Rachel Appel
@rachelappel.bsky.social
.NET & Rider developer 🥑 at @JetBrains • shenanigans🍀• shitposts 💩 • MSc Software Engineering 🖥️ • 🧙♀️
I had always wondered why so many people online didn't seem to have even basic of reading comprehension, or would read things I simply did not write, or manufacture meaning out of thin air. Now I know why. This explains a lot.
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I had always wondered why so many people online didn't seem to have even basic of reading comprehension, or would read things I simply did not write, or manufacture meaning out of thin air. Now I know why. This explains a lot.
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
Tech billionaires built a private operating system for your government. "It's like becoming stuck in that mobile contract you don't want anymore."
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpte...
👉 authoritarian-stack.info
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpte...
👉 authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
authoritarian-stack.info
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Tech billionaires built a private operating system for your government. "It's like becoming stuck in that mobile contract you don't want anymore."
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpte...
👉 authoritarian-stack.info
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpte...
👉 authoritarian-stack.info
Different generations reacting to their company's holiday party invitation. 😅😂 youtube.com/shorts/7yw0g...
No thanks
YouTube video by Champagnecruz
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December 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Different generations reacting to their company's holiday party invitation. 😅😂 youtube.com/shorts/7yw0g...
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Some people tell me they prefer to read articles than watch videos, so I'm trying out something new this time. My video just came out on the Modern Software Engineering Channel. I have also just published an accompanying blog post: coding-is-like-cooking.info/2025/12/what...
What is more important to learn - Design or Coding? - Coding Is Like Cooking
AI coding agents are rather good at coming up with syntactically valid, working code these days. It also does design, reasoning about how to arrange that code. So is there still any point in learning ...
coding-is-like-cooking.info
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Some people tell me they prefer to read articles than watch videos, so I'm trying out something new this time. My video just came out on the Modern Software Engineering Channel. I have also just published an accompanying blog post: coding-is-like-cooking.info/2025/12/what...
Dark Pattern in AI.
One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Dark Pattern in AI.
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found a site that's still up
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
found a site that's still up
I'm amused. Exclamation mark.
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm amused. Exclamation mark.
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AI and the web. @aiwithmichelle.com and I did a video for @jetbrains.com ... what happens when the humans leave the web? Based on the talk/ideas of @maggieappleton.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9KI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9KI...
What Happens When Everything on the Internet Is AI-Generated?
YouTube video by JetBrains
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
AI and the web. @aiwithmichelle.com and I did a video for @jetbrains.com ... what happens when the humans leave the web? Based on the talk/ideas of @maggieappleton.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9KI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9KI...
33 million views.
910 thousand likes.
4,300 comments.
All on an outrage bait video created by Sora.
As @hankgreen.bsky.social says in his video, whenever you see something that makes a lot of people angry, stop and consider that it's been manufactured for that reason.
youtube.com/shorts/eUpy3...
910 thousand likes.
4,300 comments.
All on an outrage bait video created by Sora.
As @hankgreen.bsky.social says in his video, whenever you see something that makes a lot of people angry, stop and consider that it's been manufactured for that reason.
youtube.com/shorts/eUpy3...
We’re getting duped by AI outrage bait
YouTube video by Hank Green
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
33 million views.
910 thousand likes.
4,300 comments.
All on an outrage bait video created by Sora.
As @hankgreen.bsky.social says in his video, whenever you see something that makes a lot of people angry, stop and consider that it's been manufactured for that reason.
youtube.com/shorts/eUpy3...
910 thousand likes.
4,300 comments.
All on an outrage bait video created by Sora.
As @hankgreen.bsky.social says in his video, whenever you see something that makes a lot of people angry, stop and consider that it's been manufactured for that reason.
youtube.com/shorts/eUpy3...
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
It's impossible not enjoy this 😂😂😂
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It's impossible not enjoy this 😂😂😂
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Get over to Reddit and post the issues you need fixed! Upvote the other comments. While we’ve had some great responses, I was expecting more feedback. You’ve got until the end of Wednesday!
What should Rider 2026.1 fix? I'm asking for a bit of community upvoting to know what issues you're most eager to get in to Rider 2026.1, which we're in the process of planning. How else were you planning on spending a wet Friday afternoon?
www.reddit.com/r/Jetbrains/...
www.reddit.com/r/Jetbrains/...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Get over to Reddit and post the issues you need fixed! Upvote the other comments. While we’ve had some great responses, I was expecting more feedback. You’ve got until the end of Wednesday!
I just heard a new term I'm going to be using in the future: Slopsplaining:
When someone who doesn't know anything about a topic offers up unsolicited AI generated slop 'advice' to others.
When someone who doesn't know anything about a topic offers up unsolicited AI generated slop 'advice' to others.
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I just heard a new term I'm going to be using in the future: Slopsplaining:
When someone who doesn't know anything about a topic offers up unsolicited AI generated slop 'advice' to others.
When someone who doesn't know anything about a topic offers up unsolicited AI generated slop 'advice' to others.
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So true! Software release on Friday 😁😂🤣
www.youtube.com/shorts/Iojxt...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Iojxt...
Software Release on Friday // click5
YouTube video by click5 Interactive
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October 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
So true! Software release on Friday 😁😂🤣
www.youtube.com/shorts/Iojxt...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Iojxt...
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What should Rider 2026.1 fix? I'm asking for a bit of community upvoting to know what issues you're most eager to get in to Rider 2026.1, which we're in the process of planning. How else were you planning on spending a wet Friday afternoon?
www.reddit.com/r/Jetbrains/...
www.reddit.com/r/Jetbrains/...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What should Rider 2026.1 fix? I'm asking for a bit of community upvoting to know what issues you're most eager to get in to Rider 2026.1, which we're in the process of planning. How else were you planning on spending a wet Friday afternoon?
www.reddit.com/r/Jetbrains/...
www.reddit.com/r/Jetbrains/...
Next time you see something on social media that makes you angry, listen to what Hank says in this video.
youtube.com/shorts/eUpy3...
youtube.com/shorts/eUpy3...
We’re getting duped by AI outrage bait
YouTube video by Hank Green
youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Next time you see something on social media that makes you angry, listen to what Hank says in this video.
youtube.com/shorts/eUpy3...
youtube.com/shorts/eUpy3...
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I immediately updated my talk on Dark Patterns with this. I have a section about lawsuits & governments making laws about deceptive UX. And just in time, because I'm giving this talk at @azuredevsummit.bsky.social.
September 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I immediately updated my talk on Dark Patterns with this. I have a section about lawsuits & governments making laws about deceptive UX. And just in time, because I'm giving this talk at @azuredevsummit.bsky.social.
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Since there is an entire discourse going on about #GenAI.🧵
I feel compelled to share sone of the Black Women Data Scientists/Engineers that are in AI and fighting tooth & nail for #EthicalAI even at the cost of their jobs & livelihood.
Nothing is ever just one sided.
1st up: Dr. Joy Buolamwini
I feel compelled to share sone of the Black Women Data Scientists/Engineers that are in AI and fighting tooth & nail for #EthicalAI even at the cost of their jobs & livelihood.
Nothing is ever just one sided.
1st up: Dr. Joy Buolamwini
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Since there is an entire discourse going on about #GenAI.🧵
I feel compelled to share sone of the Black Women Data Scientists/Engineers that are in AI and fighting tooth & nail for #EthicalAI even at the cost of their jobs & livelihood.
Nothing is ever just one sided.
1st up: Dr. Joy Buolamwini
I feel compelled to share sone of the Black Women Data Scientists/Engineers that are in AI and fighting tooth & nail for #EthicalAI even at the cost of their jobs & livelihood.
Nothing is ever just one sided.
1st up: Dr. Joy Buolamwini
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laurentkempe.com/2025/09/24/d...
laurentkempe.com/2025/09/24/d...
Laurent Kempé - Decouple yourself from your LLM commodities using Dapr Conversation
laurentkempe.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Schrödingers documentation:
If there are docs, noone will read them.
If there are no docs, everyone will complain.
If there are docs, noone will read them.
If there are no docs, everyone will complain.
March 16, 2024 at 7:19 AM
Schrödingers documentation:
If there are docs, noone will read them.
If there are no docs, everyone will complain.
If there are docs, noone will read them.
If there are no docs, everyone will complain.
"In this book I will not attempt to answer the question of whether or not computers can be programmed to think. I sometimes ask people if people can think. Human intelligence may also be an illusion.”
-Timothy J. O'Malley
-Timothy J. O'Malley
September 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"In this book I will not attempt to answer the question of whether or not computers can be programmed to think. I sometimes ask people if people can think. Human intelligence may also be an illusion.”
-Timothy J. O'Malley
-Timothy J. O'Malley