Cliff Barbier
cliffb-infosec.bsky.social
Cliff Barbier
@cliffb-infosec.bsky.social
I do infosec stuff.
Louisiana, USA
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 AM
❤️❤️❤️❤️

I want to have a beer with you! (referencing vibes; alcohol or brewed grains not necessary)
January 17, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Of course. The idea resonated with me, as did most of your posts about the book.

And if that wasn't enough, "Who is this Ivory Tower B—?" and "profits… from this book will be shared with them" already have me hooked. The rest of the book could be as boring as Piketty, and I'll still finish it! 🤣
January 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I clocked the Cuddledown sheets, bc I've got some, too. They're so good, aren't they?
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Reposted by Cliff Barbier
It's "per se", not "per say"
December 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
* I've also done a few Bash scripts, which I'm moderately versant in. It gets some wrong, but it gets a lot right.

It's weird to explain what I want in a spec-like format when I know I could just add it in like `total_files=${hashtag#files[@]}`, but that's the trade-off.
5/5
December 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
be best at).
* It works because I have given it a good spec. I told it what should go in, what the UI should look like, and what should come out based on every type of input or action. I don't care HOW it does it, as long as it does it. Same as handing a spec off to an outsourced dev team.
4/5
December 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Set requirements (of various types, including security), set desired outcomes and behaviors, and let it go until it meets those outcomes and behaviors.
* Even though I don't know Golang, I've instructed it to create such a program (chosen bc Golang is Google so I figure that's what Gemini would
3/5
December 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
* You must be at least moderately tech versant (def: experienced, practiced) to run these things. If you are new or not versant, you'll have a bad time.
* In my current opinion, these are good if and only if you create a good spec.
2/5
December 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Like, I can't get my friend with a Masters degree in linguistics to understand the grammatical (maybe that's not the right word?) difference between "&" vs "and". But there is one.

There's also a time when it's best to use a comma or an em-dash. But y'all aren't ready for that yet. 😂
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Reposted by Cliff Barbier
Mind you, most of the companies announcing that they're replacing coders with AI are lying. They're hiding the layoffs they have to make due to their softening top-line growth behind a fable of efficiency and forward-thinking.

Either way: investors should be shorting the hell out of these companies
December 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM