Drate Berry
@drate.bsky.social
Software engineer, startup founder, student, liberal, dog parent, fiancé.
Goal for Fall 2025, write more original thoughts. First take: The problem with vibe coding. drateberry.com/blog/the-pro...
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September 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Goal for Fall 2025, write more original thoughts. First take: The problem with vibe coding. drateberry.com/blog/the-pro...
I’m not doing a lot of WordPress work anymore, but I still have a few clients I’ve worked with for years and continue to support. Today, one of those clients had an outage at their data center and as it came back online, a routing issue was preventing their WordPress site from being able to connect
June 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’m not doing a lot of WordPress work anymore, but I still have a few clients I’ve worked with for years and continue to support. Today, one of those clients had an outage at their data center and as it came back online, a routing issue was preventing their WordPress site from being able to connect
Trying to take my pivot to SaaS development seriously. Working as a solopreneur/developer is made so much easier when I can hand off tasks to AI and focus on higher level product development. Now my question for the audience: what are some marketing systems to look at for this journey?
April 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Trying to take my pivot to SaaS development seriously. Working as a solopreneur/developer is made so much easier when I can hand off tasks to AI and focus on higher level product development. Now my question for the audience: what are some marketing systems to look at for this journey?
I had to re-download X just to see this for myself. When your own AI calls you out for your misinformation and possible anti-semitism, maybe you should just shut the hell up.
March 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I had to re-download X just to see this for myself. When your own AI calls you out for your misinformation and possible anti-semitism, maybe you should just shut the hell up.
I love AI and think it’s a huge product boost, but if I tell your AI chat bot that I need to talk to someone about a billing question because of a system error, add me to the live person queue and don’t try to upsell me. Leaving Apollo.io at the end of this billing cycle bc of this dumpster fire
March 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I love AI and think it’s a huge product boost, but if I tell your AI chat bot that I need to talk to someone about a billing question because of a system error, add me to the live person queue and don’t try to upsell me. Leaving Apollo.io at the end of this billing cycle bc of this dumpster fire
I have seen way too many gestures that look like/are Nazi salutes in videos from CPAC and a lack of outrage outside of the liberal echo chambers. This is how the actual Nazis came to power in Germany, a lack of attention and care from the masses and a highly vocal minority that votes.
February 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I have seen way too many gestures that look like/are Nazi salutes in videos from CPAC and a lack of outrage outside of the liberal echo chambers. This is how the actual Nazis came to power in Germany, a lack of attention and care from the masses and a highly vocal minority that votes.
In a class I’m taking this semester @harvard.edu, we’re analyzing writing by Michael Fellman and George Orwell re: the civil wars in the US and Spain. Taking Fellman’s cultural net theory & applying it to the Spanish Civil War just hits different in 2025. Too many parallels with Franco’s Spain.
February 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
In a class I’m taking this semester @harvard.edu, we’re analyzing writing by Michael Fellman and George Orwell re: the civil wars in the US and Spain. Taking Fellman’s cultural net theory & applying it to the Spanish Civil War just hits different in 2025. Too many parallels with Franco’s Spain.
Instead of updating maps to the Gulf of America, maybe Google should just skip to renaming the USA to the Republic of Gilead.
The memo also said recipients of federal transportation funding must also cooperate with immigration enforcement, a hit to so-called sanctuary cities.
New DOT Memo Directs Funds To Communities With Higher ‘Marriage And Birth Rates’
The memo also said recipients of federal transportation funding must also cooperate with immigration enforcement, a hit to so-called sanctuary cities.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Instead of updating maps to the Gulf of America, maybe Google should just skip to renaming the USA to the Republic of Gilead.
That worked out so well for him at Twitter/X. Over 2 years after spending $44B, the company is barely breaking even.
NEW: Elon Musk is rolling out the Twitter playbook for the federal government: Get in line, or get out.
Just like Musk did when he took over the social media platform, his team is looking to drastically reduce government headcount, and ensure those who remain are loyal to the president’s agenda.
Just like Musk did when he took over the social media platform, his team is looking to drastically reduce government headcount, and ensure those who remain are loyal to the president’s agenda.
Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:28 AM
That worked out so well for him at Twitter/X. Over 2 years after spending $44B, the company is barely breaking even.
We’re not even a month in and America is already back to being a Trumpster fire
Donald Trump is rolling back the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to lower costs and make life better for Americans.
January 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
We’re not even a month in and America is already back to being a Trumpster fire