Ken Kousen
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Ken Kousen
@kousenit.com
Author, speaker, software developer, and technical trainer. Java Champion, teaches Java, Groovy, Gradle, Kotlin, Android, Spring. Publishes "Tales from the jar side" newsletter and YouTube channel
From Reddit via an AI newsletter. It's a perfect encapsulation of the IT world at the moment.
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Presumably caffeine will help you muddle through tomorrow's newsletter :⁠-⁠)
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Tales from the jar side: AI and Jevons paradox, AI violinists, the JVM Weekly magnum opus, and the usual social media silliness open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: AI and Jevons paradox, AI violinists, the JVM Weekly magnum opus, and the usual social media silliness
Aliens are going to be so confused when they show up to overthrow our leaders and we offer to help. (rimshot)
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January 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Totally agree
January 10, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Tales from the jar side: Called it, jChampions conference, Agents vs MCP, Ralph Wiggum plugin, and the usual social media silliness open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: Called it, jChampions conference, Agents vs MCP, Ralph Wiggum plugin, and the usual social media silliness
Plagiarism: Getting in trouble for something you didn't do. (rimshot)
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January 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Another good one. Nicely done
January 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Happy new year to you and best wishes on your job search
January 1, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Some days you get the AI, and some days the AI gets you
December 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tales from the jar side: Shock wave simulator, New hat + AI, Another lesson from It's A Wonderful Life, and more social media posts, by @kenkousen open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: Shock wave simulator, New hat + AI, Another lesson from It's A Wonderful Life, and more social media posts
What do you call it when Santa loses his GPS signal? A lost Claus. (rimshot)
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December 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Reposted by Ken Kousen
The online and free JChampions Conference is coming up on Jan 22, 23, 26, and 27. There will be 28 sessions for ALL Java developers presented by Java Champions.
jchampionsconf.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JChampionsC...
Tickets from Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/jchampions...
December 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Ken Kousen
The online and free JChampions Conference is coming up on Jan 22, 23, 26, and 27. There will be 28 sessions for ALL Java developers presented by Java Champions.
jchampionsconf.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JChampionsC...
Tickets from Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/jchampions...
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Another hilarious and informative summary 🏉 :⁠-⁠)
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If you won't go until you get some figgy pudding, you're going to have a long, cold wait for DoorDash and I doubt you're going to be happy with the result
December 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Tales from the jar side: False measures of success and happiness, and the usual social media silliness open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: False measures of success and happiness, and the usual social media silliness
I'm so old I remember when you could put Xmas cards on top of the TV. (rimshot)
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December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Tales from the jar side: Gemini CLI, Cursor AI, Trinity College events, and the usual silliness from social media open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: Gemini CLI, Cursor AI, Trinity College events, and the usual silliness from social media
He's making a list / He's checking it twice / He left it at home / He's texting his wife (rimshot)
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December 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tales from the jar side: That don't impress me much, FIFA Peace Prize memes, Trashed pandas, and other social media silliness open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: That don't impress me much, FIFA Peace Prize memes, Trashed pandas, and other social media silliness
My grandfather's battalion in Norway successfully disguised themselves as Christmas trees. They were well decorated. (rimshot)
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December 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Tales from the jar side: Spring AI, Vlogging through history, and the usual social media silliness open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: Spring AI, Vlogging through history, and the usual social media silliness
A turkey is about to cross the road when a chicken appears and says, "Don't do it! You'll never hear the end of it!" (rimshot)
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November 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'm a subscriber, and I can vouch for the fact that it's good. And free, as he said :⁠-⁠)
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Tales fromt the jar side: Gemini 3.0, Nano Banana Pro, Antigravity, Wispr Flow, Death by Lightning, and the usual social media silliness open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales fromt the jar side: Gemini 3.0, Nano Banana Pro, Antigravity, Wispr Flow, Death by Lightning, and the usual social media silliness
My favorite yoga pose is Upward Facing Couch Potato (rimshot)
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November 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
To be fair, the system probably doesn't encounter the phrase "countably infinite" very often
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Got it here, FWIW
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Tales from the jar side: Vibe coding, AI companionship, and the usual social media silliness open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: Vibe coding, AI companionship, and the usual social media silliness
Buses stop at a bus station. Trains stop at a train station. On my desk is a workstation. (rimshot)
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November 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Tales from the jar side: Cursor for Android, Chess tournament, No man is an island, and the usual social media silliness open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: Cursor for Android, Chess tournament, No man is an island, and the usual social media silliness
My phone has this cool app that shows me what I look like as an old person. It's called a camera. (rimshot)
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November 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Tales from the jar side: P6Spy, Cursor for Java, Fun with timezones, Halloween gags, and the usual social media silliness open.substack.com/pub/kenkouse...
Tales from the jar side: P6Spy, Cursor for Java, Fun with timezones, Halloween gags, and the usual social media silliness
A man is suing Smart Water for not making him smart. I'd like to formally announce my lawsuit against Thin Mints. (rimshot)
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November 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Here's the actual sharable link to my NotebookLM notebook, necessary because I give Google money and therefore they DISABLE functionality. Gee, thanks, Google.

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Shareable Notebook Actually Shared This Time
In which Google disables functionality because I gave them money
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October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM