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Just a SWE lad
Where’s the balance between quality and cost in software? Take a look around and you’ll see where companies have prioritized.
February 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Deepseek r1 initial thoughts with coding: good, especially if the cost claims are true. Good luck US ai companies!
January 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
System design back of the envelope math every time: shit ton of traffic and data
January 15, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.
January 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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‘how to restart windows without installing updates’ should not be something i have to google. not looking for an answer i figured it out but come on
January 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Layoffs on Jan 6th is pretty rude
January 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Giving Amplify a shot to see how fast I can get an Expo app up 👀 so far built in auth is pretty cool. No support for RN web is a bit of a bummer though.
January 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Remember how ten or fifteen years ago, if you really loved a movie, you WANTED it to have a sequel?

Now when I really love a movie and I hear it’s getting a sequel, I’m like 😔 damn
January 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
When determining how to become a 10x engineer, it can be useful to look at how _not_ to become a 10x engineer.

I present: Factorio

Engineering, yes. IRL results, no. Just the world’s largest time sink without you even realizing.

11/10 game though 👀
January 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The never ending quest for a platform that doesn’t make me want to never use the internet again… is this it?
January 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM