Constance Neeser
@constantlyconnie.me
Installing dilithium crystals • Recalibrating cover image • D&D in the Jefferies tubes • Petting tribbles • she/her
Black and white photo of someone walking in a car park at night.
December 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Black and white photo of someone walking in a car park at night.
Black and white, long exposure of a doggo with beautiful standing posture.
December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Black and white, long exposure of a doggo with beautiful standing posture.
Close-up photograph of a beetle crawling on a rosemary plant.
December 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Close-up photograph of a beetle crawling on a rosemary plant.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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We all know Clarke's "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
Well we have corollary:
Well we have corollary:
December 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
We all know Clarke's "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
Well we have corollary:
Well we have corollary:
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Five artifacts and the only known Sanskrit inscription mentioning a Roman emperor prove the presence and worship of Indians in the port of Berenike
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/12/f...
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/12/f...
Five artifacts and the only known Sanskrit inscription mentioning a Roman emperor prove the presence and worship of Indians in the port of Berenike
An international team of archaeologists has discovered in the ancient Egyptian port of Berenike (or Berenice), on the coast of the Red Sea, a set of six exceptional artifacts that demonstrate, for the...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Five artifacts and the only known Sanskrit inscription mentioning a Roman emperor prove the presence and worship of Indians in the port of Berenike
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/12/f...
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/12/f...
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After a pause, we are once again accepting pitches for games.
If you've designed a TTRPG (especially one built on PbtA, Forged in the Dark, or Fate) that's near-complete, you can find details about how to pitch us (and the services we provide) here:
evilhat.com/game-submiss...
If you've designed a TTRPG (especially one built on PbtA, Forged in the Dark, or Fate) that's near-complete, you can find details about how to pitch us (and the services we provide) here:
evilhat.com/game-submiss...
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
After a pause, we are once again accepting pitches for games.
If you've designed a TTRPG (especially one built on PbtA, Forged in the Dark, or Fate) that's near-complete, you can find details about how to pitch us (and the services we provide) here:
evilhat.com/game-submiss...
If you've designed a TTRPG (especially one built on PbtA, Forged in the Dark, or Fate) that's near-complete, you can find details about how to pitch us (and the services we provide) here:
evilhat.com/game-submiss...
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*Slop of the Year #neologism #significant
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
*Slop of the Year #neologism #significant
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“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
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<rant> A periodic reminder that Sprints, Backlogs, Daily Scrums, Scrum Boards, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Points, Velocity, PIs, etc., have NOTHING AT ALL to do with "Agile." Agility comes from working small, delivering frequently for feedback from actual customers, and adapting based on
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November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
<rant> A periodic reminder that Sprints, Backlogs, Daily Scrums, Scrum Boards, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Points, Velocity, PIs, etc., have NOTHING AT ALL to do with "Agile." Agility comes from working small, delivering frequently for feedback from actual customers, and adapting based on
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I selfishly love this advice for senior leaders for the simple reason that it would allow so much more to get done if it were followed more often.
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Become the Consequence
I am of the opinion that when you start a new role, not a new job, a new role that you have not done before, it requires a minimum of three years to become good or competent at that role.
This window...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I selfishly love this advice for senior leaders for the simple reason that it would allow so much more to get done if it were followed more often.
randsinrepose.com/archives/bec...
randsinrepose.com/archives/bec...
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Another casualty of the LLM revolution.
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Another casualty of the LLM revolution.
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
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From the same dev: “it’s also that I cannot see management being concerned solving the information visibility that keeps slowing us down.
We’re rolling out AI coding tools for devs but no one thinks about the org silos that slow us down 10x more than any coding use case.”
We’re rolling out AI coding tools for devs but no one thinks about the org silos that slow us down 10x more than any coding use case.”
October 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
From the same dev: “it’s also that I cannot see management being concerned solving the information visibility that keeps slowing us down.
We’re rolling out AI coding tools for devs but no one thinks about the org silos that slow us down 10x more than any coding use case.”
We’re rolling out AI coding tools for devs but no one thinks about the org silos that slow us down 10x more than any coding use case.”
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The Software Engineer’s Guidebook is now available as hardcover from Amazon. Here’s me holding the first print (the proof - it’s nice!)
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Software Engineer’s Guidebook is now available as hardcover from Amazon. Here’s me holding the first print (the proof - it’s nice!)
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
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From a recruiter at publicly traded tech company:
"Been hiring for eng leadership positions. Several engineering leaders I talk to claimed that they are building AI products at their current position. But when I drill down, all they know about AI is basically using ChatGPT...."
"Been hiring for eng leadership positions. Several engineering leaders I talk to claimed that they are building AI products at their current position. But when I drill down, all they know about AI is basically using ChatGPT...."
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
From a recruiter at publicly traded tech company:
"Been hiring for eng leadership positions. Several engineering leaders I talk to claimed that they are building AI products at their current position. But when I drill down, all they know about AI is basically using ChatGPT...."
"Been hiring for eng leadership positions. Several engineering leaders I talk to claimed that they are building AI products at their current position. But when I drill down, all they know about AI is basically using ChatGPT...."
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If you're asked to do someting potentially illegal at work: know that if you do so, you're the one could well have to face consequences.
A few more stories about when engineers went along with illegal asks, and are now in hot water: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/asked-to-do-...
A few more stories about when engineers went along with illegal asks, and are now in hot water: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/asked-to-do-...
October 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
If you're asked to do someting potentially illegal at work: know that if you do so, you're the one could well have to face consequences.
A few more stories about when engineers went along with illegal asks, and are now in hot water: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/asked-to-do-...
A few more stories about when engineers went along with illegal asks, and are now in hot water: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/asked-to-do-...