Joe
@joedrumgoole.com
Dev Rel and Data Guy. Entrepreneur. Investor. A geek.
Fractional GTM at Selr.ai
Fractional GTM at Nyrkio.com
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Joe
@joedrumgoole.com
· Jan 11
There is only one way to combat Facebook. Leave the platform. Not just stop using it, delete your account. Expecting them to "do better" is a farcical dream.
2025 and MongoDB still takes 10 minutes to provision a new Atlas Cluster?
Unfortunately, They can't do this because they intricately wedded the name of the cluster to its creation and that name is immutable. Doh!
You can have have a fast cluster, but its called A567HGF :-(
Unfortunately, They can't do this because they intricately wedded the name of the cluster to its creation and that name is immutable. Doh!
You can have have a fast cluster, but its called A567HGF :-(
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
2025 and MongoDB still takes 10 minutes to provision a new Atlas Cluster?
Unfortunately, They can't do this because they intricately wedded the name of the cluster to its creation and that name is immutable. Doh!
You can have have a fast cluster, but its called A567HGF :-(
Unfortunately, They can't do this because they intricately wedded the name of the cluster to its creation and that name is immutable. Doh!
You can have have a fast cluster, but its called A567HGF :-(
THe combination of Claude Code and Amazon Q makes deploying to AppRunner very straightforward. Especially when you just let Claude brute force your configuration until it works.
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
THe combination of Claude Code and Amazon Q makes deploying to AppRunner very straightforward. Especially when you just let Claude brute force your configuration until it works.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Best use of Claude Code to date, create full Sphinx docs for all my Python projects.
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Best use of Claude Code to date, create full Sphinx docs for all my Python projects.
So the Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean are now free fire zones for the USA.
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So the Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean are now free fire zones for the USA.
When working with Claude Code I now find I can work with two seperate projects simultaneously, prompting one while the other is doing work. Of course this burns through tokens at twice the rate.
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When working with Claude Code I now find I can work with two seperate projects simultaneously, prompting one while the other is doing work. Of course this burns through tokens at twice the rate.
Top tip from @simonwillison.net :
Claude Code stores full logs of your sessions in ~/.claude/projects/encoded-directory/*.jsonl on your machine.
Claude Code has a nasty default behavior of deleting these after 30 days! But we can extend this...
Here is the fix : simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/22/...
Claude Code stores full logs of your sessions in ~/.claude/projects/encoded-directory/*.jsonl on your machine.
Claude Code has a nasty default behavior of deleting these after 30 days! But we can extend this...
Here is the fix : simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/22/...
October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Top tip from @simonwillison.net :
Claude Code stores full logs of your sessions in ~/.claude/projects/encoded-directory/*.jsonl on your machine.
Claude Code has a nasty default behavior of deleting these after 30 days! But we can extend this...
Here is the fix : simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/22/...
Claude Code stores full logs of your sessions in ~/.claude/projects/encoded-directory/*.jsonl on your machine.
Claude Code has a nasty default behavior of deleting these after 30 days! But we can extend this...
Here is the fix : simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/22/...
One of the great values of vibe-coding with Claude Code is you never need to recreate your context window. Claude always has it. As a result you can easily sit down and do 20-40 minutes of useful work with multi-hour breaks in between.
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
One of the great values of vibe-coding with Claude Code is you never need to recreate your context window. Claude always has it. As a result you can easily sit down and do 20-40 minutes of useful work with multi-hour breaks in between.
Scientists had hoped they had found the smallest unit of time the picosecond, but recently discovered that Dublin Corporation has found a smaller unit of time.
The time a Dublin road cycle light stays green.
Dubin Corporation when asked to comment said, "They are only cyclists for feck's sake!"
The time a Dublin road cycle light stays green.
Dubin Corporation when asked to comment said, "They are only cyclists for feck's sake!"
October 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Scientists had hoped they had found the smallest unit of time the picosecond, but recently discovered that Dublin Corporation has found a smaller unit of time.
The time a Dublin road cycle light stays green.
Dubin Corporation when asked to comment said, "They are only cyclists for feck's sake!"
The time a Dublin road cycle light stays green.
Dubin Corporation when asked to comment said, "They are only cyclists for feck's sake!"
I was running Claude Code in Yolo mode (credit to @simonwillison.net for that term) until I saw it running rando shell commands. Its all containerized now.
October 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I was running Claude Code in Yolo mode (credit to @simonwillison.net for that term) until I saw it running rando shell commands. Its all containerized now.
Spent the last few days with Claude Code. I think its unlikely I will ever write another line of Python myself. The tool is astonishingly good.
October 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Spent the last few days with Claude Code. I think its unlikely I will ever write another line of Python myself. The tool is astonishingly good.
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Raft of legal changes to back new cycling infrastructure signed into law irishcycle.com/2025/10/11/r...
Raft of legal changes to back new cycling infrastructure signed into law
A wide range of legal changes relating to cycling and other transport-related changes have been signed into law by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien. The changes range from giving l…
irishcycle.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Raft of legal changes to back new cycling infrastructure signed into law irishcycle.com/2025/10/11/r...
I can't tell you the number of times I have gone to pay for something and gave up because they don't support autofill
October 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I can't tell you the number of times I have gone to pay for something and gave up because they don't support autofill
Check your utility supplier. Both my Electrcity (Energia) and Gas (Bord Gais) were running credit surpluses on my account and yet continuing to bill me as opposed to burning down those surpluses.
October 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Check your utility supplier. Both my Electrcity (Energia) and Gas (Bord Gais) were running credit surpluses on my account and yet continuing to bill me as opposed to burning down those surpluses.
Claude does a create job of totalling bill listings for utilities from screenshots. Just cmd- the screen until 2024 fits in and ask Claude to total your bill for 2024. It is smart about excluding other years. Great for end of year tax filings for the self employed.
October 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Claude does a create job of totalling bill listings for utilities from screenshots. Just cmd- the screen until 2024 fits in and ask Claude to total your bill for 2024. It is smart about excluding other years. Great for end of year tax filings for the self employed.
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is there any more classic tech founder fallacy than thinking you don't need a comms person
October 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
is there any more classic tech founder fallacy than thinking you don't need a comms person
We win. Tough luck USA, your crowds meant you didn't deserve to win.
September 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We win. Tough luck USA, your crowds meant you didn't deserve to win.
Nothing like going hard on a subscription cancellation when you find out you can subscribe online but cancellation requires a support ticket.
Goodbye Irish Times.
Goodbye Irish Times.
September 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Nothing like going hard on a subscription cancellation when you find out you can subscribe online but cancellation requires a support ticket.
Goodbye Irish Times.
Goodbye Irish Times.
Where are they now? Post lockdown MongoDB roof top outing. @shaneymac.bsky.social is the only one I know on Blue Sky.
September 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Where are they now? Post lockdown MongoDB roof top outing. @shaneymac.bsky.social is the only one I know on Blue Sky.
When you talk to @virginmediaireland.bsky.social support its clear they have no idea their NOC has shagged the whole network
September 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
When you talk to @virginmediaireland.bsky.social support its clear they have no idea their NOC has shagged the whole network
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September 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Defense stocks on a roll after Doha and the Polish incursion
September 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Defense stocks on a roll after Doha and the Polish incursion
You show me any number on a dashboard, I want its historical value over time
September 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
You show me any number on a dashboard, I want its historical value over time