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If you want to kill yourself in 996 culture, be my friend but “I worked 36 hours straight, fell asleep a few times in the car but FSD drove me home” is absolutely insane. It pains me how many people praise this behavior though.
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
If you want to kill yourself in 996 culture, be my friend but “I worked 36 hours straight, fell asleep a few times in the car but FSD drove me home” is absolutely insane. It pains me how many people praise this behavior though.
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Repeat after me:
The best software engineers pick up a new language in a few weeks. They can become pretty good in a month or two.
The best devs also don’t get bogged down with one language.
ESPECIALLY not today when AI makes onboarding to new languages so much easier
The best software engineers pick up a new language in a few weeks. They can become pretty good in a month or two.
The best devs also don’t get bogged down with one language.
ESPECIALLY not today when AI makes onboarding to new languages so much easier
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Repeat after me:
The best software engineers pick up a new language in a few weeks. They can become pretty good in a month or two.
The best devs also don’t get bogged down with one language.
ESPECIALLY not today when AI makes onboarding to new languages so much easier
The best software engineers pick up a new language in a few weeks. They can become pretty good in a month or two.
The best devs also don’t get bogged down with one language.
ESPECIALLY not today when AI makes onboarding to new languages so much easier
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Conspiracy theory: OpenAI's serving costs were too high because GPT 5 Thinking overthought too much on easy queries, and GPT 5.1 was a patch to fix that.
5.1 just feels weird, can't quite place it.
5.1 just feels weird, can't quite place it.
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Conspiracy theory: OpenAI's serving costs were too high because GPT 5 Thinking overthought too much on easy queries, and GPT 5.1 was a patch to fix that.
5.1 just feels weird, can't quite place it.
5.1 just feels weird, can't quite place it.
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If it works, you should be able to explain it in simple terms.
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If it works, you should be able to explain it in simple terms.
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I can confirm Grok 4.1 has effectively no content filters: even on the web UI which should have its own safety prompts, it's *extremely* permissive and I suspect that the other safety filters in its model card can be defeated.
Also, wtf at those next prompt suggestions.
Also, wtf at those next prompt suggestions.
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I can confirm Grok 4.1 has effectively no content filters: even on the web UI which should have its own safety prompts, it's *extremely* permissive and I suspect that the other safety filters in its model card can be defeated.
Also, wtf at those next prompt suggestions.
Also, wtf at those next prompt suggestions.
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The #1 criteria for my browser is that I trust it, and it’s secure. It’s logged into my email, Stripe account, stores my passwords and credit cards.
A browser is useful if it does all these.
These AI browsers are interesting but… with prompt injections, no way I trust them…
A browser is useful if it does all these.
These AI browsers are interesting but… with prompt injections, no way I trust them…
October 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The #1 criteria for my browser is that I trust it, and it’s secure. It’s logged into my email, Stripe account, stores my passwords and credit cards.
A browser is useful if it does all these.
These AI browsers are interesting but… with prompt injections, no way I trust them…
A browser is useful if it does all these.
These AI browsers are interesting but… with prompt injections, no way I trust them…
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My takeaway from all this AI spending is not that it’s a bubble.
It’s that several people and entities have an amount of wealth that truly boggles the mind, and we’re witnessing them actually deploy it.
And that if we had governments with teeth, some of it could improve outcomes for many people.
It’s that several people and entities have an amount of wealth that truly boggles the mind, and we’re witnessing them actually deploy it.
And that if we had governments with teeth, some of it could improve outcomes for many people.
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My takeaway from all this AI spending is not that it’s a bubble.
It’s that several people and entities have an amount of wealth that truly boggles the mind, and we’re witnessing them actually deploy it.
And that if we had governments with teeth, some of it could improve outcomes for many people.
It’s that several people and entities have an amount of wealth that truly boggles the mind, and we’re witnessing them actually deploy it.
And that if we had governments with teeth, some of it could improve outcomes for many people.
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The promise of AI chat assistants: they solve 90% of the problems users have (by looking up the docs and telling them)
My reality: need to spend 10 minutes trying to get to a human, to solve an issue I need customer support to look into
Around minute 8 I sign up to a competitor
My reality: need to spend 10 minutes trying to get to a human, to solve an issue I need customer support to look into
Around minute 8 I sign up to a competitor
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The promise of AI chat assistants: they solve 90% of the problems users have (by looking up the docs and telling them)
My reality: need to spend 10 minutes trying to get to a human, to solve an issue I need customer support to look into
Around minute 8 I sign up to a competitor
My reality: need to spend 10 minutes trying to get to a human, to solve an issue I need customer support to look into
Around minute 8 I sign up to a competitor
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There are many takeaways I have from the epstein files and one pf them is that a lot of very rich and powerful people are genuinely dumb, not for getting into the ring, but like, the way they talk and what they care about makes me think “this person is very dumb”
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There are many takeaways I have from the epstein files and one pf them is that a lot of very rich and powerful people are genuinely dumb, not for getting into the ring, but like, the way they talk and what they care about makes me think “this person is very dumb”
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
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Back at work from parental leave part one to do what I was born to do:
Increase value for shareholders.
Increase value for shareholders.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Back at work from parental leave part one to do what I was born to do:
Increase value for shareholders.
Increase value for shareholders.
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The power of Fox News isn’t that they push conservative ideas, it’s that they are willing to set any kind of ideological consideration aside at the drop of a hat to boost Republicans regardless of what they do at any given moment.
November 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The power of Fox News isn’t that they push conservative ideas, it’s that they are willing to set any kind of ideological consideration aside at the drop of a hat to boost Republicans regardless of what they do at any given moment.
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I don’t mind the idea of AI doing my dishes because that’s the stuff I want to be disrupted.
But it doesn’t have to look human to do this! Look at our little roombas. They do a good little job, and should they turn evil, and it would be hard for them to punch us in the face.
But it doesn’t have to look human to do this! Look at our little roombas. They do a good little job, and should they turn evil, and it would be hard for them to punch us in the face.
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I don’t mind the idea of AI doing my dishes because that’s the stuff I want to be disrupted.
But it doesn’t have to look human to do this! Look at our little roombas. They do a good little job, and should they turn evil, and it would be hard for them to punch us in the face.
But it doesn’t have to look human to do this! Look at our little roombas. They do a good little job, and should they turn evil, and it would be hard for them to punch us in the face.
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Can’t see any reason for sw engineers to choose Windows with this weird direction they are doubling down on
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Can’t see any reason for sw engineers to choose Windows with this weird direction they are doubling down on
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
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Apparently Twitter/X broke my account and now I'm stuck in a mandatory Yubikey re-enrollment flow, that I already completed a while back, but now cannot escape any more.
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Apparently Twitter/X broke my account and now I'm stuck in a mandatory Yubikey re-enrollment flow, that I already completed a while back, but now cannot escape any more.
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Lol currently every X account with 2fa auth enabled is locked out, while if you don't have 2fa you can use the app as usual. Iconic levels of broken.
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Lol currently every X account with 2fa auth enabled is locked out, while if you don't have 2fa you can use the app as usual. Iconic levels of broken.
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Weak leaders insist that they're the best. They seek attention to feed their egos, and measure success by how many followers they attract.
Strong leaders ask how they can get better. They seek feedback to fuel their growth, and gauge success by how many lives they improve.
Strong leaders ask how they can get better. They seek feedback to fuel their growth, and gauge success by how many lives they improve.
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Weak leaders insist that they're the best. They seek attention to feed their egos, and measure success by how many followers they attract.
Strong leaders ask how they can get better. They seek feedback to fuel their growth, and gauge success by how many lives they improve.
Strong leaders ask how they can get better. They seek feedback to fuel their growth, and gauge success by how many lives they improve.
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I've heard of pay for play, but pay for pardon is new to me.
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I've heard of pay for play, but pay for pardon is new to me.
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It goes down to PR not understanding software engineering btw - these are usually business suits, with zero engineering interest or background
They think they are helping the company by "protecting" secrets like what language they use (it's on the job ads btw).
But they do the opposite
They think they are helping the company by "protecting" secrets like what language they use (it's on the job ads btw).
But they do the opposite
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It goes down to PR not understanding software engineering btw - these are usually business suits, with zero engineering interest or background
They think they are helping the company by "protecting" secrets like what language they use (it's on the job ads btw).
But they do the opposite
They think they are helping the company by "protecting" secrets like what language they use (it's on the job ads btw).
But they do the opposite
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PR stands for "public relations." It's a team inside a company that attempts to control the public image of a company.
Amusingly, at several tech companies, PR teams have become "the no publicity" teams. They end up blocking devs sharing what would be super interesting stuff
Amusingly, at several tech companies, PR teams have become "the no publicity" teams. They end up blocking devs sharing what would be super interesting stuff
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
PR stands for "public relations." It's a team inside a company that attempts to control the public image of a company.
Amusingly, at several tech companies, PR teams have become "the no publicity" teams. They end up blocking devs sharing what would be super interesting stuff
Amusingly, at several tech companies, PR teams have become "the no publicity" teams. They end up blocking devs sharing what would be super interesting stuff
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Maybe I'm not dreaming big enough, but everything I've convinced myself was possible, I've found a way to make it happen.
October 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Maybe I'm not dreaming big enough, but everything I've convinced myself was possible, I've found a way to make it happen.
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All I do is open a few tabs in Chrome here and there - and an hour later my computer is jerky and lags.
I check, and every single time it's Chrome taking up well over 16GB.
In 2025 I still don't understand how memory can sprawl so much in browsers, and why
*kills Chrome*
I check, and every single time it's Chrome taking up well over 16GB.
In 2025 I still don't understand how memory can sprawl so much in browsers, and why
*kills Chrome*
October 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
All I do is open a few tabs in Chrome here and there - and an hour later my computer is jerky and lags.
I check, and every single time it's Chrome taking up well over 16GB.
In 2025 I still don't understand how memory can sprawl so much in browsers, and why
*kills Chrome*
I check, and every single time it's Chrome taking up well over 16GB.
In 2025 I still don't understand how memory can sprawl so much in browsers, and why
*kills Chrome*
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October 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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The things that get me about this episode is that their ideological hatred of civil servants and technocrats leads them to torch obviously-valuable research, and what’s even dumber is that they believe poverty, joblessness, etc will not exist if it is not measured
TEAM OF FEDERAL ECONOMISTS AND RESEARCHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEASURING HUNGER IN AMERICA WERE PUT ON INDEFINITE PAID LEAVE BY USDA- WSJ
September 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The things that get me about this episode is that their ideological hatred of civil servants and technocrats leads them to torch obviously-valuable research, and what’s even dumber is that they believe poverty, joblessness, etc will not exist if it is not measured
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12 foot tall golden trump holding a bitcoin in front of the capitol
seems about right
seems about right
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
12 foot tall golden trump holding a bitcoin in front of the capitol
seems about right
seems about right