Ben Bowers
@benrbowers.bsky.social
Software developer building things I think are cool
www.benbowers.net
github.com/benrbowers
"I have been a hunter of peace, chasing the elusive mayfly known as love." - Vash the Stampede
www.benbowers.net
github.com/benrbowers
"I have been a hunter of peace, chasing the elusive mayfly known as love." - Vash the Stampede
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slowly sucking in my gut while I pee so it looks like I'm deflating. all the other guys at the urinal trough hooting and hollering like I'm David Blaine. guy in the stall is trying to shit faster cuz he knows he's missing out on something but he's not sure what
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
slowly sucking in my gut while I pee so it looks like I'm deflating. all the other guys at the urinal trough hooting and hollering like I'm David Blaine. guy in the stall is trying to shit faster cuz he knows he's missing out on something but he's not sure what
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They’re introducing a complex set of tunnels and stairs to get to the bathroom at work (for our own enrichment)
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
They’re introducing a complex set of tunnels and stairs to get to the bathroom at work (for our own enrichment)
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guy who uses a magic 8-ball to make all their decisions
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
guy who uses a magic 8-ball to make all their decisions
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anyway, time to start carving this large block of tofu into a biblically accurate turkey
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
anyway, time to start carving this large block of tofu into a biblically accurate turkey
This is how you get SiriusXM for free trust
guy who plugged an aux cord into their microwave
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is how you get SiriusXM for free trust
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a tub of country crock could fix me
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
a tub of country crock could fix me
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who up conferring with they moon
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
who up conferring with they moon
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Yo! Are you ready to take your creativity to the next level and achieve the extraordinary with AI? 😃😃
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Yo! Are you ready to take your creativity to the next level and achieve the extraordinary with AI? 😃😃
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guy who overdosed on swedish fish and sour patch kids
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
guy who overdosed on swedish fish and sour patch kids
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woke up to multiple FALLING ASLEEP IS THE WHOLE POINT OF KINDLES YOU DUMMY
they should invent a kindle i can read at bedtime without falling asleep within four minutes
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
woke up to multiple FALLING ASLEEP IS THE WHOLE POINT OF KINDLES YOU DUMMY
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
So tired of people online who have all these damned "mentors."
When do I get a magic wizard who will tell me how to navigate this AI hellscape?
Until then I'll just keep rereading Cal Newport, I guess. Only mf in the tri-state area with anything resembling actionable advice.
When do I get a magic wizard who will tell me how to navigate this AI hellscape?
Until then I'll just keep rereading Cal Newport, I guess. Only mf in the tri-state area with anything resembling actionable advice.
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So tired of people online who have all these damned "mentors."
When do I get a magic wizard who will tell me how to navigate this AI hellscape?
Until then I'll just keep rereading Cal Newport, I guess. Only mf in the tri-state area with anything resembling actionable advice.
When do I get a magic wizard who will tell me how to navigate this AI hellscape?
Until then I'll just keep rereading Cal Newport, I guess. Only mf in the tri-state area with anything resembling actionable advice.
Started bullet journaling in the standard Ryder Carrol fashion recently.
It's kind of blowing all of my past productivity systems out of the water.
Notion is really great for mapping out my brain and planning projects.
But it falls short when it's time to actually EXECUTE those projects.
It's kind of blowing all of my past productivity systems out of the water.
Notion is really great for mapping out my brain and planning projects.
But it falls short when it's time to actually EXECUTE those projects.
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Started bullet journaling in the standard Ryder Carrol fashion recently.
It's kind of blowing all of my past productivity systems out of the water.
Notion is really great for mapping out my brain and planning projects.
But it falls short when it's time to actually EXECUTE those projects.
It's kind of blowing all of my past productivity systems out of the water.
Notion is really great for mapping out my brain and planning projects.
But it falls short when it's time to actually EXECUTE those projects.
Cursor 2.0 is not for me. The agent workflow is just not clicking for me.
Maybe it will make more sense if I get experience managing engineers.
But right now it feels like it's only contributing to making me a worse IC.
I'm going back to VSCode and getting a ChatGPT Plus subscription 👍
Maybe it will make more sense if I get experience managing engineers.
But right now it feels like it's only contributing to making me a worse IC.
I'm going back to VSCode and getting a ChatGPT Plus subscription 👍
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Cursor 2.0 is not for me. The agent workflow is just not clicking for me.
Maybe it will make more sense if I get experience managing engineers.
But right now it feels like it's only contributing to making me a worse IC.
I'm going back to VSCode and getting a ChatGPT Plus subscription 👍
Maybe it will make more sense if I get experience managing engineers.
But right now it feels like it's only contributing to making me a worse IC.
I'm going back to VSCode and getting a ChatGPT Plus subscription 👍
Wake up, calendar heads. Perfect symmetry this month with a full weekend on either end.
November 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Wake up, calendar heads. Perfect symmetry this month with a full weekend on either end.
No wait hold on...
ORGANIZED THINKING
ORGANIZED THINKING
November 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
No wait hold on...
ORGANIZED THINKING
ORGANIZED THINKING
Not thinking is smarter than thinking.
October 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Not thinking is smarter than thinking.
I've decided that I'm now on my "no thinking" arc.
Thinking has been stressing me out.
So I'm just gonna kinda not for a while, thanks.
Thinking has been stressing me out.
So I'm just gonna kinda not for a while, thanks.
October 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I've decided that I'm now on my "no thinking" arc.
Thinking has been stressing me out.
So I'm just gonna kinda not for a while, thanks.
Thinking has been stressing me out.
So I'm just gonna kinda not for a while, thanks.
> Raise a nation of people to never fear tyrants
> Try to intimidate them with tyranny
> ???????
> Try to intimidate them with tyranny
> ???????
September 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
> Raise a nation of people to never fear tyrants
> Try to intimidate them with tyranny
> ???????
> Try to intimidate them with tyranny
> ???????
A mantra that's been helping me with perfectionism:
The ship will still sail with a few scratches in it.
Just SAIL, bro, SAIL.
It's THE VOYAGE that we care about, not how cool the ship looks.
THE VOYAGE itself is way fucking cooler than the ship could ever look.
The ship will still sail with a few scratches in it.
Just SAIL, bro, SAIL.
It's THE VOYAGE that we care about, not how cool the ship looks.
THE VOYAGE itself is way fucking cooler than the ship could ever look.
September 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
A mantra that's been helping me with perfectionism:
The ship will still sail with a few scratches in it.
Just SAIL, bro, SAIL.
It's THE VOYAGE that we care about, not how cool the ship looks.
THE VOYAGE itself is way fucking cooler than the ship could ever look.
The ship will still sail with a few scratches in it.
Just SAIL, bro, SAIL.
It's THE VOYAGE that we care about, not how cool the ship looks.
THE VOYAGE itself is way fucking cooler than the ship could ever look.
Have the courage to "break the 4th wall" more often.
Cut straight to the core.
Is "putting it how it is" really that hard?
Put away the ChatGPT for a moment. Speak to somebody's Soul.
Cut straight to the core.
Is "putting it how it is" really that hard?
Put away the ChatGPT for a moment. Speak to somebody's Soul.
September 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Have the courage to "break the 4th wall" more often.
Cut straight to the core.
Is "putting it how it is" really that hard?
Put away the ChatGPT for a moment. Speak to somebody's Soul.
Cut straight to the core.
Is "putting it how it is" really that hard?
Put away the ChatGPT for a moment. Speak to somebody's Soul.
*voice of Dune Sardaukar chant*
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
September 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
*voice of Dune Sardaukar chant*
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
OUR SIDE GOOD
THEIR SIDE BAD
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Before you swipe right on anyone, you need to swipe right on yourself first bro.
September 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Before you swipe right on anyone, you need to swipe right on yourself first bro.