Dave Copeland
@davetron5000.com
Author of BrutRB, our last best hope for Rubykind (https://brutrb.com) - former Mood Health, Stitch Fix, LivingSocial, Opower. I play bass and love to scuba dive.
The linked article is fucking depressing
Paul Kinlan's "Dead Framework Theory" will be rattling around in my head for awhile. I have definitely encountered the "React/Tailwind because AI" mindset. The entropy is hard to ignore. But ugh... it feels like we're tying our own shoelaces together and trying to run.
aifoc.us/dead-framewo...
aifoc.us/dead-framewo...
dead framework theory
These are my opinions and are ruminations on what might be happening as more and more developers use LLMs and Frameworks to build on the web.
In October last year I wrote “will developers care about f...
aifoc.us
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
The linked article is fucking depressing
Amazon's royalties always come in three transactions: deposit the amount I'm owed, then withdraw that exact same amount, then deposit that exact same amount again.
Apple's and Kobo's royalties are deposited without incident, but almost no one seemingly buys tech books from them.
Apple's and Kobo's royalties are deposited without incident, but almost no one seemingly buys tech books from them.
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Amazon's royalties always come in three transactions: deposit the amount I'm owed, then withdraw that exact same amount, then deposit that exact same amount again.
Apple's and Kobo's royalties are deposited without incident, but almost no one seemingly buys tech books from them.
Apple's and Kobo's royalties are deposited without incident, but almost no one seemingly buys tech books from them.
Every month, I reconcile my personal and business accounts + my dad's. Novo bank has the worst UX (and that's saying something). Their devs do not give a shit or know what they are doing. The ellipsis truncation in the middle of that whitespace just kills me every time.
January 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Every month, I reconcile my personal and business accounts + my dad's. Novo bank has the worst UX (and that's saying something). Their devs do not give a shit or know what they are doing. The ellipsis truncation in the middle of that whitespace just kills me every time.
Tax season approaches here in the US. The US government had a (legit) great idea to create a single sign-on for all government services. In typical US fashion, why build one when you can build two at twice the price? I have moved stuff to login dot gov, but the IRS only accepts ID dot me. Cool.
January 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Tax season approaches here in the US. The US government had a (legit) great idea to create a single sign-on for all government services. In typical US fashion, why build one when you can build two at twice the price? I have moved stuff to login dot gov, but the IRS only accepts ID dot me. Cool.
Reposted by Dave Copeland
Using a search engine, we found 67 unsecured admin panels for Flock Safety cameras. The majority of them use AI to zoom in and follow people.
I had both live and 31 days of archived footage from retail parking lots, forest trails, playgrounds, etc. @404media.co
youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?...
I had both live and 31 days of archived footage from retail parking lots, forest trails, playgrounds, etc. @404media.co
youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?...
This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Using a search engine, we found 67 unsecured admin panels for Flock Safety cameras. The majority of them use AI to zoom in and follow people.
I had both live and 31 days of archived footage from retail parking lots, forest trails, playgrounds, etc. @404media.co
youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?...
I had both live and 31 days of archived footage from retail parking lots, forest trails, playgrounds, etc. @404media.co
youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?...
Google could have chosen to promote recipe websites that show you a recipe and not someone's culinary journey. But they did not.
ibid for literally everything. This is why an LLM trained on the internet is far superior to searching that same internet.
ibid for literally everything. This is why an LLM trained on the internet is far superior to searching that same internet.
Every time I search online for a recipe (today: pinco de gallo) - the #1, #2 #3 results on Google are endless text, 5 ads and then MAYBE you get the recipe.
Had enough now just asking an LLM that browses using sources - today, Perpexity.
FINALLY get what I actually wanted:
Had enough now just asking an LLM that browses using sources - today, Perpexity.
FINALLY get what I actually wanted:
December 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Google could have chosen to promote recipe websites that show you a recipe and not someone's culinary journey. But they did not.
ibid for literally everything. This is why an LLM trained on the internet is far superior to searching that same internet.
ibid for literally everything. This is why an LLM trained on the internet is far superior to searching that same internet.
One of my design goals for https://brutrb.com is that requiring a file should never execute any code. It should always be totally safe to require a file without fear.
https://adrs.cloud/shared_adrs/padr_03b5cf8e34bb7900a38f6de27e50adaa
https://adrs.cloud/shared_adrs/padr_03b5cf8e34bb7900a38f6de27e50adaa
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
One of my design goals for https://brutrb.com is that requiring a file should never execute any code. It should always be totally safe to require a file without fear.
https://adrs.cloud/shared_adrs/padr_03b5cf8e34bb7900a38f6de27e50adaa
https://adrs.cloud/shared_adrs/padr_03b5cf8e34bb7900a38f6de27e50adaa
One of my least favorite Ruby cultural norms is being so obsessive about users not having to learn how to configure a gem that the gem, just on being required by Bundler, sets up a lot of default configuration.
Currently: honeybadger sets up very slow at_exit hooks if you don't configure it not to
Currently: honeybadger sets up very slow at_exit hooks if you don't configure it not to
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
One of my least favorite Ruby cultural norms is being so obsessive about users not having to learn how to configure a gem that the gem, just on being required by Bundler, sets up a lot of default configuration.
Currently: honeybadger sets up very slow at_exit hooks if you don't configure it not to
Currently: honeybadger sets up very slow at_exit hooks if you don't configure it not to
I have a Yamaha MT8x (30 years old) that has been repaired once and needs repair again. Probably more in repairs than it cost.
I also have a Tascam Porta02 (35 years old) that was serviced by a pro before I bought but I still have had to replace two belts in it.
Neither has parametric EQ or XLR in
I also have a Tascam Porta02 (35 years old) that was serviced by a pro before I bought but I still have had to replace two belts in it.
Neither has parametric EQ or XLR in
People need to chill out. There is a Tascam 424 listed for $580 + shipping on Reverb right now. We had one of those growing up. They are not good? For less than $200, maybe you could get one on a lark, but $600 is straight up predatory. reverb.com/item/93359753-tasc...
TASCAM 424 PortaStudio serviced | Reverb
Used.All tested.Good working condition. A function is perfect.Replaced belts. cleaning head, pinch roller. Demagnetized. Power supply included.CAUTION: Most of the recorders being sold when Japanese sellers are conducting operation tests are from scalpers. Please be careful as some sellers are se...
reverb.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I have a Yamaha MT8x (30 years old) that has been repaired once and needs repair again. Probably more in repairs than it cost.
I also have a Tascam Porta02 (35 years old) that was serviced by a pro before I bought but I still have had to replace two belts in it.
Neither has parametric EQ or XLR in
I also have a Tascam Porta02 (35 years old) that was serviced by a pro before I bought but I still have had to replace two belts in it.
Neither has parametric EQ or XLR in
NGL, I could do with less building new things and changing shit.
We need more people wanting to make existing things incrementally better.
We need more people wanting to make existing things incrementally better.
There is no denying that there's a pull towards promotion-driven development at many Big Tech companies.
But if you think further: a lot of this not a bad thing for the company. It's how engineers + teams stay nimble, unafraid of building new stuff + migrating
Which is critical
But if you think further: a lot of this not a bad thing for the company. It's how engineers + teams stay nimble, unafraid of building new stuff + migrating
Which is critical
Impact-driven promotions almost always (eventually) lead to promotion-driven development. Little wonder it's so widespread throughout Big Tech and larger companies.
Full: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/preparing-...
Full: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/preparing-...
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
NGL, I could do with less building new things and changing shit.
We need more people wanting to make existing things incrementally better.
We need more people wanting to make existing things incrementally better.
I really wish working in IT for the US Government was different. There are so many interesting problems to work on and a million easy ways to make people's lives better or at least not worse.
Example: Census. I got a letter to fill it out. I did. Then I got another letter
Example: Census. I got a letter to fill it out. I did. Then I got another letter
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I really wish working in IT for the US Government was different. There are so many interesting problems to work on and a million easy ways to make people's lives better or at least not worse.
Example: Census. I got a letter to fill it out. I did. Then I got another letter
Example: Census. I got a letter to fill it out. I did. Then I got another letter
A tale of trying to pay a medical bill in the US of A:
1. Get a paper bill in the mail. It contains no clear indication of what the bill is for, and is from a company you definitely did not interact with to get healthcare. Hopefully, your doctor's name is on it so you have some clue.
1. Get a paper bill in the mail. It contains no clear indication of what the bill is for, and is from a company you definitely did not interact with to get healthcare. Hopefully, your doctor's name is on it so you have some clue.
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A tale of trying to pay a medical bill in the US of A:
1. Get a paper bill in the mail. It contains no clear indication of what the bill is for, and is from a company you definitely did not interact with to get healthcare. Hopefully, your doctor's name is on it so you have some clue.
1. Get a paper bill in the mail. It contains no clear indication of what the bill is for, and is from a company you definitely did not interact with to get healthcare. Hopefully, your doctor's name is on it so you have some clue.
I have this pathological desire to block the domains of all spammers. I even go into my spam folder and do this. Spam Zero. Looking at the domains, I wonder if blocking all .us would be fine. Almost every spam is from «random characters».us
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I have this pathological desire to block the domains of all spammers. I even go into my spam folder and do this. Spam Zero. Looking at the domains, I wonder if blocking all .us would be fine. Almost every spam is from «random characters».us
knob? Is that an en_GB thing?
@davetron5000.com has swears! They've used 37 profanities in their last 547 posts.
🥇 "shit" (6 times)
🥈 "knob" (6 times)
🥉 "fuck" (5 times)
🥇 "shit" (6 times)
🥈 "knob" (6 times)
🥉 "fuck" (5 times)
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
knob? Is that an en_GB thing?
@profanity.accountant how am I doing?
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
@profanity.accountant how am I doing?
This pathological payment pattern I can't wrap my head around why it exists, because it just happened with STRIPE, who should know better: 1) default method is expired and has failed, 2) add new method, charge goes through, 3) expired payment method is still default, fails next time.
November 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This pathological payment pattern I can't wrap my head around why it exists, because it just happened with STRIPE, who should know better: 1) default method is expired and has failed, 2) add new method, charge goes through, 3) expired payment method is still default, fails next time.
Just spent the last week on a fancy TUI library for https://brutrb.com and it almost works, but is janky in a lot of ways and I think it's at the point where I have to basically nuke it and start over. This is the "one to throw away" but I really don't want to write all this again.
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Just spent the last week on a fancy TUI library for https://brutrb.com and it almost works, but is janky in a lot of ways and I think it's at the point where I have to basically nuke it and start over. This is the "one to throw away" but I really don't want to write all this again.
Our industry’s obsession with preventing programmers from ever being inconvenienced feels truly user hostile. Shit doesn’t need changing as frequently as we think. It’s ok to think through and plan stuff. Just because the CEO hired a bunch of programmers doesn’t mean they must be 100% utilized.
"AI can generate code in minutes - so why does shipping software still take forever?"
YES
It's the right question to ask
Such a timely book! Recommended. The website of the book where you can get it: developerexperiencebook.com
YES
It's the right question to ask
Such a timely book! Recommended. The website of the book where you can get it: developerexperiencebook.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our industry’s obsession with preventing programmers from ever being inconvenienced feels truly user hostile. Shit doesn’t need changing as frequently as we think. It’s ok to think through and plan stuff. Just because the CEO hired a bunch of programmers doesn’t mean they must be 100% utilized.
1 hour into getting 1password + firefox to work. Main sticking point so far is getting it to start when I log in. It just always produces a crash dialog, but then seems to actually start. (Please don't tell me about other password managers, I'm not switching)
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
1 hour into getting 1password + firefox to work. Main sticking point so far is getting it to start when I log in. It just always produces a crash dialog, but then seems to actually start. (Please don't tell me about other password managers, I'm not switching)
Reposted by Dave Copeland
The final boss of every Linux install is — get my 4-in-1 printer/scanner/copier/fax working.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The final boss of every Linux install is — get my 4-in-1 printer/scanner/copier/fax working.
I've probably posted this before, but copy/paste shortcuts are super important to me, and I think any long-time mac user would feel the same way. Knowing that whatever app you are in can be copied/pasted with the same key everywhere is hugely empowering
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I've probably posted this before, but copy/paste shortcuts are super important to me, and I think any long-time mac user would feel the same way. Knowing that whatever app you are in can be copied/pasted with the same key everywhere is hugely empowering
I have some downtime and am revisiting "Make Linux Remotely Usable for a Long Time Mac Person". Step 1 is "make Firefox respond to mac-like key shortcuts" and…xremap!! 100% works.
GETTING it to work is a byzantine nightmare the exemplifies why Linux on the desktop will never ever ever be a thing.
GETTING it to work is a byzantine nightmare the exemplifies why Linux on the desktop will never ever ever be a thing.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I have some downtime and am revisiting "Make Linux Remotely Usable for a Long Time Mac Person". Step 1 is "make Firefox respond to mac-like key shortcuts" and…xremap!! 100% works.
GETTING it to work is a byzantine nightmare the exemplifies why Linux on the desktop will never ever ever be a thing.
GETTING it to work is a byzantine nightmare the exemplifies why Linux on the desktop will never ever ever be a thing.
I initially bought into "software craftsmanship", but soon soured on it, as it seemed to be couched as moral imperative, not a practical/outcome-based one. But now that LLMs allow a lot of rank&file devs to get work done in a much more industrialized way, I'm wondering if "craft" has new meaning?
November 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I initially bought into "software craftsmanship", but soon soured on it, as it seemed to be couched as moral imperative, not a practical/outcome-based one. But now that LLMs allow a lot of rank&file devs to get work done in a much more industrialized way, I'm wondering if "craft" has new meaning?
If I'm understanding this Cloudflare thing right, it looks like the smug use† of monads took down the entire internet?
†is there any other kind?
†is there any other kind?
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If I'm understanding this Cloudflare thing right, it looks like the smug use† of monads took down the entire internet?
†is there any other kind?
†is there any other kind?
I'm usually pretty emotionally, even? But I just made the final update to Sustainable Rails and have taken it out of print. It doesn't feel good, even though it is the right call for me. I enjoyed writing&updating the book over the years & the advice it contains is still highly recommended. But…
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I'm usually pretty emotionally, even? But I just made the final update to Sustainable Rails and have taken it out of print. It doesn't feel good, even though it is the right call for me. I enjoyed writing&updating the book over the years & the advice it contains is still highly recommended. But…