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Ryan Cavanaugh
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Making TypeScript for 10 years running
Who do we think "kashoogi" (sic?) is? Jamal Kashoggi was already dead at the time of writing (and seems like an unlikely conspirator)
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Nightmare blunt rotation
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I don't even think this is a bad call, but they should have made explicit that the context of the reference was a) known and b) not exonerative
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
There are some factual errors in here that are worrying to the thesis of the argument. For example, while it's true that gas furnaces are now 90% efficient, that's not really a ceiling on heating, since heat pumps are effectively over 100% efficient (2-3x more heat moved than energy consumed)
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"There's no way AI can make the average person's writing better"

The average person's writing:
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Nothing will save you from the stuff people put in their string literals, unfortunately
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Shopping with my 7yo last week
Me: I have no idea what size this means. Try this 'S' on?
Him: Maybe the 'S' is for six? Or seven?
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
but consider the possible noise effects on (checks notes) my neighbor's detached garage
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
'is homemade mayonnaise ultra-processed' – the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"ugh, this game takes forever" - person who adds 30 seconds to every action because they're on their phone whenever it's not actively their turn
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"how does your kid know what South Park is?" it's because Praxton's mom didn't set up the Netflix account correctly and the daycare center will not let you personally interview every classmate prior to entry to screen for this fact. There is no undo button.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It doesn't, but it's not her fault her kids know what South Park is either
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I don't know how to break this to you, but kids talk to other kids
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM