Christophe B.
@bladecoder.bsky.social
Freelance #Android apps author, cinephile, music lover, traveler.
Prefers posting on Mastodon: https://androiddev.social/@bladecoder
Prefers posting on Mastodon: https://androiddev.social/@bladecoder
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Depressed to see the world turn deeper into madness while our European leaders are as apathetic as frogs in slowly boiling water.
My wish for 2026 is for all EU citizens to understand that US tech companies are not their friends and start moving away from them before it's too late.
Bluesky included.
My wish for 2026 is for all EU citizens to understand that US tech companies are not their friends and start moving away from them before it's too late.
Bluesky included.
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Jan. 16, 2025: A SpaceX Starship rocket explodes over the Caribbean.
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Jan. 16, 2025: A SpaceX Starship rocket explodes over the Caribbean.
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
Reposted by Christophe B.
It's that time of the year again 🎉
Fosdem is happening in a few weeks!
Is there anything you want to showcase? Fill out the office hours form below!
⏰ Deadline January 21st!
forms.gle/7oqCnceD2bkg...
Fosdem is happening in a few weeks!
Is there anything you want to showcase? Fill out the office hours form below!
⏰ Deadline January 21st!
forms.gle/7oqCnceD2bkg...
Kotlin office hours @FOSDEM 2026
There is sadly no Kotlin devroom this year, but there will be a Kotlin community stand (https://fosdem.org/2026/stands/) for the community to meet 🙌!
If you are the maintainer of a Kotlin library/app...
forms.gle
January 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It's that time of the year again 🎉
Fosdem is happening in a few weeks!
Is there anything you want to showcase? Fill out the office hours form below!
⏰ Deadline January 21st!
forms.gle/7oqCnceD2bkg...
Fosdem is happening in a few weeks!
Is there anything you want to showcase? Fill out the office hours form below!
⏰ Deadline January 21st!
forms.gle/7oqCnceD2bkg...
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Life Hack: if you barely used your 2025 diary then don't worry because the calendar structure will be valid again in 2031.
January 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Life Hack: if you barely used your 2025 diary then don't worry because the calendar structure will be valid again in 2031.
Reposted by Christophe B.
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Depressed to see the world turn deeper into madness while our European leaders are as apathetic as frogs in slowly boiling water.
My wish for 2026 is for all EU citizens to understand that US tech companies are not their friends and start moving away from them before it's too late.
Bluesky included.
My wish for 2026 is for all EU citizens to understand that US tech companies are not their friends and start moving away from them before it's too late.
Bluesky included.
January 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Depressed to see the world turn deeper into madness while our European leaders are as apathetic as frogs in slowly boiling water.
My wish for 2026 is for all EU citizens to understand that US tech companies are not their friends and start moving away from them before it's too late.
Bluesky included.
My wish for 2026 is for all EU citizens to understand that US tech companies are not their friends and start moving away from them before it's too late.
Bluesky included.
Reposted by Christophe B.
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
Reposted by Christophe B.
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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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Reposted by Christophe B.
“Sir, phrenology was dismissed as quackery 160 years ago”
“Of course you’d say that, you have the brain pan of a stagecoach tilter”
“Of course you’d say that, you have the brain pan of a stagecoach tilter”
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“Sir, phrenology was dismissed as quackery 160 years ago”
“Of course you’d say that, you have the brain pan of a stagecoach tilter”
“Of course you’d say that, you have the brain pan of a stagecoach tilter”
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December 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Reposted by Christophe B.
Mozilla representative claiming publicly that AI in Firefox is opt-in, you betcha!
meanwhile, Firefox updates, and deploys *another* new AI feature THAT DEFAULTS TO BEING SWITCHED ON
meanwhile, Firefox updates, and deploys *another* new AI feature THAT DEFAULTS TO BEING SWITCHED ON
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Mozilla representative claiming publicly that AI in Firefox is opt-in, you betcha!
meanwhile, Firefox updates, and deploys *another* new AI feature THAT DEFAULTS TO BEING SWITCHED ON
meanwhile, Firefox updates, and deploys *another* new AI feature THAT DEFAULTS TO BEING SWITCHED ON
La nouvelle crèche de la Grand-Place de Bruxelles, c'est le Gorafi qui en parle le mieux
Une crèche de Noël taxée de wokisme après l’introduction d’un roi mage noir https://www.legorafi.fr/?p=49603
Une crèche de Noël taxée de wokisme après l’introduction d’un roi mage noir
Toute l'information selon des sources contradictoires.
www.legorafi.fr
December 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
La nouvelle crèche de la Grand-Place de Bruxelles, c'est le Gorafi qui en parle le mieux
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"Hello, We're Firefox, The Only Browser That Hasn't Hit Itself In The Dick With A Hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we've brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked--"
February 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Hello, We're Firefox, The Only Browser That Hasn't Hit Itself In The Dick With A Hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we've brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked--"
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GitHub Actions charging per build minute for *self-hosted-runners*? Shit's about to hit the fan lol
December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
GitHub Actions charging per build minute for *self-hosted-runners*? Shit's about to hit the fan lol
First the midi-chlorians and now this antivax BS
#pseudoscience
#pseudoscience
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
First the midi-chlorians and now this antivax BS
#pseudoscience
#pseudoscience
Mr Fuller, what I really want is Hannibal season 4 with Ned bringing back his victims during dinner
December 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Mr Fuller, what I really want is Hannibal season 4 with Ned bringing back his victims during dinner
Another famous developer tool ends up poisoned by AI agents:
stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/02/i...
#enshittification #stackoverflow
stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/02/i...
#enshittification #stackoverflow
Introducing Stack Overflow AI Assist—a tool for the modern developer - Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.blog
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Another famous developer tool ends up poisoned by AI agents:
stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/02/i...
#enshittification #stackoverflow
stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/02/i...
#enshittification #stackoverflow
I don't agree with all the qualities attributed to LLMs in this manifesto but it still provides useful guidelines on how to use them responsibly.
I have put together a (long overdue!) draft RFD on using LLMs at @oxide.computer, but I know that there is a ton more to be said on the topic; thoughts and experiences welcome!
rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0576
rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0576
576 - Using LLMs at Oxide / RFD / Oxide
rfd.shared.oxide.computer
December 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I don't agree with all the qualities attributed to LLMs in this manifesto but it still provides useful guidelines on how to use them responsibly.
You know what you have to do @rtbf.be
Following Eurovision’s decision to allow Israel’s participation, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from the contest. The announcement split the screen between Israel’s performance and scenes of bombardment and starving children in Gaza. #Spain #eurovision #genocide
December 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
You know what you have to do @rtbf.be
My advent of code this year:
- Fixing a bug I introduced at work
- Improving a library I wrote
- Adding edge-to-edge support to FOSDEM Companion
- If I have time left, write a blog post.
- Fixing a bug I introduced at work
- Improving a library I wrote
- Adding edge-to-edge support to FOSDEM Companion
- If I have time left, write a blog post.
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My advent of code this year:
- Fixing a bug I introduced at work
- Improving a library I wrote
- Adding edge-to-edge support to FOSDEM Companion
- If I have time left, write a blog post.
- Fixing a bug I introduced at work
- Improving a library I wrote
- Adding edge-to-edge support to FOSDEM Companion
- If I have time left, write a blog post.
The #Bluesky Android app keeps logging me out every single day, sometimes twice a day.
Looks like their session tokens are short-lived and never renewed, which feels very amateurish.
Looks like their session tokens are short-lived and never renewed, which feels very amateurish.
November 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The #Bluesky Android app keeps logging me out every single day, sometimes twice a day.
Looks like their session tokens are short-lived and never renewed, which feels very amateurish.
Looks like their session tokens are short-lived and never renewed, which feels very amateurish.
I noticed the same pattern: people with the most expertise use AI tools less because they are not blind to the poor quality of their output and at the end of the line they can't get away with producing bullshit.
AKA the Dunning-Kruger effect
AKA the Dunning-Kruger effect
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I noticed the same pattern: people with the most expertise use AI tools less because they are not blind to the poor quality of their output and at the end of the line they can't get away with producing bullshit.
AKA the Dunning-Kruger effect
AKA the Dunning-Kruger effect
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Ma réaction quand j'ai appris que Sarkozy a écrit un livre de 216 pages sur son passage éclair en prison:
a man in a suit and tie says " quella indignite " in yellow
Alt: Sarkozy qui dit: "Quelle indignité !"
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Ma réaction quand j'ai appris que Sarkozy a écrit un livre de 216 pages sur son passage éclair en prison: