Robodobdob
@robodobdob.bsky.social
I worked the HTML mines in the 90’s so I’ve seen some shit.
I develop .NET web apps for a living. Blazor, SSR, and HTMX are my current favourites.
https://github.com/robodobdob
I develop .NET web apps for a living. Blazor, SSR, and HTMX are my current favourites.
https://github.com/robodobdob
All posts/videos promoting AI for coding should include a breakdown of how much it cost in $$$ for tokens to achieve the thing.
It’s probably not something people can do on a free-tier, so be open about the money cost of doing these things.
It’s probably not something people can do on a free-tier, so be open about the money cost of doing these things.
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
All posts/videos promoting AI for coding should include a breakdown of how much it cost in $$$ for tokens to achieve the thing.
It’s probably not something people can do on a free-tier, so be open about the money cost of doing these things.
It’s probably not something people can do on a free-tier, so be open about the money cost of doing these things.
The whole platform reeks of the MVP mentality that pervades “agile” software development these days.
Get it out the door.
We’ll fix it later.
Does that bug really matter?
We need to add features instead of fixing tech debt.
Get it out the door.
We’ll fix it later.
Does that bug really matter?
We need to add features instead of fixing tech debt.
This is pretty damning stuff for an online organisation holding patient health data. I hope GPs and Health NZ are putting the acid on other providers such as Tend and TheDoctors to ensure they’ve actually got their crap together
#nzpol #newzealand
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
#nzpol #newzealand
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
108GB of Your Medical Records Stolen: What the ManageMyHealth Breach Reveals About NZ Healthcare Security
New Zealand's largest patient portal breached on New Year's Eve. Our security scan reveals the DNS security gaps that should have been fixed years ago.
blackveil.co.nz
January 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
The whole platform reeks of the MVP mentality that pervades “agile” software development these days.
Get it out the door.
We’ll fix it later.
Does that bug really matter?
We need to add features instead of fixing tech debt.
Get it out the door.
We’ll fix it later.
Does that bug really matter?
We need to add features instead of fixing tech debt.
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This is pretty damning stuff for an online organisation holding patient health data. I hope GPs and Health NZ are putting the acid on other providers such as Tend and TheDoctors to ensure they’ve actually got their crap together
#nzpol #newzealand
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
#nzpol #newzealand
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
108GB of Your Medical Records Stolen: What the ManageMyHealth Breach Reveals About NZ Healthcare Security
New Zealand's largest patient portal breached on New Year's Eve. Our security scan reveals the DNS security gaps that should have been fixed years ago.
blackveil.co.nz
January 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This is pretty damning stuff for an online organisation holding patient health data. I hope GPs and Health NZ are putting the acid on other providers such as Tend and TheDoctors to ensure they’ve actually got their crap together
#nzpol #newzealand
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
#nzpol #newzealand
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
Apropos the latest Grok shenanigans, it’s a good idea to get an understanding of how these LLMs actually work.
They’re much less sentient and much more Jeopardy-as-a-service (H/T @scott.hanselman.com)
youtu.be/NKnZYvZA7w4
They’re much less sentient and much more Jeopardy-as-a-service (H/T @scott.hanselman.com)
youtu.be/NKnZYvZA7w4
How LLMs Actually Generate Text (Every Dev Should Know This)
YouTube video by LearnThatStack
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Apropos the latest Grok shenanigans, it’s a good idea to get an understanding of how these LLMs actually work.
They’re much less sentient and much more Jeopardy-as-a-service (H/T @scott.hanselman.com)
youtu.be/NKnZYvZA7w4
They’re much less sentient and much more Jeopardy-as-a-service (H/T @scott.hanselman.com)
youtu.be/NKnZYvZA7w4
🎶 Spotify killed the video star 🎶
Well, that's an ominous start to 2026.
MTV has now officially shut down its 24 hour music channels. It's been 44 years, but it's now over, ending with the same song it started with back in 1981.
Who'd have thought we'd outlive MTV?
MTV has now officially shut down its 24 hour music channels. It's been 44 years, but it's now over, ending with the same song it started with back in 1981.
Who'd have thought we'd outlive MTV?
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
🎶 Spotify killed the video star 🎶
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Teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months funded and co-staffed by firm making gambling ads www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/p... Australia.
Teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months funded and co-staffed by firm making gambling ads
The revelation comes as the government is expected to abandon plans for an online gambling ad ban, using the teen social media ban as cover.
www.crikey.com.au
January 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months funded and co-staffed by firm making gambling ads www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/p... Australia.
I ported my “Note To Self” app to the Bun/Hono/JSX stack mainly for the lols, but also to prove to myself how portable #HTMX is.
The only difficulty was getting Bun to connect to the database. The UI and HTMX bits were the easy parts.
#HTMX #Bun #Hono #Dotnet #WebDevelopment
The only difficulty was getting Bun to connect to the database. The UI and HTMX bits were the easy parts.
#HTMX #Bun #Hono #Dotnet #WebDevelopment
January 1, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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Gosh I’m glad I found out that the portal that holds my health data may have been breached via the news rather than direct communication from them
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach
The personal health portal ManageMyHealth is investigating reports of a cyber breach.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Gosh I’m glad I found out that the portal that holds my health data may have been breached via the news rather than direct communication from them
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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I blogged about how I make modals with HTMX using the dialog element. No fancy libraries or dependencies, just native HTML goodness.
dev.to/robodobdob/n...
#HTMX #WebDev #UI #HTML #DotNet
dev.to/robodobdob/n...
#HTMX #WebDev #UI #HTML #DotNet
Native HTML modals with HTMX and Dialog
How to leverage the native browser features to show and hide modals
dev.to
December 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I have recently been getting back into Strawpeople and it is great stuff.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/e...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/e...
Essential New Zealand Albums: Strawpeople – Broadcast
If any Auckland band caught the zeitgeist of the mid-'90s, it was Strawpeople.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I have recently been getting back into Strawpeople and it is great stuff.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/e...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/e...
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AI sloppers (is that a term?) crying that their prompts are being stolen is more beautiful than anything AI could produce
December 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
AI sloppers (is that a term?) crying that their prompts are being stolen is more beautiful than anything AI could produce
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Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
The Apple iOS App Store has got to be the most static thing on the internet.
Honestly, the pitch drop experiment changes faster.
There must be thousands of great apps languishing behind the same ads for Candy Crush and other rubbish.
Honestly, the pitch drop experiment changes faster.
There must be thousands of great apps languishing behind the same ads for Candy Crush and other rubbish.
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The Apple iOS App Store has got to be the most static thing on the internet.
Honestly, the pitch drop experiment changes faster.
There must be thousands of great apps languishing behind the same ads for Candy Crush and other rubbish.
Honestly, the pitch drop experiment changes faster.
There must be thousands of great apps languishing behind the same ads for Candy Crush and other rubbish.
You can’t beat Wellington on a good day…
December 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
You can’t beat Wellington on a good day…
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If everything Rob Pike created vanished overnight, the Internet would stop working. If everything AI created vanished overnight, we’d all breathe a huge sigh of relief and get on with our lives.
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
External
Inbox
Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If everything Rob Pike created vanished overnight, the Internet would stop working. If everything AI created vanished overnight, we’d all breathe a huge sigh of relief and get on with our lives.
“Mickey 17” was a surprisingly good film. The trailer doesn’t give it away too much.
There are some clear jabs at colonialism, master race-ism, rich dudes wanting to leave earth etc.
There are some clear jabs at colonialism, master race-ism, rich dudes wanting to leave earth etc.
December 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“Mickey 17” was a surprisingly good film. The trailer doesn’t give it away too much.
There are some clear jabs at colonialism, master race-ism, rich dudes wanting to leave earth etc.
There are some clear jabs at colonialism, master race-ism, rich dudes wanting to leave earth etc.
When we got our TP Link Deco x20 mesh network, I hooked it up to our existing Huawei router as a gateway device to the ONT.
TIL I can just plug the Deco into the ONT and remove the router altogether. One less thing to go wrong.
TIL I can just plug the Deco into the ONT and remove the router altogether. One less thing to go wrong.
December 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
When we got our TP Link Deco x20 mesh network, I hooked it up to our existing Huawei router as a gateway device to the ONT.
TIL I can just plug the Deco into the ONT and remove the router altogether. One less thing to go wrong.
TIL I can just plug the Deco into the ONT and remove the router altogether. One less thing to go wrong.
First the Swift and now the Fronx get 1 star ANCAP ratings.
You doing ok, Suzuki?
You doing ok, Suzuki?
December 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
First the Swift and now the Fronx get 1 star ANCAP ratings.
You doing ok, Suzuki?
You doing ok, Suzuki?
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If your feed is full of one type of any posts that's a skill issue.
Curate your feed!
Block, mute, follow... these are your tools. Use them liberally. There is no algorithm to push crap at you so if you're seeing crap there's a reason for it.
Curate your feed!
Block, mute, follow... these are your tools. Use them liberally. There is no algorithm to push crap at you so if you're seeing crap there's a reason for it.
December 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If your feed is full of one type of any posts that's a skill issue.
Curate your feed!
Block, mute, follow... these are your tools. Use them liberally. There is no algorithm to push crap at you so if you're seeing crap there's a reason for it.
Curate your feed!
Block, mute, follow... these are your tools. Use them liberally. There is no algorithm to push crap at you so if you're seeing crap there's a reason for it.
TVNZ has great content but the Apple TV app is flakier than a croissant.
We can only get one live channel and can’t change it. Restarting, even reinstalling, the app does nothing.
And every interaction seems to induce several ads before the content will restart.
We can only get one live channel and can’t change it. Restarting, even reinstalling, the app does nothing.
And every interaction seems to induce several ads before the content will restart.
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
TVNZ has great content but the Apple TV app is flakier than a croissant.
We can only get one live channel and can’t change it. Restarting, even reinstalling, the app does nothing.
And every interaction seems to induce several ads before the content will restart.
We can only get one live channel and can’t change it. Restarting, even reinstalling, the app does nothing.
And every interaction seems to induce several ads before the content will restart.
Pluribus has entered the chat…
“Rather than relying on an implant or a patient's own body fat to add volume to hips or augment breasts, alloClae — which can cost as much as $100,000 per procedure — uses donor fat from a cadaver as a first-of-its-kind body filler.”
Corporate types are clamoring for a new kind of plastic surgery — using dead people's fat
Corporate types are waiting weeks for — and spending big on — alloClae, which cuts out the recovery time typically associated with body enhancements.
www.businessinsider.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Pluribus has entered the chat…