Sam Taggart
@sasworkshops.bsky.social
I help teams create healthy, human-centered software development processes.
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You know AI is useful and not at all harmful because every large (and some small) tech company is forcing it on us at every opportunity, and all of the platforms on which it is foisted on us allows users to opt out easily and permanently.
Oh, wait.
Oh, wait.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
You know AI is useful and not at all harmful because every large (and some small) tech company is forcing it on us at every opportunity, and all of the platforms on which it is foisted on us allows users to opt out easily and permanently.
Oh, wait.
Oh, wait.
No as as software developer AI is still complete shit. Even ignoring all the plagiarism and other issues with training it still doesn’t deliver. Even if you try to argue the ends justify the means it doesn’t deliver on the ends. It’s a shitty code firehose.
I think that may be the core division here: if you are an author or an artist the cons of generative AI very likely outweigh the pros for you
If you are a software developer the opposite is true
If you are a software developer the opposite is true
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
No as as software developer AI is still complete shit. Even ignoring all the plagiarism and other issues with training it still doesn’t deliver. Even if you try to argue the ends justify the means it doesn’t deliver on the ends. It’s a shitty code firehose.
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That is the main objection to LLMs. It is the technological extension of James' theory on assholes: A technology of little use, that few people actually want, being pushed on them by people who get mad when you complain about it.
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
That is the main objection to LLMs. It is the technological extension of James' theory on assholes: A technology of little use, that few people actually want, being pushed on them by people who get mad when you complain about it.
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An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
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"McMinnville High School students staged a walkout Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement, days after agents detained a high school senior on his lunch break."
Oregon teenager’s ICE detention sparks high school walkout
Hundreds of McMinnville High students walked out Monday, days after ICE detained Christian Jimenez, 17.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"McMinnville High School students staged a walkout Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement, days after agents detained a high school senior on his lunch break."
Fortunately jumping off a cliff only kills you.
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Fortunately jumping off a cliff only kills you.
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You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
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I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
It’s an entire industry based on fraud.
If Amazon can do it, why not everyone else?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Amazon can do it, why not everyone else?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It’s an entire industry based on fraud.
If Amazon can do it, why not everyone else?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Amazon can do it, why not everyone else?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m billionaire but people still don’t like me so I invented a device to make fun of them.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I’m billionaire but people still don’t like me so I invented a device to make fun of them.
This is very key.
The most dramatic speed improvements come from not building entire features that nobody wants. Work very small to get code into your customer’s hands as quickly as possible, and then get feedback from them in a continuous conversation. Why build things nobody cares about?
10/12
10/12
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This is very key.
Good thread
Let’s talk about “Move fast and break things.” First of all, Facebook itself changed its motto to “Move fast with stable infrastructure” in 2014. So much for breaking things, at least if you’re a soulless corporate behemoth.
1/12
1/12
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Good thread
And no one is suprised. World’s scummiest company.
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
And no one is suprised. World’s scummiest company.
This is huge self-own from Elmo…
So much for meritocracy…
So much for meritocracy…
I'm having fun on the Internet
@stevanzetti.bsky.social appears to be having fun today.
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
This is huge self-own from Elmo…
So much for meritocracy…
So much for meritocracy…
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I had maintainers of OSS projects thanking me for addressing what's sometimes uncomfortable to say and hard to explain: some contributions are more appreciated than others!
Practical tips for channeling your enthusiasm into MEANINGFUL contributions. (And, tips for maintainers to help you GET them.)
Practical tips for channeling your enthusiasm into MEANINGFUL contributions. (And, tips for maintainers to help you GET them.)
Grab a beverage, get comfortable, and learn how you — yes, YOU! — can make a difference.
Astro’s @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca shows how you can help your favourite OSS project today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzog...
Astro’s @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca shows how you can help your favourite OSS project today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzog...
Sarah Rainsberger | Making Meaningful Contributions to Open Source Contributions | ViteConf 2025
Astro's Sarah Rainsberger shares practical advice on how to make impactful contributions to open-source projects, focusing on the non-code ways to get started, such as improving documentation,…
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I had maintainers of OSS projects thanking me for addressing what's sometimes uncomfortable to say and hard to explain: some contributions are more appreciated than others!
Practical tips for channeling your enthusiasm into MEANINGFUL contributions. (And, tips for maintainers to help you GET them.)
Practical tips for channeling your enthusiasm into MEANINGFUL contributions. (And, tips for maintainers to help you GET them.)
I’m not great at spelling but I’m pretty sure it’s “the truth”
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I’m not great at spelling but I’m pretty sure it’s “the truth”
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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It was never about free speech it was about freedom to be as racist and bigoted as possible and face zero consequences.
The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
It was never about free speech it was about freedom to be as racist and bigoted as possible and face zero consequences.
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My husband @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My husband @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
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I'm convinced Nationalist Christians believe—without evidence—immigrants are here to rape, pillage,& steal, because deep down they know that's exactly what their European colonizer ancestors did to America's Indigenous Peoples
Nat-Cs must be a drive in movie theatre because their projection is wild
Nat-Cs must be a drive in movie theatre because their projection is wild
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I'm convinced Nationalist Christians believe—without evidence—immigrants are here to rape, pillage,& steal, because deep down they know that's exactly what their European colonizer ancestors did to America's Indigenous Peoples
Nat-Cs must be a drive in movie theatre because their projection is wild
Nat-Cs must be a drive in movie theatre because their projection is wild
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Your daily reminder that federal government and all our universities are all leaning heavily into this broken, corrupt technological bubble, and they're gonna take us all over the cliff.
AI bot recorded doctors’ meeting, sent patient info to dozens of current and former hospital staff. This is a cautionary tale for healthcare providers about AI and patient privacy, watchdog says, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
AI bot recorded doctors’ meeting, sent patient info to current and former hospital staff, watchdog says
The transcription tool recorded the meeting on behalf of a physician who no longer worked at the hospital
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Your daily reminder that federal government and all our universities are all leaning heavily into this broken, corrupt technological bubble, and they're gonna take us all over the cliff.
If true then they really don’t have any power do they? All just one giant farce to appease the masses…
Boston police oversight board: Officers refusing to cooperate with investigations
Boston police oversight board: Officers refusing to cooperate with investigations
Attempts to hold Boston police officers accountable by a civilian review board have been met with resistance.
www.masslive.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If true then they really don’t have any power do they? All just one giant farce to appease the masses…
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The points Qasim makes here shouldn't even be up for debate in a country with a $1 Trillion annual "defense" budget.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The points Qasim makes here shouldn't even be up for debate in a country with a $1 Trillion annual "defense" budget.