Brian Bowden
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Brian Bowden
@bicx.bsky.social
Software engineer, moto guy, and traveler.
Big fan of Elixir, Kotlin, sci-fi, and my TW200.

Currently living in Port Aransas, TX, while working remotely for a SF Bay Area startup.

Genetically incapable of catching fish.

I see sea turtles.
I’ve evolved into a neovim simp myself. I wanted to like Zed, but it’s missing some key capabilities I need (like change highlighting for git worktrees).
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The juxtaposition between Trump and Zelenskyy also shows that while you might gain wealth and lower, honor can only be earned.
March 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I certainly thought it went horribly. Trump pitched himself as an impartial mediator, while in the same breath asked for mineral rights in exchange for protection. Trump and Co. were by far the most disrespectful in the room. Justice for Ukraine was ignored completely.
March 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Very true! And creating under a deadline can make even more difficult to balance those priorities.
March 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
No, I haven’t noticed that. I think such broad statements do more harm than good because even if there is a real problem, it’s easily countered by people like me who have learned, validated the learnings, and had positive results.
January 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I’ve been having the same problem. Not sure why I’m paying for Netflix anymore.
December 30, 2024 at 1:21 AM
It’s also quite helpful for me when trying to better understand mathematical concepts. And likely for similar reasons (the rules are clear and well-covered across multiple sources.).
December 27, 2024 at 3:15 PM
For students who truly desire to learn, this is a huge step forward. Before, if I struggled with a topic, I’d have to bounce from one book or article to the next, hoping something clicked. While in university, I’d have to wait for office hours and stand in line to ask questions.
December 26, 2024 at 3:54 PM
As a counterpoint, I have been using Claude (Anthropic’s LLM) to teach myself about machine learning. I tell it my background, and Claude tailors an explanation to me, using comparisons and analogies based on what I already know. I can ask endless questions until I actually understand.
December 26, 2024 at 3:54 PM
If only there were a checkmark to help reach the final form
December 6, 2024 at 3:26 AM
For real. I use Copilot in Android Studio, and it saves me a considerable amount of time. It still amazes me how it can use context to determine what I’m doing, and for UI work, it intuits the correct styling 90% of the time.
December 5, 2024 at 5:12 PM
And it’s half the cost of hiring both an iOS engineer and an Android engineer. In addition, you can do over-the-air updates in React Native for non-asset changes, bypassing waits for app submission and review.
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
okie dokie
December 4, 2024 at 2:30 PM
In your analogy, we are not having a conversation in the cafe though. We are writing on the wall of the cafe. Everyone can see it, and we don’t own the wall. If the cafe owners then want to say “Hey, come eat here and see the cool stuff written on our wall,” then they have the right to do that too.
December 4, 2024 at 2:37 AM