Arthur Doler
@arthurdoler.com
Avid international public speaker. Resigned & begrudging generalist developer. Mental health advocate & grappling with my own experience daily. Opinionated blowhard. Not secretly a goat.
Lives in Omaha, NE. Works for Aviture.
Lives in Omaha, NE. Works for Aviture.
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Arthur Doler
@arthurdoler.com
· Oct 21
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Generalist developer, amateur cognitive psychologist, international speaker, terrible philosopher
arthurdoler.com
Hi, I'm Arthur, or Art, take your pick.
Pertinent things in no particular order:
- 20-year developer
- I much prefer the human side of the job these days
- I'm an international public speaker
- Mostly about psychology & brains in tech
- I draw all my own slides for my talks
- So tired every day
Pertinent things in no particular order:
- 20-year developer
- I much prefer the human side of the job these days
- I'm an international public speaker
- Mostly about psychology & brains in tech
- I draw all my own slides for my talks
- So tired every day
An anonymous attendee once gave one of my talks the feedback "Great talk, great hair, bet you would make a cool uncle."
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
January 1, 2026 at 3:40 AM
An anonymous attendee once gave one of my talks the feedback "Great talk, great hair, bet you would make a cool uncle."
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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When they ask me what radicalized me
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
When they ask me what radicalized me
LOOK OUT POKEY, IT'S THE ITALIANS
December 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
LOOK OUT POKEY, IT'S THE ITALIANS
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When men refer to themselves as "alpha males", I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, filled with flaws, and not fit for the public.
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
When men refer to themselves as "alpha males", I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, filled with flaws, and not fit for the public.
[involuntary gasp]
The #BEASTLab won second place in the departmental holiday decoration contest!
December 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
[involuntary gasp]
Someone asked for some podcast recommendations. Here's a thread with them.
Let me split this into two chunks - recommendations for podcasts in either the tech or psychology spaces, and recommendations for podcasts in any space that are amazing.
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Someone asked for some podcast recommendations. Here's a thread with them.
I spent 16 days 19 hours listening to podcasts this year, because I am broke-brained. pca.st #pocketcasts #playback2025
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I spent 16 days 19 hours listening to podcasts this year, because I am broke-brained. pca.st #pocketcasts #playback2025
Spotify starts tracking for Wrapped on Jan 01. Which means that right now, we are effectively in a Spotify version of The Purge: you can listen to whatever you like, as much as you like, and it won't show up on your public metrics next year.
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Spotify starts tracking for Wrapped on Jan 01. Which means that right now, we are effectively in a Spotify version of The Purge: you can listen to whatever you like, as much as you like, and it won't show up on your public metrics next year.
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I have a December gift for you all 🎁
I am finally able to open up a general call for ADVANCE READERS for my book: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOFTWARE TEAMS (coming 2026). I cannot tell you how much it means to me to share this!
Indicate your interest here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I am finally able to open up a general call for ADVANCE READERS for my book: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOFTWARE TEAMS (coming 2026). I cannot tell you how much it means to me to share this!
Indicate your interest here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Request to be an advance reader of The Psychology of Software Teams by Cat Hicks
Thank you for your interest in being an advance reader for The Psychology of Software Teams (working title) by Cat Hicks. I am selecting some interested readers to receive a free advance copy of this ...
docs.google.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I have a December gift for you all 🎁
I am finally able to open up a general call for ADVANCE READERS for my book: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOFTWARE TEAMS (coming 2026). I cannot tell you how much it means to me to share this!
Indicate your interest here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I am finally able to open up a general call for ADVANCE READERS for my book: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOFTWARE TEAMS (coming 2026). I cannot tell you how much it means to me to share this!
Indicate your interest here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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And it's up! All together now...
🎶 Somebody told me
the user provider
should use an adaptor
to proxy the query
factory builder... 🎶
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p03o...
🎶 Somebody told me
the user provider
should use an adaptor
to proxy the query
factory builder... 🎶
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p03o...
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
And it's up! All together now...
🎶 Somebody told me
the user provider
should use an adaptor
to proxy the query
factory builder... 🎶
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p03o...
🎶 Somebody told me
the user provider
should use an adaptor
to proxy the query
factory builder... 🎶
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p03o...
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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During the holidays, we hear a lot about giving back, and yes, that's important.
But it's just as important to have programs in our communities like SNAP and local food banks.
No Nebraskan should have to choose between food and paying the bills.
But it's just as important to have programs in our communities like SNAP and local food banks.
No Nebraskan should have to choose between food and paying the bills.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
During the holidays, we hear a lot about giving back, and yes, that's important.
But it's just as important to have programs in our communities like SNAP and local food banks.
No Nebraskan should have to choose between food and paying the bills.
But it's just as important to have programs in our communities like SNAP and local food banks.
No Nebraskan should have to choose between food and paying the bills.
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You will never guess what this is in reference to.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
You will never guess what this is in reference to.
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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These are not serious people.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
These are not serious people.
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It took a lot of work, but my new game is now up for public release. Try it out (on a computer, not on your phone)
kinda.fun/megachurch
kinda.fun/megachurch
Megachurch Tycoon
Turn their faith into your fortune, one lie at a time.
kinda.fun
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It took a lot of work, but my new game is now up for public release. Try it out (on a computer, not on your phone)
kinda.fun/megachurch
kinda.fun/megachurch
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
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Residues and The Philosophy of Software Architecture leanpub.com/b/residues by Barry M O’Reilly is the featured bundle on the Leanpub homepage! leanpub.com #SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareArchitecture
Find it on Leanpub!
Find it on Leanpub!
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Residues and The Philosophy of Software Architecture leanpub.com/b/residues by Barry M O’Reilly is the featured bundle on the Leanpub homepage! leanpub.com #SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareArchitecture
Find it on Leanpub!
Find it on Leanpub!
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Great author, neat urban fantasy concept, extremely reasonable ask. If this appeals, pledge if you can, signal boost if you can't!
I got to hear about the campaign that inspired this while it was ongoing and I was so jealous because it sounded REALLY cool.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...
I got to hear about the campaign that inspired this while it was ongoing and I was so jealous because it sounded REALLY cool.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...
Magician First Class: Urban Fantasy With Heart
Sparks & Recreation: a new series about magic, community, and doing your best from award-winning author Kate (Karen) Healey
www.kickstarter.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Great author, neat urban fantasy concept, extremely reasonable ask. If this appeals, pledge if you can, signal boost if you can't!
I got to hear about the campaign that inspired this while it was ongoing and I was so jealous because it sounded REALLY cool.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...
I got to hear about the campaign that inspired this while it was ongoing and I was so jealous because it sounded REALLY cool.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...
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It’s okay to be glad that restaurants are doing stuff like this AND absolutely furious about the utter failure of the United States government.
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s okay to be glad that restaurants are doing stuff like this AND absolutely furious about the utter failure of the United States government.