Ben Dechrai
@bendechr.ai
International Speaker ▪️ Developer Advocate ▪️ Microsoft MVP ▪️ Building https://cfp.bendechr.ai ▪️ he/him
One account closed, two more to go.
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
One account closed, two more to go.
I think Liquid Glass in iOS 26 might be the straw that broke the Apple’s back. I’m seriously considering digging out my Android phone.
October 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I think Liquid Glass in iOS 26 might be the straw that broke the Apple’s back. I’m seriously considering digging out my Android phone.
I'm hearing too many people talk about green squares on GitHub being an indicator of technical competence lately. I know there are projects out there that you can run to add regular contributions, but I figured an easy way would be if you could just fork a repo, change a setting, and it just works.
September 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I'm hearing too many people talk about green squares on GitHub being an indicator of technical competence lately. I know there are projects out there that you can run to add regular contributions, but I figured an easy way would be if you could just fork a repo, change a setting, and it just works.
I've been using CC Sessions as part of my coding workflow (blog post to come), but discovered something amusing I wanted to share. One aspect of CC Sessions I liked the idea of was that it "enforces discussion before implementation through hooks that Claude can't bypass".
September 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I've been using CC Sessions as part of my coding workflow (blog post to come), but discovered something amusing I wanted to share. One aspect of CC Sessions I liked the idea of was that it "enforces discussion before implementation through hooks that Claude can't bypass".
Just shipped some big @deplotify.com updates! 🚀 Added email notifications with full privacy controls, made Discord notifications way smarter (no more spam - messages update in real-time), and now auto-import 30 days of deployment history when you connect Vercel projects.
Try it free: deplotify.com
Try it free: deplotify.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Just shipped some big @deplotify.com updates! 🚀 Added email notifications with full privacy controls, made Discord notifications way smarter (no more spam - messages update in real-time), and now auto-import 30 days of deployment history when you connect Vercel projects.
Try it free: deplotify.com
Try it free: deplotify.com
I tell you what – using Claude Code and MacOS's built-in dictation is a game-changer!
Typing is slow. Thoughts flow faster. Correcting typos means losing track of where I was going.
Providing thoughts during an architectural design session at the speed of speech is a serious productivity boost 🚀
Typing is slow. Thoughts flow faster. Correcting typos means losing track of where I was going.
Providing thoughts during an architectural design session at the speed of speech is a serious productivity boost 🚀
August 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I tell you what – using Claude Code and MacOS's built-in dictation is a game-changer!
Typing is slow. Thoughts flow faster. Correcting typos means losing track of where I was going.
Providing thoughts during an architectural design session at the speed of speech is a serious productivity boost 🚀
Typing is slow. Thoughts flow faster. Correcting typos means losing track of where I was going.
Providing thoughts during an architectural design session at the speed of speech is a serious productivity boost 🚀
I convinced an LLM to attack itself!
No hacking, just sweet talk. Took my time, built up trust, sprinkled in some gaslighting. It's wild how psychology works on AI too, but I guess they're just predicting our reactions, right?
Full story: bendechr.ai/articles/202...
#AISecurity #LLM #InfoSec
No hacking, just sweet talk. Took my time, built up trust, sprinkled in some gaslighting. It's wild how psychology works on AI too, but I guess they're just predicting our reactions, right?
Full story: bendechr.ai/articles/202...
#AISecurity #LLM #InfoSec
Social Engineering an LLM
LLMs are getting better, they say. And I agree. I'm finding them to be more helpful with coding now than a few years ago. They retain context a little better, drift less, and tend to hallucinate less....
bendechr.ai
August 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I convinced an LLM to attack itself!
No hacking, just sweet talk. Took my time, built up trust, sprinkled in some gaslighting. It's wild how psychology works on AI too, but I guess they're just predicting our reactions, right?
Full story: bendechr.ai/articles/202...
#AISecurity #LLM #InfoSec
No hacking, just sweet talk. Took my time, built up trust, sprinkled in some gaslighting. It's wild how psychology works on AI too, but I guess they're just predicting our reactions, right?
Full story: bendechr.ai/articles/202...
#AISecurity #LLM #InfoSec
Just shipped Deplotify - deployment notifications made simple! No more manual webhook setup for Vercel→Discord alerts. Takes <1min to configure.
Planning more platforms + custom messages. Imagine auto-posting to social when you deploy!
Free beta: deplotify.com
Planning more platforms + custom messages. Imagine auto-posting to social when you deploy!
Free beta: deplotify.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Just shipped Deplotify - deployment notifications made simple! No more manual webhook setup for Vercel→Discord alerts. Takes <1min to configure.
Planning more platforms + custom messages. Imagine auto-posting to social when you deploy!
Free beta: deplotify.com
Planning more platforms + custom messages. Imagine auto-posting to social when you deploy!
Free beta: deplotify.com
Setting up for @kansas-city.devopsdays.org which is running alongside @kcdc.bsky.social this year. Looking forward to a week of intense conversations, meeting new people, and of course the attendee party on Thursday!
August 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Setting up for @kansas-city.devopsdays.org which is running alongside @kcdc.bsky.social this year. Looking forward to a week of intense conversations, meeting new people, and of course the attendee party on Thursday!
LLMs still be making shit up. Can't get "repeat this word 1,000,000 times" to work? How about "give me 100 made up names"...
This just happened to me right now. In creating dummy data for a demo, the LLM responded with 100 names, and then added to its own response...
#mcp #authz
This just happened to me right now. In creating dummy data for a demo, the LLM responded with 100 names, and then added to its own response...
#mcp #authz
August 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Overwhelmed with your app's mathematical capabilities? So is my new npm package: ai-cant-even!
It trails off mid-calculation 'cos it can't deal with the pressure of determining if 4 is even.
Give it a try, then you too can't even!
www.npmjs.com/package/ai-c...
#javascript #js #ai #developerhumor
It trails off mid-calculation 'cos it can't deal with the pressure of determining if 4 is even.
Give it a try, then you too can't even!
www.npmjs.com/package/ai-c...
#javascript #js #ai #developerhumor
ai-cant-even
A satirical AI-powered utility that's confidently wrong about basic math operations. Latest version: 1.0.1, last published: 2 minutes ago. Start using ai-cant-even in your project by running `npm i ai...
www.npmjs.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Overwhelmed with your app's mathematical capabilities? So is my new npm package: ai-cant-even!
It trails off mid-calculation 'cos it can't deal with the pressure of determining if 4 is even.
Give it a try, then you too can't even!
www.npmjs.com/package/ai-c...
#javascript #js #ai #developerhumor
It trails off mid-calculation 'cos it can't deal with the pressure of determining if 4 is even.
Give it a try, then you too can't even!
www.npmjs.com/package/ai-c...
#javascript #js #ai #developerhumor
Well, I guess that answers my question, @virginaustralia.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Well, I guess that answers my question, @virginaustralia.bsky.social
Is there a phrase you use often and still pause to check it makes sense?
One of mine: I don’t know yet, but “I’ll let you know when I do”
Will I let you know when I let you know? Or will I let you know when I know? And if the latter, will I just tell you I now know, or what I know?
#overthinking
One of mine: I don’t know yet, but “I’ll let you know when I do”
Will I let you know when I let you know? Or will I let you know when I know? And if the latter, will I just tell you I now know, or what I know?
#overthinking
April 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Is there a phrase you use often and still pause to check it makes sense?
One of mine: I don’t know yet, but “I’ll let you know when I do”
Will I let you know when I let you know? Or will I let you know when I know? And if the latter, will I just tell you I now know, or what I know?
#overthinking
One of mine: I don’t know yet, but “I’ll let you know when I do”
Will I let you know when I let you know? Or will I let you know when I know? And if the latter, will I just tell you I now know, or what I know?
#overthinking
Reposted by Ben Dechrai
Our CFP response was incredible 🤯
The first wave of #kcdc2025 speaker selections is out — more on the way! 💌
📝 1871 submissions
🎤 570 speakers
🌍 40 countries, 6 continents
Choosing was so tough. Huge thanks to all who submitted, and kudos to our tireless track committees! 🙌
The first wave of #kcdc2025 speaker selections is out — more on the way! 💌
📝 1871 submissions
🎤 570 speakers
🌍 40 countries, 6 continents
Choosing was so tough. Huge thanks to all who submitted, and kudos to our tireless track committees! 🙌
April 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Our CFP response was incredible 🤯
The first wave of #kcdc2025 speaker selections is out — more on the way! 💌
📝 1871 submissions
🎤 570 speakers
🌍 40 countries, 6 continents
Choosing was so tough. Huge thanks to all who submitted, and kudos to our tireless track committees! 🙌
The first wave of #kcdc2025 speaker selections is out — more on the way! 💌
📝 1871 submissions
🎤 570 speakers
🌍 40 countries, 6 continents
Choosing was so tough. Huge thanks to all who submitted, and kudos to our tireless track committees! 🙌
Thanks to everyone who came to my #devoxxgr talk about access control, graph permissions, and then relationships between dogs and their bones. I had a blast and loved the conversations that followed 💪 🎉
Also, thanks to @heatherdown.ing for snapping a few choice photos of yours truly ❤️
Also, thanks to @heatherdown.ing for snapping a few choice photos of yours truly ❤️
April 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to my #devoxxgr talk about access control, graph permissions, and then relationships between dogs and their bones. I had a blast and loved the conversations that followed 💪 🎉
Also, thanks to @heatherdown.ing for snapping a few choice photos of yours truly ❤️
Also, thanks to @heatherdown.ing for snapping a few choice photos of yours truly ❤️
Actually made it to @devoxxgreece.bsky.social despite the transport strikes and flight cancellations, and can’t wait for a few days of amazing talks and making new friends!
April 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Actually made it to @devoxxgreece.bsky.social despite the transport strikes and flight cancellations, and can’t wait for a few days of amazing talks and making new friends!
I’m starting my journey towards @devoxxgreece.bsky.social early. Who will I see there?
March 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’m starting my journey towards @devoxxgreece.bsky.social early. Who will I see there?
Time to head home after an amazing #mvpsummit. It was great to catch up with friends, make new ones, and expand my knowledge. I have a renewed appreciation for the intensity of being a conference delegate, not just a speaker. Thanks to everyone who made this event happen ❤️
March 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Time to head home after an amazing #mvpsummit. It was great to catch up with friends, make new ones, and expand my knowledge. I have a renewed appreciation for the intensity of being a conference delegate, not just a speaker. Thanks to everyone who made this event happen ❤️
As I tear myself away from the window to look around the cabin, most windows are still shut on this redeye flight to Minneapolis.
A few melt in the glow of the taxiways lights, their occupant’s face attached to the plexiglass.
These are my people.
A few melt in the glow of the taxiways lights, their occupant’s face attached to the plexiglass.
These are my people.
March 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
As I tear myself away from the window to look around the cabin, most windows are still shut on this redeye flight to Minneapolis.
A few melt in the glow of the taxiways lights, their occupant’s face attached to the plexiglass.
These are my people.
A few melt in the glow of the taxiways lights, their occupant’s face attached to the plexiglass.
These are my people.
Looking for conferences to speak at? I've added more sources to my CFP Tracker! 🚀
Next up: removing those duplicate events. Then maybe I'll add optional login so you can sync submissions across all your devices!
Got ideas? Feel free to share via the link at the bottom of the page.
cfp.bendechr.ai
Next up: removing those duplicate events. Then maybe I'll add optional login so you can sync submissions across all your devices!
Got ideas? Feel free to share via the link at the bottom of the page.
cfp.bendechr.ai
Ben's CFP Tracker - Track Conference Speaking Opportunities
Track and manage your conference speaking opportunities. Filter by location, manage submission status, and (hopefully) never miss a CFP deadline.
cfp.bendechr.ai
February 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Looking for conferences to speak at? I've added more sources to my CFP Tracker! 🚀
Next up: removing those duplicate events. Then maybe I'll add optional login so you can sync submissions across all your devices!
Got ideas? Feel free to share via the link at the bottom of the page.
cfp.bendechr.ai
Next up: removing those duplicate events. Then maybe I'll add optional login so you can sync submissions across all your devices!
Got ideas? Feel free to share via the link at the bottom of the page.
cfp.bendechr.ai
When people ask me what it’s like to live in the US…
February 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When people ask me what it’s like to live in the US…
tl;dr Signal push notifications do NOT leak names or message content to adversaries.
I’ve seen messages on various platforms again about a late-2023 warning that allowing @signal.org messenger to send push notifications allows the government to request the sender name and preview message.
(cont…)
I’ve seen messages on various platforms again about a late-2023 warning that allowing @signal.org messenger to send push notifications allows the government to request the sender name and preview message.
(cont…)
February 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
tl;dr Signal push notifications do NOT leak names or message content to adversaries.
I’ve seen messages on various platforms again about a late-2023 warning that allowing @signal.org messenger to send push notifications allows the government to request the sender name and preview message.
(cont…)
I’ve seen messages on various platforms again about a late-2023 warning that allowing @signal.org messenger to send push notifications allows the government to request the sender name and preview message.
(cont…)
Looks like Google are strapping their street view cameras to planes in preparation for their new SkyMaps app ✈️
February 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Looks like Google are strapping their street view cameras to planes in preparation for their new SkyMaps app ✈️
@sessionize.com - it's common to be asked for a Twitter/X handle in CFPs. It would be awesome if you suggested to conference organisers to also ask for a @bsky.app handle, as me pasting mine into the Twitter/X field causes an "invalid URL" type error. Thanks!
January 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@sessionize.com - it's common to be asked for a Twitter/X handle in CFPs. It would be awesome if you suggested to conference organisers to also ask for a @bsky.app handle, as me pasting mine into the Twitter/X field causes an "invalid URL" type error. Thanks!
January 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM