Frank Zammetti
@fzammetti.bsky.social
Published author, software developer, musician, science nerd, sci-fi geek, all-around wiseguy
Well that's just amazingly creepy, isn't it?! www.zammetti.com/_c/Rfi.htm
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Well that's just amazingly creepy, isn't it?! www.zammetti.com/_c/Rfi.htm
Best example of this meme, I suspect www.zammetti.com/_c/vQx.htm
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Best example of this meme, I suspect www.zammetti.com/_c/vQx.htm
Some developers think that Googling things... or, since we're in The Age of AI™ now: consulting an LLM... is somehow cheating. It's not. It's just a much faster and more efficient way of flipping through the dozens of books we used to have on our shelves.
November 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Some developers think that Googling things... or, since we're in The Age of AI™ now: consulting an LLM... is somehow cheating. It's not. It's just a much faster and more efficient way of flipping through the dozens of books we used to have on our shelves.
Programming is 10% writing code...
...and 90% trying to figure out why the hell it's not working like it's supposed to.
...and 90% trying to figure out why the hell it's not working like it's supposed to.
November 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Programming is 10% writing code...
...and 90% trying to figure out why the hell it's not working like it's supposed to.
...and 90% trying to figure out why the hell it's not working like it's supposed to.
Pet peeve #684: asking a simple, direct question, but getting a nebulous answer to a completely different question back.
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Pet peeve #684: asking a simple, direct question, but getting a nebulous answer to a completely different question back.
Agile biology! www.zammetti.com/_c/Cfs.htm
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Agile biology! www.zammetti.com/_c/Cfs.htm
A common historical misconception is that people in prior epochs rarely lived to see 40. That's not accurate to say because infant mortality was amazingly high, which pulls the overall mortality figures way down. People regularly lived to ripe old ages... if they survived birth.
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A common historical misconception is that people in prior epochs rarely lived to see 40. That's not accurate to say because infant mortality was amazingly high, which pulls the overall mortality figures way down. People regularly lived to ripe old ages... if they survived birth.
#ScienceQuestionsFromIdiots If I eat a Dum Dum, and then eat a roll of Smarties, will they cancel out and make me just kind of average intelligence?
October 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#ScienceQuestionsFromIdiots If I eat a Dum Dum, and then eat a roll of Smarties, will they cancel out and make me just kind of average intelligence?
In the original Star Trek, captain Pike was only able to communicate with people in yes or no responses by blinking the light on his chair-contraption.
Why didn't he just learn Morse code?!
Why didn't he just learn Morse code?!
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In the original Star Trek, captain Pike was only able to communicate with people in yes or no responses by blinking the light on his chair-contraption.
Why didn't he just learn Morse code?!
Why didn't he just learn Morse code?!
IMO, an important post for all to see. For some of us, it's a depressing but obvious read. For others, it's an apocalyptic realization (or you'll ignore it or not accept it). Either way, it's fair & accurate, should scare the daylights out of everyone.
techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-...
techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-...
The Great Software Quality Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe
The Apple Calculator leaked 32GB of RAM.
techtrenches.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
IMO, an important post for all to see. For some of us, it's a depressing but obvious read. For others, it's an apocalyptic realization (or you'll ignore it or not accept it). Either way, it's fair & accurate, should scare the daylights out of everyone.
techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-...
techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-...
#IngredientsForAGoodLife The emptiest heads rattle the loudest. You can enjoy them as entertainment as you would a wind chime, but don't BECOME the wind chime!
October 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#IngredientsForAGoodLife The emptiest heads rattle the loudest. You can enjoy them as entertainment as you would a wind chime, but don't BECOME the wind chime!
Have you ever wondered why soldiers in the military have to shave? It's not for conformity or good looks: it's so that gas masks have an airtight fit.
October 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Have you ever wondered why soldiers in the military have to shave? It's not for conformity or good looks: it's so that gas masks have an airtight fit.
Are you one of those people who walk up a flight of stairs by skipping every other step?
Then you are somehow paradoxically both active and simultaneously lazy .
Then you are somehow paradoxically both active and simultaneously lazy .
October 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Are you one of those people who walk up a flight of stairs by skipping every other step?
Then you are somehow paradoxically both active and simultaneously lazy .
Then you are somehow paradoxically both active and simultaneously lazy .
An animated GIF that explains a mathematical concept visually: If you're studying trig, you better get pretty comfortable with circles. Check out this visualization that shows what you're really looking at when you deal with pi www.zammetti.com/_c/cK-.htm
October 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
An animated GIF that explains a mathematical concept visually: If you're studying trig, you better get pretty comfortable with circles. Check out this visualization that shows what you're really looking at when you deal with pi www.zammetti.com/_c/cK-.htm
#VintageComputerAndGameAds Since when is GAMES an acronym? Since this ad I guess! www.zammetti.com/_c/_VR.htm
October 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#VintageComputerAndGameAds Since when is GAMES an acronym? Since this ad I guess! www.zammetti.com/_c/_VR.htm
#VintageComputerAndGameAds This printer was actually amazing back then. www.zammetti.com/_c/JFp.htm
October 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#VintageComputerAndGameAds This printer was actually amazing back then. www.zammetti.com/_c/JFp.htm
A Former CIA 'Chief Of Disguise' Explains How They Craft Disguises And, Boy, This Is Captivating! www.zammetti.com/_c/iaJ.htm
October 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A Former CIA 'Chief Of Disguise' Explains How They Craft Disguises And, Boy, This Is Captivating! www.zammetti.com/_c/iaJ.htm
The Ai Cold War That Could Doom Us All www.wired.com/story/ai-col...
October 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Ai Cold War That Could Doom Us All www.wired.com/story/ai-col...
Scientists Create Artificial Wood That Is Water- and Fire-Resistant www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
September 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Scientists Create Artificial Wood That Is Water- and Fire-Resistant www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
One a day.
Two tablets.
See now, this is why I have trust issues.
(yes, I know, it's one "serving" a day where one serving is two tablets... c'mon, work with me here for the sake of humor!) www.zammetti.com/_c/j_e.htm
Two tablets.
See now, this is why I have trust issues.
(yes, I know, it's one "serving" a day where one serving is two tablets... c'mon, work with me here for the sake of humor!) www.zammetti.com/_c/j_e.htm
September 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
One a day.
Two tablets.
See now, this is why I have trust issues.
(yes, I know, it's one "serving" a day where one serving is two tablets... c'mon, work with me here for the sake of humor!) www.zammetti.com/_c/j_e.htm
Two tablets.
See now, this is why I have trust issues.
(yes, I know, it's one "serving" a day where one serving is two tablets... c'mon, work with me here for the sake of humor!) www.zammetti.com/_c/j_e.htm
The Permanent State Of Beta Is Ruining Consumerism www.wired.com/story/angry-...
September 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Permanent State Of Beta Is Ruining Consumerism www.wired.com/story/angry-...
See how the world has changed since your birth, personalized to you - www.bbc.com/earth/story/...
September 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
See how the world has changed since your birth, personalized to you - www.bbc.com/earth/story/...
Girlbot: "But Calculon, I LOVE YOU!"
Calculon: "No my dear, you only love the IDEA of me. We're from different manufacturing plants, you and I."
#FuturamaWillAlwaysBeAwesome
Calculon: "No my dear, you only love the IDEA of me. We're from different manufacturing plants, you and I."
#FuturamaWillAlwaysBeAwesome
September 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Girlbot: "But Calculon, I LOVE YOU!"
Calculon: "No my dear, you only love the IDEA of me. We're from different manufacturing plants, you and I."
#FuturamaWillAlwaysBeAwesome
Calculon: "No my dear, you only love the IDEA of me. We're from different manufacturing plants, you and I."
#FuturamaWillAlwaysBeAwesome
What this guy does with these rings might literally make something in your brain break: www.zammetti.com/_c/Xjd.htm
September 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
What this guy does with these rings might literally make something in your brain break: www.zammetti.com/_c/Xjd.htm