Rob Allen
@robspages.net
Knight of the Old Code
CTO at The People Stack where we help current and aspiring software leaders achieve their dream lives, with dream careers and dream impact. https://www.thepeoplestack.com. DM for details
Head Pig at Thinkybank.com
CTO at The People Stack where we help current and aspiring software leaders achieve their dream lives, with dream careers and dream impact. https://www.thepeoplestack.com. DM for details
Head Pig at Thinkybank.com
Every time I open a link on my phone
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Bernie Sanders Once Again Asking
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Every time I open a link on my phone
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It's amazing to me how much of being a person is learned behavior. It's clear that it's learned just from the sheer number of folks who haven't learned it.
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It's amazing to me how much of being a person is learned behavior. It's clear that it's learned just from the sheer number of folks who haven't learned it.
For a moment, just a moment, I was upset that job applications are asking applicants for their sexual orientation. Wait, why is it their business???
Then I reminded myself that don't ask, don't tell didn't work. So we're going to track it and measure it to ensure there is no adverse impact.
Good
Then I reminded myself that don't ask, don't tell didn't work. So we're going to track it and measure it to ensure there is no adverse impact.
Good
September 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
For a moment, just a moment, I was upset that job applications are asking applicants for their sexual orientation. Wait, why is it their business???
Then I reminded myself that don't ask, don't tell didn't work. So we're going to track it and measure it to ensure there is no adverse impact.
Good
Then I reminded myself that don't ask, don't tell didn't work. So we're going to track it and measure it to ensure there is no adverse impact.
Good
Dear Amazon. You know my video viewing habits. You know how many books I consume and in which genres. AT NO POINT HAVE I EVER SIGNALED DESIRE TO KNOW SPORTS SCORES OR GAME TIMES. Thank you.
September 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Dear Amazon. You know my video viewing habits. You know how many books I consume and in which genres. AT NO POINT HAVE I EVER SIGNALED DESIRE TO KNOW SPORTS SCORES OR GAME TIMES. Thank you.
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Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
September 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
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Parallels between Trump and AI are endless. Both overpromise, underdeliver. They put people out of jobs. They lie and steal constantly. They think they know way more than they do. Both backed by techbro billionaires. Neither are any fucking good at their job. And everywhere you turn, there they are.
The AI hype bubble driving the stock market is also the Trump bubble.
Facing reality on one—“cost a lot to run, low revenue, isn’t superintelligence” or “tariffs, corruption, and chaos are real”—will make reality hit on the other.
So they’ll try to keep inflating it, and then we’re in for a crash.
Facing reality on one—“cost a lot to run, low revenue, isn’t superintelligence” or “tariffs, corruption, and chaos are real”—will make reality hit on the other.
So they’ll try to keep inflating it, and then we’re in for a crash.
September 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Parallels between Trump and AI are endless. Both overpromise, underdeliver. They put people out of jobs. They lie and steal constantly. They think they know way more than they do. Both backed by techbro billionaires. Neither are any fucking good at their job. And everywhere you turn, there they are.
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The IRS wants Americans to weigh in on Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program.
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2025-85, Aug. 21, 2025 — The IRS invites the public to participate in an anonymous feedback survey on tax preparation and filing options, which will run through Sept. 5, 2025.
www.irs.gov
August 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The IRS wants Americans to weigh in on Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program.
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
"Power [...] is the ability to ignore the referee and keep scoring"
Yes.
Yes.
This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
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Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins
Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"Power [...] is the ability to ignore the referee and keep scoring"
Yes.
Yes.
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Motherfucker, burn in hell,
You're a fascist, an incel
Motherfucker, Ms Frizzle is coming for you~~~
(contemplating more revenge lyrics, maybe with Arthur & Friends and Letter-man and a Snuffle-stomp)
You're a fascist, an incel
Motherfucker, Ms Frizzle is coming for you~~~
(contemplating more revenge lyrics, maybe with Arthur & Friends and Letter-man and a Snuffle-stomp)
July 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Motherfucker, burn in hell,
You're a fascist, an incel
Motherfucker, Ms Frizzle is coming for you~~~
(contemplating more revenge lyrics, maybe with Arthur & Friends and Letter-man and a Snuffle-stomp)
You're a fascist, an incel
Motherfucker, Ms Frizzle is coming for you~~~
(contemplating more revenge lyrics, maybe with Arthur & Friends and Letter-man and a Snuffle-stomp)
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July 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
July 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
Who could use some quiet woodsy time?
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Sunny back deck deck in the woods
YouTube video by Robert Allen
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July 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Who could use some quiet woodsy time?
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I was not prepared.
You WILLL NOT guess what this is about. But I encourage you to try before clicking through for the answer. www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/s/X...
July 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I was not prepared.
A perfect blue gradient doesn't exist...
July 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A perfect blue gradient doesn't exist...
This both Slaps AND Slams. This mashup should not work but dammit it so does
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DJ Cummerbund - DragulAPT.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This both Slaps AND Slams. This mashup should not work but dammit it so does
www.youtube.com/watch?v=McOt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=McOt...
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I did a post listing everything I've got coming out for the rest of the year, as far as I know. Short stories, Murderbot news, preorder links for Queen Demon, the sequel to Witch King, etc. marthawells.dreamwidth.org/666162.html #booksky
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June 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I did a post listing everything I've got coming out for the rest of the year, as far as I know. Short stories, Murderbot news, preorder links for Queen Demon, the sequel to Witch King, etc. marthawells.dreamwidth.org/666162.html #booksky
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So there is a profile of me in the New Yorker: www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...
Do Androids Dream of Anything at All?
We have tended to imagine machines as either being our slaves or enslaving us. Martha Wells, the writer of the “Murderbot” series, tries to conjure a truly alien consciousness.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
So there is a profile of me in the New Yorker: www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...
True statement.
90% of programming is thinking and 10% is writing code
and llms can't think.
and llms can't think.
June 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
True statement.
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AI-generated code is buggy, unsafe, and inefficient. Fixing those problems cancels out all the productivity benefits of using AI tools, so devs hate them.
But what if there was a methodology where those weren't (your) problems? Turns out there is.
I've updated eXtreme Go Horse for the AI era.
But what if there was a methodology where those weren't (your) problems? Turns out there is.
I've updated eXtreme Go Horse for the AI era.
The future of AI-driven development isn’t Agile. It’s XGH.
The eXtremeGoHorse method perfectly complements the strengths of AI-powered dev tools. Introducing XGH+AI.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
AI-generated code is buggy, unsafe, and inefficient. Fixing those problems cancels out all the productivity benefits of using AI tools, so devs hate them.
But what if there was a methodology where those weren't (your) problems? Turns out there is.
I've updated eXtreme Go Horse for the AI era.
But what if there was a methodology where those weren't (your) problems? Turns out there is.
I've updated eXtreme Go Horse for the AI era.
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Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
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Pastor it’s Hell on the mean streets of Anaheim right now
June 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Pastor it’s Hell on the mean streets of Anaheim right now
Brilliant! Worry, pessimism and anxiety are paying interest on a loan you didn't take.
one question I try to ask myself when I'm feeling pessimistic is "are you pessimistic because of real information or are you just trying to mitigate disappointment by paying for it in installments" because the latter doesn't actually work
June 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Brilliant! Worry, pessimism and anxiety are paying interest on a loan you didn't take.
Murderbot the Apple TV series suffers from the same affliction of the books.
The episodes are too damned short.
The episodes are too damned short.
June 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Murderbot the Apple TV series suffers from the same affliction of the books.
The episodes are too damned short.
The episodes are too damned short.
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May 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Would you like a cut scene from The Martian Contingency? Some first editions from a variety of authors? Tuckerization opportunities? The @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser is on its last 36 hours, so explore the perks here and lend your support to Locus Magazine: www.indiegogo.com/projects/loc...