Ali Abbas
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Ali Abbas
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All things digital. Nurturing the digital daemon. Ex-Msft. Social Enterprise & Start-up Advisor.
Replaying this back through the process of writing it out and the only firm conclusion I have on what to do different next time is to pray harder to the machine gods.

Image source is @ChickneNuggetOreos on Reddit
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I discovered the phrase for "ick" I walk away from my computer with after navigating a cascading shitstorm of dependencies is "Yak Shaving".

I'm not a software engineer by trade so perhaps this is some sort of right of passage, but how do y'all do it without deciding this isn't for you?
December 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Is there any wonder why anxiety and social pressures of young folks have been on a steady ramp when the shift in our model is a gambling away of their futures?

@techpolicypress.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This image & generous description very accurately describe what it's like to be me watching CLINE eat up my API credits while it helps me to clean up my #digitalgarden #ai
October 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
To whomever was filling entire boards with matching white pieces. You put up a noble fight but I have to say it felt good wiping the board clear.

Chuckled when my rook gained the title "self-hating" after clearing numerous rooks.
April 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM