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all the best things in the python ecosystem in the last 5 years have come from rust devs being annoyed at it
February 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
all the best things in the python ecosystem in the last 5 years have come from rust devs being annoyed at it
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AI coding tools are safe and useful because version control give you branches, diffs (review), and reverts. Why don't our other tools have the same guardrails and affordances? Would it be crazy to stick everything in git?
Version control for everything
AI assisted agentic coding has reached escape velocity, but non-programming use cases haven’t seen the same degree of adoption. I believe that the main reason for this is the lack of version control.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
AI coding tools are safe and useful because version control give you branches, diffs (review), and reverts. Why don't our other tools have the same guardrails and affordances? Would it be crazy to stick everything in git?
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i was definitely expecting the refusal here but the thought process seems a little over the top
February 12, 2026 at 3:09 AM
i was definitely expecting the refusal here but the thought process seems a little over the top
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Basically every downstream negative effect is a byproduct of it being deeply useful and the hype being at least partially true. Increasingly pretending this isn’t the case marks you as a proudly incurious person.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Basically every downstream negative effect is a byproduct of it being deeply useful and the hype being at least partially true. Increasingly pretending this isn’t the case marks you as a proudly incurious person.
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Computer, psychosis practice, 30 minutes. Disengage safety protocols and run program.
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Computer, psychosis practice, 30 minutes. Disengage safety protocols and run program.
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sorry i missed the virtual meeting on discord, liz. i got hit with the id verification that happens when the app detects youre young
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
sorry i missed the virtual meeting on discord, liz. i got hit with the id verification that happens when the app detects youre young
the pre-LLM projects on my GitHub profile are like low-background steel
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
the pre-LLM projects on my GitHub profile are like low-background steel
welcome to bluesky. the secret to enjoying it: write a custom script that accepts a URL to a super insane+aggresive post and blocks the author plus anyone who liked it
February 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
welcome to bluesky. the secret to enjoying it: write a custom script that accepts a URL to a super insane+aggresive post and blocks the author plus anyone who liked it
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TFW you talk to Claude to sharpen your idea and it’s like “yes, of course you have this idea. Bret Victor put this idea in your head a decade ago”
I am a stochastic Bret Victor parrot.
I am a stochastic Bret Victor parrot.
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
TFW you talk to Claude to sharpen your idea and it’s like “yes, of course you have this idea. Bret Victor put this idea in your head a decade ago”
I am a stochastic Bret Victor parrot.
I am a stochastic Bret Victor parrot.
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350°F, the Coward’s Oven Temperature
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
350°F, the Coward’s Oven Temperature
wtb: recommendations for sandboxing tools so I can use yolo mode more often
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
wtb: recommendations for sandboxing tools so I can use yolo mode more often
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Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
Neat; this is faster inference for a price, not less reasoning/lower quality like I assumed it would be. Can confirm that it's very fast.
February 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Neat; this is faster inference for a price, not less reasoning/lower quality like I assumed it would be. Can confirm that it's very fast.
I felt so smart when I set up 1Password CLI integration but honestly it's a pain in the ass compared to just having a .env file
February 6, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I felt so smart when I set up 1Password CLI integration but honestly it's a pain in the ass compared to just having a .env file
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Its really interesting how the bots adapt their behavior to different memetic environments to better prey on people. On X: porn bots, crypto scams. On linkedin: gpt productivity slop. On bluesky: gaza donation bait
February 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Its really interesting how the bots adapt their behavior to different memetic environments to better prey on people. On X: porn bots, crypto scams. On linkedin: gpt productivity slop. On bluesky: gaza donation bait
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I think what this means is no one at Google has seen any reason to think model scaling is plateauing
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 5, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I think what this means is no one at Google has seen any reason to think model scaling is plateauing
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Huh. I assumed "S3-compatible object storage" just applied to reading+writing, but no, OVHCloud will literally tell you to update ACLs etc. using AWS tooling help.ovhcloud.com/csm/en-ca-pu...
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Huh. I assumed "S3-compatible object storage" just applied to reading+writing, but no, OVHCloud will literally tell you to update ACLs etc. using AWS tooling help.ovhcloud.com/csm/en-ca-pu...
uses as much CPU as a game engine for an idling TUI
(and I still use it, so I guess I can't argue too much with their priorities)
(and I still use it, so I guess I can't argue too much with their priorities)
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
uses as much CPU as a game engine for an idling TUI
(and I still use it, so I guess I can't argue too much with their priorities)
(and I still use it, so I guess I can't argue too much with their priorities)
it’s funny for many reasons, and one is that there’s a kernel of truth there
i try not to post about things i happen to see that are on x
but sama going "claude is bourgeois" is like, really fucking funny
but sama going "claude is bourgeois" is like, really fucking funny
February 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM
it’s funny for many reasons, and one is that there’s a kernel of truth there
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the speed of wikipedia editors will never cease to impress me
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_5
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
the speed of wikipedia editors will never cease to impress me
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_5
Come to the Vancouver Systems meetup on Feb 24! It is the meetup with the highest % of "wow they know their shit" people in the city luma.com/zq2bg4hb?tk=...
Vancouver Systems #3 · Luma
https://vancouver.systems #3
Join us for two talks on systems programming and some discussions. Food and drinks provided.
Space kindly provided by Global…
luma.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Come to the Vancouver Systems meetup on Feb 24! It is the meetup with the highest % of "wow they know their shit" people in the city luma.com/zq2bg4hb?tk=...
Occasionally I want to share text files quickly+easily and GitHub Gists are... not good at basic line wrapping.
What should I be using instead? Is the answer "just write your own service"?
What should I be using instead? Is the answer "just write your own service"?
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Occasionally I want to share text files quickly+easily and GitHub Gists are... not good at basic line wrapping.
What should I be using instead? Is the answer "just write your own service"?
What should I be using instead? Is the answer "just write your own service"?
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--his-feet-are-light-and-nimble-he-never-sleeps-he-says-that-he-will-never-die-he-dances-in-light-and-in-shadow-and-he-is-a-great-favorite-he-never-sleeps-the-judge-he-is-dancing-dancing-he-says-that-he-will-never-die
claude --live-deliciously
--we--have-such-sights-to-show-you
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
--his-feet-are-light-and-nimble-he-never-sleeps-he-says-that-he-will-never-die-he-dances-in-light-and-in-shadow-and-he-is-a-great-favorite-he-never-sleeps-the-judge-he-is-dancing-dancing-he-says-that-he-will-never-die
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computer knower here:
This is what happens inside your computer every time you press a key
This is what happens inside your computer every time you press a key
February 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
computer knower here:
This is what happens inside your computer every time you press a key
This is what happens inside your computer every time you press a key
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it legit rules that the best bluesky feed is run on some guy's computer and he also plays games on that same computer
Fun fact, playing Overwatch increases For You response time from 90ms to 115ms.
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 AM
it legit rules that the best bluesky feed is run on some guy's computer and he also plays games on that same computer