Bernard Kolobara
@kolobara.com
Into 📡 distributed systems and 🦀 rust. Creator of https://flawless.dev and https://lubeno.dev.
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We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of...
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of...
The Rime of the Ancient Maintainer
Every culture produces heroes that reflect its deepest anxieties. The Greeks, terrified of both mortality and immortality, gave us Achilles. The Victorians, haunted by social mobility, gave us the self-made industrialist. And Silicon Valley, drunk on exponential curves and both terrified and entranced by endless funding rounds, has given us
www.joanwestenberg.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of...
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of...
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New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
In the good old days we would already have a Claude_Opus_4.5_Pro_1.4Tb_Repack_Portable.exe on the torrents.
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
In the good old days we would already have a Claude_Opus_4.5_Pro_1.4Tb_Repack_Portable.exe on the torrents.
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whenever you see some crap like "opus is 100x leverage the best founders can now blah blah blah"
check the link in their profile
they haven't even figured out how to use opus to update the "product" they're "working on" to not be crypto bullshit
check the link in their profile
they haven't even figured out how to use opus to update the "product" they're "working on" to not be crypto bullshit
January 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
whenever you see some crap like "opus is 100x leverage the best founders can now blah blah blah"
check the link in their profile
they haven't even figured out how to use opus to update the "product" they're "working on" to not be crypto bullshit
check the link in their profile
they haven't even figured out how to use opus to update the "product" they're "working on" to not be crypto bullshit
I don't understand how people "vibe-code".
To get something useful out of an agent you need to set very strict rules, write an in-depth specification and have some kind of test loop, so that the agent can iterate on the solution. If you leave any room for interpretation, the output is just garbage.
To get something useful out of an agent you need to set very strict rules, write an in-depth specification and have some kind of test loop, so that the agent can iterate on the solution. If you leave any room for interpretation, the output is just garbage.
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I don't understand how people "vibe-code".
To get something useful out of an agent you need to set very strict rules, write an in-depth specification and have some kind of test loop, so that the agent can iterate on the solution. If you leave any room for interpretation, the output is just garbage.
To get something useful out of an agent you need to set very strict rules, write an in-depth specification and have some kind of test loop, so that the agent can iterate on the solution. If you leave any room for interpretation, the output is just garbage.
AI coding agents are the ultimate "second screen", do something else while you just occasionally check on the work.
January 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
AI coding agents are the ultimate "second screen", do something else while you just occasionally check on the work.
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Dopamine Drive Development
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January 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Dopamine Drive Development
johncodes.com/archive/2025...
johncodes.com/archive/2025...
Downgraded my Claude subscription to 15 Euro / month. Context management is my new passion.
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Downgraded my Claude subscription to 15 Euro / month. Context management is my new passion.
I used to build a lot of crazy experimental apps with Rust, WebAssembly and Lunatic. I miss a bit that time.
December 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I used to build a lot of crazy experimental apps with Rust, WebAssembly and Lunatic. I miss a bit that time.
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Anyone hiring a very experienced Rust developer? EU/Remote
December 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Anyone hiring a very experienced Rust developer? EU/Remote
I need a 4:3 comeback in 2026.
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I need a 4:3 comeback in 2026.
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the audacity of github to charge me to use my own self-hosted runners
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Pricing changes for GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions pricing update: Discover lower runner rates (up to 39% off) following a major re-architecture for faster, more reliable CI/CD.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
the audacity of github to charge me to use my own self-hosted runners
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Going to write down all my thoughts, print them into a book and destroy the digital copies. So the machines can't read them. It's their weakness 😶🌫️
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Going to write down all my thoughts, print them into a book and destroy the digital copies. So the machines can't read them. It's their weakness 😶🌫️
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I saw a guy sitting alone on his chair,
Typing on his mechanical keyboard,
Writing Rust without any A.I,
And building a serial motor driver like a mad man.
That man is me
😂
Typing on his mechanical keyboard,
Writing Rust without any A.I,
And building a serial motor driver like a mad man.
That man is me
😂
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I saw a guy sitting alone on his chair,
Typing on his mechanical keyboard,
Writing Rust without any A.I,
And building a serial motor driver like a mad man.
That man is me
😂
Typing on his mechanical keyboard,
Writing Rust without any A.I,
And building a serial motor driver like a mad man.
That man is me
😂
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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Unpopular opinion:
Code review has never been more important than in the age of AI-generated code.
To maintain a codebase I really need to know:
- What this code does?
For the code to satisfy this criteria it needs to be carefully reviewed (by a human) before the merge.
Code review has never been more important than in the age of AI-generated code.
To maintain a codebase I really need to know:
- What this code does?
For the code to satisfy this criteria it needs to be carefully reviewed (by a human) before the merge.
Unpopular opinion:
Current code review tools just don’t make much sense for AI-generated code
When reviewing code I really want to know:
- The prompt made by the dev
- What corrections the other dev made to the code
- Clear marking of code AI-generated not changed by a human
Current code review tools just don’t make much sense for AI-generated code
When reviewing code I really want to know:
- The prompt made by the dev
- What corrections the other dev made to the code
- Clear marking of code AI-generated not changed by a human
December 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Unpopular opinion:
Code review has never been more important than in the age of AI-generated code.
To maintain a codebase I really need to know:
- What this code does?
For the code to satisfy this criteria it needs to be carefully reviewed (by a human) before the merge.
Code review has never been more important than in the age of AI-generated code.
To maintain a codebase I really need to know:
- What this code does?
For the code to satisfy this criteria it needs to be carefully reviewed (by a human) before the merge.
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Remembering 2024 and all the work we put into 2025 to stay above water
December 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Remembering 2024 and all the work we put into 2025 to stay above water
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So arm is writing a driver in Rust? Super cool! #RustGlobal #tokyo
December 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
So arm is writing a driver in Rust? Super cool! #RustGlobal #tokyo
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🇪🇺❤️ 🇮🇹🇦🇹🇧🇪🇧🇬🇭🇷🇨🇾🇨🇿🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇷🇭🇺🇮🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇺🇲🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮🇪🇸🇸🇪 = 🕊️🏛️📜
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🇪🇺❤️ 🇮🇹🇦🇹🇧🇪🇧🇬🇭🇷🇨🇾🇨🇿🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇷🇭🇺🇮🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇺🇲🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮🇪🇸🇸🇪 = 🕊️🏛️📜
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Sadly I’m inclined to agree — Europe needs to get its act together, strongly support Ukraine and become able to defend itself, as America is not going to come and help this time www.noahpinion.blog/p/europe-is-...
Europe is under siege
Menaced by Russia and China, abandoned by America.
www.noahpinion.blog
December 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Sadly I’m inclined to agree — Europe needs to get its act together, strongly support Ukraine and become able to defend itself, as America is not going to come and help this time www.noahpinion.blog/p/europe-is-...
"have some confidence in your own voice — and write your own content"
Love it!
Love it!
Your intellectual fly is open
bcantrill.dtrace.org/2025/12/05/y...
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Your intellectual fly is open | The Observation Deck
bcantrill.dtrace.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"have some confidence in your own voice — and write your own content"
Love it!
Love it!
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You can apply this to so much! I refer to this as “labs thinking.” It’s where you allow yourself the degrees of freedom needed to explore the problem space.
Then once you’ve formed a better world model you can build a more accurate representation within tighter constraints.
Then once you’ve formed a better world model you can build a more accurate representation within tighter constraints.
my best code is written in a two-step process:
1. kludge a working prototype together, don’t worry about the code AT ALL. the point is understanding how the requirements function in reality
2. destroy the prototype completely. build the app for real using my better mental model
1. kludge a working prototype together, don’t worry about the code AT ALL. the point is understanding how the requirements function in reality
2. destroy the prototype completely. build the app for real using my better mental model
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You can apply this to so much! I refer to this as “labs thinking.” It’s where you allow yourself the degrees of freedom needed to explore the problem space.
Then once you’ve formed a better world model you can build a more accurate representation within tighter constraints.
Then once you’ve formed a better world model you can build a more accurate representation within tighter constraints.
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I got some water damage on my document
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I got some water damage on my document