If you're the kind of person who copes with anxiety by doomposting, please consider, like, journaling or something
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
If you're the kind of person who copes with anxiety by doomposting, please consider, like, journaling or something
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On the one hand I remain adamant that computers should try new shapes because there are too many rectangles. On the other hand, we all seem to agree that computer orb is bad. Must find a new computer shape that pleases the people
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
On the one hand I remain adamant that computers should try new shapes because there are too many rectangles. On the other hand, we all seem to agree that computer orb is bad. Must find a new computer shape that pleases the people
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accidentally smudged this drawing but i feel like it actually works better this way!! some mistakes turn out for the better
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
accidentally smudged this drawing but i feel like it actually works better this way!! some mistakes turn out for the better
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Sometimes I glance at YouTube and there's a video about Doctor Who, Star Trek, etc., that's like "breaking news! a thing happened!"
And then instead of watching a 30 minute video I go and look for text-based sites that can tell me in three sentences what the thing that happened was.
And then instead of watching a 30 minute video I go and look for text-based sites that can tell me in three sentences what the thing that happened was.
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Sometimes I glance at YouTube and there's a video about Doctor Who, Star Trek, etc., that's like "breaking news! a thing happened!"
And then instead of watching a 30 minute video I go and look for text-based sites that can tell me in three sentences what the thing that happened was.
And then instead of watching a 30 minute video I go and look for text-based sites that can tell me in three sentences what the thing that happened was.
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We should reboot journalism completely. Start from scratch. They should get those old timey hats and a pencil and figure it out from there
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We should reboot journalism completely. Start from scratch. They should get those old timey hats and a pencil and figure it out from there
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btw you can put a symbol as the first character of your name in linkin and auto-filter any email with that symbol in straight to your spam drawer :)
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
btw you can put a symbol as the first character of your name in linkin and auto-filter any email with that symbol in straight to your spam drawer :)
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props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
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ableism is the most acceptable ism
i just want you to know i’m blocking you for telling me, somebody who’s been disabled since 2009, “idk just do the work lol”
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ableism is the most acceptable ism
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rediscovering an ever-present sense of awe & wonder in my life as there is no longer a way to get useful information from the Internet anymore. i keep finding questions woefully unanswered
November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
rediscovering an ever-present sense of awe & wonder in my life as there is no longer a way to get useful information from the Internet anymore. i keep finding questions woefully unanswered
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i want smaller websites with less people posting less stuffs at a slower pace and i am not kidding
October 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
i want smaller websites with less people posting less stuffs at a slower pace and i am not kidding
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I am looking for a full-time job.
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am looking for a full-time job.
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
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one trend we need to see die is calling everything a “grift” or “scam” just bc you don’t like it or don’t think it’s as good as it ought to be
words have meaning and diluting them to this extent is dangerous
words have meaning and diluting them to this extent is dangerous
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
one trend we need to see die is calling everything a “grift” or “scam” just bc you don’t like it or don’t think it’s as good as it ought to be
words have meaning and diluting them to this extent is dangerous
words have meaning and diluting them to this extent is dangerous
I've been online for a long time, but I don't think I'm ever going to stop being amazed by the number of people on social media platforms who've apparently never interacted with another human before
October 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I've been online for a long time, but I don't think I'm ever going to stop being amazed by the number of people on social media platforms who've apparently never interacted with another human before
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One of the most important jobs of a designer is understanding that there are some things that everyone says they want, but then absolutely hate if they get it
October 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
One of the most important jobs of a designer is understanding that there are some things that everyone says they want, but then absolutely hate if they get it
Even if you're the kind of person who *agrees* that "the future of software development is AI-augmented," you have to see how patently ridiculous this is, right?
![A screenshot of a job posting that reads:
About the position
[Redacted] is looking for a Backend Engineer to work on our [redacted] to deliver the best [redacted] for our customers.
AI-First Culture at [redacted]
At [redacted], we believe that the future of software development is AI-augmented. Every engineer is expected to actively leverage AI tools for code reviews, testing, documentation, debugging, and productivity. AI is not optional — it is a mandatory part of our daily engineering workflow. Candidates must demonstrate both experience and mindset in utilizing AI effectively to deliver high-quality systems faster and better.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xelkj5g5tyniwkaxkxzi5hhj/bafkreif7m5wxfodxh73c6whakmsdhzcs54xqubslicbt37cgh5flgi6abu@jpeg)
October 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Even if you're the kind of person who *agrees* that "the future of software development is AI-augmented," you have to see how patently ridiculous this is, right?
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Starting a 2025 Q4 thread of not-evil* jobs in tech or using tech skills, which I'll reply to add to as I find new cool things over time
*or minimally evil, as this is often the best we can hope for in these troubled times. Assessments based on nothing but my own vibes
*or minimally evil, as this is often the best we can hope for in these troubled times. Assessments based on nothing but my own vibes
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Starting a 2025 Q4 thread of not-evil* jobs in tech or using tech skills, which I'll reply to add to as I find new cool things over time
*or minimally evil, as this is often the best we can hope for in these troubled times. Assessments based on nothing but my own vibes
*or minimally evil, as this is often the best we can hope for in these troubled times. Assessments based on nothing but my own vibes
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Last year a former colleague told me he listens to a fully AI generated podcast (both text and voices) in order to learn about topics and I'm afraid that this type of person is now in charge of decisions about your software
android chrome has had this "Listen to this page" option for a while, which I found handy. until recently, it read the page text aloud. just tried it now and it instead did "AI playback" alternating voice 1 questions, voice 2 summary replies which aren't the article's text. burn it all to the ground
October 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Last year a former colleague told me he listens to a fully AI generated podcast (both text and voices) in order to learn about topics and I'm afraid that this type of person is now in charge of decisions about your software
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I'm not interested in small talk. Miss me with conversations about weather or sports. I won't waste my time discussing anything but life's most important topic: labubu arbitrage.
October 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I'm not interested in small talk. Miss me with conversations about weather or sports. I won't waste my time discussing anything but life's most important topic: labubu arbitrage.
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domain, name, system: pick 2
October 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
domain, name, system: pick 2
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all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails
It's pathetic that the music streaming industry (still) seems to be doing basically nothing to fix the problem of fraudsters impersonating artists and uploading AI slop in their name. Do they really think this is something they can just ignore? What's going on here?
October 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It's pathetic that the music streaming industry (still) seems to be doing basically nothing to fix the problem of fraudsters impersonating artists and uploading AI slop in their name. Do they really think this is something they can just ignore? What's going on here?
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thank you ai zoom summary bot but for the record what i actually said was that their tiny hands are more apt to hold very small pickaxes whilst working in the mines
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
thank you ai zoom summary bot but for the record what i actually said was that their tiny hands are more apt to hold very small pickaxes whilst working in the mines
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Many of y'all have heard me say this, but my answer for the "within your own lifetime" variant of this question is that I have a detailed and practical plan to time travel back to replace my past self to set up the conditions such that PayPal never achieves success because that fixes SO MUCH
Over drinks with fellow archaeologists at a conference some decades ago, we discussed who we would hypothetically time travel to remove from history. Columbus and Calvin were the two universally chosen. Hitler was nearly unanimous but one person thought removing Goebbles was better.
ALSO. ALSO. Needing us to find Europeans who condemned him for his actions at the time--and there are many! So many! My God so many!--is also some white supremacist bullshit, because the TAINO PEOPLE HE WAS MURDERING CERTAINLY CONDEMNED HIM FOR IT AND THEY WERE HUMAN BEINGS OF HIS TIME TOO.
October 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Many of y'all have heard me say this, but my answer for the "within your own lifetime" variant of this question is that I have a detailed and practical plan to time travel back to replace my past self to set up the conditions such that PayPal never achieves success because that fixes SO MUCH
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I made a pretty pointed argument at someone just now and this was one of the accounts that liked my post
October 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I made a pretty pointed argument at someone just now and this was one of the accounts that liked my post
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it's kinda weird that all the software i am expected to use for work are all written by distributed teams, go, python, postgres, linux, chrome, k8s etc
and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way
and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way
October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
it's kinda weird that all the software i am expected to use for work are all written by distributed teams, go, python, postgres, linux, chrome, k8s etc
and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way
and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way