Benji Weber
@benjiweber.com
Tech Leader & Software Engineer • Tech and Teams, Extreme Programming, Java • CTO & Co-founder @ Geordie.ai • Previously Snyk, Unruly • Writes things at http://benjiweber.com/blog
The trouble with these electronic wing mirrors on buses now is one can't see if the bus driver is paying attention when #cycling. Why wouldn't the bus driver be paying attention you ask?
October 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The trouble with these electronic wing mirrors on buses now is one can't see if the bus driver is paying attention when #cycling. Why wouldn't the bus driver be paying attention you ask?
I'm not sure this email marketing was targeted at engineers.
October 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm not sure this email marketing was targeted at engineers.
Oh good, It has infected the devtools now.
September 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Oh good, It has infected the devtools now.
Top trolling by YouTube.
August 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Top trolling by YouTube.
Predictable results with the new Tulip cycle lanes.
July 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Predictable results with the new Tulip cycle lanes.
Intellij referencing Star Trek.
July 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Intellij referencing Star Trek.
Time for the monthly cable replacement #thanksshimano
July 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Time for the monthly cable replacement #thanksshimano
Github has got Gemini disease of popping up offering Copilot "help" in front of whatever you're trying to read or click on. Doesn't seem to matter how many times you dismiss it.
July 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Github has got Gemini disease of popping up offering Copilot "help" in front of whatever you're trying to read or click on. Doesn't seem to matter how many times you dismiss it.
One of the most frustrating things with Android Chrome is how you:
• Open a link in chrome
• Switch to something else
• Go back to chrome
-> It shows you what you wanted to continue reading for a split second, only for it to vanish into the ether, never to be seen again.
• Open a link in chrome
• Switch to something else
• Go back to chrome
-> It shows you what you wanted to continue reading for a split second, only for it to vanish into the ether, never to be seen again.
June 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
One of the most frustrating things with Android Chrome is how you:
• Open a link in chrome
• Switch to something else
• Go back to chrome
-> It shows you what you wanted to continue reading for a split second, only for it to vanish into the ether, never to be seen again.
• Open a link in chrome
• Switch to something else
• Go back to chrome
-> It shows you what you wanted to continue reading for a split second, only for it to vanish into the ether, never to be seen again.
I've noticed macbook users look horrified when I do this with my Framework.
June 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I've noticed macbook users look horrified when I do this with my Framework.
Increasingly find myself reaching for duckdb over jq. SQL and JSON Path is a powerful combination.
![Terminal Screenshot. Text follows:
benji@lcars:~> cat obs-midi-mg-config.json | jq .devices
[
{
"active": 3,
"name": "Midi Through Port-0",
"thru": "Midi Through Port-0"
},
{
"active": 3,
"name": "PreSonus FP2 MIDI 1"
}
]
benji@lcars:~> cat obs-midi-mg-config.json | dq "select unnest(devices, recursive:=true) from json"
active,name,thru
3,Midi Through Port-0,Midi Through Port-0
3,PreSonus FP2 MIDI 1,NULL
benji@lcars:~> cat obs-midi-mg-config.json | dp .devices[*].name
["Midi Through Port-0", "PreSonus FP2 MIDI 1"]
benji@lcars:~> cat `which dq` `which dp`
#!/bin/sh
query=$@
duckdb -csv -c "with json as (select * from read_json_auto('/dev/stdin')) $query"
#!/bin/sh
query=$1
duckdb -ascii -c "select json_extract(json, '\$${query}') from read_json_auto('/dev/stdin') json" | tail -n +2](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ebnleh2de6xxgnbp2k3n43or/bafkreieg4zzvrguq7gbru3he2kjixiatpihuvlmlsx3iztdz3vee4ulibi@jpeg)
June 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Increasingly find myself reaching for duckdb over jq. SQL and JSON Path is a powerful combination.
Adding shoes to my growing list of busted carbon. Isn't it great how carbon fails by fraying into shards of ultra sharp nano splinters.
June 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Adding shoes to my growing list of busted carbon. Isn't it great how carbon fails by fraying into shards of ultra sharp nano splinters.
Didn't have much success debating this with support.
"the reason for the price increase is because of Gemini being part of the core services *for the betterment of service*
"if you wish to turn off the Gemini features … *turning off the feature doesn't change the current pricing.*"
"the reason for the price increase is because of Gemini being part of the core services *for the betterment of service*
"if you wish to turn off the Gemini features … *turning off the feature doesn't change the current pricing.*"
June 10, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Didn't have much success debating this with support.
"the reason for the price increase is because of Gemini being part of the core services *for the betterment of service*
"if you wish to turn off the Gemini features … *turning off the feature doesn't change the current pricing.*"
"the reason for the price increase is because of Gemini being part of the core services *for the betterment of service*
"if you wish to turn off the Gemini features … *turning off the feature doesn't change the current pricing.*"
Amazon busy making their product worse. I used to be able to read this book that I "purchased", now it can't be opened.
May 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Amazon busy making their product worse. I used to be able to read this book that I "purchased", now it can't be opened.
Lovely spring day to get away from the keyboard.
April 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Lovely spring day to get away from the keyboard.
This button in Slack always amuses me (It does do something).
April 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This button in Slack always amuses me (It does do something).
It's that time of year when the birdsong alarm wakes one up early enough to be greeted by the robots with "Good Evening"
March 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It's that time of year when the birdsong alarm wakes one up early enough to be greeted by the robots with "Good Evening"
The most exciting Android update in a while.
March 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The most exciting Android update in a while.
"Get in the cycle lane"
The cycle lanes in question:
The cycle lanes in question:
March 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Get in the cycle lane"
The cycle lanes in question:
The cycle lanes in question:
When somebody proposes a change freeze.
February 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
When somebody proposes a change freeze.
Now that reMarkable have added basic shapes, the ubiquitous Box-Box-Cylinder architecture is now Neat-Neat-Messy.
I wonder if that's appropriate 🤔
I wonder if that's appropriate 🤔
![Two sets of [rectangle]->[rectangle]->(cylinder/database) diagrams sketched with Remarkable. First in black, second in blue. The rectangles are neat and tidy, the cylinders are messy freehand](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ebnleh2de6xxgnbp2k3n43or/bafkreiduiywdzhmbyklwclbyfqtscqk4fgohte7772zqvccfiqxnq2fuai@jpeg)
February 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Now that reMarkable have added basic shapes, the ubiquitous Box-Box-Cylinder architecture is now Neat-Neat-Messy.
I wonder if that's appropriate 🤔
I wonder if that's appropriate 🤔
"As a software developer, at first you think the others can't code; ultimately you realize that no one can." Philipp Stanner ['s anonymous colleague] #fosdem
February 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"As a software developer, at first you think the others can't code; ultimately you realize that no one can." Philipp Stanner ['s anonymous colleague] #fosdem