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Computer nerd, Chicago. Blogging occasionally at offbyone.us
Oh that’s what it is. I thought it was something I said. He can be so sensitive sometimes.
Claude code is down, I can't not work
October 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Oh that’s what it is. I thought it was something I said. He can be so sensitive sometimes.
The negative space—what we don’t do—also says a lot about who we are
Friendliness isn't always a sign of trustworthiness. Warmth is easy to fake.
The foundations of trust are reliability and integrity. What counts isn't courtesy in the moment—it's keeping commitments over time.
The best way to inspire confidence is to consistently walk our talk.
The foundations of trust are reliability and integrity. What counts isn't courtesy in the moment—it's keeping commitments over time.
The best way to inspire confidence is to consistently walk our talk.
August 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The negative space—what we don’t do—also says a lot about who we are
May 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Reposted
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of SMART Union Local 100 apprentice Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!
They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!
April 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of SMART Union Local 100 apprentice Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!
They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!
Explains a lot tbh www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2025/04...
North America is Dripping from Below, Geoscientists Discover
A figure from the study showing rock dripping from the craton. The researchers hypothesize that the dripping is caused by…
www.jsg.utexas.edu
April 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Explains a lot tbh www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2025/04...
Our minds are so fucking poorly adapted to the century we’re living in. It’s outrageous.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Our minds are so fucking poorly adapted to the century we’re living in. It’s outrageous.
Ever wake up realizing that there’s a better way to write that spec you wrote a year ago at your last job?
April 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ever wake up realizing that there’s a better way to write that spec you wrote a year ago at your last job?
I just realized that all the time I was spending on TikTok I’m now spending vibe coding all my silly ideas
March 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I just realized that all the time I was spending on TikTok I’m now spending vibe coding all my silly ideas
wait is Severance about docker??
March 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
wait is Severance about docker??
severance and silo are both stories about leaky abstractions
March 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
severance and silo are both stories about leaky abstractions
claude code tip: take screenshots every time you have to give it instructions. those can sometimes turn into bullet points in your claude.md
March 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
claude code tip: take screenshots every time you have to give it instructions. those can sometimes turn into bullet points in your claude.md
turns out you can get Claude Code to take out the shit comments it added. Just ask it to thoroughly look at every test file and consider if each comment adds semantic value to a reader.
March 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
turns out you can get Claude Code to take out the shit comments it added. Just ask it to thoroughly look at every test file and consider if each comment adds semantic value to a reader.
i feel like with claude code we're close to the final goal of coding in the shower.
March 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
i feel like with claude code we're close to the final goal of coding in the shower.
it really feels like Claude Code could get a lot more out of the typescript AST
March 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
it really feels like Claude Code could get a lot more out of the typescript AST
while you're working with Claude Code / Aider / whatever, there needs to be a way to keep track of shit you see that's wrong but you don't want to fix right now because it'll get the LLM off track. Like push to my cleanup queue before the next commit
March 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
while you're working with Claude Code / Aider / whatever, there needs to be a way to keep track of shit you see that's wrong but you don't want to fix right now because it'll get the LLM off track. Like push to my cleanup queue before the next commit
this is how claude code and i have gotten to talking
March 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
this is how claude code and i have gotten to talking
it's weird that they never wrestled with the prospect of mass produced and nearly free Datas
March 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
it's weird that they never wrestled with the prospect of mass produced and nearly free Datas
it really feels like there should be a wireframe DSL that these LLMs can spit out. Like mermaid basically but for UIs
March 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
it really feels like there should be a wireframe DSL that these LLMs can spit out. Like mermaid basically but for UIs
Just one evil company being evil in the same way in two places
March 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Just one evil company being evil in the same way in two places
It’s a subtle point but let’s point our criticism at what he’s doing, not his lack of social skills. They didn’t make him evil, he did that on his own
March 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It’s a subtle point but let’s point our criticism at what he’s doing, not his lack of social skills. They didn’t make him evil, he did that on his own
That microservice should have been a spreadsheet
March 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
That microservice should have been a spreadsheet
“What do we want?”
“Leaded gasoline!”
“When do we want it?”
“Now!”
Buckle up folks. Oh wait, I forgot that seat belts cause infertility and moral weakness.
“Leaded gasoline!”
“When do we want it?”
“Now!”
Buckle up folks. Oh wait, I forgot that seat belts cause infertility and moral weakness.
Honestly a bit surprised it took the discourse this long to get here tbh
March 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“What do we want?”
“Leaded gasoline!”
“When do we want it?”
“Now!”
Buckle up folks. Oh wait, I forgot that seat belts cause infertility and moral weakness.
“Leaded gasoline!”
“When do we want it?”
“Now!”
Buckle up folks. Oh wait, I forgot that seat belts cause infertility and moral weakness.
DEI is out. HIE Is in: hegemony, inequality, and exclusion. Adjust your corporate functions accordingly 😕
February 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
DEI is out. HIE Is in: hegemony, inequality, and exclusion. Adjust your corporate functions accordingly 😕
Last night I dreamed that every one of my hairs had a uuid
February 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Last night I dreamed that every one of my hairs had a uuid
i keep vamping on this blog post... the art is getting awesome. I can't believe I wrote most of this in 2021 before LLMs. I'm doing a lot of good updates now... still very much WIP offbyone.us/posts/cost-o...
February 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
i keep vamping on this blog post... the art is getting awesome. I can't believe I wrote most of this in 2021 before LLMs. I'm doing a lot of good updates now... still very much WIP offbyone.us/posts/cost-o...