence and manipulation.
1. scaled inference until diminishing returns hit
2. pivot to agents to extract "reasoning", but no killer app
3. doctor models for political gain <-- we are here
We're in the dangerous phase now, because the focus has switched to influence and manipulation.
July 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
AI model progression so far:
1. scaled inference until diminishing returns hit
2. pivot to agents to extract "reasoning", but no killer app
3. doctor models for political gain <-- we are here
We're in the dangerous phase now, because the focus has switched to influence and manipulation.
1. scaled inference until diminishing returns hit
2. pivot to agents to extract "reasoning", but no killer app
3. doctor models for political gain <-- we are here
We're in the dangerous phase now, because the focus has switched to influence and manipulation.
My hot take for the day: the battle between the big AI players is for political control rather than to create intelligence.
They know AGI will not be achieved, but they need to grab land.
If every person in the world uses AI to get their information, the AI clients have complete control over them.
They know AGI will not be achieved, but they need to grab land.
If every person in the world uses AI to get their information, the AI clients have complete control over them.
July 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
My hot take for the day: the battle between the big AI players is for political control rather than to create intelligence.
They know AGI will not be achieved, but they need to grab land.
If every person in the world uses AI to get their information, the AI clients have complete control over them.
They know AGI will not be achieved, but they need to grab land.
If every person in the world uses AI to get their information, the AI clients have complete control over them.
Reposted by AndyJessop
Check out the full episode:
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHHl...
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4hDo...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHHl...
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4hDo...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Measuring the impact of AI on software engineering – with Laura Tacho
YouTube video by The Pragmatic Engineer
www.youtube.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Check out the full episode:
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHHl...
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4hDo...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHHl...
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4hDo...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Assuming the AI bubble does indeed burst, and demand for compute drops through the floor, what are all those data centres going to be used for?
July 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Assuming the AI bubble does indeed burst, and demand for compute drops through the floor, what are all those data centres going to be used for?
I decided to use Claude Code to build a new app, so of course I first had to build something to optimise the way Claude builds apps...
(wip btw)
(wip btw)
GitHub - andyjessop/pi: An AI-first JS framework for making front-end development obvious and easy.
An AI-first JS framework for making front-end development obvious and easy. - andyjessop/pi
github.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I decided to use Claude Code to build a new app, so of course I first had to build something to optimise the way Claude builds apps...
(wip btw)
(wip btw)