steven deobald
@deobald.bsky.social
3rd wave open source, vipassana, chai, fixies, other stuff.
in related news, i'm late to the party with the wildly disorienting osx tahoe experience.
my brain can't reconcile the parts apple pretty clearly stole straight from #gnome and all the overly-rounded corners in places they don't make any sense combined with 1998 corel photopaint emboss effects. fml
my brain can't reconcile the parts apple pretty clearly stole straight from #gnome and all the overly-rounded corners in places they don't make any sense combined with 1998 corel photopaint emboss effects. fml
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
in related news, i'm late to the party with the wildly disorienting osx tahoe experience.
my brain can't reconcile the parts apple pretty clearly stole straight from #gnome and all the overly-rounded corners in places they don't make any sense combined with 1998 corel photopaint emboss effects. fml
my brain can't reconcile the parts apple pretty clearly stole straight from #gnome and all the overly-rounded corners in places they don't make any sense combined with 1998 corel photopaint emboss effects. fml
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Accurate
Oh man i just realized all of those discord channels that replaced entire websites, forums, and wikis are going to just vanish and internet archive can't archive them
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Accurate
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Curling kicks so so much ass
February 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Curling kicks so so much ass
gee willickers बाप रे ஐயோ கடவுளே it sure is fun to release software in 2026!
wooooooo
wooooooo
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
gee willickers बाप रे ஐயோ கடவுளே it sure is fun to release software in 2026!
wooooooo
wooooooo
i have decided vibeslop code is major shake
aqua-teen-hunger-force.fandom.com/wiki/Major_S...
real, old-timey, artisanal code is master shake: ugly and weird and kind of an asshole. but he's the main character
aqua-teen-hunger-force.fandom.com/wiki/Major_S...
real, old-timey, artisanal code is master shake: ugly and weird and kind of an asshole. but he's the main character
Client Challenge
aqua-teen-hunger-force.fandom.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 AM
i have decided vibeslop code is major shake
aqua-teen-hunger-force.fandom.com/wiki/Major_S...
real, old-timey, artisanal code is master shake: ugly and weird and kind of an asshole. but he's the main character
aqua-teen-hunger-force.fandom.com/wiki/Major_S...
real, old-timey, artisanal code is master shake: ugly and weird and kind of an asshole. but he's the main character
how. many. times. must. i. learn.
just. start. with. postgres.
🥫#databased
just. start. with. postgres.
🥫#databased
February 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM
how. many. times. must. i. learn.
just. start. with. postgres.
🥫#databased
just. start. with. postgres.
🥫#databased
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Exciting news for the local-first community!
1. Local-first Conf Berlin is back on 12–14 July: www.localfirstconf.com
2. The nice folks at @cultrepo.bsky.social have made a documentary about the movement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=10d8...
1. Local-first Conf Berlin is back on 12–14 July: www.localfirstconf.com
2. The nice folks at @cultrepo.bsky.social have made a documentary about the movement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=10d8...
Local-First Conf 2026
Join us for the third edition of Local-First Conf. Connect with a rapidly-growing community in an intimate setting. Berlin 12-14th July 2026.
www.localfirstconf.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Exciting news for the local-first community!
1. Local-first Conf Berlin is back on 12–14 July: www.localfirstconf.com
2. The nice folks at @cultrepo.bsky.social have made a documentary about the movement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=10d8...
1. Local-first Conf Berlin is back on 12–14 July: www.localfirstconf.com
2. The nice folks at @cultrepo.bsky.social have made a documentary about the movement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=10d8...
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Poster I made for endoflife.date at the AboutCode Workshop #fosdem fringe event.
January 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Poster I made for endoflife.date at the AboutCode Workshop #fosdem fringe event.
since mozilla nuked pocket and i always kind of abused it for purposes it wasn't intended anyway, i've started making the world's stupidest pocket clone that i'm sure only satisfies my godawful tastes.
the pages it hates downloading the most are on github.
wtaf is happening with that website
the pages it hates downloading the most are on github.
wtaf is happening with that website
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 AM
since mozilla nuked pocket and i always kind of abused it for purposes it wasn't intended anyway, i've started making the world's stupidest pocket clone that i'm sure only satisfies my godawful tastes.
the pages it hates downloading the most are on github.
wtaf is happening with that website
the pages it hates downloading the most are on github.
wtaf is happening with that website
i dig the @veilid.com agents md
gitlab.com/veilid/veili...
"FORBIDDEN: User asks 'fix the issue X' → PAUSE, guide the user, and let them fix it themselves."
gitlab.com/veilid/veili...
"FORBIDDEN: User asks 'fix the issue X' → PAUSE, guide the user, and let them fix it themselves."
gitlab.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
i dig the @veilid.com agents md
gitlab.com/veilid/veili...
"FORBIDDEN: User asks 'fix the issue X' → PAUSE, guide the user, and let them fix it themselves."
gitlab.com/veilid/veili...
"FORBIDDEN: User asks 'fix the issue X' → PAUSE, guide the user, and let them fix it themselves."
uh, this is *not* why our american friends are listening to donald glover today, spotify.
January 26, 2026 at 8:47 PM
uh, this is *not* why our american friends are listening to donald glover today, spotify.
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Someone pointed out dark mode didn't work on my website (a huge oversight!).
Claude implemented dark mode in <10 mins. But the diagrams in my latest post still looked weird since I designed them on light backgrounds.
But they're SVGs so it was easy to prompt a bit more and get dark/light versions
Claude implemented dark mode in <10 mins. But the diagrams in my latest post still looked weird since I designed them on light backgrounds.
But they're SVGs so it was easy to prompt a bit more and get dark/light versions
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Someone pointed out dark mode didn't work on my website (a huge oversight!).
Claude implemented dark mode in <10 mins. But the diagrams in my latest post still looked weird since I designed them on light backgrounds.
But they're SVGs so it was easy to prompt a bit more and get dark/light versions
Claude implemented dark mode in <10 mins. But the diagrams in my latest post still looked weird since I designed them on light backgrounds.
But they're SVGs so it was easy to prompt a bit more and get dark/light versions
this post by @maggieappleton.com is the best checkpoint on agent-driven programming i've read yet. it's ostensibly about gas town but you can ignore that part. it's very "where are we in january of 2026?" and its clarity, in a sea of confusing terminology, is refreshing.
maggieappleton.com/gastown
maggieappleton.com/gastown
Gas Town’s Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at Scale
On agent orchestration patterns, why design and critical thinking are the new bottlenecks, and whether we should let go of looking at code
maggieappleton.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
this post by @maggieappleton.com is the best checkpoint on agent-driven programming i've read yet. it's ostensibly about gas town but you can ignore that part. it's very "where are we in january of 2026?" and its clarity, in a sea of confusing terminology, is refreshing.
maggieappleton.com/gastown
maggieappleton.com/gastown
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Skybrarians: My local mutual aid group is buying an ad in the paper for a February Reads section. I need a slogan/concept not overtly political but which will make a sharp point about ignorance, libraries, maybe fascism. Along the lines of "Books are weapons in the war of ideas" but not that. Ideas?
January 23, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Skybrarians: My local mutual aid group is buying an ad in the paper for a February Reads section. I need a slogan/concept not overtly political but which will make a sharp point about ignorance, libraries, maybe fascism. Along the lines of "Books are weapons in the war of ideas" but not that. Ideas?
this is a flamethrower, straight out of the gate. more honest than any canadian politician i can remember in my lifetime.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
this is a flamethrower, straight out of the gate. more honest than any canadian politician i can remember in my lifetime.
configuring cloud stuff so indicative of big tech personalities
google: it does *technically* work but it's really slow and we're stealing all your data with ajax requests
apple: it doesn't work. at all. give us $100.
microsoft: you know what? fuck it. just edit the json config yourself.
google: it does *technically* work but it's really slow and we're stealing all your data with ajax requests
apple: it doesn't work. at all. give us $100.
microsoft: you know what? fuck it. just edit the json config yourself.
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 PM
configuring cloud stuff so indicative of big tech personalities
google: it does *technically* work but it's really slow and we're stealing all your data with ajax requests
apple: it doesn't work. at all. give us $100.
microsoft: you know what? fuck it. just edit the json config yourself.
google: it does *technically* work but it's really slow and we're stealing all your data with ajax requests
apple: it doesn't work. at all. give us $100.
microsoft: you know what? fuck it. just edit the json config yourself.
on the topic of *institutions*, i joined as a guest on the lifestyle democracy podcast with stefan ivanovski recently:
shows.acast.com/lifestyle-de...
the conversation was in the context of coops but, as I found out this past year, the concept applies even more acutely to nonprofits.
shows.acast.com/lifestyle-de...
the conversation was in the context of coops but, as I found out this past year, the concept applies even more acutely to nonprofits.
#7: The Future of Tech Worker Cooperatives: Institutions, Not Startups | Lifestyle Democracy
Nilenso: Building India’s First Tech Worker Cooperative – Interview with Steven Deobald
shows.acast.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:49 PM
on the topic of *institutions*, i joined as a guest on the lifestyle democracy podcast with stefan ivanovski recently:
shows.acast.com/lifestyle-de...
the conversation was in the context of coops but, as I found out this past year, the concept applies even more acutely to nonprofits.
shows.acast.com/lifestyle-de...
the conversation was in the context of coops but, as I found out this past year, the concept applies even more acutely to nonprofits.
not wanting to miss out on the #indieweb bandwagon, microsoft chooses to bring back that classic embossed graphics look corel photopaint gave us in 1996.
3 decades later, they've added a shiny enhancement i think we can all agree looks like slime. peak design.
mmmm, slime
3 decades later, they've added a shiny enhancement i think we can all agree looks like slime. peak design.
mmmm, slime
January 20, 2026 at 4:52 PM
not wanting to miss out on the #indieweb bandwagon, microsoft chooses to bring back that classic embossed graphics look corel photopaint gave us in 1996.
3 decades later, they've added a shiny enhancement i think we can all agree looks like slime. peak design.
mmmm, slime
3 decades later, they've added a shiny enhancement i think we can all agree looks like slime. peak design.
mmmm, slime
aw, man. you had me until "at protocol". i particularly was digging this:
"A manuscript doesn’t stay inside the typewriter, a photo doesn’t stay inside the camera, and a song doesn’t stay in the microphone."
"A manuscript doesn’t stay inside the typewriter, a photo doesn’t stay inside the camera, and a song doesn’t stay in the microphone."
Artificial StupidIntelligence and Airport Sinks
I’m already a big fan of Boring Technology, but that term normally applies (and, within McKinley’s 2015 essay, certainly applies) only to tools for software development and not to apps and services.
I...
www.deobald.ca
January 18, 2026 at 10:11 PM
aw, man. you had me until "at protocol". i particularly was digging this:
"A manuscript doesn’t stay inside the typewriter, a photo doesn’t stay inside the camera, and a song doesn’t stay in the microphone."
"A manuscript doesn’t stay inside the typewriter, a photo doesn’t stay inside the camera, and a song doesn’t stay in the microphone."
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Thread:
Recent project: Full-Length Mirror, 33"x66". Black lacquer over red oak.
Turns out it's a bit bigger than it needed to be. Oh, well. Such are the risks with first-time, one-off projects.
#woodworking
#decor
#cnc
#axiomprecision
Recent project: Full-Length Mirror, 33"x66". Black lacquer over red oak.
Turns out it's a bit bigger than it needed to be. Oh, well. Such are the risks with first-time, one-off projects.
#woodworking
#decor
#cnc
#axiomprecision
January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Thread:
Recent project: Full-Length Mirror, 33"x66". Black lacquer over red oak.
Turns out it's a bit bigger than it needed to be. Oh, well. Such are the risks with first-time, one-off projects.
#woodworking
#decor
#cnc
#axiomprecision
Recent project: Full-Length Mirror, 33"x66". Black lacquer over red oak.
Turns out it's a bit bigger than it needed to be. Oh, well. Such are the risks with first-time, one-off projects.
#woodworking
#decor
#cnc
#axiomprecision
i'm not big on black t-shirts, but i sort of wish i could have one of these.
January 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM
i'm not big on black t-shirts, but i sort of wish i could have one of these.
i'll try not to "do american politics" very often, even on bhlisky (p's pronunciation, not mine) but if you are an american, you probably should pay for a @404media.co subscription.
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
i'll try not to "do american politics" very often, even on bhlisky (p's pronunciation, not mine) but if you are an american, you probably should pay for a @404media.co subscription.
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
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I wrote the fifth part of my #blog series “Implementing Co, a small programming language with #coroutines”. This time, we add support for sleep in #co for time-based executions. https://abhinavsarkar.net/posts/implementing-co-5/
#programming #plt #programminglanguages #compilers #haskell […]
#programming #plt #programminglanguages #compilers #haskell […]
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fantastic.earth
January 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I wrote the fifth part of my #blog series “Implementing Co, a small programming language with #coroutines”. This time, we add support for sleep in #co for time-based executions. https://abhinavsarkar.net/posts/implementing-co-5/
#programming #plt #programminglanguages #compilers #haskell […]
#programming #plt #programminglanguages #compilers #haskell […]