George Rodier
@georgerodier.com
JavaScript and Go programmer. Always cooking up something new (usually literally in the kitchen).
Philly/SJ
georgerodier.com
Philly/SJ
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We’re still figuring out how to incorporate AI into our day-to-day. The risk with “AI-ifying everything” is that we strip away the parts of work people actually enjoy. The good news: this is solvable.
Here’s my take on where we are in the AI adoption journey:
www.modernleader.is/p/what-happe...
Here’s my take on where we are in the AI adoption journey:
www.modernleader.is/p/what-happe...
What happens when AI replaces the parts of work people love?
We’re using AI to move faster. I’m not yet convinced we’re using it to work better.
www.modernleader.is
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
We’re still figuring out how to incorporate AI into our day-to-day. The risk with “AI-ifying everything” is that we strip away the parts of work people actually enjoy. The good news: this is solvable.
Here’s my take on where we are in the AI adoption journey:
www.modernleader.is/p/what-happe...
Here’s my take on where we are in the AI adoption journey:
www.modernleader.is/p/what-happe...
Reposted by George Rodier
@calendar.city is now publishing events to the Atmosphere!
It's awesome to see the events I'm trying to amplify already published on @smokesignal.events; I hope this helps people find the stuff they're interested in 🙂
It's awesome to see the events I'm trying to amplify already published on @smokesignal.events; I hope this helps people find the stuff they're interested in 🙂
@dandelion.events started publishing community .lexicon .calendar events recently - would you consider doing this? github.com/lexicon-comm...
discourse.atprotocol.community/t/dandelion-...
discourse.atprotocol.community/t/dandelion-...
Dandelion events platform, started publishing to atproto
Dandelion aims to be the best place to find and host soulful · regenerative · metamodern · participatory · conscious · transformative · holistic · ethical events and co-created gatherings. It’s fully...
discourse.atprotocol.community
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 PM
@calendar.city is now publishing events to the Atmosphere!
It's awesome to see the events I'm trying to amplify already published on @smokesignal.events; I hope this helps people find the stuff they're interested in 🙂
It's awesome to see the events I'm trying to amplify already published on @smokesignal.events; I hope this helps people find the stuff they're interested in 🙂
Back on my cooking shenanigans with a pad kra pao inspired dish
January 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Back on my cooking shenanigans with a pad kra pao inspired dish
My paternity leave ends on Friday (it went by way too fast), but I am hoping to get an initial version released before my return to work. Currently have one more page to style and then getting RSS and OG images in place!
Shit... I have an idea on how to redesign my site and I can’t get it out of my head.
January 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
My paternity leave ends on Friday (it went by way too fast), but I am hoping to get an initial version released before my return to work. Currently have one more page to style and then getting RSS and OG images in place!
Once I’m done my site, I really want to write an article about Ai (LLM) driven development and where my head is currently at and it’s a lot this and where we need to improve as developers. So much software is mid these days and it’s not the result of Ai (though Ai isn’t making it any better).
January 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Once I’m done my site, I really want to write an article about Ai (LLM) driven development and where my head is currently at and it’s a lot this and where we need to improve as developers. So much software is mid these days and it’s not the result of Ai (though Ai isn’t making it any better).
I wanted to work on my website today, but I stumbled across this one and haven't been able to escape. The web is weird and beautiful and I love it!
MELONS4EVER
melonking.net
January 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I wanted to work on my website today, but I stumbled across this one and haven't been able to escape. The web is weird and beautiful and I love it!
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i’m talking w @jason.energy about all things atproto! what do you guys want to see highlighted from our community?
feb 19, 9:30am PST, on @codetv.dev
feb 19, 9:30am PST, on @codetv.dev
Build decentralized social media with ATproto
YouTube video by CodeTV
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 AM
i’m talking w @jason.energy about all things atproto! what do you guys want to see highlighted from our community?
feb 19, 9:30am PST, on @codetv.dev
feb 19, 9:30am PST, on @codetv.dev
Write ups about solving particular engineering problems are some of my favorite types of articles. This one is excellent!
at risk of a bunch of people saying “well actually you should have done it this way”, here’s a lil write up on adding trending topics to bluesky
hailey.at/posts/3mcy5b...
hailey.at/posts/3mcy5b...
Topics on Bluesky
Building usable trending topics on Bluesky
hailey.at
January 23, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Write ups about solving particular engineering problems are some of my favorite types of articles. This one is excellent!
My favorite line in this article is “You cannot replace institutional knowledge with headcount.”
Invest in growing that institutional knowledge amongst your employees rather than throw more bodies at every problem.
Invest in growing that institutional knowledge amongst your employees rather than throw more bodies at every problem.
I mostly agree with @quinnypig.com on this
I can't stop laughing about "Moron Cloud" 💀 and a little sad he didn't address Azure's capacity problems. A big reason why I believe they can't/won't grow.
www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/aws-in-...
I can't stop laughing about "Moron Cloud" 💀 and a little sad he didn't address Azure's capacity problems. A big reason why I believe they can't/won't grow.
www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/aws-in-...
AWS in 2026: The Year of Proving They Still Know How to Operate
AWS in 2026: The Year of Proving They Still Know How to Operate
www.lastweekinaws.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:19 AM
My favorite line in this article is “You cannot replace institutional knowledge with headcount.”
Invest in growing that institutional knowledge amongst your employees rather than throw more bodies at every problem.
Invest in growing that institutional knowledge amongst your employees rather than throw more bodies at every problem.
A group of high school and middle age kids were going door to door offering their services to shovel for the upcoming snow storm this weekend. I have two young kids, a back I want to protect, and no desire to shovel. So you bet your ass, I respected their hustle!
January 22, 2026 at 11:24 PM
A group of high school and middle age kids were going door to door offering their services to shovel for the upcoming snow storm this weekend. I have two young kids, a back I want to protect, and no desire to shovel. So you bet your ass, I respected their hustle!
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here's my hot take q1 career advice: get pretty good at something. raise your floor so even your worst efforts are decent. then stop caring about your career because you can do a day's worth of work in a few hours and then you can prepare a nice risotto or frolic gaily towards a springtime horizon.
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
here's my hot take q1 career advice: get pretty good at something. raise your floor so even your worst efforts are decent. then stop caring about your career because you can do a day's worth of work in a few hours and then you can prepare a nice risotto or frolic gaily towards a springtime horizon.
With every day that passes, I’m more and more tempted to build a Linux computer where I can self serve small apps just for me. Will probably do some other things with it as well, but the itch is real.
January 22, 2026 at 2:57 PM
With every day that passes, I’m more and more tempted to build a Linux computer where I can self serve small apps just for me. Will probably do some other things with it as well, but the itch is real.
Reposted by George Rodier
You know who has starter packs already?
@bsky.app 😏
Here's one I am maintaining for folks who write content for developers!
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
@bsky.app 😏
Here's one I am maintaining for folks who write content for developers!
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
You know who has starter packs already?
@bsky.app 😏
Here's one I am maintaining for folks who write content for developers!
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
@bsky.app 😏
Here's one I am maintaining for folks who write content for developers!
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Reposted by George Rodier
Our industry loves to create problems in the name of innovation only to turn around and sell you a solution to the problem we just created.
January 21, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Our industry loves to create problems in the name of innovation only to turn around and sell you a solution to the problem we just created.
Excited to see your newsletter return to my inbox, @jonathanyeong.com!
This part definitely resonates with me (and led me to starting mine up this year as too)
This part definitely resonates with me (and led me to starting mine up this year as too)
January 21, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Excited to see your newsletter return to my inbox, @jonathanyeong.com!
This part definitely resonates with me (and led me to starting mine up this year as too)
This part definitely resonates with me (and led me to starting mine up this year as too)
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Wrote about how I like understanding code (featuring my dog playing with a balloon)
eieio.games/blog/will-ai...
eieio.games/blog/will-ai...
Will AI Pet My Dog for Me? · eieio.games
Sometimes I don't want to outsource work. Where should I draw the line?
eieio.games
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Wrote about how I like understanding code (featuring my dog playing with a balloon)
eieio.games/blog/will-ai...
eieio.games/blog/will-ai...
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I'm officially a curmudgeon. Here's a rant about the Shadcn component library and how over-complicated its radio buttons are: paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shad...
(Inspired by this week's work frustrations lol)
#WebDev #CSS #HTML #JavaScript
(Inspired by this week's work frustrations lol)
#WebDev #CSS #HTML #JavaScript
The Incredible Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button
Radio buttons are built into web browsers. Why are we using a UI library that wraps another UI library that rebuilds radio buttons from scratch? Why does rendering a radio button require multiple depe...
paulmakeswebsites.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I'm officially a curmudgeon. Here's a rant about the Shadcn component library and how over-complicated its radio buttons are: paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shad...
(Inspired by this week's work frustrations lol)
#WebDev #CSS #HTML #JavaScript
(Inspired by this week's work frustrations lol)
#WebDev #CSS #HTML #JavaScript
Potentially 🌶️ programming take to start the week: we have enough (too many?) programming languages. In addition, while language authors should work on std libs, security patches, defects, and performance, new syntax features are almost always a waste of time.
January 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Potentially 🌶️ programming take to start the week: we have enough (too many?) programming languages. In addition, while language authors should work on std libs, security patches, defects, and performance, new syntax features are almost always a waste of time.
Co-sign!
For the longest time I wanted to create a newsletter but couldn’t figure out what to do with it. When I started it up this year, I’m just writing for myself, being consistent, having fun, and hopefully evolving with time!
georgerodier.com/subscribe/
For the longest time I wanted to create a newsletter but couldn’t figure out what to do with it. When I started it up this year, I’m just writing for myself, being consistent, having fun, and hopefully evolving with time!
georgerodier.com/subscribe/
I know you didn’t ask me (hi) but I think you should write newsletters for you, and for enjoyment.
I wrote about this a little while ago. Hope it helps!
I wrote about this a little while ago. Hope it helps!
How I created a newsletter I actually enjoy writing
Send what you like to receive, make it easy for yourself, and do it for the love. Here's how I designed my weekly newsletter to make it a joy to send each week.
whitep4nth3r.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Co-sign!
For the longest time I wanted to create a newsletter but couldn’t figure out what to do with it. When I started it up this year, I’m just writing for myself, being consistent, having fun, and hopefully evolving with time!
georgerodier.com/subscribe/
For the longest time I wanted to create a newsletter but couldn’t figure out what to do with it. When I started it up this year, I’m just writing for myself, being consistent, having fun, and hopefully evolving with time!
georgerodier.com/subscribe/
Tonight I cooked up a new recipe - spicy miso udon with ginger-gochujang chicken. And yup, it was absolutely made better with MSG!
January 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Tonight I cooked up a new recipe - spicy miso udon with ginger-gochujang chicken. And yup, it was absolutely made better with MSG!
My 1Password yearly invoice came today. I literally said to myself “that’s it?” thinking I paid more for it than I actually do. It’s been a couple years now since I’ve started using a password protection app, but easily one of the best value subscriptions.
January 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
My 1Password yearly invoice came today. I literally said to myself “that’s it?” thinking I paid more for it than I actually do. It’s been a couple years now since I’ve started using a password protection app, but easily one of the best value subscriptions.
This is what excites me about ATProto and why I’m excited to eventually dive in and make it a focus of learning more.
Also @danabra.mov is one of the best tech writers so whatever he writes is always worth a read, because you’ll learn something new!
Also @danabra.mov is one of the best tech writers so whatever he writes is always worth a read, because you’ll learn something new!
formats over apps
A Social Filesystem — overreacted
Formats over apps.
overreacted.io
January 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This is what excites me about ATProto and why I’m excited to eventually dive in and make it a focus of learning more.
Also @danabra.mov is one of the best tech writers so whatever he writes is always worth a read, because you’ll learn something new!
Also @danabra.mov is one of the best tech writers so whatever he writes is always worth a read, because you’ll learn something new!
Reposted by George Rodier
formats over apps
A Social Filesystem — overreacted
Formats over apps.
overreacted.io
January 18, 2026 at 7:05 AM
formats over apps
I’m not a designer, which means I’ve been constantly modifying the html and CSS as I’m tweaking things. Which means the CSS has quickly become messy and lacks great organization. But it feels handcrafted and authentic and I love this for me!
Makes even more sense on this project because Im ditching Tailwind for plain ol’ CSS and I’m radically changing the layout and some of the functionality. This is going to be a lot more fun and I’m stupid excited about it!
January 17, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I’m not a designer, which means I’ve been constantly modifying the html and CSS as I’m tweaking things. Which means the CSS has quickly become messy and lacks great organization. But it feels handcrafted and authentic and I love this for me!
So I just started working on this. The existing site is an Astro site that I’m updating. Previously I had a couple layouts and components.
But when I’m starting with something new I find it much easier to write all the html in one file from scratch and then break it up later if it makes sense.
But when I’m starting with something new I find it much easier to write all the html in one file from scratch and then break it up later if it makes sense.
Shit... I have an idea on how to redesign my site and I can’t get it out of my head.
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
So I just started working on this. The existing site is an Astro site that I’m updating. Previously I had a couple layouts and components.
But when I’m starting with something new I find it much easier to write all the html in one file from scratch and then break it up later if it makes sense.
But when I’m starting with something new I find it much easier to write all the html in one file from scratch and then break it up later if it makes sense.