Dan McKenzie
@dan.mckenzie.kiwi
The curse of knowing SQL is that now you’re the one that has to put together the random data requests for everyone.
And lord help you if the requests come in as vague, and you have to ask for clarification. (ie. Every time)
And lord help you if the requests come in as vague, and you have to ask for clarification. (ie. Every time)
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The curse of knowing SQL is that now you’re the one that has to put together the random data requests for everyone.
And lord help you if the requests come in as vague, and you have to ask for clarification. (ie. Every time)
And lord help you if the requests come in as vague, and you have to ask for clarification. (ie. Every time)
Today in AI fear mongering… people discover Gmail has been using AI on their inboxes.
They always did and proudly so, that was past of the appeal!
They always did and proudly so, that was past of the appeal!
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today in AI fear mongering… people discover Gmail has been using AI on their inboxes.
They always did and proudly so, that was past of the appeal!
They always did and proudly so, that was past of the appeal!
Even a fancy pants new agent-first IDE forgets to create .gitignore files before committing...
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Even a fancy pants new agent-first IDE forgets to create .gitignore files before committing...
The post where I make it seem easy to write an AI agent in AWS Bedrock
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Building AI agents and bots with AWS Bedrock and Pydantic AI
Like many Product Managers, I’ve been diving deep into AI agents and bots to understand how they shape new products. However, my role requires more than just understanding what they are, I al…
dan.mckenzie.kiwi
November 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The post where I make it seem easy to write an AI agent in AWS Bedrock
dan.mckenzie.kiwi/2025/11/02/b...
dan.mckenzie.kiwi/2025/11/02/b...
So it turned out Microsoft Edge had all these AI browsing features all along... never catching a break...
October 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM
So it turned out Microsoft Edge had all these AI browsing features all along... never catching a break...
I started a new blog a couple of weeks ago, and have my first "proper" post - how the heck did I become a product manager after all?
It's been fun writing again.
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It's been fun writing again.
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How I moved to Product Management
Becoming a Group Product Manager wasn’t something I had been considering for my career. I had been an Engineering Team Lead in multiple companies for a while, and despite never chasing after …
dan.mckenzie.kiwi
October 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I started a new blog a couple of weeks ago, and have my first "proper" post - how the heck did I become a product manager after all?
It's been fun writing again.
dan.mckenzie.kiwi/2025/10/05/h...
It's been fun writing again.
dan.mckenzie.kiwi/2025/10/05/h...
Reposted by Dan McKenzie
September 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Where did the internet go?
A long time ago I had a personal blog that I kept up to date, also called Dan's Blog. I started it in High School, and continued it through University. I got a little known through the blogging community in New Zealand, but shortly after starting work became less…
A long time ago I had a personal blog that I kept up to date, also called Dan's Blog. I started it in High School, and continued it through University. I got a little known through the blogging community in New Zealand, but shortly after starting work became less…
Where did the internet go?
A long time ago I had a personal blog that I kept up to date, also called Dan's Blog. I started it in High School, and continued it through University. I got a little known through the blogging community in New Zealand, but shortly after starting work became less invested in it. Time passed, and I moved on. A version of my blog existed when I moved to the UK in 2012, but that version is long gone now.
dan.mckenzie.kiwi
September 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Where did the internet go?
A long time ago I had a personal blog that I kept up to date, also called Dan's Blog. I started it in High School, and continued it through University. I got a little known through the blogging community in New Zealand, but shortly after starting work became less…
A long time ago I had a personal blog that I kept up to date, also called Dan's Blog. I started it in High School, and continued it through University. I got a little known through the blogging community in New Zealand, but shortly after starting work became less…
Probably the strangest element of the iOS UI I’ve found. What is up with that corner? Did they just… forget to round it?
September 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Probably the strangest element of the iOS UI I’ve found. What is up with that corner? Did they just… forget to round it?
It’s incredible that in today’s Apple event for their biggest devices, not once was someone USING or at least holding the device. It’s all pre-renders.
September 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
It’s incredible that in today’s Apple event for their biggest devices, not once was someone USING or at least holding the device. It’s all pre-renders.
“Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition plus Star-Crossed Worlds” is certainly a game title…
August 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition plus Star-Crossed Worlds” is certainly a game title…
Mario Kart World’s Knockout Tour mode online is just pure chaos it’s incredible.
When you’re going to place at the checkpoint then get whomped by a shell, then flattened, then blown up for good measure, and you’re out. But how fun that was.
Free Roam mode though… snore.
When you’re going to place at the checkpoint then get whomped by a shell, then flattened, then blown up for good measure, and you’re out. But how fun that was.
Free Roam mode though… snore.
June 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Mario Kart World’s Knockout Tour mode online is just pure chaos it’s incredible.
When you’re going to place at the checkpoint then get whomped by a shell, then flattened, then blown up for good measure, and you’re out. But how fun that was.
Free Roam mode though… snore.
When you’re going to place at the checkpoint then get whomped by a shell, then flattened, then blown up for good measure, and you’re out. But how fun that was.
Free Roam mode though… snore.
For Doctor Who, RTD needs a “reality check” specialist who’s completely oblivious to Doctor Who and can veto his plot arcs. Even as someone who followed the previous couple of series, what the fuck was that.
June 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
For Doctor Who, RTD needs a “reality check” specialist who’s completely oblivious to Doctor Who and can veto his plot arcs. Even as someone who followed the previous couple of series, what the fuck was that.
At this point I’m still surprised Gemini doesn’t have even basic customisation, yet is introducing “personalisation” based on search history.
Or how about, I just have a box that lets me enter how I want Gemini to respond like every other AI chat?
Or how about, I just have a box that lets me enter how I want Gemini to respond like every other AI chat?
May 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
At this point I’m still surprised Gemini doesn’t have even basic customisation, yet is introducing “personalisation” based on search history.
Or how about, I just have a box that lets me enter how I want Gemini to respond like every other AI chat?
Or how about, I just have a box that lets me enter how I want Gemini to respond like every other AI chat?
A Eurovision-inspired episode of Doctor Who followed by the Eurovision final. OK weekend sorted.
May 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A Eurovision-inspired episode of Doctor Who followed by the Eurovision final. OK weekend sorted.
"WE BAD AT NAMING AHAHAHAHAHA"
Oh god OpenAI that isn't a good thing. Stop it.
Oh god OpenAI that isn't a good thing. Stop it.
April 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"WE BAD AT NAMING AHAHAHAHAHA"
Oh god OpenAI that isn't a good thing. Stop it.
Oh god OpenAI that isn't a good thing. Stop it.
The price of a PS5 with disk drive in NZ after today’s price rise will be NZ$130 more than at launch.
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PS5 price to rise in Europe, Australia and New Zealand
Disc Drive for PS5 price will also be reduced in these regions.
blog.playstation.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The price of a PS5 with disk drive in NZ after today’s price rise will be NZ$130 more than at launch.
blog.playstation.com/2025/04/13/p...
blog.playstation.com/2025/04/13/p...
I’ve been thinking about this topic a bit regarding my internet use and it’s given me the boot to do something.
I cut out Reddit during the blackout and I visited so many more websites.
Inoreader set up, putting together curated BlueSky lists, and how to reduce Reddit again.
I cut out Reddit during the blackout and I visited so many more websites.
Inoreader set up, putting together curated BlueSky lists, and how to reduce Reddit again.
Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
Algorithms are breaking how we think
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’ve been thinking about this topic a bit regarding my internet use and it’s given me the boot to do something.
I cut out Reddit during the blackout and I visited so many more websites.
Inoreader set up, putting together curated BlueSky lists, and how to reduce Reddit again.
I cut out Reddit during the blackout and I visited so many more websites.
Inoreader set up, putting together curated BlueSky lists, and how to reduce Reddit again.
Having a "THAT'S IT!?" moment in running a GenAI model on my computer.
I know, training them is something else, but the fact I can run and chat to my own personal bot seemed like it'd take extra steps.
I know, training them is something else, but the fact I can run and chat to my own personal bot seemed like it'd take extra steps.
February 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Having a "THAT'S IT!?" moment in running a GenAI model on my computer.
I know, training them is something else, but the fact I can run and chat to my own personal bot seemed like it'd take extra steps.
I know, training them is something else, but the fact I can run and chat to my own personal bot seemed like it'd take extra steps.
Actual fake news turning into threats from US to NZ. That didn't take long.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
NZ embassy in US involved in clarifying Israeli article ‘unfairly affecting NZ’s reputation’
While the X post may be gone, the article remains live on the publisher's website.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Actual fake news turning into threats from US to NZ. That didn't take long.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
The discourse around optional AI features is crazy.
Just don’t click the button?
Just don’t click the button?
January 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The discourse around optional AI features is crazy.
Just don’t click the button?
Just don’t click the button?
I am shocked that a system designed to replace software engineers is failing at its job.
Oh I meant “not shocked”
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Oh I meant “not shocked”
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The "First AI Software Engineer" Is Bungling the Vast Majority of Tasks It's Asked to Do
Researchers have found that AI tech company Cognition's Devin, the "first AI software engineer," is astonishingly bad at its job.
futurism.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I am shocked that a system designed to replace software engineers is failing at its job.
Oh I meant “not shocked”
futurism.com/first-ai-sof...
Oh I meant “not shocked”
futurism.com/first-ai-sof...
@caseynewton.bsky.social all this talk about Operator made me wonder – what ever happened to Rabbit and their agents? Or even Rabbit Inc itself? They were (along with Humane) trying to go “beyond apps” but the obvious has happened so what are they up to now?
January 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
@caseynewton.bsky.social all this talk about Operator made me wonder – what ever happened to Rabbit and their agents? Or even Rabbit Inc itself? They were (along with Humane) trying to go “beyond apps” but the obvious has happened so what are they up to now?
Remember when the internet was made up of special interest forums, powered by phpBB or vBulletin, run by the groups actually involved in that interest.
We should go back to those roots. It's a shame so many communities have tied themselves to Facebook or Reddit.
We should go back to those roots. It's a shame so many communities have tied themselves to Facebook or Reddit.
January 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Remember when the internet was made up of special interest forums, powered by phpBB or vBulletin, run by the groups actually involved in that interest.
We should go back to those roots. It's a shame so many communities have tied themselves to Facebook or Reddit.
We should go back to those roots. It's a shame so many communities have tied themselves to Facebook or Reddit.
“This project will provide much-needed funding and development support for open development of projects within the Chromium ecosystem."
The heck is the Linux Foundation on. Chromium is from… checks notes… Google.
www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...
The heck is the Linux Foundation on. Chromium is from… checks notes… Google.
www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...
Linux Foundation Announces the Launch of Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers
New initiative to support open development and enhance projects within the Chromium ecosystem
www.linuxfoundation.org
January 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
“This project will provide much-needed funding and development support for open development of projects within the Chromium ecosystem."
The heck is the Linux Foundation on. Chromium is from… checks notes… Google.
www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...
The heck is the Linux Foundation on. Chromium is from… checks notes… Google.
www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...