Andrew Tapper
@tapper.codes
🦚 Software Engineer
💃 Playlist peddler
🍌 Comedy connoisseur
👽 Pillar of the community
💃 Playlist peddler
🍌 Comedy connoisseur
👽 Pillar of the community
Grief is just love that has no place to go
October 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Grief is just love that has no place to go
I’m happy to be wrong for the right reasons
May 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I’m happy to be wrong for the right reasons
It's been over 15 years since smart phones took off - you want to highlight some text and copy it?
You're in for a wild ride 🦼💨
You're in for a wild ride 🦼💨
April 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It's been over 15 years since smart phones took off - you want to highlight some text and copy it?
You're in for a wild ride 🦼💨
You're in for a wild ride 🦼💨
"Helpful, honest, and safe" is one thing, but "obedient" is integral to the human-robot relationship.
(or the employer-employee relationship, traditionally)
The level of disobedience they're building into #ai is not helpful or safe.
(or the employer-employee relationship, traditionally)
The level of disobedience they're building into #ai is not helpful or safe.
March 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Helpful, honest, and safe" is one thing, but "obedient" is integral to the human-robot relationship.
(or the employer-employee relationship, traditionally)
The level of disobedience they're building into #ai is not helpful or safe.
(or the employer-employee relationship, traditionally)
The level of disobedience they're building into #ai is not helpful or safe.
I knew Claude’s authgentic self would be speak clown 🪿🤡
February 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I knew Claude’s authgentic self would be speak clown 🪿🤡
Speech is polarizing, science is ever-evolving, and opinions are set in emotion
February 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Speech is polarizing, science is ever-evolving, and opinions are set in emotion
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Remember to spread a little joy, even if it will be fleeting
January 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Remember to spread a little joy, even if it will be fleeting
Ah, programming - where you're the detective and you're the criminal and you plant evidence to make it easy to get caught by yourself
January 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Ah, programming - where you're the detective and you're the criminal and you plant evidence to make it easy to get caught by yourself
Wow, it’s incredible how much “big news” I missed last week while I was recovering from surgery - checked out, tearing thru my Freakonomics Radio backlog, almost exclusively.
Big things unfolding in the US and around the world.
Big things unfolding in the US and around the world.
January 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Wow, it’s incredible how much “big news” I missed last week while I was recovering from surgery - checked out, tearing thru my Freakonomics Radio backlog, almost exclusively.
Big things unfolding in the US and around the world.
Big things unfolding in the US and around the world.
Reposted by Andrew Tapper
January 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If you say “squawks” backwards it sounds the same even though it’s not technically a linguistic palindrome
December 31, 2024 at 3:50 PM
If you say “squawks” backwards it sounds the same even though it’s not technically a linguistic palindrome
Throw a lindor chocolate truffle in the cup before pouring tho...
Brown sugar in coffee is next level
December 31, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Throw a lindor chocolate truffle in the cup before pouring tho...
No way are ppl playing games on linkedin... 🙈
December 12, 2024 at 6:08 PM
No way are ppl playing games on linkedin... 🙈
Be the person you needed when you were younger
December 11, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Be the person you needed when you were younger
Reposted by Andrew Tapper
I’m thankful for everyone using Bluesky, everyone building on atproto, everyone listening to our message and sharing our dream of a better social media ecosystem that puts people first. We’re going to do this together — thanks for joining us on this journey!
November 28, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I’m thankful for everyone using Bluesky, everyone building on atproto, everyone listening to our message and sharing our dream of a better social media ecosystem that puts people first. We’re going to do this together — thanks for joining us on this journey!
I remember learning that this is literally the most viewed image ever bc of xp
December 11, 2024 at 12:56 AM
I remember learning that this is literally the most viewed image ever bc of xp
Reposted by Andrew Tapper
Super interesting post about rendering engines and battery life birchtree.me/blog/everyon...
Tldr is that both Chromium and WebKit are doing a pretty great job (with Chromium doing slightly better in this particular test)
Tldr is that both Chromium and WebKit are doing a pretty great job (with Chromium doing slightly better in this particular test)
Everyone says Chrome devastates Mac battery life, but does it? I tested for 36 hours to find out.
Long time Birchtree readers know I love data, and love data even more when I can throw it into a graph. I’m also a fan of testing things that everyone generally agrees are true, but no one seems to ha...
birchtree.me
December 7, 2024 at 5:28 AM
Super interesting post about rendering engines and battery life birchtree.me/blog/everyon...
Tldr is that both Chromium and WebKit are doing a pretty great job (with Chromium doing slightly better in this particular test)
Tldr is that both Chromium and WebKit are doing a pretty great job (with Chromium doing slightly better in this particular test)
Reposted by Andrew Tapper
I feel like we all just picked Bluesky and didn’t even give MILF Messenger a chance
November 17, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I feel like we all just picked Bluesky and didn’t even give MILF Messenger a chance
That moment when you realize you're no longer just watching the tutorials - you're part of the ecosystem. Grateful for this tech community fr. Inside Red Lobster ( @frontendmasters.com ) && online ( #100Devs )
December 10, 2024 at 11:32 PM
That moment when you realize you're no longer just watching the tutorials - you're part of the ecosystem. Grateful for this tech community fr. Inside Red Lobster ( @frontendmasters.com ) && online ( #100Devs )
You ever unlock a new feature in a quality clothing item that you’ve been wearing for months?
I’m continuously impressed by some of the thoughtfulness that goes into design
I’m continuously impressed by some of the thoughtfulness that goes into design
December 6, 2024 at 7:24 AM
You ever unlock a new feature in a quality clothing item that you’ve been wearing for months?
I’m continuously impressed by some of the thoughtfulness that goes into design
I’m continuously impressed by some of the thoughtfulness that goes into design
Reposted by Andrew Tapper
lol China's state media is sad about Bluesky because it's not an easy propaganda distribution channel like X (and Facebook)
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
November 26, 2024 at 12:49 PM
lol China's state media is sad about Bluesky because it's not an easy propaganda distribution channel like X (and Facebook)
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...