@chiefautoparts.bsky.social
Software engineer and tech industry hater. Trying to add craftsmanship back to software.
Out here figuring out how to get system info out of /proc files cause Microsoft did give C# and API for it on Linux. how are spending you Sunday at 6 am.
January 11, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Out here figuring out how to get system info out of /proc files cause Microsoft did give C# and API for it on Linux. how are spending you Sunday at 6 am.
All web frameworks fall into one of 3 categories: too bloated (like angular), overly complicated abstraction (like svelt), or react. And you should avoid all of them and use JQuery instead.
Updating the content after an async request should be table stakes. Not 6 hours of research.
Updating the content after an async request should be table stakes. Not 6 hours of research.
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
All web frameworks fall into one of 3 categories: too bloated (like angular), overly complicated abstraction (like svelt), or react. And you should avoid all of them and use JQuery instead.
Updating the content after an async request should be table stakes. Not 6 hours of research.
Updating the content after an async request should be table stakes. Not 6 hours of research.
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"gemini needs to feel safe and loved to generate quality output" we used to beat the shit out of office printers
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 AM
"gemini needs to feel safe and loved to generate quality output" we used to beat the shit out of office printers
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I like when dudes try to act all tough by threatening you with weapons
I not infrequently get such threats and it's always along the lines of "you think you're so tough, come meet me and my *literal gun*"
Like yeah bro I bet a gun would kill me too what's your point
I not infrequently get such threats and it's always along the lines of "you think you're so tough, come meet me and my *literal gun*"
Like yeah bro I bet a gun would kill me too what's your point
January 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I like when dudes try to act all tough by threatening you with weapons
I not infrequently get such threats and it's always along the lines of "you think you're so tough, come meet me and my *literal gun*"
Like yeah bro I bet a gun would kill me too what's your point
I not infrequently get such threats and it's always along the lines of "you think you're so tough, come meet me and my *literal gun*"
Like yeah bro I bet a gun would kill me too what's your point
Hey @samperson.bsky.social you like esoteric software projects right? Found pictures of a moving box label maker I made with receipt printers from work you might enjoy. also shopping lists I guess?
January 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Hey @samperson.bsky.social you like esoteric software projects right? Found pictures of a moving box label maker I made with receipt printers from work you might enjoy. also shopping lists I guess?
I swear to god mongodb is to most obtuse piece of software I've ever encountered. The shell sucks and the documentation actively gives me a migraine. No wonder people forked it.
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I swear to god mongodb is to most obtuse piece of software I've ever encountered. The shell sucks and the documentation actively gives me a migraine. No wonder people forked it.
Me at midnight after hours of trying to diagnose random CI build errors: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNv2...
Thanks @samperson.bsky.social
Thanks @samperson.bsky.social
Circus Theme Song
YouTube video by solo tu radio fm
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December 31, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Me at midnight after hours of trying to diagnose random CI build errors: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNv2...
Thanks @samperson.bsky.social
Thanks @samperson.bsky.social
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My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
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We need to do something about this shit.
Props to @bennjordan.bsky.social for pressing this issue so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
Props to @bennjordan.bsky.social for pressing this issue so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We need to do something about this shit.
Props to @bennjordan.bsky.social for pressing this issue so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
Props to @bennjordan.bsky.social for pressing this issue so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
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I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
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It rocks to tell people their shit rocks. Every single person who has ever been nice about my work has been appreciated for doing so. I take time to say I love stuff and it’s always the right time to remind somebody you value their work! You don’t need to get into detail either. Just say it rocks
I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
December 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It rocks to tell people their shit rocks. Every single person who has ever been nice about my work has been appreciated for doing so. I take time to say I love stuff and it’s always the right time to remind somebody you value their work! You don’t need to get into detail either. Just say it rocks
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![Comic. [Person sitting at desk with laptop with machine labeled E-21 making “click click” noises on the floor behind] VOICE FROM LAPTOP: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else… PERSON AT DESK: Oh my god. Yes. *Yes.* [caption] I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum a statue.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdjde6wgflkeil7kf4kdh3zqk32k55rkljlwu6arzbw557ogbulu@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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anybody got a source for this video? the editing is inspired and I need to know if the person responsible has more where this came from
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
anybody got a source for this video? the editing is inspired and I need to know if the person responsible has more where this came from
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This post brought to you in part by all the goddamn drivers who somehow can't see the big thick white line they're supposed to stop *behind.*
Apropos of nothing in particular, I'm noticing an uptick in people asking questions in the replies to posts which already have replies which which already asked that question and already got an answer... so here's your reminder to look for things.
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This post brought to you in part by all the goddamn drivers who somehow can't see the big thick white line they're supposed to stop *behind.*
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I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
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They are also intentionally conflating machine-learning and generative AI slop to confuse and try to make GenAI seem necessary. Google Maps traffic stuff is machine learning, not GenAI, for example. Auto-correct is too. Don't let them make you lose the thread. GenAI slop is slop.
the nyt posts this stuff like avoiding AI for 48 hours is hard and meanwhile i have literally never once intentionally used an AI program for anything ever
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
They are also intentionally conflating machine-learning and generative AI slop to confuse and try to make GenAI seem necessary. Google Maps traffic stuff is machine learning, not GenAI, for example. Auto-correct is too. Don't let them make you lose the thread. GenAI slop is slop.
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Here’s the panel I did with Cory Doctorow a few days ago in Seattle!
youtu.be/Tz71pIWbFyc?...
youtu.be/Tz71pIWbFyc?...
Enshittification and the Rot Economy: A Deep Dives Conversation with Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron
YouTube video by Clarion West
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Here’s the panel I did with Cory Doctorow a few days ago in Seattle!
youtu.be/Tz71pIWbFyc?...
youtu.be/Tz71pIWbFyc?...
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I love Guillermo del Toro calling ages 19 to 29 "sublime confusion"
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I love Guillermo del Toro calling ages 19 to 29 "sublime confusion"
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I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
October 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
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@theoatmeal.bsky.social absolutely nailing the sadness in AI art and dissecting the myth of “talent” in art/artist discourse.
Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
@theoatmeal.bsky.social absolutely nailing the sadness in AI art and dissecting the myth of “talent” in art/artist discourse.
Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
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September 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Keeping the U.S. government funded now is to participate in the most atrocious misuse of the power of the United States in modern times.
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole f*cking thing down. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/should-democrats-shut-the-government
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole f*cking thing down. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/should-democrats-shut-the-government
September 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Keeping the U.S. government funded now is to participate in the most atrocious misuse of the power of the United States in modern times.
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole f*cking thing down. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/should-democrats-shut-the-government
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole f*cking thing down. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/should-democrats-shut-the-government