Peter Dedene
@dedene.bsky.social
AI Explorer · Building apps in Ruby, Elixir & NodeJS · Digital Artisan, Musician & Entrepreneur · Partner at Zenjoy
POV: You're 30 seconds into the year 2000 and your Mac still works.
26 years ago this felt like dodging the apocalypse. Now we panic when GitHub goes down for 3 minutes.
The dread is timeless.
26 years ago this felt like dodging the apocalypse. Now we panic when GitHub goes down for 3 minutes.
The dread is timeless.
January 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
POV: You're 30 seconds into the year 2000 and your Mac still works.
26 years ago this felt like dodging the apocalypse. Now we panic when GitHub goes down for 3 minutes.
The dread is timeless.
26 years ago this felt like dodging the apocalypse. Now we panic when GitHub goes down for 3 minutes.
The dread is timeless.
I remember when the FIFA Peace Prize still meant something.
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I remember when the FIFA Peace Prize still meant something.
When a non-technical founder says "I think it's just a small change"… run!
January 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
When a non-technical founder says "I think it's just a small change"… run!
AI gives you the first draft fast.
The second draft? That still needs taste. And taste stays human.
The second draft? That still needs taste. And taste stays human.
January 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
AI gives you the first draft fast.
The second draft? That still needs taste. And taste stays human.
The second draft? That still needs taste. And taste stays human.
I have a feeling 2026 is going to be the year of the Linux Desktop.
January 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I have a feeling 2026 is going to be the year of the Linux Desktop.
If you see me working today, no you didn't.
January 2, 2026 at 1:31 PM
If you see me working today, no you didn't.
"Honey, I'm home."
First work day of 2026 and already deep in the same old patterns.
First work day of 2026 and already deep in the same old patterns.
January 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
"Honey, I'm home."
First work day of 2026 and already deep in the same old patterns.
First work day of 2026 and already deep in the same old patterns.
May your code be self-documenting in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM
May your code be self-documenting in 2026.
This is the year I finally switch to Vim.
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This is the year I finally switch to Vim.
Day 1 of 365. I have already created legacy code.
January 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Day 1 of 365. I have already created legacy code.
May your 2026 be free of merge conflicts and full of green checkmarks. ✨
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
May your 2026 be free of merge conflicts and full of green checkmarks. ✨
My 2026 resolutions tier list is done.
You can probably guess which tier has the most items.
You can probably guess which tier has the most items.
January 1, 2026 at 1:08 PM
My 2026 resolutions tier list is done.
You can probably guess which tier has the most items.
You can probably guess which tier has the most items.
New Year, New Me.
Same tech debt.
Happy 2026, chat! 🥂
Same tech debt.
Happy 2026, chat! 🥂
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
New Year, New Me.
Same tech debt.
Happy 2026, chat! 🥂
Same tech debt.
Happy 2026, chat! 🥂
My plans for New Year's Eve?
Closing all my browser tabs. Every single one.
I'm terrified.
Closing all my browser tabs. Every single one.
I'm terrified.
December 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My plans for New Year's Eve?
Closing all my browser tabs. Every single one.
I'm terrified.
Closing all my browser tabs. Every single one.
I'm terrified.
My GitHub graph is going completely blank for the next 24 hours.
December 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My GitHub graph is going completely blank for the next 24 hours.
For all TUI enjoyers, if you haven't tried gh-dash.dev, you're missing something. It's a simple gh cli extension but it feels like giving GitHub a proper tiling window manager.
Simple but so good.
Simple but so good.
December 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
For all TUI enjoyers, if you haven't tried gh-dash.dev, you're missing something. It's a simple gh cli extension but it feels like giving GitHub a proper tiling window manager.
Simple but so good.
Simple but so good.
Remember: A shipped 80% product is better than 1,000 perfect "ideas" in your notebook.
December 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Remember: A shipped 80% product is better than 1,000 perfect "ideas" in your notebook.
Everyone is analyzing whether GLM 4.7 beats Opus on the leaderboards.
I don't care. I do care that it finally crossed the line into "shippable."
Once open source is useful enough to ship, the extra 5% of intelligence in closed models starts to feel like luxury.
I don't care. I do care that it finally crossed the line into "shippable."
Once open source is useful enough to ship, the extra 5% of intelligence in closed models starts to feel like luxury.
December 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Everyone is analyzing whether GLM 4.7 beats Opus on the leaderboards.
I don't care. I do care that it finally crossed the line into "shippable."
Once open source is useful enough to ship, the extra 5% of intelligence in closed models starts to feel like luxury.
I don't care. I do care that it finally crossed the line into "shippable."
Once open source is useful enough to ship, the extra 5% of intelligence in closed models starts to feel like luxury.
They said AI would take our jobs.
Nobody mentioned it would take our bloodlines too.
Nobody mentioned it would take our bloodlines too.
December 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
They said AI would take our jobs.
Nobody mentioned it would take our bloodlines too.
Nobody mentioned it would take our bloodlines too.
My Codex Wrapped 2025 ✨
You can clearly see when Opus 4.5 came around. But I got and still get a lot of value from my Codex subscription!
You can clearly see when Opus 4.5 came around. But I got and still get a lot of value from my Codex subscription!
December 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My Codex Wrapped 2025 ✨
You can clearly see when Opus 4.5 came around. But I got and still get a lot of value from my Codex subscription!
You can clearly see when Opus 4.5 came around. But I got and still get a lot of value from my Codex subscription!
Obsession beats talent every single time.
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Obsession beats talent every single time.
Unpopular opinion. The best gift is a canceled meeting.
December 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Unpopular opinion. The best gift is a canceled meeting.
Merry Christmas! 🎄
May your uptime be high and your latency low. 🥂
May your uptime be high and your latency low. 🥂
December 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄
May your uptime be high and your latency low. 🥂
May your uptime be high and your latency low. 🥂
Explaining to my family that "Prompt Engineering" is a real part of the job is the hardest part of the holidays.
December 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Explaining to my family that "Prompt Engineering" is a real part of the job is the hardest part of the holidays.
The only person brave enough to deploy to production tonight is Santa.
December 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The only person brave enough to deploy to production tonight is Santa.