Aaron Gunderson
@agundy.com
Computer nerd that also likes to go outside.
Elixir all day, dog dad, outdoorsy with an ambitious wishlist of hobbies.
Elixir all day, dog dad, outdoorsy with an ambitious wishlist of hobbies.
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Generating more code is never and has never been signs of success in engineering. Generating the least amount of clear and maintainable code is always the answer.
I know this context is a little different but I’m triggered.
I know this context is a little different but I’m triggered.
Cursor says it has crossed $1B in annualized revenue, has 300+ employees, and its in-house models "generate more code than almost any other LLMs in the world" (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Generating more code is never and has never been signs of success in engineering. Generating the least amount of clear and maintainable code is always the answer.
I know this context is a little different but I’m triggered.
I know this context is a little different but I’m triggered.
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October moments in the Pacific Northwest.
November 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
October moments in the Pacific Northwest.
Beautiful day for treats outside. Got donuts and pastry’s this morning and then read in the park.
August 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Beautiful day for treats outside. Got donuts and pastry’s this morning and then read in the park.
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Expert LS is out yall. #ElixirLang github.com/elixir-lang/...
GitHub - elixir-lang/expert: Official Elixir Language Server Protocol implementation
Official Elixir Language Server Protocol implementation - elixir-lang/expert
github.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Expert LS is out yall. #ElixirLang github.com/elixir-lang/...
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GPT-5 is so amazing it can make 52.8 higher than 69.1 on a bar chart
It can even make 69.1 and 30.8 THE SAME SIZE
It can even make 69.1 and 30.8 THE SAME SIZE
August 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
GPT-5 is so amazing it can make 52.8 higher than 69.1 on a bar chart
It can even make 69.1 and 30.8 THE SAME SIZE
It can even make 69.1 and 30.8 THE SAME SIZE
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Hey friends! I did a TEDx talk and it's now up on the TED Conferences YouTube. It's possibly the best and most important talk I've ever done.
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hey friends! I did a TEDx talk and it's now up on the TED Conferences YouTube. It's possibly the best and most important talk I've ever done.
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
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The gleeful doxing of someone cheating in public is bad even if they are a CEO and even if they are a Coldplay fan. It's bad because this kind of thing is happening to random people on TikTok for such crimes as "sitting silently on a plane" or "being attractive"
www.404media.co/the-astronom...
www.404media.co/the-astronom...
The Astronomer CEO's Coldplay Concert Fiasco Is Emblematic of Our Social Media Surveillance Dystopia
Facial recognition and crowdsourced social media investigations are constantly being used not just on cringe CEOs, but on random people who are simply existing in public.
www.404media.co
July 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The gleeful doxing of someone cheating in public is bad even if they are a CEO and even if they are a Coldplay fan. It's bad because this kind of thing is happening to random people on TikTok for such crimes as "sitting silently on a plane" or "being attractive"
www.404media.co/the-astronom...
www.404media.co/the-astronom...
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A man and his e-bike provided an essential lifeline in the Texas floods: electrek.co/2025/07/14/h...
How one man with a hacksaw and an e-bike became a Texas flood 'hero'
Locals call him the “Bicycle hero,” but Texas man Evan Wayne says he’s just doing what he can to help...
electrek.co
July 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A man and his e-bike provided an essential lifeline in the Texas floods: electrek.co/2025/07/14/h...
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I really like this article's perspective on software development as theory building; it succinctly conveys a lot of what I've felt is lost when too much of your code is generated by AI: cekrem.github.io/posts/progra...
Programming as Theory Building: Why Senior Developers Are More Valuable Than Ever
Peter Naur's 1985 theory of programming explains why experience matters more in the age of AI-generated code
cekrem.github.io
June 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I really like this article's perspective on software development as theory building; it succinctly conveys a lot of what I've felt is lost when too much of your code is generated by AI: cekrem.github.io/posts/progra...
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Five years ago, coding was the easy part, and knowing what to code and promoting it (talking to customers, positioning, sales, etc.) was the hard part.
Right now, coding is still the easy part, and knowing what to code and promoting it is the hard part.
Right now, coding is still the easy part, and knowing what to code and promoting it is the hard part.
May 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Five years ago, coding was the easy part, and knowing what to code and promoting it (talking to customers, positioning, sales, etc.) was the hard part.
Right now, coding is still the easy part, and knowing what to code and promoting it is the hard part.
Right now, coding is still the easy part, and knowing what to code and promoting it is the hard part.
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Programmers are usually fed a steady diet of features and bug fixes. But occasionally they get to work on performance problems. This development methodology is known as intermittent fasting.
May 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Programmers are usually fed a steady diet of features and bug fixes. But occasionally they get to work on performance problems. This development methodology is known as intermittent fasting.
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Super nice post about @elixir-lang.org's nimble_ownership library by Alex Martsinovich:
distantprovince.by/posts/what-d...
Great stuff to know about. Also, great technical writing 👏
distantprovince.by/posts/what-d...
Great stuff to know about. Also, great technical writing 👏
What Does NimbleOwnership Do Anyway? | Alex Martsinovich
NimbleOwnership may not take bribes, but it certainly knows who your father is.
distantprovince.by
January 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Super nice post about @elixir-lang.org's nimble_ownership library by Alex Martsinovich:
distantprovince.by/posts/what-d...
Great stuff to know about. Also, great technical writing 👏
distantprovince.by/posts/what-d...
Great stuff to know about. Also, great technical writing 👏
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"Saying the need for housing outweighs parking needs is like saying the need for water outweighs the need for food. Sure, you can survive on one for a bit, but not forever."
PARKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR HUMAN LIFE!
PARKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR HUMAN LIFE!
December 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM
"Saying the need for housing outweighs parking needs is like saying the need for water outweighs the need for food. Sure, you can survive on one for a bit, but not forever."
PARKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR HUMAN LIFE!
PARKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR HUMAN LIFE!
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The conversation needs to be about how data centers are causing coal plants to be kept online longer, not about water usage.
if one more person says that AI uses up fresh water i am going to have a fucking stroke
December 12, 2024 at 2:29 AM
The conversation needs to be about how data centers are causing coal plants to be kept online longer, not about water usage.
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there was a 1936 proposal to build a concrete ramp structure up to the midpoint of the eiffel tower so you could drive up it. and i, for one, think it’s a shame that there was never a trend of making world monuments more car-accessible.
November 24, 2024 at 7:07 PM
there was a 1936 proposal to build a concrete ramp structure up to the midpoint of the eiffel tower so you could drive up it. and i, for one, think it’s a shame that there was never a trend of making world monuments more car-accessible.
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Solarpunk gets a bad rap, but I'm hard pressed to think of another contemporary genre that's actually imagining hopeful futures.
Everything else just seems to assume that Things Will Continue to Get Worse (and frankly, I don't know if I can blame them)
Everything else just seems to assume that Things Will Continue to Get Worse (and frankly, I don't know if I can blame them)
November 18, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Solarpunk gets a bad rap, but I'm hard pressed to think of another contemporary genre that's actually imagining hopeful futures.
Everything else just seems to assume that Things Will Continue to Get Worse (and frankly, I don't know if I can blame them)
Everything else just seems to assume that Things Will Continue to Get Worse (and frankly, I don't know if I can blame them)
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How does the new iOS inactivity reboot work? What does it protect from?
I reverse engineered the kernel extension and the secure enclave processor, where this feature is implemented.
naehrdine.blogspot.com/2024/11/reve...
I reverse engineered the kernel extension and the secure enclave processor, where this feature is implemented.
naehrdine.blogspot.com/2024/11/reve...
Reverse Engineering iOS 18 Inactivity Reboot
Wireless and firmware hacking, PhD life, Technology
naehrdine.blogspot.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:42 PM
How does the new iOS inactivity reboot work? What does it protect from?
I reverse engineered the kernel extension and the secure enclave processor, where this feature is implemented.
naehrdine.blogspot.com/2024/11/reve...
I reverse engineered the kernel extension and the secure enclave processor, where this feature is implemented.
naehrdine.blogspot.com/2024/11/reve...
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This is my house. It's optimized for LAN parties. What do you think? lanparty.house
LAN Party House
We built a(nother) house optimized for LAN Parties.
lanparty.house
November 16, 2024 at 3:53 PM
This is my house. It's optimized for LAN parties. What do you think? lanparty.house
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💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky!
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky!
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.
Here's our guide for how to do this:
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but surely my problems will be solved if I buy more blank notebooks
November 15, 2024 at 9:52 PM
but surely my problems will be solved if I buy more blank notebooks
Hello! I’m a software engineer living in #CambridgeMA interested in urban sustainability, #elixirlang, biking, hiking, and so much more. Hope to get to know you more.
November 16, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Hello! I’m a software engineer living in #CambridgeMA interested in urban sustainability, #elixirlang, biking, hiking, and so much more. Hope to get to know you more.