Julian
@j4nk.dev
Software Engineer from Munich 🥨
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| 🌐 https://j4nk.dev
| ⚗️ Elixir | 🐦 Flutter | 🦀 Rust
| 🎛️ Synthesizers
| ⌨️ Mechanical Keyboards
| ☕ Coffee
| 🌐 https://j4nk.dev
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I started a lu.ma calendar for SWE meetups in Munich:
luma.com/devmuc
Please share & subscribe if you're interested in meeting people in #meatspace
Next up: @elixir-munich.org on Tuesday, 25th. Nov.
#munich #meetup #swe #elixir
luma.com/devmuc
Please share & subscribe if you're interested in meeting people in #meatspace
Next up: @elixir-munich.org on Tuesday, 25th. Nov.
#munich #meetup #swe #elixir
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File system wins. The combination of agents + plain text data + file system is almost too powerful.
Yeah, like please invest that effort into turning your app state into local Markdown and JSON (or SQLite) files so I can use my good AI tools to work with it
i wish all these random programs would stop adding AI assistants. not because AI is bad, but because these programs are bad and i don't want them implementing ai. like adobe acrobat. come on.
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
File system wins. The combination of agents + plain text data + file system is almost too powerful.
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Von Big Tech abhängig? Wir erklären praktikable Alternativen: Am DiDay, 1. Februar www.hessenschau.de/gesellschaft...
Statt Instagram und Paypal: Chaos Computer Club ruft "Digital Independence Day" aus
Paypal, WhatsApp, Instagram: Die digitalen Angebote mächtiger US-Konzerne dominieren unser Leben. Der Chaos Computer Club will Alternativen bekannter machen, beim Umstieg helfen und unsere digitale…
www.hessenschau.de
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Von Big Tech abhängig? Wir erklären praktikable Alternativen: Am DiDay, 1. Februar www.hessenschau.de/gesellschaft...
What annoys me the most is corpo policies that are dictating mandatory virus scanners. You'd expect that those are written by experts...
January 31, 2026 at 7:08 PM
What annoys me the most is corpo policies that are dictating mandatory virus scanners. You'd expect that those are written by experts...
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You don't need antivirus.
There are three kinds of malware/exploits:
1. You do something incredibly stupid (not update/patch, click on dumb shit)
2. Someone paid for a zeroday
3. Works in an ivory tower
1 is your responsibility, 2 cant be defeated, 3 is a nofactor.
There are three kinds of malware/exploits:
1. You do something incredibly stupid (not update/patch, click on dumb shit)
2. Someone paid for a zeroday
3. Works in an ivory tower
1 is your responsibility, 2 cant be defeated, 3 is a nofactor.
January 31, 2026 at 11:07 AM
You don't need antivirus.
There are three kinds of malware/exploits:
1. You do something incredibly stupid (not update/patch, click on dumb shit)
2. Someone paid for a zeroday
3. Works in an ivory tower
1 is your responsibility, 2 cant be defeated, 3 is a nofactor.
There are three kinds of malware/exploits:
1. You do something incredibly stupid (not update/patch, click on dumb shit)
2. Someone paid for a zeroday
3. Works in an ivory tower
1 is your responsibility, 2 cant be defeated, 3 is a nofactor.
January 31, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Trust is interesting because it’s not quantifiable but it certainly is palpable. Teams with trust move lightning speeds faster than those without.
January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Trust is interesting because it’s not quantifiable but it certainly is palpable. Teams with trust move lightning speeds faster than those without.
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Forgive me, I wrote a thing about AI: journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2026/01/24/t...
The Value of Things – journal.stuffwithstuff.com
journal.stuffwithstuff.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Forgive me, I wrote a thing about AI: journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2026/01/24/t...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Buying a track or ebook that you can’t pass on, share, or transfer isn’t ownership; it’s a rental. We need to restore digital first sale. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Rent-Only Copyright Culture Makes Us All Worse Off
In the Netflix/Spotify/Amazon era, many of us access copyrighted works purely in digital form – and that means we rarely have the chance to buy them. Instead, we are stuck renting them, subject to
www.eff.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Buying a track or ebook that you can’t pass on, share, or transfer isn’t ownership; it’s a rental. We need to restore digital first sale. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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the thing is that AI is very good at confident bullshit, which becomes more a part of your job toward the top of the ladder
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
🤷
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
the thing is that AI is very good at confident bullshit, which becomes more a part of your job toward the top of the ladder
Found this really grounded article recently: bsky.app/profile/step...
@stephan-schwab.com is also on bsky, he might have a few words to contribute.
@stephan-schwab.com is also on bsky, he might have a few words to contribute.
Why We've Tried to Replace Developers Every Decade Since 1969
Every decade brings new promises: this time, we'll finally make software development simple enough that we won't need so many developers. From COBOL to AI, the pattern repeats. Business leaders grow frustrated with slow delivery and
Every decade brings new promises: this time, we'll finally make software development simple enough that we won't need so many developers. From COBOL to AI, the pattern repeats. Business leaders grow frustrated with slow delivery and
January 21, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Found this really grounded article recently: bsky.app/profile/step...
@stephan-schwab.com is also on bsky, he might have a few words to contribute.
@stephan-schwab.com is also on bsky, he might have a few words to contribute.
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Why We've Tried to Replace Developers Every Decade Since 1969
Every decade brings new promises: this time, we'll finally make software development simple enough that we won't need so many developers. From COBOL to AI, the pattern repeats. Business leaders grow frustrated with slow delivery and
Every decade brings new promises: this time, we'll finally make software development simple enough that we won't need so many developers. From COBOL to AI, the pattern repeats. Business leaders grow frustrated with slow delivery and
December 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Why We've Tried to Replace Developers Every Decade Since 1969
Every decade brings new promises: this time, we'll finally make software development simple enough that we won't need so many developers. From COBOL to AI, the pattern repeats. Business leaders grow frustrated with slow delivery and
Every decade brings new promises: this time, we'll finally make software development simple enough that we won't need so many developers. From COBOL to AI, the pattern repeats. Business leaders grow frustrated with slow delivery and
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If writing the code is the easy part, why would I want someone else to write it? https://lobste.rs/s/hntdgv ##culture ##vibecoding
Stay away from my trash! - tldraw: Build whiteboards in React with the tldraw SDK
The tldraw SDK provides tools, services, and APIs to build beautiful whiteboards and infinite canvas applications with real-time collaboration and a powerful React-based canvas.
tldraw.dev
January 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
If writing the code is the easy part, why would I want someone else to write it? https://lobste.rs/s/hntdgv ##culture ##vibecoding
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This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Bose speakers un-bricked
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.
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Ich bin ja zertifizierter AWS-Heino und es ist genau so. Bei der Problematik stellen sich deutsche Unternehmen und Behörden grundsätzlich tot, aber eigentlich müsste der Umstieg auf (und der Aufbau von) europäische Infrastruktur ähnlich boomen wie die Rüstungsindustrie.
Brandenburgs Regierung feiert das "digital souveräne" #AWS #Rechenzentrum, das gestern vorgestellt wurde. Mit digitaler Souveränität hat das aber nichts zu tun, das ist #Souveränitätswashing.
meine Statements dazu gibts
u.a. in der MAZ, siehe Screenshots u Artikel ohne Paywall: archive.is/PLNyR
meine Statements dazu gibts
u.a. in der MAZ, siehe Screenshots u Artikel ohne Paywall: archive.is/PLNyR
January 16, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Ich bin ja zertifizierter AWS-Heino und es ist genau so. Bei der Problematik stellen sich deutsche Unternehmen und Behörden grundsätzlich tot, aber eigentlich müsste der Umstieg auf (und der Aufbau von) europäische Infrastruktur ähnlich boomen wie die Rüstungsindustrie.
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Not sure if this is a troll post...
This book is so full of terrible and useless advice, nobody should read it. qntm.org/clean
Read & recommend APOSD instead!
github.com/johnousterho...
This book is so full of terrible and useless advice, nobody should read it. qntm.org/clean
Read & recommend APOSD instead!
github.com/johnousterho...
January 14, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Not sure if this is a troll post...
This book is so full of terrible and useless advice, nobody should read it. qntm.org/clean
Read & recommend APOSD instead!
github.com/johnousterho...
This book is so full of terrible and useless advice, nobody should read it. qntm.org/clean
Read & recommend APOSD instead!
github.com/johnousterho...
The point that many are missing here is that the code you're generating is basically part of the training set. When generating something new and slightly more complex, the experience is not so impressive anymore.
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The point that many are missing here is that the code you're generating is basically part of the training set. When generating something new and slightly more complex, the experience is not so impressive anymore.
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For many years #Palantir and #ICE. have been partners. Palantir has also been contracted by many EU member state governments. Palantir is making a profit with European tax payers’ money. Do we feel okay about that? (spoiler: we shouldn’t). No European government should work with Palantir
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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LLMs have burned Billions but couldn't build another Tailwind https://lobste.rs/s/miifex ##ai
LLMs have burned Billions but couldn't build another Tailwind
omarabid.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
LLMs have burned Billions but couldn't build another Tailwind https://lobste.rs/s/miifex ##ai
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Type inference of all constructs and the next 15 months https://lobste.rs/s/dzvt0w ##elixir
Type inference of all constructs and the next 15 months
Today we celebrate 15 years since Elixir’s first commit! To mark the occasion, we are glad to announce the first release candidate for Elixir v1.20, which performs type inference of all language constructs, with increasing precision.
elixir-lang.org
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Type inference of all constructs and the next 15 months https://lobste.rs/s/dzvt0w ##elixir
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Die Stadt #Kopenhagen hat X verlassen.
Weiter aktiv auf #X:
#Bundeskanzler Merz u Bundesministerien, zb
- Innenministerium,
- Frauen+Bildung+Jugendministerium,
- Gesundheitsministerium,
- Justizministerium u.a. - inkl
- Kanzleramt u
- Staatsminister für Kultur u Medien...
Pfui.
alle Töchter: 🤬
Weiter aktiv auf #X:
#Bundeskanzler Merz u Bundesministerien, zb
- Innenministerium,
- Frauen+Bildung+Jugendministerium,
- Gesundheitsministerium,
- Justizministerium u.a. - inkl
- Kanzleramt u
- Staatsminister für Kultur u Medien...
Pfui.
alle Töchter: 🤬
The city administration of Copenhagen will no longer be posting on X.
Københavns Kommune dropper X | Nyheder | DR
Københavns Kommune er nu helt ude af det sociale medie X.
www.dr.dk
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Die Stadt #Kopenhagen hat X verlassen.
Weiter aktiv auf #X:
#Bundeskanzler Merz u Bundesministerien, zb
- Innenministerium,
- Frauen+Bildung+Jugendministerium,
- Gesundheitsministerium,
- Justizministerium u.a. - inkl
- Kanzleramt u
- Staatsminister für Kultur u Medien...
Pfui.
alle Töchter: 🤬
Weiter aktiv auf #X:
#Bundeskanzler Merz u Bundesministerien, zb
- Innenministerium,
- Frauen+Bildung+Jugendministerium,
- Gesundheitsministerium,
- Justizministerium u.a. - inkl
- Kanzleramt u
- Staatsminister für Kultur u Medien...
Pfui.
alle Töchter: 🤬