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Güney K.
@guney.bsky.social
· Aug 8
If you try to optimise everything you will optimise nothing.
I upgraded my MacBook to Tahoe today and looking at this background feels pretty good.
I wouldn’t think a background change would impact my mood this much 😶
I hope rest of the OS is as good.
I wouldn’t think a background change would impact my mood this much 😶
I hope rest of the OS is as good.
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I upgraded my MacBook to Tahoe today and looking at this background feels pretty good.
I wouldn’t think a background change would impact my mood this much 😶
I hope rest of the OS is as good.
I wouldn’t think a background change would impact my mood this much 😶
I hope rest of the OS is as good.
Reposted by Güney K.
i have no expertise in your field which is why i am confident that AI can replace you and your work
November 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
i have no expertise in your field which is why i am confident that AI can replace you and your work
My daughter (5) made this at home, she loves crafting things.
I told her it looks great and asked if she designed it by herself. She said yes, proudly.
I was expecting her to her say yes, but wasn’t expecting an actual design.
I told her it looks great and asked if she designed it by herself. She said yes, proudly.
I was expecting her to her say yes, but wasn’t expecting an actual design.
November 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My daughter (5) made this at home, she loves crafting things.
I told her it looks great and asked if she designed it by herself. She said yes, proudly.
I was expecting her to her say yes, but wasn’t expecting an actual design.
I told her it looks great and asked if she designed it by herself. She said yes, proudly.
I was expecting her to her say yes, but wasn’t expecting an actual design.
Yasadigim mesleki deformasyona bak ya, Erling yazmislar, “aa yanlis yazmislar Erlang diye yaziliyo” dedim…
November 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Yasadigim mesleki deformasyona bak ya, Erling yazmislar, “aa yanlis yazmislar Erlang diye yaziliyo” dedim…
I hate it when the only compensation from delivery apps is the price of the missing item.
I mean of course I won’t be paying for the items I didn’t receive, that is not a compensation.
You should be giving me some extra credit for the inconvenience you caused when I have 1 burger missing.
I mean of course I won’t be paying for the items I didn’t receive, that is not a compensation.
You should be giving me some extra credit for the inconvenience you caused when I have 1 burger missing.
October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I hate it when the only compensation from delivery apps is the price of the missing item.
I mean of course I won’t be paying for the items I didn’t receive, that is not a compensation.
You should be giving me some extra credit for the inconvenience you caused when I have 1 burger missing.
I mean of course I won’t be paying for the items I didn’t receive, that is not a compensation.
You should be giving me some extra credit for the inconvenience you caused when I have 1 burger missing.
How do you explain what software engineering is to a 5 year old?
My daughter asked what my occupation is, I said I’m a software engineer and her response was “no I’m asking like doctor or firefighter”.
Maybe she thinks software engineers don’t have a place in society 🙃
My daughter asked what my occupation is, I said I’m a software engineer and her response was “no I’m asking like doctor or firefighter”.
Maybe she thinks software engineers don’t have a place in society 🙃
October 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
How do you explain what software engineering is to a 5 year old?
My daughter asked what my occupation is, I said I’m a software engineer and her response was “no I’m asking like doctor or firefighter”.
Maybe she thinks software engineers don’t have a place in society 🙃
My daughter asked what my occupation is, I said I’m a software engineer and her response was “no I’m asking like doctor or firefighter”.
Maybe she thinks software engineers don’t have a place in society 🙃
I’m introducing a new paradigm: Vine coding 🍷
Everyone can vibe code, but can you vine code?
Everyone can vibe code, but can you vine code?
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I’m introducing a new paradigm: Vine coding 🍷
Everyone can vibe code, but can you vine code?
Everyone can vibe code, but can you vine code?
I don’t exactly know why but I’m not excited by ChatGPT Atlas at all.
I don’t have anything against it though.
It is probably because in the past few years there has been sooo many new product launches and it is just too hard to keep up with all of them which makes me feel like “yeah whatever”.
I don’t have anything against it though.
It is probably because in the past few years there has been sooo many new product launches and it is just too hard to keep up with all of them which makes me feel like “yeah whatever”.
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I don’t exactly know why but I’m not excited by ChatGPT Atlas at all.
I don’t have anything against it though.
It is probably because in the past few years there has been sooo many new product launches and it is just too hard to keep up with all of them which makes me feel like “yeah whatever”.
I don’t have anything against it though.
It is probably because in the past few years there has been sooo many new product launches and it is just too hard to keep up with all of them which makes me feel like “yeah whatever”.
Vodafone is having a nationwide outage in the UK and I have my broadband, mobile and work mobile on their network.
As a remote engineer I cannot work because of this outage.
Lesson learned, never have your mobile and broadband on the same network.
As a remote engineer I cannot work because of this outage.
Lesson learned, never have your mobile and broadband on the same network.
October 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Vodafone is having a nationwide outage in the UK and I have my broadband, mobile and work mobile on their network.
As a remote engineer I cannot work because of this outage.
Lesson learned, never have your mobile and broadband on the same network.
As a remote engineer I cannot work because of this outage.
Lesson learned, never have your mobile and broadband on the same network.
Reposted by Güney K.
“Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision has been followed by significant price hikes and layoffs, harming both gamers and developers…as we’ve seen across sectors, increasing market consolidation and increasing prices often go hand-in-hand.” - Lina Khan, former head of the FTC
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She isn’t wrong
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She isn’t wrong
October 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision has been followed by significant price hikes and layoffs, harming both gamers and developers…as we’ve seen across sectors, increasing market consolidation and increasing prices often go hand-in-hand.” - Lina Khan, former head of the FTC
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She isn’t wrong
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She isn’t wrong
I literally hate the apps that forces me to change my password.
This happened with 2 different apps today 😡
This happened with 2 different apps today 😡
September 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I literally hate the apps that forces me to change my password.
This happened with 2 different apps today 😡
This happened with 2 different apps today 😡
Guess who had to find and fix a bug AI introduced and couldn’t fix?
September 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Guess who had to find and fix a bug AI introduced and couldn’t fix?
How might I know them exactly Instagram?
September 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
How might I know them exactly Instagram?
This is your reminder not to upgrade to iOS 26 right away.
The first release of almost all new iOS versions are buggy. Wait until at least 26.1.
The first release of almost all new iOS versions are buggy. Wait until at least 26.1.
September 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is your reminder not to upgrade to iOS 26 right away.
The first release of almost all new iOS versions are buggy. Wait until at least 26.1.
The first release of almost all new iOS versions are buggy. Wait until at least 26.1.
Reposted by Güney K.
August 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
September 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I have the same feeling.
I don’t use AI for writing feedback for my colleagues.
Writing genuine feedback is the best way to help others grow and I don’t think this can or should be rushed.
I usually take at least 30 mins per person to write feedback without AI help.
I don’t use AI for writing feedback for my colleagues.
Writing genuine feedback is the best way to help others grow and I don’t think this can or should be rushed.
I usually take at least 30 mins per person to write feedback without AI help.
Interesting observation from an eng manager:
“As soon as I know some text is AI-generated: I lose all interest in reading it.
For performance reviews, I asked people to either not use AI or if they must: just write down the prompt so I don’t need to go thru the generated word salad padding.”
“As soon as I know some text is AI-generated: I lose all interest in reading it.
For performance reviews, I asked people to either not use AI or if they must: just write down the prompt so I don’t need to go thru the generated word salad padding.”
September 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I have the same feeling.
I don’t use AI for writing feedback for my colleagues.
Writing genuine feedback is the best way to help others grow and I don’t think this can or should be rushed.
I usually take at least 30 mins per person to write feedback without AI help.
I don’t use AI for writing feedback for my colleagues.
Writing genuine feedback is the best way to help others grow and I don’t think this can or should be rushed.
I usually take at least 30 mins per person to write feedback without AI help.
Yesterday I watched the Tetris movie, it was way beyond my expectations.
I learned so much about Tetris history.
Tetris was created by a Russian engineer Alexey Pajitnov during Soviet times in 1985.
It was licensed to Nintendo with the hustle of Henk Rogers in 1989 and it became a world wide hit.
I learned so much about Tetris history.
Tetris was created by a Russian engineer Alexey Pajitnov during Soviet times in 1985.
It was licensed to Nintendo with the hustle of Henk Rogers in 1989 and it became a world wide hit.
September 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Yesterday I watched the Tetris movie, it was way beyond my expectations.
I learned so much about Tetris history.
Tetris was created by a Russian engineer Alexey Pajitnov during Soviet times in 1985.
It was licensed to Nintendo with the hustle of Henk Rogers in 1989 and it became a world wide hit.
I learned so much about Tetris history.
Tetris was created by a Russian engineer Alexey Pajitnov during Soviet times in 1985.
It was licensed to Nintendo with the hustle of Henk Rogers in 1989 and it became a world wide hit.
This is what the UK weather does to you 😵
September 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is what the UK weather does to you 😵
This is a great example of not trying to replace people – in this case doctors, with AI but instead helping them do their job better with AI assistance.
Great news and advancement for both doctors and patients!
www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
Great news and advancement for both doctors and patients!
www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
AI stethoscope can detect three heart conditions in 15 seconds
An AI-enabled stethoscope can help doctors pick up three heart conditions in just 15 seconds
www.bhf.org.uk
August 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is a great example of not trying to replace people – in this case doctors, with AI but instead helping them do their job better with AI assistance.
Great news and advancement for both doctors and patients!
www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
Great news and advancement for both doctors and patients!
www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
I now have a much better alternative to the phrase “No pain, no gain”.
No rain, no flowers.
No rain, no flowers.
August 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I now have a much better alternative to the phrase “No pain, no gain”.
No rain, no flowers.
No rain, no flowers.
In tech we say “There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution” and I think it is beautiful.
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In tech we say “There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution” and I think it is beautiful.
The cats of Istanbul 🐈🇹🇷
August 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The cats of Istanbul 🐈🇹🇷