Jason Perlow
@jperlow.bsky.social
Embracing the robot overlords since 2025. I write about tech and AI so you don’t have to—and yell about food as a hobby. Ex-MSFT, IBM, Linux Foundation, ZDNET. Creator of RiskyEats. Opinions are mine, not my employer.
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Jason Perlow
@jperlow.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Adventures in Extreme Vibecoding
Or: how a Chinese restaurant shutdown, a pile of CSV files, and several hallucinating AIs wrecked my sleep schedule and quietly rewired how I think about building things
This story starts the way mos...
techbroiler.net
Wrote a long personal essay about an unexpected side project and what working with modern AI systems actually felt like.
No advice, no hot takes. Just a snapshot from the middle of it.
No advice, no hot takes. Just a snapshot from the middle of it.
So Starfleet Academy. Hogwarts or 90210/Dawson’s Creek in Space. More young adult than Star Trek IMHO. Not awful, but not great either.
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
So Starfleet Academy. Hogwarts or 90210/Dawson’s Creek in Space. More young adult than Star Trek IMHO. Not awful, but not great either.
Knights of the Ascot
January 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Knights of the Ascot
Xi’an Kitchen, Milpitas CA
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Xi’an Kitchen, Milpitas CA
Reposted by Jason Perlow
Santa Clara, Mercado plaza.
A clean, modern pho shop and a big bowl of hot broth with shrimp and rice noodles—simple, warm, and restorative after a long, cold day of meetings.
No ambition left tonight. Just Netflix in the hotel room, sleep, and one more day before the red-eye home.
A clean, modern pho shop and a big bowl of hot broth with shrimp and rice noodles—simple, warm, and restorative after a long, cold day of meetings.
No ambition left tonight. Just Netflix in the hotel room, sleep, and one more day before the red-eye home.
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Santa Clara, Mercado plaza.
A clean, modern pho shop and a big bowl of hot broth with shrimp and rice noodles—simple, warm, and restorative after a long, cold day of meetings.
No ambition left tonight. Just Netflix in the hotel room, sleep, and one more day before the red-eye home.
A clean, modern pho shop and a big bowl of hot broth with shrimp and rice noodles—simple, warm, and restorative after a long, cold day of meetings.
No ambition left tonight. Just Netflix in the hotel room, sleep, and one more day before the red-eye home.
Good morning, my bleeps
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Good morning, my bleeps
“You neglected to mention” usually means “I’m about to hijack the discussion by injecting something out of scope so I can attack your expertise instead of engaging your actual argument.”
January 13, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“You neglected to mention” usually means “I’m about to hijack the discussion by injecting something out of scope so I can attack your expertise instead of engaging your actual argument.”
One year ago I joined the most incredible company in the technology industry and I still feel myself extremely privileged to do so. Thank you, robot overlords. I shall continue to serve.
a picture of a robot with the words " the machines are taking over " on it
ALT: a picture of a robot with the words " the machines are taking over " on it
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:31 PM
One year ago I joined the most incredible company in the technology industry and I still feel myself extremely privileged to do so. Thank you, robot overlords. I shall continue to serve.
Good morning, Silicon Valley
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Good morning, Silicon Valley
Not sure what I think about the new Benoit Blanc movie 22 minutes in
January 13, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Not sure what I think about the new Benoit Blanc movie 22 minutes in
Seriously Netflix, you’re gonna make me do this -every- night for my hotel TV? Seriously?
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Seriously Netflix, you’re gonna make me do this -every- night for my hotel TV? Seriously?
There are lots of words for stupid, but “imbecile” is undefeated. Unapologetically un-PC, heavy with judgment, and it just rolls off the tongue. Few insults sound so precise, final, and satisfying.
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 AM
There are lots of words for stupid, but “imbecile” is undefeated. Unapologetically un-PC, heavy with judgment, and it just rolls off the tongue. Few insults sound so precise, final, and satisfying.
Serious Silicon Valley tonkotsu at Ramen Nagi in Santa Clara tonight.
January 13, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Serious Silicon Valley tonkotsu at Ramen Nagi in Santa Clara tonight.
I’m pretty sure they must have to send out search parties for husbands that get lost in this place
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I’m pretty sure they must have to send out search parties for husbands that get lost in this place
Old Clarks loafers died on business trip, soles literally fell off in the halls at work. I am now a proud owner of a pair of genuine suede Clarks Wallabies, the ultimate nerd shoe.
January 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Old Clarks loafers died on business trip, soles literally fell off in the halls at work. I am now a proud owner of a pair of genuine suede Clarks Wallabies, the ultimate nerd shoe.
Siroogle. Googiri.
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Siroogle. Googiri.
It's GPU-powered coffee week
January 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
It's GPU-powered coffee week
FLL > SFO at the ass crack of dawn on Sunday. Bleh.
January 11, 2026 at 11:36 AM
FLL > SFO at the ass crack of dawn on Sunday. Bleh.