skyking
@jkachmar.com
sounding rockets & bad computer programming
formerly Groq, Soostone, NASA Wallops, among others
formerly Groq, Soostone, NASA Wallops, among others
okay folks what Linus Torvalds Brand Genuine Bonafide Operating System Distribution do i install on this thing
January 7, 2026 at 6:18 AM
okay folks what Linus Torvalds Brand Genuine Bonafide Operating System Distribution do i install on this thing
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what u have to understand is that working on my novel, answering dms, and answering emails all cost 1 spell slot but posting? Posting is a cantrip
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM
what u have to understand is that working on my novel, answering dms, and answering emails all cost 1 spell slot but posting? Posting is a cantrip
"Uber for Dogs" is OUT "Theranos of <Whatever>" is IN!
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 AM
"Uber for Dogs" is OUT "Theranos of <Whatever>" is IN!
it's true my fiancé is a cool and sexy artistic genius of her time everyone should buy her book so when i age out of software engineering i can continue to enjoy the lifestyle i am accustomed to
@jkachmar.com im an award winning writer and an artistic genius before my time also im very cool and sexy and u have me writing bsky thread fiction smh
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 AM
it's true my fiancé is a cool and sexy artistic genius of her time everyone should buy her book so when i age out of software engineering i can continue to enjoy the lifestyle i am accustomed to
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So i logged into my Lucky in Love account (my sockpuppet account, not my real one) to get a feel for how the day's spread would go. Not good. Massive heartbreak everywhere, bunch of old accounts I had thought were totally off the market back online. Good and bad, though.
January 7, 2026 at 5:04 AM
So i logged into my Lucky in Love account (my sockpuppet account, not my real one) to get a feel for how the day's spread would go. Not good. Massive heartbreak everywhere, bunch of old accounts I had thought were totally off the market back online. Good and bad, though.
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ai generated code seems akin to plastic: revolutionary, cheap, moldable, and in a few years we will be desperately looking for ways to reduce reuse recycle
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
ai generated code seems akin to plastic: revolutionary, cheap, moldable, and in a few years we will be desperately looking for ways to reduce reuse recycle
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The thing that I've noticed is the people who I know for a fact actually build and maintain complex systems for a living and that I respect as engineers have all reported mixed success with coding agents. The ones crowing from the rooftops are "talkers" who maintain standing by relentless blogging.
Jaana was a distinguished engineer at GitHub and is now a principal engineer at Google.
I expect more testimonials from accomplished engineers about productivity gains of AI in 2026.
Engineers claiming AI tools don’t work well will increasingly look like a skill issue than a problem with AI tools
I expect more testimonials from accomplished engineers about productivity gains of AI in 2026.
Engineers claiming AI tools don’t work well will increasingly look like a skill issue than a problem with AI tools
January 6, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The thing that I've noticed is the people who I know for a fact actually build and maintain complex systems for a living and that I respect as engineers have all reported mixed success with coding agents. The ones crowing from the rooftops are "talkers" who maintain standing by relentless blogging.
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Saw a gen AI video that made me so angry I now want to learn how to draw out of spite
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Saw a gen AI video that made me so angry I now want to learn how to draw out of spite
her favorite food really is corn
also, hi im iz, i wrote the viral(semi viral?) "why dont we just kill the kid in the omelas hole" story + other stuff. My debut novel SUBLIMATION comes out next yr from Tor and its about immigration, identity, and "why are you me im me." my favorite food is corn. thats all u need to know.
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
her favorite food really is corn
how do people share Nix store paths in a K8s cluster at scale?
e.g. if i want to set up a CI system where i don’t need each pod to wait for binary substitution before it’s ready to build
that’s easy with a dedicated set of builders and the semantics of GC all make sense, but not so much with K8s.
e.g. if i want to set up a CI system where i don’t need each pod to wait for binary substitution before it’s ready to build
that’s easy with a dedicated set of builders and the semantics of GC all make sense, but not so much with K8s.
January 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
how do people share Nix store paths in a K8s cluster at scale?
e.g. if i want to set up a CI system where i don’t need each pod to wait for binary substitution before it’s ready to build
that’s easy with a dedicated set of builders and the semantics of GC all make sense, but not so much with K8s.
e.g. if i want to set up a CI system where i don’t need each pod to wait for binary substitution before it’s ready to build
that’s easy with a dedicated set of builders and the semantics of GC all make sense, but not so much with K8s.
@isabel.kim: i thought i’d get like 10 people to post about their hyperfixations
me: and how many did you get?
@isabel.kim: like a hundred >:0 @sharonk.bsky.social did this !!!
me: and how many did you get?
@isabel.kim: like a hundred >:0 @sharonk.bsky.social did this !!!
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 AM
@isabel.kim: i thought i’d get like 10 people to post about their hyperfixations
me: and how many did you get?
@isabel.kim: like a hundred >:0 @sharonk.bsky.social did this !!!
me: and how many did you get?
@isabel.kim: like a hundred >:0 @sharonk.bsky.social did this !!!
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you should read @isabel.kim's WIRE MOTHER
and also probably follow them
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_10_25/
and also probably follow them
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_10_25/
Wire Mother by Isabel J. Kim
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 AM
you should read @isabel.kim's WIRE MOTHER
and also probably follow them
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_10_25/
and also probably follow them
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_10_25/
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“the work of governance in the age of algorithmic content” (sung to the tune of “the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction”)
i feel like "governance in the era of content" has big Walter Benjamin vibes imo
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
“the work of governance in the age of algorithmic content” (sung to the tune of “the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction”)
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claude code is fucking insane
i know literally NOTHING about Hegel. ZERO. and it just built me a complete system of German idealism
i know literally NOTHING about Hegel. ZERO. and it just built me a complete system of German idealism
January 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
claude code is fucking insane
i know literally NOTHING about Hegel. ZERO. and it just built me a complete system of German idealism
i know literally NOTHING about Hegel. ZERO. and it just built me a complete system of German idealism
shepard tone intensifies
Jaana was a distinguished engineer at GitHub and is now a principal engineer at Google.
I expect more testimonials from accomplished engineers about productivity gains of AI in 2026.
Engineers claiming AI tools don’t work well will increasingly look like a skill issue than a problem with AI tools
I expect more testimonials from accomplished engineers about productivity gains of AI in 2026.
Engineers claiming AI tools don’t work well will increasingly look like a skill issue than a problem with AI tools
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
shepard tone intensifies
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It’s a form of pareidolia, I think; people have a very hard time with the absolute void at the center of what’s happening, and so the pattern matching wetware, with literally no guidelines, goes ballistic.
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
my takeaway after a few more days of looking around has been that pretty much every open source CI system sucks compared to buildbot.
buildkite seems to be the most solid contender but it’s closed.
Argo Workflows + Hera is slick but everything being containerized kinda sucks.
buildkite seems to be the most solid contender but it’s closed.
Argo Workflows + Hera is slick but everything being containerized kinda sucks.
okay enough about big word models, do any of you people who do software things have any thoughts on continuous integration (and job orchestration) systems that are particularly interesting?
i’m kinda lamenting that the OSS landscape for stuff is kind of bleak outside of Buildbot.
i’m kinda lamenting that the OSS landscape for stuff is kind of bleak outside of Buildbot.
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM
my takeaway after a few more days of looking around has been that pretty much every open source CI system sucks compared to buildbot.
buildkite seems to be the most solid contender but it’s closed.
Argo Workflows + Hera is slick but everything being containerized kinda sucks.
buildkite seems to be the most solid contender but it’s closed.
Argo Workflows + Hera is slick but everything being containerized kinda sucks.
man that’s crazy do you mind if i smoke in here
January 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
man that’s crazy do you mind if i smoke in here
also muted the “vibecoding” tag on Lobsters and made the entire website way more usable.
all in all not a bad evening.
all in all not a bad evening.
anyway idk what the rest of y’all are doing tonight but i just watched an episode of Star Trek where they all do musical numbers & it ruled
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
also muted the “vibecoding” tag on Lobsters and made the entire website way more usable.
all in all not a bad evening.
all in all not a bad evening.
anyway idk what the rest of y’all are doing tonight but i just watched an episode of Star Trek where they all do musical numbers & it ruled
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 AM
anyway idk what the rest of y’all are doing tonight but i just watched an episode of Star Trek where they all do musical numbers & it ruled
what do we call these guys? The Rationalists!
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
what do we call these guys? The Rationalists!
guys idk what you all meant when you said that you wanted this place to be like old Twitter but this is it!
insane games of telephone causing total semantic breakdown between the inciting post and the torch & pitchfork gang? Twitter’s back baby!
insane games of telephone causing total semantic breakdown between the inciting post and the torch & pitchfork gang? Twitter’s back baby!
January 5, 2026 at 3:21 AM
guys idk what you all meant when you said that you wanted this place to be like old Twitter but this is it!
insane games of telephone causing total semantic breakdown between the inciting post and the torch & pitchfork gang? Twitter’s back baby!
insane games of telephone causing total semantic breakdown between the inciting post and the torch & pitchfork gang? Twitter’s back baby!
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary