Carl Poole
@carl.codes
Staff Software Engineer working on Mobile. Content here is personal but may contain work related things like Android development.
He/him 🏳️🌈. British expat masquerading as an urban cowboy. Austin, TX.
He/him 🏳️🌈. British expat masquerading as an urban cowboy. Austin, TX.
I’ve started answering my phone calls to see if I was ignoring anything important and it’s 99% spam. Phone calls are dead. The user experience was allowed to be ruined by telephone companies and it was probably intentional. Why do we even still use this system?
June 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’ve started answering my phone calls to see if I was ignoring anything important and it’s 99% spam. Phone calls are dead. The user experience was allowed to be ruined by telephone companies and it was probably intentional. Why do we even still use this system?
Sunflower CPU socket, created with AI. Inspired by my current woes with my 14th gen Intel CPU and the time I've spent troubleshooting the past few days. Intel RMA process going well so far at least.
June 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sunflower CPU socket, created with AI. Inspired by my current woes with my 14th gen Intel CPU and the time I've spent troubleshooting the past few days. Intel RMA process going well so far at least.
This might be the first time I've considered not updating my iOS in September.
June 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This might be the first time I've considered not updating my iOS in September.
Reposted by Carl Poole
See what happens when you install iOS beta 1? @dallastjames.dev and @carl.codes will never be the same again...
June 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
See what happens when you install iOS beta 1? @dallastjames.dev and @carl.codes will never be the same again...
The enshittification cycle.
Make good product.
Build good network.
Slowly undo all the good.
Product slowly dies.
New “disruptor” appears.
Make good product.
Make good product.
Build good network.
Slowly undo all the good.
Product slowly dies.
New “disruptor” appears.
Make good product.
March 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The enshittification cycle.
Make good product.
Build good network.
Slowly undo all the good.
Product slowly dies.
New “disruptor” appears.
Make good product.
Make good product.
Build good network.
Slowly undo all the good.
Product slowly dies.
New “disruptor” appears.
Make good product.
That Rich Men North of Richmond guy must be thrilled about Elon Musk, eh.
March 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
That Rich Men North of Richmond guy must be thrilled about Elon Musk, eh.
Did the tariffs also affect the new White Lotus intro song because damn…
February 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Did the tariffs also affect the new White Lotus intro song because damn…
Good job guys, we made fun of his video game abilities and made him mad and now he is going to destroy the country. See what you did? 🤦♂️
February 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Good job guys, we made fun of his video game abilities and made him mad and now he is going to destroy the country. See what you did? 🤦♂️
I started piano lessons 3 weeks ago and noticed my typing fingers also changing?
January 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I started piano lessons 3 weeks ago and noticed my typing fingers also changing?
My bed belongs to my dogs and I get to share it
January 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
My bed belongs to my dogs and I get to share it
Reposted by Carl Poole
Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
Reposted by Carl Poole
The entire tech industry right now
January 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The entire tech industry right now
Enjoying a break in the sun with this loaf
January 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Enjoying a break in the sun with this loaf
So let me get this straight, in college he made a website to rank women...
January 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
So let me get this straight, in college he made a website to rank women...
Reposted by Carl Poole
Aight I am back here now👋
November 13, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Aight I am back here now👋
Prediction: Elno Must will get mad people still keep calling Twitter by its old (proper) name and kill the Twitter domain in the near future.
September 16, 2023 at 4:46 PM
Prediction: Elno Must will get mad people still keep calling Twitter by its old (proper) name and kill the Twitter domain in the near future.
Goodbye, lightning cables!
September 12, 2023 at 6:57 PM
Goodbye, lightning cables!
It's only a matter of time before Google deprecates SexualActivity developer.android.com/reference/an...
September 7, 2023 at 4:38 PM
It's only a matter of time before Google deprecates SexualActivity developer.android.com/reference/an...
Was clearing out old photos from my phone and found screenshots I took back when a startup tried to get me to work on a weekend after returning from my dad's funeral. I stood my ground and said no and it pissed them off. No regrets.
August 31, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Was clearing out old photos from my phone and found screenshots I took back when a startup tried to get me to work on a weekend after returning from my dad's funeral. I stood my ground and said no and it pissed them off. No regrets.
