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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · 3d

Super deal only for today for my book!
If you ever wanted to learn kotlin and functional programming it's your chance!

The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅ @pragprog.com · 3d

"Reading this is like coding alongside Uberto. You leave with a blueprint and a bunch of techniques that you will use to build backend services for the next ten years." -- Gabriele Lana, CleanCode.
pragprog.com/titles/...
Today - 40% off with code Pragpicks
#kotlin @ramtop.bsky.social

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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 5d

They’re torturing Greta Thunberg for trying to bring baby formula to starving babies and the world is doing nothing.

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 5d

Absolutely heinous.

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · 7d

Honored to deliver the closing keynote at JAX London 2025 on the role of AI in software development.
For those interested, here’s the slide deck:
speakerdeck.com/ramtop/are-d...
Video will follow

Are Developers Obsolete?

Keynote talk at Jax London 2025 In 2025, many people in IT are anxious. They hear bold claims about exponential growth, about developers becoming obs…

speakerdeck.com

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · 10d

Workshop on AI assistants at Jax London has started!

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · 14d

www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-flo...

The video and polished transcription of my talk with Alberto about AI Assistants

My Flow with AI Assistants with Uberto Barbini

https://www.youtube.

www.linkedin.com

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avanscoperta @avanscoperta.it · 22d

My flow with AI assistants with @ramtop.bsky.social

🛜 Info
When: Sept 25, from 13 pm (CEST)

Join the Live Streaming! www.meetup.com/avanscoperta...

My flow with AI assistants with Uberto Barbini, Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 1:00 PM | Meetup

🎤 **DESCRIPTION** My flow with AI assistants AI coding tools are transforming the way we write and maintain software but how do we really make the most of them? Join **U

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 1

Trump’s priorities are Trump, Trump and Trump.

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jul 19

How many people? Last year it was crazy during summer...

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jul 19

You mean the format or the actual TED event?

www.ted.com/talks/sir_ke...

this is probably my favorite talk of all times!

Do schools kill creativity?

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

www.ted.com

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Lysistrata’s Stone Phallus @lubottom.bsky.social · Jul 18

7 years later and I still whisper, “We’re disabled, Daniel, not werewolves” to myself like a sacred mantra whenever I see a non-disabled person discover ableism like it’s the latest hipster indie band.

Daniel Lawson @DanielLaw1998: Disabled parking should only be valid during business hours 9 to 5, Monday to Friday.

I cannot see any reason why people with genuine disabilities would be out beyond these times.

Jennifer Lee Rosman @JenLRossman:
We’re disabled, Daniel, we’re not werewolves

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jul 14

Mostly reading, Kindle replacement. But it's also pretty good at taking notes, much much better than Kindle scribe.

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jul 13

Already in love with my BigMe B7
A much better kindle, faster, sturdier, colour, with pen, decent sw for almost same price of a Paperwhite

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · Jul 4

I got tired of the nonsense some AI leaders were coming out with, and so I wrote this for @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

The dangers of so-called AI experts believing their own hype

Beware the tech leaders making grandiose statements about artificial intelligence. They have lost sight of reality, says Philip Ball

www.newscientist.com

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jul 1

She has a nice voice but she's too shy to sing her herself. With AI is ok. :D

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jul 1

suno.com/song/0f2e4ee...

My daughter (10yo) composed this song with AI. Just hummed the lyrics and described the arrangement. Not bad at all!

suno.com

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · Jun 25

folks are building lists of all the Tesla robotaxi failures, and it's important to remember that we're talking about a fleet of <20 vehicles, over three days, in one the smallest and easiest geofences possible, based on coverage from 100% fanboy influencers

www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivin...

From the SelfDrivingCars community on Reddit: List of clips showing Tesla's Robotaxi incidents

Explore this post and more from the SelfDrivingCars community

www.reddit.com

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jun 14

In case you ever wondered why there was a Japanese print image on the first Mac paint app and commercials
nobi.com/en/entry-121...

The tales of Steve Jobs & Japan #04: Woodcut by Goyo Hashiguchi on the face of original Mac | nobi_blog (EN) | nobi.com

Old Mac fans may recognize the picture in the middle. It's "Woman Combing Her Hair," a woodcut print by Goyo Hashiguchi which is exhibited right now at Yokohama Museum of Art at thei...

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jun 11

Sam Altman: “A subsistence farmer from a thousand years ago would look at what many of us do and say we have fake jobs, just playing games to entertain ourselves.”

Funnily enough, that’s exactly what my wife thinks about my job *today*.

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jun 7

AI assistants, hindrance or actually useful?

Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jun 7

My talk will start soon!

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Jun 7

Watching Cassandra Chin presentation at the Japan Jug Community conference

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Apr 25

Studying for a boat license in Japan...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Apr 25

1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot

The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Apr 16

In vibrcoding for sure!

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Uberto Barbini @ramtop.bsky.social · Mar 31

Cherry blossoms 🌸

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