Ian Duncan
Ian Duncan
@iand675.bsky.social
I used to be smart, now I just try hard.

Haskell enthusiast

Engineering at Mercury, formerly Forge, CircleCI, others
Wow! Just came across this serendipitously.

A) your typefaces are great.
B) you are practically my neighbor! Your office is just 1km down the street from me!
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sci-fi Author: In my book I invented the Universal Replicator as aspirational post-scarcity tech / Tech Company: At OpenReplicator™ we've studied why matter replication would destroy shareholder value
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sci-fi Author: My novel featured technology that freed humans from labor / Tech Company: We've concluded the Leisure Economy from Don't Build This would reduce DAUs by 85%
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sci-fi Author: I imagined abundant clean energy that anyone could access / Tech Company: Our research shows Mr. Fusion would cannibalize our subscription revenue
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Sci-fi Author: I envisioned neural laces that expand human consciousness / Tech Company: We're excited to announce BrainLink® will show you ads during REM sleep
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by Ian Duncan
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM