Zef Hemel
@zef.me
Lover of simple things. Nice as a person. Dutch person living in Poland. Thinks through writing. Creator of @silverbullet.md
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SilverBullet v2 released! Your ultimate note taking app, programmable with Lua community.silverbullet.md/t/silverbull...
SilverBullet v2 released!
I’m pleased to announce the release of SilverBullet v2, your next open source, self hosted, and programmable notes application. This release has fewer features than ever. Yes, you read that right. ...
community.silverbullet.md
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
SilverBullet v2 released! Your ultimate note taking app, programmable with Lua community.silverbullet.md/t/silverbull...
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V2 announcement on hacker news news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4506...
SilverBullet v2 released: open-source, self hosted, programmable notes | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
V2 announcement on hacker news news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4506...
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And on Reddit www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted...
From the selfhosted community on Reddit: SilverBullet v2 released: open-source, self hosted, programmable notes
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August 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
And on Reddit www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted...
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Conway's Law is probably is one of those things that once you internalize it, you start to see its effects everywhere. Therefore, I decided to record a master class on it. Enjoy!
Conway's Law (alt.management master class)
YouTube video by Zef Hemel
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August 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Conway's Law is probably is one of those things that once you internalize it, you start to see its effects everywhere. Therefore, I decided to record a master class on it. Enjoy!
“I’ve observed something, and it worries me.”
Often the impact people have on your growth can be traced back to just a few key moments. One of those moments was about to happen with my boss.
alt.management/pro-bff/
Often the impact people have on your growth can be traced back to just a few key moments. One of those moments was about to happen with my boss.
alt.management/pro-bff/
Professional BFF
“I’ve observed something, and it worries me.”
Often the impact people have on your growth can be traced back to just a few key moments. One of those moments was about to happen with my boss.
“I’ve...
alt.management
August 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“I’ve observed something, and it worries me.”
Often the impact people have on your growth can be traced back to just a few key moments. One of those moments was about to happen with my boss.
alt.management/pro-bff/
Often the impact people have on your growth can be traced back to just a few key moments. One of those moments was about to happen with my boss.
alt.management/pro-bff/
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This essay is one of the trashiest trash things I have read from a company in the AI space. Or tech in general.
I think there are real questions about AI but there are companies in this space that have decent ethical compasses. Perplexity has proven time and again that it is not one of them.
I think there are real questions about AI but there are companies in this space that have decent ethical compasses. Perplexity has proven time and again that it is not one of them.
August 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
This essay is one of the trashiest trash things I have read from a company in the AI space. Or tech in general.
I think there are real questions about AI but there are companies in this space that have decent ethical compasses. Perplexity has proven time and again that it is not one of them.
I think there are real questions about AI but there are companies in this space that have decent ethical compasses. Perplexity has proven time and again that it is not one of them.
Finally also set up a proper BlueSky account for @alt.management attached to the proper domain.
August 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Finally also set up a proper BlueSky account for @alt.management attached to the proper domain.
Introducing alt.management alt.management/welcome
Introducing alt.management
What have you done to me?! I used to assume people were just stupid, but now I’m starting to take their perspective. Make it stop!
I’ve always had trouble coming up with good KPIs for myself. How do ...
alt.management
August 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Introducing alt.management alt.management/welcome
I forgot I hadn’t shared this here yet! zef.me/whats-next/
What's Next
It’s been quiet for a little while around here. Let me catch you up in broad strokes on what has been going on, and more importantly: what’s next.
Spoiler alert: career shift ahead!
“Hey, didn’t you...
zef.me
July 31, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I forgot I hadn’t shared this here yet! zef.me/whats-next/
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Hallucination Weekly #1 zef.plus/hallucinatio...
Hallucination Weekly #1
Welcome to Hallucination Weekly — my new experimental way to share what is on my radar in terms of AI, in a short(er) and more skimmable form. With the AI industry in its state of extreme hype, and ze...
zef.plus
April 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Hallucination Weekly #1 zef.plus/hallucinatio...
This piece: “Is AI a Silver Bullet?” is absolutely the best one I’ve read so far on the whole “will AI replace engineers” topic (spoiler alert: no). It’s a long read, and you need to read it closely but good stuff. Will likely write up a few nuances on this. ian-cooper.writeas.com/is-ai-a-silv...
Is AI a Silver Bullet?
tl;dr Brooks' hypothesis in "The Mythical Man Month" is that the nature of software development means that no further "order of magnitud...
ian-cooper.writeas.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This piece: “Is AI a Silver Bullet?” is absolutely the best one I’ve read so far on the whole “will AI replace engineers” topic (spoiler alert: no). It’s a long read, and you need to read it closely but good stuff. Will likely write up a few nuances on this. ian-cooper.writeas.com/is-ai-a-silv...
“Well that depends, where are you in Zef’s Level Framework of AI Coder Adoption (ZLFOAICA™)?”
“Level framework!? How exciting, tell me more!”
“Fine, let me pull up my deck.”
zef.plus/levels-of-ai...
“Level framework!? How exciting, tell me more!”
“Fine, let me pull up my deck.”
zef.plus/levels-of-ai...
Levels of AI Coder Adoption
I can’t go to parties anymore without the topic of AI coming up.
“How can I get started with vibe coding? What AI code editor should I use?”
I attend parties with a very specific audience. Indeed,...
zef.plus
April 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“Well that depends, where are you in Zef’s Level Framework of AI Coder Adoption (ZLFOAICA™)?”
“Level framework!? How exciting, tell me more!”
“Fine, let me pull up my deck.”
zef.plus/levels-of-ai...
“Level framework!? How exciting, tell me more!”
“Fine, let me pull up my deck.”
zef.plus/levels-of-ai...
Perhaps in the EU we will finally get some technology first.
Source: Nintendo has decided to postpone the Switch 2's release in China, an apparent response to the country's tight controls targeting the gaming industry (Nikkei Asia)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
April 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Perhaps in the EU we will finally get some technology first.
This YouTube channel is an absolute gem youtube.com/@programmers...
Programmers are also human
youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This YouTube channel is an absolute gem youtube.com/@programmers...
The 4 Levels of AI Coding Adoption youtu.be/DYzoKefqhb0
The 4 Levels of AI Coding Adoption
YouTube video by Zef Hemel
youtu.be
April 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The 4 Levels of AI Coding Adoption youtu.be/DYzoKefqhb0
Who are interesting AI people to follow on BlueSky? The level of hyperbolic noise on X is a bit much and I’m hoping for some more sensible people here. Anybody?
April 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Who are interesting AI people to follow on BlueSky? The level of hyperbolic noise on X is a bit much and I’m hoping for some more sensible people here. Anybody?
While it certainly has limitations, and maybe always will, AI coding is here to stay so we better get comfortable with it. In this video I’m CHOPing/Vibeing a @silverbullet.md feature I needed as a way to share some best practices that I learned.
youtu.be/hmSsFVPmHKA
youtu.be/hmSsFVPmHKA
Vibe coding/CHOPing a YAML patching library using Cursor.ai and Big Daddy
YouTube video by Zef Hemel
youtu.be
April 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
While it certainly has limitations, and maybe always will, AI coding is here to stay so we better get comfortable with it. In this video I’m CHOPing/Vibeing a @silverbullet.md feature I needed as a way to share some best practices that I learned.
youtu.be/hmSsFVPmHKA
youtu.be/hmSsFVPmHKA
Interacting with an LLM is like dealing with a highly self-confident alien mind that has read the entire Internet a year ago with mixed recall. It has a significant yet limited short-term memory capacity that puts you on the clock.
zef.plus/the-alien-mi...
zef.plus/the-alien-mi...
The Alien Mind
Ever since generative AI came into vogue I’ve been intrigued. Yet, I could never quite put my finger on why exactly this was. I think I finally figured it out, though.
I’ve spent a large chunk of my...
zef.plus
April 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Interacting with an LLM is like dealing with a highly self-confident alien mind that has read the entire Internet a year ago with mixed recall. It has a significant yet limited short-term memory capacity that puts you on the clock.
zef.plus/the-alien-mi...
zef.plus/the-alien-mi...
Time for real talk: @silverbullet.md 2.0. I’m proposing a bit of a reboot.
community.silverbullet.md/t/real-talk-...
community.silverbullet.md/t/real-talk-...
Real talk: SilverBullet 2.0
You may have seen hints here and there that I’ve recently spent a lot of time on the <span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"></span>Lua</span> side of things and I’m extremely happy with what this will...
community.silverbullet.md
March 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Time for real talk: @silverbullet.md 2.0. I’m proposing a bit of a reboot.
community.silverbullet.md/t/real-talk-...
community.silverbullet.md/t/real-talk-...
They’re rewriting the typescript in Go: devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/t...
A 10x Faster TypeScript - TypeScript
Embarking on a native port of the existing TypeScript compiler and toolset to achieve a 10x performance speed-up.
devblogs.microsoft.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
They’re rewriting the typescript in Go: devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/t...
I really hope AI models for coding will get better fast enough support the inevitable maintenance nightmare that all the “vibe coded” apps that are about to hit production hits.
March 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I really hope AI models for coding will get better fast enough support the inevitable maintenance nightmare that all the “vibe coded” apps that are about to hit production hits.