Ben Black
@benjaminblack.net
Senior Engineer at Gaia GPS. 70% water and 30% organic compounds.
He knows he can boost his stocks with bullshit claims. Full Self Driving in 2 years! Fully autonomous trucks in 5 years! Humans on Mars in 10 years! Tunnels! Robo taxis! AGI! We will save the taxpayers TRILLIONS!
December 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
He knows he can boost his stocks with bullshit claims. Full Self Driving in 2 years! Fully autonomous trucks in 5 years! Humans on Mars in 10 years! Tunnels! Robo taxis! AGI! We will save the taxpayers TRILLIONS!
I’ve done that before where I didn’t know if a thing was happening because of VSCode reasons or extension reasons. Turns out VSCode has an “extensions bisect” command to answer that question.
December 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I’ve done that before where I didn’t know if a thing was happening because of VSCode reasons or extension reasons. Turns out VSCode has an “extensions bisect” command to answer that question.
Tangentially, 11/22/63 was a great read. King put enormous effort into making it historically accurate.
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tangentially, 11/22/63 was a great read. King put enormous effort into making it historically accurate.
I’ve been trying daily for a year and the best art I can muster could be generously described as a Tim Burton-esque Spiral.
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I’ve been trying daily for a year and the best art I can muster could be generously described as a Tim Burton-esque Spiral.
Death… but not for you, gunslinger. Never for you.
October 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Death… but not for you, gunslinger. Never for you.
Sounds like a modern version of $.live()
September 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Sounds like a modern version of $.live()
Love it. I’ve always loved Richard Williams’ book (of which I have a first printing)
September 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Love it. I’ve always loved Richard Williams’ book (of which I have a first printing)
Print subscriber here; no email received yet. Help?
August 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Isn’t it wild how training AI to reflect American conservative values makes it fascist and paranoid?
July 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Isn’t it wild how training AI to reflect American conservative values makes it fascist and paranoid?
We switched to Vitest, even though we don’t use Vite, just to migrate off of Jest. It has been _years_ and Jest’s ESM support is still considered “experimental.”
July 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We switched to Vitest, even though we don’t use Vite, just to migrate off of Jest. It has been _years_ and Jest’s ESM support is still considered “experimental.”
The Fyre Festival of parades
June 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Fyre Festival of parades
As Marie Antoinette would have said, “Let Them Eat Each Other’s Faces.”
June 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
As Marie Antoinette would have said, “Let Them Eat Each Other’s Faces.”
“Gravity Gun”? You mean the Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator?
May 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Gravity Gun”? You mean the Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator?
When tests pass: “wip it good”
April 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
When tests pass: “wip it good”
I’m really enjoying your new blog.
April 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I’m really enjoying your new blog.
I’m fine with breaking changes in major versions. Do what you gotta do to keep it great.
March 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I’m fine with breaking changes in major versions. Do what you gotta do to keep it great.
My favorite President. Sworn in on a book of law instead of a bible; refused to campaign because it was undignified.
March 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My favorite President. Sworn in on a book of law instead of a bible; refused to campaign because it was undignified.
I got my music video in hi-def ultra-realism!
March 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I got my music video in hi-def ultra-realism!
“I had succed” sounds like the correct pluperfect to me 🤷
February 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
“I had succed” sounds like the correct pluperfect to me 🤷
Patel is more dangerous than all of the others combined. A true believer who wants to be ruled by a King.
February 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Patel is more dangerous than all of the others combined. A true believer who wants to be ruled by a King.
If tariffs are taxes, there is an argument to be made that granting the President authority to impose or lift them arbitrarily is as unconstitutional as a line item veto; at least, it is a violation of equal protection.
February 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If tariffs are taxes, there is an argument to be made that granting the President authority to impose or lift them arbitrarily is as unconstitutional as a line item veto; at least, it is a violation of equal protection.
Not official docs, but this reminded me of an article Dan wrote about it; Google “useReducer cheat mode” and you’ll find it.
January 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Not official docs, but this reminded me of an article Dan wrote about it; Google “useReducer cheat mode” and you’ll find it.
“Corgi leg” is now an absolute unit.
January 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“Corgi leg” is now an absolute unit.