Jack Hygate
@jackhygate.bsky.social
I'm a software engineer - I believe code can be magic. I think Big Tech is scary. I want to discover how to make things that cause delight and bring us together
“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure” - Goodhart's law.
Writing this down so I can quote the quote the name of the law and be pretentious
Writing this down so I can quote the quote the name of the law and be pretentious
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure” - Goodhart's law.
Writing this down so I can quote the quote the name of the law and be pretentious
Writing this down so I can quote the quote the name of the law and be pretentious
Hello World!
I'm here (finally) from A Social Filesystem(overreacted.io/a-social-fil...)
I believe very strongly in open source (or paid-for) social media - and I'm keen to see if BlueSky can be a force for good in the scary world.
I'm initially scared by infinite scroll built in!
I'm here (finally) from A Social Filesystem(overreacted.io/a-social-fil...)
I believe very strongly in open source (or paid-for) social media - and I'm keen to see if BlueSky can be a force for good in the scary world.
I'm initially scared by infinite scroll built in!
A Social Filesystem — overreacted
Formats over apps.
overreacted.io
January 25, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Hello World!
I'm here (finally) from A Social Filesystem(overreacted.io/a-social-fil...)
I believe very strongly in open source (or paid-for) social media - and I'm keen to see if BlueSky can be a force for good in the scary world.
I'm initially scared by infinite scroll built in!
I'm here (finally) from A Social Filesystem(overreacted.io/a-social-fil...)
I believe very strongly in open source (or paid-for) social media - and I'm keen to see if BlueSky can be a force for good in the scary world.
I'm initially scared by infinite scroll built in!