Mark Roddy
@launchit.ai
Fractional VP of Engineering
Helping AI and Data Startups at launchit.ai
Helping AI and Data Startups at launchit.ai
Is "I prefer returning error codes to raising exceptions, and I'm going to block this PR until you conform to my preferences" a hard-won instinct?
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Unfortunately the space of LLM code errors and the space of human errors are not the same, making hard-won code review instincts misfire
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Is "I prefer returning error codes to raising exceptions, and I'm going to block this PR until you conform to my preferences" a hard-won instinct?
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me, walking down a busy street: Mmmmm, oh yeah. Look at the rear end on that one. *licks lips*
wife: Excuse me?!?
me: Uh….. it’s not what it sounds like!
wife: It sounds like you’re ogling another one of those older, compact pickup trucks.
me: I….
wife: ……
me: *hangs head* It was a ‘98 Ford Ranger.
wife: Excuse me?!?
me: Uh….. it’s not what it sounds like!
wife: It sounds like you’re ogling another one of those older, compact pickup trucks.
me: I….
wife: ……
me: *hangs head* It was a ‘98 Ford Ranger.
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
me, walking down a busy street: Mmmmm, oh yeah. Look at the rear end on that one. *licks lips*
wife: Excuse me?!?
me: Uh….. it’s not what it sounds like!
wife: It sounds like you’re ogling another one of those older, compact pickup trucks.
me: I….
wife: ……
me: *hangs head* It was a ‘98 Ford Ranger.
wife: Excuse me?!?
me: Uh….. it’s not what it sounds like!
wife: It sounds like you’re ogling another one of those older, compact pickup trucks.
me: I….
wife: ……
me: *hangs head* It was a ‘98 Ford Ranger.
Shout out to the front yard DJ we see out every Halloween, playing on theme but still good music every year.
I find something endearing about tricking families into dancing to KMFDM.
I find something endearing about tricking families into dancing to KMFDM.
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Shout out to the front yard DJ we see out every Halloween, playing on theme but still good music every year.
I find something endearing about tricking families into dancing to KMFDM.
I find something endearing about tricking families into dancing to KMFDM.
JFC, there’s got to be a better way to transport these than having monkeys carry them onto a truck bsky.app/profile/the-...
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
JFC, there’s got to be a better way to transport these than having monkeys carry them onto a truck bsky.app/profile/the-...
Reposted by Mark Roddy
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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One of the great things about Cursor is it's lowered the bar for me starting half baked projects that are never going to get anywhere.
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One of the great things about Cursor is it's lowered the bar for me starting half baked projects that are never going to get anywhere.
I hope they do the right thing here and rename the combined company Sixtran.
www.reuters.com/business/a16...
www.reuters.com/business/a16...
a16z-backed data firms Fivetran, dbt Labs to merge in all-stock deal
Data startups Fivetran and dbt Labs will merge in an all-stock deal, creating a combined data infrastructure company with nearly $600 million in annual revenue, the two companies told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I hope they do the right thing here and rename the combined company Sixtran.
www.reuters.com/business/a16...
www.reuters.com/business/a16...
How do we still not have “Turn off Retweets“ over here?
September 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
How do we still not have “Turn off Retweets“ over here?
I was not prepared for the volume of email newsletters and texts I’d be getting when enrolling a 5yo in kindergarten.
September 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I was not prepared for the volume of email newsletters and texts I’d be getting when enrolling a 5yo in kindergarten.
@dcrainmaker.com Looking forward to reading your hands on review of this one...
August 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@dcrainmaker.com Looking forward to reading your hands on review of this one...
Trying to send a message to my doctor via MyChart, and it blocked my use of emojis. I'm now concerned about the state of my care.
August 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trying to send a message to my doctor via MyChart, and it blocked my use of emojis. I'm now concerned about the state of my care.
Looking forward to seeing how a hosted container runtime will help teams from the sideline.
August 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Looking forward to seeing how a hosted container runtime will help teams from the sideline.
I’ve had a Google Search Alert for my name for years, and all it’s shown me is what other people with my name have been up to.
Eg: there was a small town police chief in NY with my name who was fired after a city gov scandal. Pretty sure he was just a scapegoat. The mayor did him dirty.
Eg: there was a small town police chief in NY with my name who was fired after a city gov scandal. Pretty sure he was just a scapegoat. The mayor did him dirty.
August 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I’ve had a Google Search Alert for my name for years, and all it’s shown me is what other people with my name have been up to.
Eg: there was a small town police chief in NY with my name who was fired after a city gov scandal. Pretty sure he was just a scapegoat. The mayor did him dirty.
Eg: there was a small town police chief in NY with my name who was fired after a city gov scandal. Pretty sure he was just a scapegoat. The mayor did him dirty.
Confession: I’ve never played Settlers of Catan.
Which feels like saying I haven’t watched Star Wars, but maybe I’m overblowing it.
Which feels like saying I haven’t watched Star Wars, but maybe I’m overblowing it.
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Confession: I’ve never played Settlers of Catan.
Which feels like saying I haven’t watched Star Wars, but maybe I’m overblowing it.
Which feels like saying I haven’t watched Star Wars, but maybe I’m overblowing it.
Undiagnosed ADHD bsky.app/profile/gith...
What inspired you to get into tech as a career?
August 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Undiagnosed ADHD bsky.app/profile/gith...
The part about the Cold Play / Astronomer CEO fracas that has me most caught off guard is that hosted Airflow is apparently worth a billion dollars?
July 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The part about the Cold Play / Astronomer CEO fracas that has me most caught off guard is that hosted Airflow is apparently worth a billion dollars?
When you run a real company, but you're the only one that works there.
June 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
When you run a real company, but you're the only one that works there.
That thing where you’re wearing a band t-shirt and someone on the street stops you to say they love that band too?
Always makes my day.
Always makes my day.
June 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
That thing where you’re wearing a band t-shirt and someone on the street stops you to say they love that band too?
Always makes my day.
Always makes my day.
The worst thing that ever happened to code review was adding any notion of "approval".
It's taken the whole idea from "innate desire for feedback, even if you disagree with it" to "what do I have to do to appease this person so I can get my work done".
It's taken the whole idea from "innate desire for feedback, even if you disagree with it" to "what do I have to do to appease this person so I can get my work done".
June 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The worst thing that ever happened to code review was adding any notion of "approval".
It's taken the whole idea from "innate desire for feedback, even if you disagree with it" to "what do I have to do to appease this person so I can get my work done".
It's taken the whole idea from "innate desire for feedback, even if you disagree with it" to "what do I have to do to appease this person so I can get my work done".
Immediately suspicious of anyone who puts "expert" in their LinkedIn byline.
May 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Immediately suspicious of anyone who puts "expert" in their LinkedIn byline.
I can't be the only one who wants private notes for Google Calendar entries, can I?
May 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I can't be the only one who wants private notes for Google Calendar entries, can I?
Every time.
> pip install requirements.txt
pip install requirements.txt
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement requirements.txt
> pip install requirements.txt
pip install requirements.txt
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement requirements.txt
May 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Every time.
> pip install requirements.txt
pip install requirements.txt
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement requirements.txt
> pip install requirements.txt
pip install requirements.txt
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement requirements.txt
Me anytime there's Python discourse on type annotations.
May 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Me anytime there's Python discourse on type annotations.