Jesse Skinner
@jesseskinner.toot.cafe.ap.brid.gy
I'm a writer, web developer, and teacher. I've been coding since the '80s, making websites since the '90s and self-employed since the '00s.
I live in Barrie […]
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I live in Barrie […]
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I just completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #adventofcode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/4
This one was nice and fairly straightforward too. Waiting for the impossible ones to start dropping :)
My solution here […]
This one was nice and fairly straightforward too. Waiting for the impossible ones to start dropping :)
My solution here […]
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toot.cafe
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I just completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #adventofcode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/4
This one was nice and fairly straightforward too. Waiting for the impossible ones to start dropping :)
My solution here […]
This one was nice and fairly straightforward too. Waiting for the impossible ones to start dropping :)
My solution here […]
I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #adventofcode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/3
I liked this one.. problem two forces a nice refactoring.
My solution is here: https://github.com/jesseskinner/adventofcode/tree/main/2025/03
I liked this one.. problem two forces a nice refactoring.
My solution is here: https://github.com/jesseskinner/adventofcode/tree/main/2025/03
adventofcode/2025/03 at main · jesseskinner/adventofcode
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December 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #adventofcode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/3
I liked this one.. problem two forces a nice refactoring.
My solution is here: https://github.com/jesseskinner/adventofcode/tree/main/2025/03
I liked this one.. problem two forces a nice refactoring.
My solution is here: https://github.com/jesseskinner/adventofcode/tree/main/2025/03
[Pragmatic LLM use]
Going through some ancient burned CDs. Found one with one file, "1st_read.bin". I couldn't run it, so I ran "strings 1st_read.bin" to extract any text from the binary.
I pasted that into Claude and it told me it's a "Sega Dreamcast homebrew application—specifically an […]
Going through some ancient burned CDs. Found one with one file, "1st_read.bin". I couldn't run it, so I ran "strings 1st_read.bin" to extract any text from the binary.
I pasted that into Claude and it told me it's a "Sega Dreamcast homebrew application—specifically an […]
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toot.cafe
December 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
[Pragmatic LLM use]
Going through some ancient burned CDs. Found one with one file, "1st_read.bin". I couldn't run it, so I ran "strings 1st_read.bin" to extract any text from the binary.
I pasted that into Claude and it told me it's a "Sega Dreamcast homebrew application—specifically an […]
Going through some ancient burned CDs. Found one with one file, "1st_read.bin". I couldn't run it, so I ran "strings 1st_read.bin" to extract any text from the binary.
I pasted that into Claude and it told me it's a "Sega Dreamcast homebrew application—specifically an […]
Reposted by Jesse Skinner
HEY CANADA.
MP Elizabeth May is sponsoring a petition to get Electoral Reform back in front of Parliament.
Could all of us who were utterly betrayed in 2016 when JT reneged on this please go put our electrons onto this one? yes, yes, the petitions don't mean a thing WILL happen, but there was […]
MP Elizabeth May is sponsoring a petition to get Electoral Reform back in front of Parliament.
Could all of us who were utterly betrayed in 2016 when JT reneged on this please go put our electrons onto this one? yes, yes, the petitions don't mean a thing WILL happen, but there was […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
HEY CANADA.
MP Elizabeth May is sponsoring a petition to get Electoral Reform back in front of Parliament.
Could all of us who were utterly betrayed in 2016 when JT reneged on this please go put our electrons onto this one? yes, yes, the petitions don't mean a thing WILL happen, but there was […]
MP Elizabeth May is sponsoring a petition to get Electoral Reform back in front of Parliament.
Could all of us who were utterly betrayed in 2016 when JT reneged on this please go put our electrons onto this one? yes, yes, the petitions don't mean a thing WILL happen, but there was […]
I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #adventofcode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/2
My solution here: https://github.com/jesseskinner/adventofcode/tree/main/2025/02
My laptop was already on fire trying to brute force this one, and it's only day 2. Going to have to be a […]
My solution here: https://github.com/jesseskinner/adventofcode/tree/main/2025/02
My laptop was already on fire trying to brute force this one, and it's only day 2. Going to have to be a […]
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toot.cafe
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #adventofcode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/2
My solution here: https://github.com/jesseskinner/adventofcode/tree/main/2025/02
My laptop was already on fire trying to brute force this one, and it's only day 2. Going to have to be a […]
My solution here: https://github.com/jesseskinner/adventofcode/tree/main/2025/02
My laptop was already on fire trying to brute force this one, and it's only day 2. Going to have to be a […]
I just completed "Secret Entrance" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025 #adventofcode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/1
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I just completed "Secret Entrance" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025 #adventofcode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/1
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Taking a bit of a risk on this refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad P1 gen 4 with 64gb ram. If it turns out not to be a scam and I don't get ripped off, I think it'll end up being a very good deal […]
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toot.cafe
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Taking a bit of a risk on this refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad P1 gen 4 with 64gb ram. If it turns out not to be a scam and I don't get ripped off, I think it'll end up being a very good deal […]
[Using LLMs for coding]
I've been coding with LLMs for years, but I'm frustrated with the hallucinatory, sycophantic garbage it generates. I've tried a lot of different things, but I found a new workflow for coding with AI that I'm really enjoying.
I'm using Claude Code, but keeping it in […]
I've been coding with LLMs for years, but I'm frustrated with the hallucinatory, sycophantic garbage it generates. I've tried a lot of different things, but I found a new workflow for coding with AI that I'm really enjoying.
I'm using Claude Code, but keeping it in […]
Original post on toot.cafe
toot.cafe
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
[Using LLMs for coding]
I've been coding with LLMs for years, but I'm frustrated with the hallucinatory, sycophantic garbage it generates. I've tried a lot of different things, but I found a new workflow for coding with AI that I'm really enjoying.
I'm using Claude Code, but keeping it in […]
I've been coding with LLMs for years, but I'm frustrated with the hallucinatory, sycophantic garbage it generates. I've tried a lot of different things, but I found a new workflow for coding with AI that I'm really enjoying.
I'm using Claude Code, but keeping it in […]
Tip for junior software developers: if you're asking your client/manager something like "Is it possible that we're going to want to do X one day?" the answer is always yes, whether or not they say so. Everything's possible, so architect for flexibility.
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Tip for junior software developers: if you're asking your client/manager something like "Is it possible that we're going to want to do X one day?" the answer is always yes, whether or not they say so. Everything's possible, so architect for flexibility.
How to tell something was written by an LLM:
- Your eyes glaze over immediately
- Emojis used as list bullets
- You fall asleep by the third paragraph
- Doesn't say anything that hasn't already been said a million times before
- Heavy use of em dashes
- Probably trying to convince you to […]
- Your eyes glaze over immediately
- Emojis used as list bullets
- You fall asleep by the third paragraph
- Doesn't say anything that hasn't already been said a million times before
- Heavy use of em dashes
- Probably trying to convince you to […]
Original post on toot.cafe
toot.cafe
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How to tell something was written by an LLM:
- Your eyes glaze over immediately
- Emojis used as list bullets
- You fall asleep by the third paragraph
- Doesn't say anything that hasn't already been said a million times before
- Heavy use of em dashes
- Probably trying to convince you to […]
- Your eyes glaze over immediately
- Emojis used as list bullets
- You fall asleep by the third paragraph
- Doesn't say anything that hasn't already been said a million times before
- Heavy use of em dashes
- Probably trying to convince you to […]
OpenAI might be really big, but it ain't too big to fail.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/tech/openai-backtracks-government-support-chip-investments
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/tech/openai-backtracks-government-support-chip-investments
Why OpenAI went into crisis PR mode Thursday | CNN Business
OpenAI, the world’s leader and ChatGPT parent company, went into panic mode on Thursday over what it said was a very public misstatement.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
OpenAI might be really big, but it ain't too big to fail.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/tech/openai-backtracks-government-support-chip-investments
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/tech/openai-backtracks-government-support-chip-investments
Need help completing easy but boring programming tasks?
Would you rather spend more time thinking at a high level and crafting good specifications and documentation?
Want an intelligent assistant that can learn and improve over time?
Happy to review code and guide development through ongoing […]
Would you rather spend more time thinking at a high level and crafting good specifications and documentation?
Want an intelligent assistant that can learn and improve over time?
Happy to review code and guide development through ongoing […]
Original post on toot.cafe
toot.cafe
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Need help completing easy but boring programming tasks?
Would you rather spend more time thinking at a high level and crafting good specifications and documentation?
Want an intelligent assistant that can learn and improve over time?
Happy to review code and guide development through ongoing […]
Would you rather spend more time thinking at a high level and crafting good specifications and documentation?
Want an intelligent assistant that can learn and improve over time?
Happy to review code and guide development through ongoing […]
Quantum entanglement exists, therefore we have the power to acquire material wealth through intention.
Isn't science cool??
Isn't science cool??
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Quantum entanglement exists, therefore we have the power to acquire material wealth through intention.
Isn't science cool??
Isn't science cool??
TIL you don't need Microsoft Office (or whatever it's called) to view powerpoint files. You can just upload them to this sketchy website to view them for free:
https://m365.cloud.microsoft/
Make sure you have popups turned on for that site because, well, it must be made by some company that […]
https://m365.cloud.microsoft/
Make sure you have popups turned on for that site because, well, it must be made by some company that […]
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toot.cafe
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
TIL you don't need Microsoft Office (or whatever it's called) to view powerpoint files. You can just upload them to this sketchy website to view them for free:
https://m365.cloud.microsoft/
Make sure you have popups turned on for that site because, well, it must be made by some company that […]
https://m365.cloud.microsoft/
Make sure you have popups turned on for that site because, well, it must be made by some company that […]
I went to a web dev conference (Web Unleashed) and the hottest tech was server-side rendered basic HTML and CSS with a sprinkling of vanilla JavaScript.
The tides are definitely turning back to where they were 15-20 years ago.. My 2007 book Unobtrusive Ajax is surprisingly cutting-edge again! […]
The tides are definitely turning back to where they were 15-20 years ago.. My 2007 book Unobtrusive Ajax is surprisingly cutting-edge again! […]
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toot.cafe
October 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I went to a web dev conference (Web Unleashed) and the hottest tech was server-side rendered basic HTML and CSS with a sprinkling of vanilla JavaScript.
The tides are definitely turning back to where they were 15-20 years ago.. My 2007 book Unobtrusive Ajax is surprisingly cutting-edge again! […]
The tides are definitely turning back to where they were 15-20 years ago.. My 2007 book Unobtrusive Ajax is surprisingly cutting-edge again! […]
It doesn't happen often, but running `terraform destroy` to destroy an entire application - database, vpc, autoscaling pool, load balancer, database, etc. - is such an amazing time saver & feels exhilarating.
#terraform
#terraform
October 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It doesn't happen often, but running `terraform destroy` to destroy an entire application - database, vpc, autoscaling pool, load balancer, database, etc. - is such an amazing time saver & feels exhilarating.
#terraform
#terraform
What book tracker do you use if any? Any recommendations?
I want to be able to own my data, but would also like recommendations and maybe a community. I just want to track books I've started & finished.
Goodreads is Amazon so I'd rather avoid that, I think.
BookWyrm is cool but I don't see an […]
I want to be able to own my data, but would also like recommendations and maybe a community. I just want to track books I've started & finished.
Goodreads is Amazon so I'd rather avoid that, I think.
BookWyrm is cool but I don't see an […]
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toot.cafe
October 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
What book tracker do you use if any? Any recommendations?
I want to be able to own my data, but would also like recommendations and maybe a community. I just want to track books I've started & finished.
Goodreads is Amazon so I'd rather avoid that, I think.
BookWyrm is cool but I don't see an […]
I want to be able to own my data, but would also like recommendations and maybe a community. I just want to track books I've started & finished.
Goodreads is Amazon so I'd rather avoid that, I think.
BookWyrm is cool but I don't see an […]
I promised myself I wouldn't try to time the market by selling stocks anymore, but damn is it ever tempting right now...
#stocks #investing
#stocks #investing
October 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I promised myself I wouldn't try to time the market by selling stocks anymore, but damn is it ever tempting right now...
#stocks #investing
#stocks #investing
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Should I do it?
September 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Should I do it?
You know that side project of yours that you feel bad for never working on?
Is it something you really enjoy? Or is it work disguised as a hobby? Or maybe an obligation you created for yourself a long time ago?
Here's your opportunity to let that go, take a deep breath, and make room for […]
Is it something you really enjoy? Or is it work disguised as a hobby? Or maybe an obligation you created for yourself a long time ago?
Here's your opportunity to let that go, take a deep breath, and make room for […]
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toot.cafe
September 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
You know that side project of yours that you feel bad for never working on?
Is it something you really enjoy? Or is it work disguised as a hobby? Or maybe an obligation you created for yourself a long time ago?
Here's your opportunity to let that go, take a deep breath, and make room for […]
Is it something you really enjoy? Or is it work disguised as a hobby? Or maybe an obligation you created for yourself a long time ago?
Here's your opportunity to let that go, take a deep breath, and make room for […]
September 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I'm thinking of trying Defold for game development. I love Lua, and I like the maximum-backwards-compatibility philosophy of Defold, because my biggest fear is using some engine that I then have to upgrade/maintain/replace down the road. The cross-platform publishing looks really promising.
Has […]
Has […]
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toot.cafe
September 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I'm thinking of trying Defold for game development. I love Lua, and I like the maximum-backwards-compatibility philosophy of Defold, because my biggest fear is using some engine that I then have to upgrade/maintain/replace down the road. The cross-platform publishing looks really promising.
Has […]
Has […]
Turn on, tune in, log out
September 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Turn on, tune in, log out