Sam Minnée
@sminn.ee
Techie, dad, Wellingtonian. Building with AI, trying to do so thoughtfully. Loves nuanced discussion of complex topics, and toilet humour.
Founded Silverstripe in a past life, now CTO for tellfrankie.com and askastro.ai
Founded Silverstripe in a past life, now CTO for tellfrankie.com and askastro.ai
Lady at the bottle store asking for non-alcoholic pre-mix drinks. So… soda?
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Lady at the bottle store asking for non-alcoholic pre-mix drinks. So… soda?
What do you call a pink ninja?
A flaminja.
A flaminja.
November 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
What do you call a pink ninja?
A flaminja.
A flaminja.
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karma police, label this account
he talks in memes, he's replying to the news
he's like a teenage llm
he talks in memes, he's replying to the news
he's like a teenage llm
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
karma police, label this account
he talks in memes, he's replying to the news
he's like a teenage llm
he talks in memes, he's replying to the news
he's like a teenage llm
I just watched A House of Dynamite on Netflix and I think they accidentally deleted the last 10 minutes of the tape.
October 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I just watched A House of Dynamite on Netflix and I think they accidentally deleted the last 10 minutes of the tape.
Great little write-up of a handful of data storage techniques, combined to make a key store, mirroring the algorithms used in production ones.
New post 🎉
Going back to my roots on writing about the inner workings of things, a breakdown of key-value databases and how you might make one from scratch:
nan.fyi/database
Going back to my roots on writing about the inner workings of things, a breakdown of key-value databases and how you might make one from scratch:
nan.fyi/database
October 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Great little write-up of a handful of data storage techniques, combined to make a key store, mirroring the algorithms used in production ones.
“Cautious optimist” favouring regulation while being optimistic about the tech’s prospects seems about right for me.
October 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“Cautious optimist” favouring regulation while being optimistic about the tech’s prospects seems about right for me.
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all scientists can be classified according to just two variables: whether they're more mad physics or mad biology, and whether their hubris is in calling up what cannot be put down, or seeking to understand what no man was meant to know
October 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
all scientists can be classified according to just two variables: whether they're more mad physics or mad biology, and whether their hubris is in calling up what cannot be put down, or seeking to understand what no man was meant to know
The real “the rapture is coming” story of the moment is AI data-centre spending. A little more grounded in reality, but equally a product of religious fervour
September 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The real “the rapture is coming” story of the moment is AI data-centre spending. A little more grounded in reality, but equally a product of religious fervour
Yes you can, all you need is a dry mouth, some cellphone and a microphone.
YOU CANNOT EVEN RECREATE ASML IN THE UNITED STATES
NO ONE PERSON OR EVEN GROUP OF PEOPLE HAS ALL THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO DO SO
NO ONE PERSON OR EVEN GROUP OF PEOPLE HAS ALL THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO DO SO
September 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Yes you can, all you need is a dry mouth, some cellphone and a microphone.
Chat, can you use a vegan’s poo as fertiliser?
September 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Chat, can you use a vegan’s poo as fertiliser?
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Logically, all nouns starting with a vowel should be amended to start with a nen.
September 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Logically, all nouns starting with a vowel should be amended to start with a nen.
I don’t know why my wife is so upset. I wanted frozen fish sauce cubes and our fridge has an ice maker, what’s the problem?
September 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I don’t know why my wife is so upset. I wanted frozen fish sauce cubes and our fridge has an ice maker, what’s the problem?
All your favourite Disney+ shows are also available on thepiratebay.org
bay.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
All your favourite Disney+ shows are also available on thepiratebay.org
Product idea: ChatGPT but instead of an LLM the responses are generated by strangers on the internet.
Chat, is this a good idea?
Chat, is this a good idea?
September 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Product idea: ChatGPT but instead of an LLM the responses are generated by strangers on the internet.
Chat, is this a good idea?
Chat, is this a good idea?
Any #ClaudeCode users on my feed?
I’ve been working on an MCP this weekend to provide a range of refactoring operations, notably including move function, rename file & folder, which I’ve not seen other LSP/MCP packages do.
Anyone interested in this? Why / why not? Should I open-source it?
I’ve been working on an MCP this weekend to provide a range of refactoring operations, notably including move function, rename file & folder, which I’ve not seen other LSP/MCP packages do.
Anyone interested in this? Why / why not? Should I open-source it?
September 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Any #ClaudeCode users on my feed?
I’ve been working on an MCP this weekend to provide a range of refactoring operations, notably including move function, rename file & folder, which I’ve not seen other LSP/MCP packages do.
Anyone interested in this? Why / why not? Should I open-source it?
I’ve been working on an MCP this weekend to provide a range of refactoring operations, notably including move function, rename file & folder, which I’ve not seen other LSP/MCP packages do.
Anyone interested in this? Why / why not? Should I open-source it?
X.ai have trademarked “Macrohard”. I love dad jokes as much as the next dad, but this is too much.
However…
“Macrohard” as slang for cringe-in-a-typically-Elon-way works for me.
Can we make this happen?
However…
“Macrohard” as slang for cringe-in-a-typically-Elon-way works for me.
Can we make this happen?
August 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
X.ai have trademarked “Macrohard”. I love dad jokes as much as the next dad, but this is too much.
However…
“Macrohard” as slang for cringe-in-a-typically-Elon-way works for me.
Can we make this happen?
However…
“Macrohard” as slang for cringe-in-a-typically-Elon-way works for me.
Can we make this happen?
If you know of any Mississippi Bluesky users frustrated by the ban, point them in the direction of alternative clients—they should still work!
Yes. deer.social is an alt client that uses the bsky appview, but doesn’t implement the MS IP block. Also, zeppelin.social is a forked appview and client.
August 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
If you know of any Mississippi Bluesky users frustrated by the ban, point them in the direction of alternative clients—they should still work!
I sprained my ankle going on a short walk in Otaki Forks. m.youtube.com/watch?v=uL99...
Burden of Dreams - "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain"
YouTube video by CRITERION
m.youtube.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I sprained my ankle going on a short walk in Otaki Forks. m.youtube.com/watch?v=uL99...
Amazon, for the love of god, when a New Zealand customer goes to the Australian website of your American company, please label “$1,200” with the god damned currency you are listing in!
August 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Amazon, for the love of god, when a New Zealand customer goes to the Australian website of your American company, please label “$1,200” with the god damned currency you are listing in!
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Anyone trying to create No Code tools needs to love Excel like The Castle loves Australians, or they’re NGMI
August 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Anyone trying to create No Code tools needs to love Excel like The Castle loves Australians, or they’re NGMI
Why is it called “lost to the manosphere” and not “suffering from bromism”?
August 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why is it called “lost to the manosphere” and not “suffering from bromism”?
When’s Germany gonna sanction Israel for genocidal war crimes? That will be a historical moment for sure.
August 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
When’s Germany gonna sanction Israel for genocidal war crimes? That will be a historical moment for sure.