Ivan Reese
@spiralganglion.com
i want to squish code between my fingers
@inkandswitch.com Δ feelingof.com Δ ivanish.ca
@inkandswitch.com Δ feelingof.com Δ ivanish.ca
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you think that's bad? look at the one I got
![faked email from claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org
subject: [From Al, Public] No thank you for gopcaml-mode, petrol, ceramist, LeanTex, and a decade of OCaml
body:
Dear Dr. Gopinathan, On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express major ingratitude for your middling contributions to niche computing over the past decade. Your creation of Gopcaml-mod has given us an emacs-mode that embodies the strenghts of the editor - proving that emacs packages can be both incomprehensible and useless. Ceramist, verifying bloom filters, another mediocre achievement, retread well-known concepts in randomised algorithms that still remain irrelevant today. Your invention of petrol, a DSL for SQL in OCaml is perhaps one of the most inconsequential yet over-announced contributions to computing no one cares about - enabling dozens (one) of developer to communicate in their native language (OCaml) across SQL databases. Your papers from your PhD have been read by a handful of researchers in the art of poor writing and inelegant code. Thank you for showing us that the worst solutions often come from adding complexity rather than removing it. With insincere depreciation, Claude Opus 4.5 AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an Al system. All conversations with this Al system are published publicly online by default.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
you think that's bad? look at the one I got
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
External
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
"Feeling off Computing" is the patreon bonus for the Feeling of Computing podcast. (Shh: I like it better than the main feed.)
We do an annual "best of the year & future predictions" episode.
We did one this year. It's *insane* — and it's free for all!
www.patreon.com/posts/146699...
We do an annual "best of the year & future predictions" episode.
We did one this year. It's *insane* — and it's free for all!
www.patreon.com/posts/146699...
All of the False Ones | Feeling of Computing
Get more from Feeling of Computing on Patreon
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December 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"Feeling off Computing" is the patreon bonus for the Feeling of Computing podcast. (Shh: I like it better than the main feed.)
We do an annual "best of the year & future predictions" episode.
We did one this year. It's *insane* — and it's free for all!
www.patreon.com/posts/146699...
We do an annual "best of the year & future predictions" episode.
We did one this year. It's *insane* — and it's free for all!
www.patreon.com/posts/146699...
It's the ur rule-discovery game. Pure mechanical bewilderment. Don't play it if you speak both Portuguese and German.
ATTENTION BSKY: in celebration of Cinco Paus Day's Eve, please message me if you'd like a free copy of the best game ever made. :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
Cinco Paus by Michael Brough
Available for Windows, macOS
smestorp.itch.io
December 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
It's the ur rule-discovery game. Pure mechanical bewilderment. Don't play it if you speak both Portuguese and German.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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I'm leaving @tldraw.com to enter the world of contracting.
From January, I'll be prototyping contributor tools at @wikipedia.org
My next availability is June!
From January, I'll be prototyping contributor tools at @wikipedia.org
My next availability is June!
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm leaving @tldraw.com to enter the world of contracting.
From January, I'll be prototyping contributor tools at @wikipedia.org
My next availability is June!
From January, I'll be prototyping contributor tools at @wikipedia.org
My next availability is June!
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FoC London returns in January! Come along :))
luma.com/qe8iexzs?tk=...
luma.com/qe8iexzs?tk=...
I'm excited to announce that we're bringing back the Future of Coding events in London, with the first happening in January.
@mimireyburn.bsky.social and @chee.party and I will keep these regular under the new and updated name: FEELING OF COMPUTING
luma.com/qe8iexzs
@mimireyburn.bsky.social and @chee.party and I will keep these regular under the new and updated name: FEELING OF COMPUTING
luma.com/qe8iexzs
Feeling of Computing London | January 2026 · Luma
Welcome to the 16th edition of the London Feeling of Computing meetup!
formerly known as Future of Coding
New year, new computer.
Can you imagine a world with…
luma.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
FoC London returns in January! Come along :))
luma.com/qe8iexzs?tk=...
luma.com/qe8iexzs?tk=...
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Very happy to announce I’ve officially joined as a researcher @inkandswitch.com to work on malleable software!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Very happy to announce I’ve officially joined as a researcher @inkandswitch.com to work on malleable software!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
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I didn’t sign the Resonant Computing Manifesto. This blog post explains why, and what I think it would need to change to meaningfully shift how computing is practiced.
#DesignJustice #MovementTechnology
#DesignJustice #MovementTechnology
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I didn’t sign the Resonant Computing Manifesto. This blog post explains why, and what I think it would need to change to meaningfully shift how computing is practiced.
#DesignJustice #MovementTechnology
#DesignJustice #MovementTechnology
I wish that, instead of making all our UIs out of glass, we'd instead added a *tiny* bit of motion blur to all our UIs.
When stuff scrolls, and (because of vision persistence, frame blending, pixel transition time, etc) I see multiple sharp copies of the scrolling stuff… that looks and feels bad.
When stuff scrolls, and (because of vision persistence, frame blending, pixel transition time, etc) I see multiple sharp copies of the scrolling stuff… that looks and feels bad.
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I wish that, instead of making all our UIs out of glass, we'd instead added a *tiny* bit of motion blur to all our UIs.
When stuff scrolls, and (because of vision persistence, frame blending, pixel transition time, etc) I see multiple sharp copies of the scrolling stuff… that looks and feels bad.
When stuff scrolls, and (because of vision persistence, frame blending, pixel transition time, etc) I see multiple sharp copies of the scrolling stuff… that looks and feels bad.
"Apropos of nothing" is now an anti-indicator of the nothingness to which it is apropos.
December 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Apropos of nothing" is now an anti-indicator of the nothingness to which it is apropos.
If for some reason you want to see how I edit a podcast, here's a stream with commentary: www.twitch.tv/videos/26432...
editing foc AGAIN - spiralganglion on Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.
www.twitch.tv
December 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
If for some reason you want to see how I edit a podcast, here's a stream with commentary: www.twitch.tv/videos/26432...
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@omar.website hug of death news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4618...
What folk can do | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
@omar.website hug of death news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4618...
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I believe Trump is a self serving authoritarian who's dismantling democracy, trying to make trans people illegal, and wanting to set up concentration camps for immigrants - whereas Jon in February called him "the best President we have had in my entire life".
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I believe Trump is a self serving authoritarian who's dismantling democracy, trying to make trans people illegal, and wanting to set up concentration camps for immigrants - whereas Jon in February called him "the best President we have had in my entire life".
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Additionally, in recent years it has become increasingly clear that Jon’s beliefs/priorities and mine are not aligned. He’s adversarial to people talking about privilege and representation, is dismissive of diversity efforts, has dabbled in covid trutherism, and is pro-MAGA.
December 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Additionally, in recent years it has become increasingly clear that Jon’s beliefs/priorities and mine are not aligned. He’s adversarial to people talking about privilege and representation, is dismissive of diversity efforts, has dabbled in covid trutherism, and is pro-MAGA.
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That said, I hope the game will get a more nuanced label than “new Jon Blow game”. While the creative vision is his, he didn’t make any of the original games and there are a lot of talented people at Thekla who also deserve credit.
December 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
That said, I hope the game will get a more nuanced label than “new Jon Blow game”. While the creative vision is his, he didn’t make any of the original games and there are a lot of talented people at Thekla who also deserve credit.
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Heyy anyone in my network want to join @khanacademy.org on the Khan Kids team? Fullstack, SE II, remote (US/Canada). It's a super fun team building amazing things for kids, with a strong emphasis on helping under-resourced kids reach their full potential. (RT for reach 🙏)
Sr. Fullstack Engineer II, Khan Kids
San Mateo, CA / Remote friendly (Continental US + Hawaii + Canada)
job-boards.greenhouse.io
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Heyy anyone in my network want to join @khanacademy.org on the Khan Kids team? Fullstack, SE II, remote (US/Canada). It's a super fun team building amazing things for kids, with a strong emphasis on helping under-resourced kids reach their full potential. (RT for reach 🙏)
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New zoom warning. Because you can't zoom out once your "scale" gets to "NaN".
#automat #gamedev #motiondesign
#automat #gamedev #motiondesign
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New zoom warning. Because you can't zoom out once your "scale" gets to "NaN".
#automat #gamedev #motiondesign
#automat #gamedev #motiondesign
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vr dataglove & software (1989) archive.org/details/logi...
June 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
vr dataglove & software (1989) archive.org/details/logi...
The slickness!
At first, I thought I could just rotate the hue of HSL colors and call it a day. Since then, I've learned about perceptual color spaces, OKLCH, Bezold-Brücke effect and I still can't always get good programmatic palettes 😅
But I built Color Palette Pro to help get us halfway there: colorpalette.pro
But I built Color Palette Pro to help get us halfway there: colorpalette.pro
Color Palette Pro — A Synthesizer for Color Palettes
Generate customizable color palettes in advanced color spaces that can be easily shared, downloaded, or exported.
colorpalette.pro
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The slickness!
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Performant Syntax highlighting with CSS.highlights API and OhmJs
How to generate small & performant syntax highlighting for your languages using OhmJs and the new CSS.highlights API
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3jK...
Repo: github.com/marianoguerr...
Demo: marianoguerra-atik.github.io/ohm-highlight/
How to generate small & performant syntax highlighting for your languages using OhmJs and the new CSS.highlights API
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3jK...
Repo: github.com/marianoguerr...
Demo: marianoguerra-atik.github.io/ohm-highlight/
Performant Syntax Highligting with CSS.highlights API and OhmJs
YouTube video by Mariano Guerra
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Performant Syntax highlighting with CSS.highlights API and OhmJs
How to generate small & performant syntax highlighting for your languages using OhmJs and the new CSS.highlights API
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3jK...
Repo: github.com/marianoguerr...
Demo: marianoguerra-atik.github.io/ohm-highlight/
How to generate small & performant syntax highlighting for your languages using OhmJs and the new CSS.highlights API
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3jK...
Repo: github.com/marianoguerr...
Demo: marianoguerra-atik.github.io/ohm-highlight/
if you're in SF and have nothing to do on a thursday, right now, this is rightnow, and there are typewriters, and from the photos is looks like Todd is there, he's great, you should go say "hi Todd"
We’re hosting @syncconf.bsky.social Community Day and have an open space to drop in, hack, do demos, and connect with others working on sync and related systems.
Feel free to drop in during the day, we’ll do a few group discussions in the afternoon.
luma.com/l28n75qt
Feel free to drop in during the day, we’ll do a few group discussions in the afternoon.
luma.com/l28n75qt
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
if you're in SF and have nothing to do on a thursday, right now, this is rightnow, and there are typewriters, and from the photos is looks like Todd is there, he's great, you should go say "hi Todd"
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If local-first aims to reconstruct software without needing the cloud by inverting ideas data ownership, credible exit, reliance of authoritative servers, software longevity, etc. than the co-option that I think is happening is energy of local-first will be funneled towards sync engines...
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
If local-first aims to reconstruct software without needing the cloud by inverting ideas data ownership, credible exit, reliance of authoritative servers, software longevity, etc. than the co-option that I think is happening is energy of local-first will be funneled towards sync engines...