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Kathleen
@kathleenyano.bsky.social
💻 Technology leader. Software engineer.
🚖 Forever New Yorker.
https://kathleen.github.io
Wow, I've read a lot of articles about people using AI to apply for roles automatically and fake job applicants posing as real people to get money for the DPRK, but I didn't really understand how rampant these problem were until we just recently posted a remote software eng position.
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Asked Gemini the best way to visualize membership growth and losses and the suggestions were bad.

Did a Google search for the same thing and got the answer I was looking for immediately. 🤷‍♀️
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Learned this in today's Chinese class when getting an example of when to use 还是.
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I absolutely love that @nycvotes.bsky.social leaned into the city's wildlife. These images bring me a lot of joy.
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Gemini definitely beats ChatGPT for transcribing audio files. Tried to get ChatGPT to transcribe an MP3 of a Mandarin dialogue into pinyin and it kept failing to do so. Gemini did it pretty flawlessly on the first try.
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If I didn't already have a job I love, this would be such a blast. I love the Du Chinese app!

rubyonremote.com/jobs/69145-s...
Ruby On Remote | Remote jobs for Ruby developers
Find curated remote ruby jobs in one place. Work from home or anywhere while writing your favorite programming language.
rubyonremote.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
My fatal flaw is that I can't turn down installing a new major software upgrade, even if it just came out and is likely riddled with bugs.
September 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Can someone bring back "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" for my kids? No modern take on it- just literally start making the show the same way it was in the 90s.
July 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
www.holovaty.com/writing/chat...

Very interesting. How often at ChatGPT's scale will it lead people mistakenly to businesses for something they don't offer and more interestingly, how often will those businesses respond to the demand? Weird to think businesses could be reshaped based on AI.
Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists | Holovaty.com
www.holovaty.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Google Workspace actually does an amazing job with their product release note emails. Possibly the most useful email I get from vendors.
June 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Great article on CGMs for non-diabetics/non-prediabetics.

www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
The Medical Device That’s Become a MAHA Fixation
The continuous glucose monitor is emblematic of the movement’s emphasis on self-reliance.
www.theatlantic.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I normally give these "Gen Z" stories no heed, but calling a Diet Coke a "fridge cigarette" feels so spot on. During my 20s, a cold Diet Coke (from a can, not a bottle) was just perfection..I honestly had an easier time quitting smoking than quitting Diet Coke
www.fastcompany.com/91351477/wha...
What is a fridge cigarette? The viral Diet Coke trend explained
The 'fridge cigarette' is Gen Z’s answer to the smoke break—an ice-cold Diet Coke straight from the refrigerator.
www.fastcompany.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"..meeting infernally next week." 🔥
June 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“What is this? Some AI garbage?” - my husband’s response to Duolingo’s new radio feature
June 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Oh Gemini.
May 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Testing AI image generation the best way possible- by quickly creating an image to wish my mom in the Bronx happy birthday. My rushed prompt: "Create an image of a rat, a squirrel, and a pigeon in a New York City park with trees..
May 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
👋 Hi folks! My sister is doing research for her doctorate at CUNY School of Public Health.

If this applies to you, please participate 🙏 www.surveymonkey.com/r/CKTQT8G
April 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
*listening to a song on Spotify*

Thinking: "This sounds like a poor man's version of Depeche Mode. Who sings this?"

*checks Spotify*

"..Depeche Mode."

I guess I haven't listened to anything they made after the '90s.
March 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Been trying to find different flashcard apps for studying very specific Chinese words and figured I'd try getting @anthropic.com's Claude to build something for me.

The first response from Claude was missing some steps, but after a second prompt, I had a functioning React + Node.js flashcard app.
February 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
TBH I'm not sure every company needs to send a "year in review" email.
December 17, 2024 at 6:11 PM
These seemingly AI-generated food descriptions on DoorDash are at least amusing?
November 26, 2024 at 3:02 PM