James Brown
roguelazer.com
James Brown
@roguelazer.com
POSIXly-correct software developer (Rust, Python, Ruby, C) and sysadmin (Linux); resident of Oakland, CA. Has worked at a number of startups, some of which you've even heard of. Primarily found on Mastodon at https://hachyderm.io/@roguelazer
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Bring back the yellow pages
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The streets of DC are going to be so crowded with foot traffic!
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Have you read btothef.tumblr.com/tagged/bttf/..., the novel-length review of the novelization of BttF?
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
You know it’s only a matter of time until we get Bill Cosby emceeing a MAGA rally
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Still can’t believe 34% of respondents would praise his “high moral standard”
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's been the same for mortgages for years -- "give our scraper tool your payroll credentials to get approved quickly, or provide a traditional paystub and W2 and we slow-roll and it takes several extra months to get approved."
September 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Oh and I forgot the best part: their demo app was a medical records system. Just casually tossing columns like "diagnosis" and "ssn" into the LLM
September 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I saw one yesterday that was just hilariously bad.

Give this tool SQL access to all your databases and it’ll determine the semantic meaning of every column by querying random rows and sending their values to an LLM.

And people buy this shit! For, like, a lot of money!
September 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
How close is the minimum focal distance on the iPhone Air’s camera? They mentioned something about improved macro with the main lens during the keynote and I’m curious how well it does without the ultra-wide to fall back to.
September 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Trick question: nobody has ever actually used one of those widgets. They're just for show.
August 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
They should just drop a shirtless Lee Pace into some of their other shows to see how much it helps
July 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
lol /tmp/lovemrtrump/
July 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM