asking me to explain my posts is akin to asking me to break the fourth wall, imo
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
asking me to explain my posts is akin to asking me to break the fourth wall, imo
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in an era when carnivore diet influencers are in charge of the american nuclear arsenal we have to admit the "annoying vegan" stereotype barely ever actually existed and the "all meat diet guy" is real, increasingly omnipresent, and way more annoying and inconvenient to actually be around
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
in an era when carnivore diet influencers are in charge of the american nuclear arsenal we have to admit the "annoying vegan" stereotype barely ever actually existed and the "all meat diet guy" is real, increasingly omnipresent, and way more annoying and inconvenient to actually be around
opening up my bedroom window and yelling at the street urchins outside like it's christmas
"Young Boy! Who's been fired from the Labour Party today?"
"Young Boy! Who's been fired from the Labour Party today?"
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
opening up my bedroom window and yelling at the street urchins outside like it's christmas
"Young Boy! Who's been fired from the Labour Party today?"
"Young Boy! Who's been fired from the Labour Party today?"
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This is an act of cultural vandalism: zombo.com
RIP zombocom, 1999-2026. You could do anything at zombocom.
Anything at all.
RIP zombocom, 1999-2026. You could do anything at zombocom.
Anything at all.
Zombo.com - No limits - You can do anything
Welcome to Zombo.com — a colorful, playful place where you can do anything. There are no limits. Zombo is unlimited.
zombo.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:47 AM
This is an act of cultural vandalism: zombo.com
RIP zombocom, 1999-2026. You could do anything at zombocom.
Anything at all.
RIP zombocom, 1999-2026. You could do anything at zombocom.
Anything at all.
realising i can say "i'm as old as new order, blue monday" (same month)
February 8, 2026 at 3:30 AM
realising i can say "i'm as old as new order, blue monday" (same month)
it's kinda funny when people say "you'll be left behind" because technically I already lost my job* and got replaced by ai. even the redundancy notice was made from a prompt, heh
so, arguably, I'm the one living in the future
so, arguably, I'm the one living in the future
February 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
it's kinda funny when people say "you'll be left behind" because technically I already lost my job* and got replaced by ai. even the redundancy notice was made from a prompt, heh
so, arguably, I'm the one living in the future
so, arguably, I'm the one living in the future
had to go and look for the discourse, which frees me of any obligation to have a take on it, i'm free
February 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
had to go and look for the discourse, which frees me of any obligation to have a take on it, i'm free
seeing something described as "the most guardian article ever" and then discovering it was written by boris johnson's sister in law
and well, yeah honestly i can't imagine anything more "the guardian", a bit like finding out the editor of the atlantic was a prison guard in the idf
and well, yeah honestly i can't imagine anything more "the guardian", a bit like finding out the editor of the atlantic was a prison guard in the idf
February 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
seeing something described as "the most guardian article ever" and then discovering it was written by boris johnson's sister in law
and well, yeah honestly i can't imagine anything more "the guardian", a bit like finding out the editor of the atlantic was a prison guard in the idf
and well, yeah honestly i can't imagine anything more "the guardian", a bit like finding out the editor of the atlantic was a prison guard in the idf
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forget it jake, it's busytown
February 7, 2026 at 7:59 AM
forget it jake, it's busytown
well, at least i've been reminded to put fresh batteries in the CO2 meter
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
well, at least i've been reminded to put fresh batteries in the CO2 meter
reminding myself that i don't do programming or software engineering anymore, i do retrocomputing
February 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
reminding myself that i don't do programming or software engineering anymore, i do retrocomputing
i have a simple rubric for "do i want to read this tech blog post" which is "do they link to linkedin on their about page"
February 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
i have a simple rubric for "do i want to read this tech blog post" which is "do they link to linkedin on their about page"
seeing a bad take by an SRE, huge day
February 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
seeing a bad take by an SRE, huge day
... and that's why i'm writing an emotional support version control system
February 7, 2026 at 12:53 AM
... and that's why i'm writing an emotional support version control system
it's not so much "heroku could have done better" but "everyone i met there dreamed of something better" and it's honestly a little weird that we all still care about the product a decade on, heh
February 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
it's not so much "heroku could have done better" but "everyone i met there dreamed of something better" and it's honestly a little weird that we all still care about the product a decade on, heh
i always liked the idea of making my own heroku in a box, and docker went some of the way in making it possible, kubernetes moreso, but it's really things like "cloud native postgres" and other pre-built operators that make it a real possibility now heh
February 7, 2026 at 12:33 AM
i always liked the idea of making my own heroku in a box, and docker went some of the way in making it possible, kubernetes moreso, but it's really things like "cloud native postgres" and other pre-built operators that make it a real possibility now heh
i got a bunch of thoughts about this, but i did work there for two years, i did databases and database accessories
i gotta say the buildpack and git push workflow is still real nice and i do miss the ease of deployment and rollback
i gotta say the buildpack and git push workflow is still real nice and i do miss the ease of deployment and rollback
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 AM
i got a bunch of thoughts about this, but i did work there for two years, i did databases and database accessories
i gotta say the buildpack and git push workflow is still real nice and i do miss the ease of deployment and rollback
i gotta say the buildpack and git push workflow is still real nice and i do miss the ease of deployment and rollback
having to explain an engineering hunch and eventually i am "it just makes it easier to debug"
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
having to explain an engineering hunch and eventually i am "it just makes it easier to debug"
on art: i keep getting the urge to do pottery
unsure if it's one of those "i am grieving my dead parents" things (they both tried their hands at pottery), or simply baking mud looks super fun
unsure if it's one of those "i am grieving my dead parents" things (they both tried their hands at pottery), or simply baking mud looks super fun
February 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
on art: i keep getting the urge to do pottery
unsure if it's one of those "i am grieving my dead parents" things (they both tried their hands at pottery), or simply baking mud looks super fun
unsure if it's one of those "i am grieving my dead parents" things (they both tried their hands at pottery), or simply baking mud looks super fun
*pounding my clipboard on the desk* ART! ART! ART! ART! ART!
February 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
*pounding my clipboard on the desk* ART! ART! ART! ART! ART!
for what it's worth, i've found the key to being good at something, beyond the usual time money and access to equipment, is simply enjoying being bad at something
if you can't enjoy sucking at a thing, you'll never spend time on it
if you can't enjoy sucking at a thing, you'll never spend time on it
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
for what it's worth, i've found the key to being good at something, beyond the usual time money and access to equipment, is simply enjoying being bad at something
if you can't enjoy sucking at a thing, you'll never spend time on it
if you can't enjoy sucking at a thing, you'll never spend time on it
technically, doing performance art makes you an artist, so that bad take? actually it's art now
February 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
technically, doing performance art makes you an artist, so that bad take? actually it's art now
guess i'm not sleeping again, huh
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
guess i'm not sleeping again, huh