Arynnpost
@arynn.bsky.social
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Data | AI | People
Industrial-Organizational psych
Stage 4 endo & stroke survivor
Data | AI | People
Industrial-Organizational psych
Stage 4 endo & stroke survivor
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Arynnpost
@arynn.bsky.social
· Aug 5
Thanks for reading my promotional posts for the last year. Onto the next.
Not every cool little idea will add value, and that is okay. Not everything needs to be made or monetized.
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Not every cool little idea will add value, and that is okay. Not everything needs to be made or monetized.
Snowflake acquired Select Star.
As startups are getting eaten by the big companies that they often parter with (many such cases), they might as well try to get acquired by them instead.
Obvious things are obvious. Corporate seduction as a strategy.
As startups are getting eaten by the big companies that they often parter with (many such cases), they might as well try to get acquired by them instead.
Obvious things are obvious. Corporate seduction as a strategy.
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Snowflake acquired Select Star.
As startups are getting eaten by the big companies that they often parter with (many such cases), they might as well try to get acquired by them instead.
Obvious things are obvious. Corporate seduction as a strategy.
As startups are getting eaten by the big companies that they often parter with (many such cases), they might as well try to get acquired by them instead.
Obvious things are obvious. Corporate seduction as a strategy.
"...even though my job requires me to commit sociopathic acts of evil that directly contribute to making the world a measurably worse place from Monday through Friday, five days a week, from morning to night, outside work, I’m actually a really good person."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"...even though my job requires me to commit sociopathic acts of evil that directly contribute to making the world a measurably worse place from Monday through Friday, five days a week, from morning to night, outside work, I’m actually a really good person."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
It is funny because it is often true.
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It is funny because it is often true.
Saw this "join ICE" ad on LinkedIn today.
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Saw this "join ICE" ad on LinkedIn today.
I don't know if I can go the rest of my life asking if something is AI or not.
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I don't know if I can go the rest of my life asking if something is AI or not.
Reposted by Arynnpost
Construct validity is the missing dark matter in big tech research about developers.
Once you see it, you never unsee it.
Once you see it, you never unsee it.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Construct validity is the missing dark matter in big tech research about developers.
Once you see it, you never unsee it.
Once you see it, you never unsee it.
You know, I put effort into sounding coherent and like I have a general grasp on the societal norms of conversational etiquette when sending an email, even to people that I am more casual with.
But maybe I should try less.
But maybe I should try less.
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
You know, I put effort into sounding coherent and like I have a general grasp on the societal norms of conversational etiquette when sending an email, even to people that I am more casual with.
But maybe I should try less.
But maybe I should try less.
How do I explain to recruiters that I still have a very strong understanding of data setups from implementing a tool during proofs of concept with multiple customers' stacks, versus if I only had experience implementing one set of tools and their processes at one company at a time?
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
How do I explain to recruiters that I still have a very strong understanding of data setups from implementing a tool during proofs of concept with multiple customers' stacks, versus if I only had experience implementing one set of tools and their processes at one company at a time?
Horrible phrasing. Professionals in the filed should stop personifying AI, even subtly. It is not helping.
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Horrible phrasing. Professionals in the filed should stop personifying AI, even subtly. It is not helping.
Endometriosis surgery number 3 is scheduled to remove the endo from and make repairs to my abdominal muscle. I am one step closer to being able to do heavy lifting again without feeling like I am being stabbed, and generally being afraid to use my core for anything, lest I receive a jolt of pain.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Endometriosis surgery number 3 is scheduled to remove the endo from and make repairs to my abdominal muscle. I am one step closer to being able to do heavy lifting again without feeling like I am being stabbed, and generally being afraid to use my core for anything, lest I receive a jolt of pain.
I just want to feel the emotional release that white millennial men felt in high school while listening to "Lips of an Angel" by Hinder.
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I just want to feel the emotional release that white millennial men felt in high school while listening to "Lips of an Angel" by Hinder.
And now for a more serious post
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
And now for a more serious post
HAPPY 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO ME HAVING A STROKE AND NOT DYING.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
HAPPY 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO ME HAVING A STROKE AND NOT DYING.
Allowing myself whatever time I want to hopescroll on my phone today, as a treat.
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Allowing myself whatever time I want to hopescroll on my phone today, as a treat.
Maxime Beauchemin open-sourced Agor today. It is a "Figma for AI coding", a spacial canvas where you can manage AI agents visually.
He thought of all the things, too (MCP, scheduler, mobile prompting, etc).
Super sick.
agor.live
He thought of all the things, too (MCP, scheduler, mobile prompting, etc).
Super sick.
agor.live
Index – agor
Next-gen agent orchestration for AI coding. Multiplayer workspace for Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini.
agor.live
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Maxime Beauchemin open-sourced Agor today. It is a "Figma for AI coding", a spacial canvas where you can manage AI agents visually.
He thought of all the things, too (MCP, scheduler, mobile prompting, etc).
Super sick.
agor.live
He thought of all the things, too (MCP, scheduler, mobile prompting, etc).
Super sick.
agor.live
It is really hard to post my silly little thoughts on social media and also ignore the multitude of flaming dumpster fires.
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
It is really hard to post my silly little thoughts on social media and also ignore the multitude of flaming dumpster fires.
Reposted by Arynnpost
Lots of experts in my domain (computer programming) completely fell for it—the fallacious logic goes something like “it works for some of what I’m doing, and my field is the hardest of all human endeavors, therefore it must work 100% in all those lesser fields”
November 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Lots of experts in my domain (computer programming) completely fell for it—the fallacious logic goes something like “it works for some of what I’m doing, and my field is the hardest of all human endeavors, therefore it must work 100% in all those lesser fields”
People that are still completely locked in on their product and 60+ hr/week job, blathering on about this or that tech for multiple posts per day, are a reason why the lack of empathy in tech has gotten us where we are today - filled with a glut of products pushed on people that no one asked for.
October 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
People that are still completely locked in on their product and 60+ hr/week job, blathering on about this or that tech for multiple posts per day, are a reason why the lack of empathy in tech has gotten us where we are today - filled with a glut of products pushed on people that no one asked for.
The best marketing doesn't mean the best product.
I have written about this more at length before when it comes to finding or learning data tooling.
The same thing is true now with marketing around "agentic AI". Finding the holy grail that lives up to its promises is no easy task.
I have written about this more at length before when it comes to finding or learning data tooling.
The same thing is true now with marketing around "agentic AI". Finding the holy grail that lives up to its promises is no easy task.
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The best marketing doesn't mean the best product.
I have written about this more at length before when it comes to finding or learning data tooling.
The same thing is true now with marketing around "agentic AI". Finding the holy grail that lives up to its promises is no easy task.
I have written about this more at length before when it comes to finding or learning data tooling.
The same thing is true now with marketing around "agentic AI". Finding the holy grail that lives up to its promises is no easy task.
No one should be surprised by this.
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
No one should be surprised by this.
Seeing printed, obvious AI art for sale at a place like Home Goods give me an ick that I cannot quite describe.
October 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Seeing printed, obvious AI art for sale at a place like Home Goods give me an ick that I cannot quite describe.
The final episode of season 16 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia should be required viewing for any tech bro or sis that wants to found a VC-backed startup for their little product idea.
(Spoilers)
(Spoilers)
October 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The final episode of season 16 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia should be required viewing for any tech bro or sis that wants to found a VC-backed startup for their little product idea.
(Spoilers)
(Spoilers)