Kevin Choubacha (he/him)
@choubacha.bsky.social
Software engineer and marathoner. Opinions are mine alone and do not reflect my employer.
Philly transplant to LA
Go birds
Philly transplant to LA
Go birds
Pinned
Canned corn tastes better than frozen corn
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Canned corn tastes better than frozen corn
Give it a try, it’s subtle but delicious.
February 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Give it a try, it’s subtle but delicious.
Bond sales are debt right?
It’s good that all these tech companies are taking on billions of debt right?
It’s good that all these tech companies are taking on billions of debt right?
Alphabet raises over CHF 3 bln in record swiss franc bond sale. $GOOGL
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Bond sales are debt right?
It’s good that all these tech companies are taking on billions of debt right?
It’s good that all these tech companies are taking on billions of debt right?
We might even get some rain! Glorious.
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We might even get some rain! Glorious.
I read that in David Attenborough’s voice
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I read that in David Attenborough’s voice
You can’t fool me. Thats Michael Cera!
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
You can’t fool me. Thats Michael Cera!
Age Verification?
I used to record podcasts on these.
I used to record podcasts on these.
February 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Age Verification?
I used to record podcasts on these.
I used to record podcasts on these.
Sausage, jalepenos, and black olives.
Can’t beat it.
Can’t beat it.
Happy National Pizza Day!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
Did you celebrate?
What’s your favorite pizza topping? 🍕
Did you celebrate?
What’s your favorite pizza topping? 🍕
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Sausage, jalepenos, and black olives.
Can’t beat it.
Can’t beat it.
One of the costs of gen AI I'm feeling at work is the gross asymmetry of effort that it puts on the managers vs the individual contributors.
Managers are routinely inflating their messaging with Gen AI or taking short cuts that the ICs need to read and untangle.
Same as it ever was but MOAR
Managers are routinely inflating their messaging with Gen AI or taking short cuts that the ICs need to read and untangle.
Same as it ever was but MOAR
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
One of the costs of gen AI I'm feeling at work is the gross asymmetry of effort that it puts on the managers vs the individual contributors.
Managers are routinely inflating their messaging with Gen AI or taking short cuts that the ICs need to read and untangle.
Same as it ever was but MOAR
Managers are routinely inflating their messaging with Gen AI or taking short cuts that the ICs need to read and untangle.
Same as it ever was but MOAR
Bro… apple gives you a search interface to settings…
February 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Bro… apple gives you a search interface to settings…
What can I say
a man wearing glasses and a blue beanie with snl written on his shirt
Alt: a man wearing glasses and a blue beanie with snl written on his shirt
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
What can I say
I already put out my opinion on this and will not be taking more questions.
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I already put out my opinion on this and will not be taking more questions.
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Later this Summer there will be theoretically football intelligent humans with large followings who present QB rankings lists.
When many of them rank Drake Maye and Sam Darnold ahead of Jalen Hurts, do not engage. It's not worth it.
(This is mostly a reminder to myself)
#FlyEaglesFly
When many of them rank Drake Maye and Sam Darnold ahead of Jalen Hurts, do not engage. It's not worth it.
(This is mostly a reminder to myself)
#FlyEaglesFly
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Later this Summer there will be theoretically football intelligent humans with large followings who present QB rankings lists.
When many of them rank Drake Maye and Sam Darnold ahead of Jalen Hurts, do not engage. It's not worth it.
(This is mostly a reminder to myself)
#FlyEaglesFly
When many of them rank Drake Maye and Sam Darnold ahead of Jalen Hurts, do not engage. It's not worth it.
(This is mostly a reminder to myself)
#FlyEaglesFly
She's come to be a star! A super star!
There’s a wolf in LA for the first time in 100 years. A collared gray wolf entered the mountains of north Los Angeles County yesterday. Known as “BEY03F” she traveled hundreds of miles from her pack in Plumas County crossing highways, mountains, creeks and valleys.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
www.latimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
She's come to be a star! A super star!
With names like Putrecine, Cadaverine, Spermine, and Spermidine it's hard to understand why people don't find microbiology as sexy as I do.
New in JB: Xu, Wu et al. show that putrescine biosynthesis, previously shown to be linked to biofilm formation, is essential for the viability of Fusobacterium nucleatum
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #JBacteriology
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #JBacteriology
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
With names like Putrecine, Cadaverine, Spermine, and Spermidine it's hard to understand why people don't find microbiology as sexy as I do.
Reposted by Kevin Choubacha (he/him)
"Eliminate presidential immunity" needs to become as common a refrain as "eliminate Citizens United"
this case is maybe the single best example of one of the most destructive tendencies of this court: the tendency to treat their job as a collegiate legal seminar where they operate in hypotheticals rather than deal with the real world as it exists
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"Eliminate presidential immunity" needs to become as common a refrain as "eliminate Citizens United"
Reposted by Kevin Choubacha (he/him)
A Black woman and a white woman fighting over a mediocre white guy’s legacy. Sad. Pitiful. And I am here for it.
a man in a striped sweater is sitting on a couch
ALT: a man in a striped sweater is sitting on a couch
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
A Black woman and a white woman fighting over a mediocre white guy’s legacy. Sad. Pitiful. And I am here for it.
We all won when you stop to think about it.
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
We all won when you stop to think about it.
CONFIRMED: Last Super Bowl ever played was LIX and eagles will remain indefinite champions.
Go birds!
Go birds!
a little known NFL bylaw actually invalidates the Seahawks' win last night, meaning the Eagles continue to be Super Bowl champs. I don't make the rules, it is odd
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
CONFIRMED: Last Super Bowl ever played was LIX and eagles will remain indefinite champions.
Go birds!
Go birds!
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What the epstein files have taught me? None of this is real. It's the people who want bitcoin to succeed pumping the money they stole from others right back into it. Specifically to fool others into investing again. So they can rug pull again and get more money out of people.
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
What the epstein files have taught me? None of this is real. It's the people who want bitcoin to succeed pumping the money they stole from others right back into it. Specifically to fool others into investing again. So they can rug pull again and get more money out of people.
It’s mindbogglingly wild.
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It’s mindbogglingly wild.
I feel like something went terribly wrong.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I feel like something went terribly wrong.
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I cannot emphasize enough that what he's singing here, obscured by beeps, is "If your boyfriend doesn't eat your ass, he'd better fuck off"
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I cannot emphasize enough that what he's singing here, obscured by beeps, is "If your boyfriend doesn't eat your ass, he'd better fuck off"