Asa Dotzler
@asadotzler.com
I was very good at Frogger. I don't have any proof. You'll just have to take my word for it.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I was very good at Frogger. I don't have any proof. You'll just have to take my word for it.
I was there, Gandalf.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I was there, Gandalf.
Are we winning yet?
"The FDA received unconfirmed reports of at least 100 malfunctions and adverse events after AI was added to a medical device used to treat chronic sinusitis. In one case, a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull."
"The FDA received unconfirmed reports of at least 100 malfunctions and adverse events after AI was added to a medical device used to treat chronic sinusitis. In one case, a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull."
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Are we winning yet?
"The FDA received unconfirmed reports of at least 100 malfunctions and adverse events after AI was added to a medical device used to treat chronic sinusitis. In one case, a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull."
"The FDA received unconfirmed reports of at least 100 malfunctions and adverse events after AI was added to a medical device used to treat chronic sinusitis. In one case, a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull."
Tim Cook's desperation for a product legacy, to be remembered as more than a glorified accountant who rode SJ's coattails, led to this monstrosity.
He really did believe Apple could brute force face PCs, that we'd replace our iPhones and Macs with this nonsense.
Big Tech has lost touch.
He really did believe Apple could brute force face PCs, that we'd replace our iPhones and Macs with this nonsense.
Big Tech has lost touch.
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Tim Cook's desperation for a product legacy, to be remembered as more than a glorified accountant who rode SJ's coattails, led to this monstrosity.
He really did believe Apple could brute force face PCs, that we'd replace our iPhones and Macs with this nonsense.
Big Tech has lost touch.
He really did believe Apple could brute force face PCs, that we'd replace our iPhones and Macs with this nonsense.
Big Tech has lost touch.
Nothing on television before or since gets me this amped up.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Nothing on television before or since gets me this amped up.
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YouTube search is entirely ruined for me with the latest update. I guess I'll be finding something else to do with the time I spent on that increasingly garbage site.
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 AM
YouTube search is entirely ruined for me with the latest update. I guess I'll be finding something else to do with the time I spent on that increasingly garbage site.
This.
Reality Labs has 20,000 employees which cost Meta about $7 billion a year.
Plus they bought half a dozen game studios and heavily subsidized 3rd-party developers.
Oh, and they produced and sold 25M Quest headsets well below cost.
Reality Labs has 20,000 employees which cost Meta about $7 billion a year.
Plus they bought half a dozen game studios and heavily subsidized 3rd-party developers.
Oh, and they produced and sold 25M Quest headsets well below cost.
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
This.
Reality Labs has 20,000 employees which cost Meta about $7 billion a year.
Plus they bought half a dozen game studios and heavily subsidized 3rd-party developers.
Oh, and they produced and sold 25M Quest headsets well below cost.
Reality Labs has 20,000 employees which cost Meta about $7 billion a year.
Plus they bought half a dozen game studios and heavily subsidized 3rd-party developers.
Oh, and they produced and sold 25M Quest headsets well below cost.
Estimated spending: $120B
Estimated total revenue: $12B–$14B
Estimated metaverse monthly active users: 4-5M
That means Meta spent about $25k to $30k per currently active VR user.
Wild.
Estimated total revenue: $12B–$14B
Estimated metaverse monthly active users: 4-5M
That means Meta spent about $25k to $30k per currently active VR user.
Wild.
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Estimated spending: $120B
Estimated total revenue: $12B–$14B
Estimated metaverse monthly active users: 4-5M
That means Meta spent about $25k to $30k per currently active VR user.
Wild.
Estimated total revenue: $12B–$14B
Estimated metaverse monthly active users: 4-5M
That means Meta spent about $25k to $30k per currently active VR user.
Wild.
Using Meta’s reporting, VR and metaverse spending from 2019-2025 is about $101 billion.
The Oculus acquisition and estimated spending from 2014-2018 before Meta reported it separately, is about $20 billion.
All‑in, Meta has plowed about $120 billion into its VR and metaverse boondoggle.
Wild.
The Oculus acquisition and estimated spending from 2014-2018 before Meta reported it separately, is about $20 billion.
All‑in, Meta has plowed about $120 billion into its VR and metaverse boondoggle.
Wild.
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Using Meta’s reporting, VR and metaverse spending from 2019-2025 is about $101 billion.
The Oculus acquisition and estimated spending from 2014-2018 before Meta reported it separately, is about $20 billion.
All‑in, Meta has plowed about $120 billion into its VR and metaverse boondoggle.
Wild.
The Oculus acquisition and estimated spending from 2014-2018 before Meta reported it separately, is about $20 billion.
All‑in, Meta has plowed about $120 billion into its VR and metaverse boondoggle.
Wild.
Roger Hardy: What the hell are you talking about?
Dale Cooper: I'm talking about seeing beyond fear, Roger. About looking at the world with love.
Dale Cooper: I'm talking about seeing beyond fear, Roger. About looking at the world with love.
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Roger Hardy: What the hell are you talking about?
Dale Cooper: I'm talking about seeing beyond fear, Roger. About looking at the world with love.
Dale Cooper: I'm talking about seeing beyond fear, Roger. About looking at the world with love.
Those AI bros bragging about creating 10K lines of code a day are fools.
Code is a liability. The more you have, the worse off you are. The goal should be *fewer* lines of code, not more.
LOC is a worthless measure *except* when you're trying to reduce code size and the burdens it carries.
Code is a liability. The more you have, the worse off you are. The goal should be *fewer* lines of code, not more.
LOC is a worthless measure *except* when you're trying to reduce code size and the burdens it carries.
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Those AI bros bragging about creating 10K lines of code a day are fools.
Code is a liability. The more you have, the worse off you are. The goal should be *fewer* lines of code, not more.
LOC is a worthless measure *except* when you're trying to reduce code size and the burdens it carries.
Code is a liability. The more you have, the worse off you are. The goal should be *fewer* lines of code, not more.
LOC is a worthless measure *except* when you're trying to reduce code size and the burdens it carries.
I think I've got this right:
Diet Coke (1982) was a new formula, distinct from Coke (1886.) New Coke (1985) was the sugared version of Diet Coke. New Coke failed, Coke Classic (1985) came back, but Diet Coke kept selling. Coke Zero (2005) is a zero‑calorie formula built to taste like Coke Classic.
Diet Coke (1982) was a new formula, distinct from Coke (1886.) New Coke (1985) was the sugared version of Diet Coke. New Coke failed, Coke Classic (1985) came back, but Diet Coke kept selling. Coke Zero (2005) is a zero‑calorie formula built to taste like Coke Classic.
February 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I think I've got this right:
Diet Coke (1982) was a new formula, distinct from Coke (1886.) New Coke (1985) was the sugared version of Diet Coke. New Coke failed, Coke Classic (1985) came back, but Diet Coke kept selling. Coke Zero (2005) is a zero‑calorie formula built to taste like Coke Classic.
Diet Coke (1982) was a new formula, distinct from Coke (1886.) New Coke (1985) was the sugared version of Diet Coke. New Coke failed, Coke Classic (1985) came back, but Diet Coke kept selling. Coke Zero (2005) is a zero‑calorie formula built to taste like Coke Classic.
If you aspire to be mediocre, LLM AI can help you get there.
For most, that means delivering far less than what you're capable of, stunting any real growth, and trapping yourself in the mediocrity.
There's a better way. It's called "learning."
For most, that means delivering far less than what you're capable of, stunting any real growth, and trapping yourself in the mediocrity.
There's a better way. It's called "learning."
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
If you aspire to be mediocre, LLM AI can help you get there.
For most, that means delivering far less than what you're capable of, stunting any real growth, and trapping yourself in the mediocrity.
There's a better way. It's called "learning."
For most, that means delivering far less than what you're capable of, stunting any real growth, and trapping yourself in the mediocrity.
There's a better way. It's called "learning."
"They think we'll just sit there and take it like good little boys. That we won't werewolf and go wild!"
youtu.be/dlue-wk9lXo?...
Joker went hard.
youtu.be/dlue-wk9lXo?...
Joker went hard.
February 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM
"They think we'll just sit there and take it like good little boys. That we won't werewolf and go wild!"
youtu.be/dlue-wk9lXo?...
Joker went hard.
youtu.be/dlue-wk9lXo?...
Joker went hard.
"OpenAI is shifting resources away from long-term research toward improving ChatGPT, prompting departures of senior staff."
Incremental improvements and ads. That's the phase we're in now.
Incremental improvements and ads. That's the phase we're in now.
February 5, 2026 at 5:11 AM
"OpenAI is shifting resources away from long-term research toward improving ChatGPT, prompting departures of senior staff."
Incremental improvements and ads. That's the phase we're in now.
Incremental improvements and ads. That's the phase we're in now.
Well... I still jerk off manually.
February 5, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Well... I still jerk off manually.
1980s: 1,000 min across 23 episodes in 9 months, 3 months of reruns, repeat.
Now: 500 min across 10 episodes in 3 months, 2-3 yrs of nothing.
Now: 500 min across 10 episodes in 3 months, 2-3 yrs of nothing.
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
1980s: 1,000 min across 23 episodes in 9 months, 3 months of reruns, repeat.
Now: 500 min across 10 episodes in 3 months, 2-3 yrs of nothing.
Now: 500 min across 10 episodes in 3 months, 2-3 yrs of nothing.
There's a suspicion that's been growing inside me for a while, at first only gossamer thoughts, materializing and evaporating just as quickly, but it's finally solidifying enough that I'm comfortable sharing it with y'all:
These billionaires, they might not actually have our best interests in mind.
These billionaires, they might not actually have our best interests in mind.
February 5, 2026 at 1:09 AM
There's a suspicion that's been growing inside me for a while, at first only gossamer thoughts, materializing and evaporating just as quickly, but it's finally solidifying enough that I'm comfortable sharing it with y'all:
These billionaires, they might not actually have our best interests in mind.
These billionaires, they might not actually have our best interests in mind.
I'm surprised the car makers aren't selling ads on our windshields yet.
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I'm surprised the car makers aren't selling ads on our windshields yet.
Take a break from it.
If it's important, it will be there tomorrow.
If it's important, it will be there tomorrow.
February 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Take a break from it.
If it's important, it will be there tomorrow.
If it's important, it will be there tomorrow.
My partner reaches tab counts in the thousands. I have 6 pinned tabs and rarely leave a browsing session with any other tabs open. I cannot make this work in any other browser. By browser's agility and my organizational sanity wholly depend on Firefox's Awesomebar.
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
My partner reaches tab counts in the thousands. I have 6 pinned tabs and rarely leave a browsing session with any other tabs open. I cannot make this work in any other browser. By browser's agility and my organizational sanity wholly depend on Firefox's Awesomebar.
NVIDIA funds OpenAI. OpenAI pays Oracle. Oracle buys NVIDIA chips.
We live in interesting times.
We live in interesting times.
February 3, 2026 at 9:06 AM
NVIDIA funds OpenAI. OpenAI pays Oracle. Oracle buys NVIDIA chips.
We live in interesting times.
We live in interesting times.
Apple design can't be beat.
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Apple design can't be beat.
Two years ago today, Tim Cook's big bet, a device to lift him out of Steve Jobs' shadow and off his coattails, the $3,500 Vision Pro strap-on facial PC, went on sale.
Vision Pro's R&D outspent every other product launch in Apple's 50 years, combined.
In two years, it's sold fewer than 500K units.
Vision Pro's R&D outspent every other product launch in Apple's 50 years, combined.
In two years, it's sold fewer than 500K units.
February 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Two years ago today, Tim Cook's big bet, a device to lift him out of Steve Jobs' shadow and off his coattails, the $3,500 Vision Pro strap-on facial PC, went on sale.
Vision Pro's R&D outspent every other product launch in Apple's 50 years, combined.
In two years, it's sold fewer than 500K units.
Vision Pro's R&D outspent every other product launch in Apple's 50 years, combined.
In two years, it's sold fewer than 500K units.