Hibri Marzook
@hibri.net
I don't know what I'm doing, but I will know when I'm done. #Agile #CICD #systemsthinking 🇪🇺🇱🇰🇬🇧he/him @hibri@techhub.social https://hibri.net
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Elon Musk is a white supremacist. Case closed.
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Elon Musk is a white supremacist. Case closed.
How am I supposed to treat LLMs as just a tool when it’s linked the disruption that the techno-oligarchs are causing.
January 20, 2026 at 10:14 AM
How am I supposed to treat LLMs as just a tool when it’s linked the disruption that the techno-oligarchs are causing.
Charity said it better than I could. I explored feedback loops in a contrarian talk Pipelines are dead. speakerdeck.com/hibri/pipeli...
January 20, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Charity said it better than I could. I explored feedback loops in a contrarian talk Pipelines are dead. speakerdeck.com/hibri/pipeli...
This is why the “I don’t do anything wrong, so I don’t need privacy “ argument doesn’t hold. We need privacy from the government too for when the government becomes the terrorist, which the US government currently is.
“Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address,”
Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data
ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abuse that EFF has been warning about.
www.eff.org
January 17, 2026 at 10:33 AM
This is why the “I don’t do anything wrong, so I don’t need privacy “ argument doesn’t hold. We need privacy from the government too for when the government becomes the terrorist, which the US government currently is.
Replacing humans with AI is going really well
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Replacing humans with AI is going really well
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for the love of god, AI systems aren't "just tools that are neither good nor evil in and of themselves". AI systems *are* tools of capitalism. they exist as tools of capitalism. there is no AI system "in and of itself" outside of capitalism
December 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
for the love of god, AI systems aren't "just tools that are neither good nor evil in and of themselves". AI systems *are* tools of capitalism. they exist as tools of capitalism. there is no AI system "in and of itself" outside of capitalism
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The discussion is on @johncutle.fish's "20 Things I Learned As A Systems (Over) Thinker", on the first Monday of the New Year. It's free, and discussions tend to be free-ranging.
ti.to/bredemeyer/c...
ti.to/bredemeyer/c...
Papers in Systems Discussion: Cutler's 20 Things
20 Things I Learned As A Systems (Over) Thinker First up in the Papers in Systems discussion series in 2026: “20 Things I Learned As A Systems (Over) Thinker” by John Cutler. The discussion will be le...
ti.to
December 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The discussion is on @johncutle.fish's "20 Things I Learned As A Systems (Over) Thinker", on the first Monday of the New Year. It's free, and discussions tend to be free-ranging.
ti.to/bredemeyer/c...
ti.to/bredemeyer/c...
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I've written another article relating to software architecture (Continuous Architecture specifically) exploring why quality attributes seem to ALWAYS be ignored and what to do about it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-yo.... I'd be interested to hear what your experiences are on this.
Why your quality attributes keep getting ignored (and what to do about it)
Quality attributes such as performance, security, resilience, scalability and maintainability frequently determine whether a system remains viable over time, yet in many organisations they are consist...
www.linkedin.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I've written another article relating to software architecture (Continuous Architecture specifically) exploring why quality attributes seem to ALWAYS be ignored and what to do about it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-yo.... I'd be interested to hear what your experiences are on this.
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“Complex systems have a history. Not only do they evolve through time, but their past is co-responsible for their present behaviour. Any analysis of a complex system that ignores the dimension of time is incomplete”
— Paul Cilliers
#AdventOfSystemSeeing Day 14
www.ruthmalan.com/Advent/2025/...
— Paul Cilliers
#AdventOfSystemSeeing Day 14
www.ruthmalan.com/Advent/2025/...
Advent(ure) in System Seeing
Today we'll explore how the situation came to be. Either focus your exploration on a textual narrative, or use a graphical history canvas:
www.ruthmalan.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“Complex systems have a history. Not only do they evolve through time, but their past is co-responsible for their present behaviour. Any analysis of a complex system that ignores the dimension of time is incomplete”
— Paul Cilliers
#AdventOfSystemSeeing Day 14
www.ruthmalan.com/Advent/2025/...
— Paul Cilliers
#AdventOfSystemSeeing Day 14
www.ruthmalan.com/Advent/2025/...
December 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Trunk-Based Development has a reputation for being fast, fearless, and incredibly effective… but does it actually work in the real world?
In this video, we have a company providing us the details of how they put Trunk-Based Development to the test...
WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/CR3LP2n2dWw
In this video, we have a company providing us the details of how they put Trunk-Based Development to the test...
WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/CR3LP2n2dWw
We Tried Trunk-Based Development... The Results Were Shocking.
YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trunk-Based Development has a reputation for being fast, fearless, and incredibly effective… but does it actually work in the real world?
In this video, we have a company providing us the details of how they put Trunk-Based Development to the test...
WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/CR3LP2n2dWw
In this video, we have a company providing us the details of how they put Trunk-Based Development to the test...
WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/CR3LP2n2dWw
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The quote is from an interview with Maturana that @hibri.net brought to our attention (and we discussed it in a PapersInSystems meetup a while back, led by Hibri).
www.open.edu/openlearn/mo...
www.open.edu/openlearn/mo...
Systems explained by Humberto Maturana
In May 2021, Humberto Maturana, a Chilean Biologist, died aged 92. In these videos he explains the differences between information transfer within biological and non-biological systems.
www.open.edu
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The quote is from an interview with Maturana that @hibri.net brought to our attention (and we discussed it in a PapersInSystems meetup a while back, led by Hibri).
www.open.edu/openlearn/mo...
www.open.edu/openlearn/mo...
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"Why should I train my developers? They'll just leave."
"Why is it so hard to find developers with the skills I need?"
One question answers the other.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/t...
"Why is it so hard to find developers with the skills I need?"
One question answers the other.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/t...
Training & Mentoring is a Common Good
“Why should I train my developers? They’ll just leave.” “Why is it so hard to find developers with the skills I need?” Over a thirty three-year career, I’ve hear…
codemanship.wordpress.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"Why should I train my developers? They'll just leave."
"Why is it so hard to find developers with the skills I need?"
One question answers the other.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/t...
"Why is it so hard to find developers with the skills I need?"
One question answers the other.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/t...
Pull requests are an evolutionary dead end that we’ve got ourselves into. It delays feedback and we keep piling more reviews into it.
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Pull requests are an evolutionary dead end that we’ve got ourselves into. It delays feedback and we keep piling more reviews into it.
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Excited that my latest talk at the Complexity Lounge is now on YouTube. Titled "Humberto Maturana’s Time: Living in the Present," this talk explores Maturana's 2 modalities of time. This was a great project with new insights gained into how Maturana understood time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AHY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AHY...
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Excited that my latest talk at the Complexity Lounge is now on YouTube. Titled "Humberto Maturana’s Time: Living in the Present," this talk explores Maturana's 2 modalities of time. This was a great project with new insights gained into how Maturana understood time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AHY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AHY...
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A theme that really stood out at @gradle.com's DPE Summit conference is that while developers feel productive using GenAI for coding, this isn't necessarily translating into more features/fixes/customer value for organisations. So I wrote a blog post about it
gradle.com/blog/develop...
gradle.com/blog/develop...
The developer productivity paradox: Why faster coding doesn’t mean faster software delivery
Developers are using Generative AI to crank out code faster than ever before, but somehow, the metrics aren’t showing an overall productivity improvement. So what’s going on?
gradle.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A theme that really stood out at @gradle.com's DPE Summit conference is that while developers feel productive using GenAI for coding, this isn't necessarily translating into more features/fixes/customer value for organisations. So I wrote a blog post about it
gradle.com/blog/develop...
gradle.com/blog/develop...
What are the kids dreaming up these days ?
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What are the kids dreaming up these days ?
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Reductionism can be wrong, but actionable.
Complexity can be right, but paralyzing.
cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-389-ov...
Complexity can be right, but paralyzing.
cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-389-ov...
TBM 389: Overthinker!
From a young age, being accused of “overcomplicating” or “overthinking” things felt like a dismissal of who I was.
cutlefish.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reductionism can be wrong, but actionable.
Complexity can be right, but paralyzing.
cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-389-ov...
Complexity can be right, but paralyzing.
cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-389-ov...
Me one week before the assignment is due: how am I going to write 2500 words?
Me two days before the assignment is due: 2500 words is not enough!!!
Me two days before the assignment is due: 2500 words is not enough!!!
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Me one week before the assignment is due: how am I going to write 2500 words?
Me two days before the assignment is due: 2500 words is not enough!!!
Me two days before the assignment is due: 2500 words is not enough!!!
Maybe the kids don’t need Xmas presents this year www.lego.com/en-gb/produc...
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LEGO® Icons Star Trek model kit for adults
www.lego.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Maybe the kids don’t need Xmas presents this year www.lego.com/en-gb/produc...
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DX's latest study into AI-assisted coding says the same as DORA's recent report - AI won’t save you from your (broken) engineering culture.
But it goes further: the biggest gains come from better ways of working, not AI.
Wrote up my analysis here 👇
But it goes further: the biggest gains come from better ways of working, not AI.
Wrote up my analysis here 👇
Findings from DX’s 2025 report: AI won’t save you from your engineering culture | Rob Bowley
blog.robbowley.net
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
DX's latest study into AI-assisted coding says the same as DORA's recent report - AI won’t save you from your (broken) engineering culture.
But it goes further: the biggest gains come from better ways of working, not AI.
Wrote up my analysis here 👇
But it goes further: the biggest gains come from better ways of working, not AI.
Wrote up my analysis here 👇
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Just posted a new article:
Reverse Engineering your Software Architecture with Claude Code to help Claude Code
medium.com/nick-tune-te...
Reverse Engineering your Software Architecture with Claude Code to help Claude Code
medium.com/nick-tune-te...
Reverse Engineering your Software Architecture with Claude Code to help Claude Code
Coding agents can do more when they understand your system.
medium.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Just posted a new article:
Reverse Engineering your Software Architecture with Claude Code to help Claude Code
medium.com/nick-tune-te...
Reverse Engineering your Software Architecture with Claude Code to help Claude Code
medium.com/nick-tune-te...
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The dotcom bubble left us fibre that still powers the internet.
The AI boom might leave us a pile of short-lived silicon and silent cathedrals of compute – monuments to a forgotten era.
The web was open. AI isn’t. That may prove the real difference.
The AI boom might leave us a pile of short-lived silicon and silent cathedrals of compute – monuments to a forgotten era.
The web was open. AI isn’t. That may prove the real difference.
After the AI boom: what might we be left with? | Rob Bowley
blog.robbowley.net
October 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The dotcom bubble left us fibre that still powers the internet.
The AI boom might leave us a pile of short-lived silicon and silent cathedrals of compute – monuments to a forgotten era.
The web was open. AI isn’t. That may prove the real difference.
The AI boom might leave us a pile of short-lived silicon and silent cathedrals of compute – monuments to a forgotten era.
The web was open. AI isn’t. That may prove the real difference.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that