Brian Levine
@balevine.com
Tech, customer support, unions.
Co-founder of Yetto.
Guitarist for Balance.
Other assorted things you never heard of.
yetto.app - balevine.com
Co-founder of Yetto.
Guitarist for Balance.
Other assorted things you never heard of.
yetto.app - balevine.com
I don't think there's anything more satisfying than sitting at a coffee shop, at a small table on the sidewalk, drinking a cappuccino and reading a book while a dog lounges at your feet.
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I don't think there's anything more satisfying than sitting at a coffee shop, at a small table on the sidewalk, drinking a cappuccino and reading a book while a dog lounges at your feet.
Why are we putting pianos in airports? That shit should be illegal. Or at least subject to public shame.
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Why are we putting pianos in airports? That shit should be illegal. Or at least subject to public shame.
Reposted by Brian Levine
ROY BATTY: …I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments... they'll be gone.
CHATGPT: That’s a powerful story 🎯 Thank you for sharing with me! It really spoke to your passion for space! 🚀
CHATGPT: That’s a powerful story 🎯 Thank you for sharing with me! It really spoke to your passion for space! 🚀
October 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ROY BATTY: …I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments... they'll be gone.
CHATGPT: That’s a powerful story 🎯 Thank you for sharing with me! It really spoke to your passion for space! 🚀
CHATGPT: That’s a powerful story 🎯 Thank you for sharing with me! It really spoke to your passion for space! 🚀
Sorry about us-east-1. I was trimming some hedges and didn't notice that cable. Should have it all taped up by Friday.
October 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sorry about us-east-1. I was trimming some hedges and didn't notice that cable. Should have it all taped up by Friday.
Reposted by Brian Levine
And then it would happen two dozen more times before an article comes out on CNN with the headline “Three Dead After Humanoid Drink Pitcher Tramples Entire Family”, describing how previous incidents had gone without investigation.
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
And then it would happen two dozen more times before an article comes out on CNN with the headline “Three Dead After Humanoid Drink Pitcher Tramples Entire Family”, describing how previous incidents had gone without investigation.
Reposted by Brian Levine
You better believe if an anthropomorphic pitcher of sugary kid’s drink burst through your living room wall, the police would show up 30 minutes later to take a statement and file it away without taking a single action.
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
You better believe if an anthropomorphic pitcher of sugary kid’s drink burst through your living room wall, the police would show up 30 minutes later to take a statement and file it away without taking a single action.
There are two kinds of people in this world.
And they're both terrible.
And they're both terrible.
October 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
There are two kinds of people in this world.
And they're both terrible.
And they're both terrible.
One of those days where you get up and put your ass on inside out.
October 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
One of those days where you get up and put your ass on inside out.
Comply in advance? Brother, I don’t even wipe.
October 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Comply in advance? Brother, I don’t even wipe.
Kafka's "Metamorphosis" except it's me and I wake up as a crab and my family and friends are totally okay with it. However, I'm still unable to get to work on time.
September 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Kafka's "Metamorphosis" except it's me and I wake up as a crab and my family and friends are totally okay with it. However, I'm still unable to get to work on time.
Software sucks and we shouldn't have to use it.
September 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Software sucks and we shouldn't have to use it.
If I’m ever asked to name two people who were born at the ideal time and place for who they are, I would name Charles Munger and Ray Romano. Easy.
September 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If I’m ever asked to name two people who were born at the ideal time and place for who they are, I would name Charles Munger and Ray Romano. Easy.
Whenever two famous people die within a week of each other, I instinctively say, "Kissinger when?"
This is a habit I have no interest in breaking.
This is a habit I have no interest in breaking.
September 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Whenever two famous people die within a week of each other, I instinctively say, "Kissinger when?"
This is a habit I have no interest in breaking.
This is a habit I have no interest in breaking.
Thank god for AI slop. I was running out of content to consume.
September 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Thank god for AI slop. I was running out of content to consume.
8 hours for rest
8 hours for work
8 hours for more work
8 hours for work
8 hours for more work
September 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
8 hours for rest
8 hours for work
8 hours for more work
8 hours for work
8 hours for more work
Open mouth coughing at the airport is so back.
August 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Open mouth coughing at the airport is so back.
I'll bet that doctor hated Pagliacci.
August 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I'll bet that doctor hated Pagliacci.
What the fuck does "Ph.D. level intelligence" even mean?
August 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What the fuck does "Ph.D. level intelligence" even mean?
I know a fair number of people with PhDs and I'll bet a non-zero number of them can't accurately count the number of "b"s in the word blueberry.
We don't have good working definitions of "intelligence" or "reason" or "thought".
We don't have good working definitions of "intelligence" or "reason" or "thought".
August 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I know a fair number of people with PhDs and I'll bet a non-zero number of them can't accurately count the number of "b"s in the word blueberry.
We don't have good working definitions of "intelligence" or "reason" or "thought".
We don't have good working definitions of "intelligence" or "reason" or "thought".
A lot of people are using the phrase "this changes everything" lately. Mostly in relation to AI shit. Is that a phrase that AI is writing? I don't know. But it's annoying.
Not everything can change everything. Let's all calm the fuck down.
Not everything can change everything. Let's all calm the fuck down.
August 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A lot of people are using the phrase "this changes everything" lately. Mostly in relation to AI shit. Is that a phrase that AI is writing? I don't know. But it's annoying.
Not everything can change everything. Let's all calm the fuck down.
Not everything can change everything. Let's all calm the fuck down.
A friend of mine once told me, after reviewing some of my code, that I write software like my first language was FORTRAN. He did not know at the time that it was true. I think about that a lot.
Programming languages have accents.
Programming languages have accents.
August 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A friend of mine once told me, after reviewing some of my code, that I write software like my first language was FORTRAN. He did not know at the time that it was true. I think about that a lot.
Programming languages have accents.
Programming languages have accents.
Where's all this "meaningful" and "interesting" work that AI was going to free us up to do? Is the meaningful work in the room with us right now?
July 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Where's all this "meaningful" and "interesting" work that AI was going to free us up to do? Is the meaningful work in the room with us right now?
Not gonna lie. Building shit with Claude Code is a ton of fun in a way that I didn't think it would be until I got better at it. I bristled when a friend told me it was a "skill issue" but... here we are.
July 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Not gonna lie. Building shit with Claude Code is a ton of fun in a way that I didn't think it would be until I got better at it. I bristled when a friend told me it was a "skill issue" but... here we are.
Sunday night side project time.
Purchased a domain.
Set up an app on Clever Cloud.
Deploying.
Let me know if you want to play a game in Slack. PORKOPOLIS is almost ready for playtesters.
Purchased a domain.
Set up an app on Clever Cloud.
Deploying.
Let me know if you want to play a game in Slack. PORKOPOLIS is almost ready for playtesters.
July 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Sunday night side project time.
Purchased a domain.
Set up an app on Clever Cloud.
Deploying.
Let me know if you want to play a game in Slack. PORKOPOLIS is almost ready for playtesters.
Purchased a domain.
Set up an app on Clever Cloud.
Deploying.
Let me know if you want to play a game in Slack. PORKOPOLIS is almost ready for playtesters.