Dash Rantic
@jackc.bsky.social
Programmer, bassist, things&stuff+etc.
He/him.
He/him.
Yeah I had a great view of the clouds last night here in the Bay Area, CA (Sunnyvale)
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November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Yeah I had a great view of the clouds last night here in the Bay Area, CA (Sunnyvale)
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Happy Pride from the Apple contingent in San Francisco!
June 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Happy Pride from the Apple contingent in San Francisco!
Software contractor companies reaching out to me constantly is annoying, but their spam has hit a new low--this email is meant to sound like a dating profile & even titled "Dating Profile" in case I don't get it, feels condescending.
Is this supposed to seem "cute"? B/c it just comes off as creepy.
Is this supposed to seem "cute"? B/c it just comes off as creepy.
May 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Software contractor companies reaching out to me constantly is annoying, but their spam has hit a new low--this email is meant to sound like a dating profile & even titled "Dating Profile" in case I don't get it, feels condescending.
Is this supposed to seem "cute"? B/c it just comes off as creepy.
Is this supposed to seem "cute"? B/c it just comes off as creepy.
"Leave (some broccoli for) her bro" made me giggle. Spotted at one of the WW2 bunkers on the Marin headlands.
April 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"Leave (some broccoli for) her bro" made me giggle. Spotted at one of the WW2 bunkers on the Marin headlands.
As if we needed more reasons why LLMs/"AI"/the companies using it are bad.
*This* company clearly uses an LLM to generate product descriptions, and the description is wrong about literally everything. Aaand then it exclaims "(r*pe) can be a source of immense joy".
And nobody noticed?
So gross.
*This* company clearly uses an LLM to generate product descriptions, and the description is wrong about literally everything. Aaand then it exclaims "(r*pe) can be a source of immense joy".
And nobody noticed?
So gross.
April 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As if we needed more reasons why LLMs/"AI"/the companies using it are bad.
*This* company clearly uses an LLM to generate product descriptions, and the description is wrong about literally everything. Aaand then it exclaims "(r*pe) can be a source of immense joy".
And nobody noticed?
So gross.
*This* company clearly uses an LLM to generate product descriptions, and the description is wrong about literally everything. Aaand then it exclaims "(r*pe) can be a source of immense joy".
And nobody noticed?
So gross.
Aaand coming in *just* under the wire at the very end of #MARCHintosh! picked up an old Bondi Blue iMac puck mouse to go with my Pico Micro Mac--finally complete set to go with the mini monitor and mouse :)
My phone refused to focus properly so @lbenmore.bsky.social did a manual-HDR to get the shot
My phone refused to focus properly so @lbenmore.bsky.social did a manual-HDR to get the shot
April 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Aaand coming in *just* under the wire at the very end of #MARCHintosh! picked up an old Bondi Blue iMac puck mouse to go with my Pico Micro Mac--finally complete set to go with the mini monitor and mouse :)
My phone refused to focus properly so @lbenmore.bsky.social did a manual-HDR to get the shot
My phone refused to focus properly so @lbenmore.bsky.social did a manual-HDR to get the shot
Just got my M2 Max Inside sticker from @basicappleguy.com and it looks fantastic!
March 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just got my M2 Max Inside sticker from @basicappleguy.com and it looks fantastic!
Getting in late on #MARCHintosh but have been having fun with my Pico Micro Mac! Got a suitably tiny monitor and keyboard to match--now just need to find a tiny mouse to go with. Any suggestions?
March 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Getting in late on #MARCHintosh but have been having fun with my Pico Micro Mac! Got a suitably tiny monitor and keyboard to match--now just need to find a tiny mouse to go with. Any suggestions?
...wait, customers *are* the restroom? Maybe I should find somewhere else for lunch :x
March 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
...wait, customers *are* the restroom? Maybe I should find somewhere else for lunch :x
Spotted recently, were people really trying to use this door? O.o
March 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Spotted recently, were people really trying to use this door? O.o
I found what is apparently the smallest abandoned railway ever, up in the Alps...
August 14, 2023 at 1:50 PM
I found what is apparently the smallest abandoned railway ever, up in the Alps...
Getting mixed messages here
August 13, 2023 at 6:02 PM
Getting mixed messages here
A lot going on here (visiting the Berlin Wall memorial)
August 8, 2023 at 6:53 PM
A lot going on here (visiting the Berlin Wall memorial)