Robin Kunde
@robinkunde.bsky.social
There were prodigies and portents enough. We must blame ourselves for misinterpreting them.
iOS tinkerer. Bad jokes/puns. Open DMs.
iOS tinkerer. Bad jokes/puns. Open DMs.
How did Dropout predict Pluribus lmao
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 AM
How did Dropout predict Pluribus lmao
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
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this is worth reading. a longtime NYT insider confirms that the paper's abrupt turn into seething anti-trans bigotry came directly from the top: AG Sulzberg and his 2 deputies, Joe Kahn and Carolyn Ryan transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
this is worth reading. a longtime NYT insider confirms that the paper's abrupt turn into seething anti-trans bigotry came directly from the top: AG Sulzberg and his 2 deputies, Joe Kahn and Carolyn Ryan transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
I am, I would way, sanguine about broad adoption of passkeys. They’re definitely not right for everyone. I do think it’s too early to push them as hard as we are, given just how wide the quality range of implementation is at the moment.
A few issues I’ve seen this past week:
A few issues I’ve seen this past week:
December 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I am, I would way, sanguine about broad adoption of passkeys. They’re definitely not right for everyone. I do think it’s too early to push them as hard as we are, given just how wide the quality range of implementation is at the moment.
A few issues I’ve seen this past week:
A few issues I’ve seen this past week:
Trying to figure out my social media situation over the holidays and it feels impossible lol:
- Openvibe too buggy
- Mastodon in browser or Ivory fills up my TL with random convos between people I follow
- Openvibe too buggy
- Mastodon in browser or Ivory fills up my TL with random convos between people I follow
December 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trying to figure out my social media situation over the holidays and it feels impossible lol:
- Openvibe too buggy
- Mastodon in browser or Ivory fills up my TL with random convos between people I follow
- Openvibe too buggy
- Mastodon in browser or Ivory fills up my TL with random convos between people I follow
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Big deal, I do this all the time, it’s called “posting”
JUST IN: Donald Trump says he will address the nation at 9 PM ET on December 17
December 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Big deal, I do this all the time, it’s called “posting”
I really wish SPM integration wasn’t an afterthought in Xcode. Just had to explain to a colleague that getting an error about Git being unable to change directories inside the SPM cache dir means that it was unable to clone a private repo due to missing GitHub credentials.
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I really wish SPM integration wasn’t an afterthought in Xcode. Just had to explain to a colleague that getting an error about Git being unable to change directories inside the SPM cache dir means that it was unable to clone a private repo due to missing GitHub credentials.
It occurred to me that memory safety bugs have a sound, but you probably never heard it unless you played DOS games in the 90s. Its the loud ass static burst a soundblaster card makes when trying to turn uninitialized memory into audio samples.
December 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
It occurred to me that memory safety bugs have a sound, but you probably never heard it unless you played DOS games in the 90s. Its the loud ass static burst a soundblaster card makes when trying to turn uninitialized memory into audio samples.
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It took an extra few days but as of this morning, all Australian YouTube accounts with a date of birth aging them under 16 have now been closed, meaning no more parental controls and mandatory ad viewing even if parents pay for YouTube Premium Family. Insane decision.
December 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It took an extra few days but as of this morning, all Australian YouTube accounts with a date of birth aging them under 16 have now been closed, meaning no more parental controls and mandatory ad viewing even if parents pay for YouTube Premium Family. Insane decision.
Wtf Apple Pay allows a merchant to change the shipping fees after you confirm with Touch ID? What was the point of me waiting for the fee calculation then?
November 30, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Wtf Apple Pay allows a merchant to change the shipping fees after you confirm with Touch ID? What was the point of me waiting for the fee calculation then?
@[email protected] this seems relevant to your interests www.benjoffe.com/fast-date-64
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
@[email protected] this seems relevant to your interests www.benjoffe.com/fast-date-64
I’m starting to countenance the idea that I may, in fact, have been cursed by the gods for my hubris and/or good looks.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I’m starting to countenance the idea that I may, in fact, have been cursed by the gods for my hubris and/or good looks.
I take pride in writing succinct bug reports that will exactly explain the issue when the right person looks at it.
But I keep forgetting that it needs to get through everyone else first.
And that includes a fucking LLM now. So I have to write 3 bugs reports now to alert someone to a broken release
But I keep forgetting that it needs to get through everyone else first.
And that includes a fucking LLM now. So I have to write 3 bugs reports now to alert someone to a broken release
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I take pride in writing succinct bug reports that will exactly explain the issue when the right person looks at it.
But I keep forgetting that it needs to get through everyone else first.
And that includes a fucking LLM now. So I have to write 3 bugs reports now to alert someone to a broken release
But I keep forgetting that it needs to get through everyone else first.
And that includes a fucking LLM now. So I have to write 3 bugs reports now to alert someone to a broken release
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happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
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Reposted by Robin Kunde
The whole thread is worth it, but this kicker is absolutely the real real
We’re watching a shift where AI simulates the cohesion and reinforcement that used to require an entire online community. A single person can now build a complete parallel reality with nothing more than a prompt window. Which seems bad.
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The whole thread is worth it, but this kicker is absolutely the real real
Chrome recently enabled this feature by default and if you’re on a VPN like Zscaler, you’re now getting absolutely bombarded with permission requests.
I really wish Chrome had a “why am I seeing this” button to make it more obvious that CGNAT is to blame.
developer.chrome.com/blog/local-n...
I really wish Chrome had a “why am I seeing this” button to make it more obvious that CGNAT is to blame.
developer.chrome.com/blog/local-n...
New permission prompt for Local Network Access | Blog | Chrome for Developers
Learn about the new permission prompt for sites that connect to local networks.
developer.chrome.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Chrome recently enabled this feature by default and if you’re on a VPN like Zscaler, you’re now getting absolutely bombarded with permission requests.
I really wish Chrome had a “why am I seeing this” button to make it more obvious that CGNAT is to blame.
developer.chrome.com/blog/local-n...
I really wish Chrome had a “why am I seeing this” button to make it more obvious that CGNAT is to blame.
developer.chrome.com/blog/local-n...
Shin Megami Tensei (SMT) Solvers are subset of Tool Assisted Speedrun bots
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Shin Megami Tensei (SMT) Solvers are subset of Tool Assisted Speedrun bots
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
I don’t have an MBA but that seems like a lot of money
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
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That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I don’t have an MBA but that seems like a lot of money
Lmao, he’s not wrong.
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Lmao, he’s not wrong.
It’s just a momentary diversion on the road to the grave
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It’s just a momentary diversion on the road to the grave
I’ve watched this kind of thing happen from the inside as well, although for a different industry. Building a better product just never comes up. It’s all about MBA bullshit like network effects, cross-selling, etc.
All while countless companies around you fail to do the same thing.
All while countless companies around you fail to do the same thing.
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’ve watched this kind of thing happen from the inside as well, although for a different industry. Building a better product just never comes up. It’s all about MBA bullshit like network effects, cross-selling, etc.
All while countless companies around you fail to do the same thing.
All while countless companies around you fail to do the same thing.