Duncan Davidson
@duncan.dev
Software developer and engineering leader. Ex-[Shopify, Microsoft for Startups, Wunderlist, JavaSoft,...]
There is no seahorse emoji. But GPT-5, Claude, and most other LLMs are absolutely convinced there is—and will confidently try to give you one if you ask.
October 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
There is no seahorse emoji. But GPT-5, Claude, and most other LLMs are absolutely convinced there is—and will confidently try to give you one if you ask.
I really like how Reeder renders the `external_url` property in JSON feed and finally got off my butt and implemented a JSON feed for my site. Yay for the open web!
September 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I really like how Reeder renders the `external_url` property in JSON feed and finally got off my butt and implemented a JSON feed for my site. Yay for the open web!
Reminder: the ‘Rona is still out there even in the summertime on the beach where I’ve been. This time pretty mild so far, thankfully.
August 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Reminder: the ‘Rona is still out there even in the summertime on the beach where I’ve been. This time pretty mild so far, thankfully.
I type as I walk down a hall very unlike the Severance halls but … oddly disturbing as well.
May 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I type as I walk down a hall very unlike the Severance halls but … oddly disturbing as well.
This used to be a Walgreens that i shopped at. Now, i want to shoot a movie here with some sort od fitting plot line of emptiness and a state of being discarded.
May 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This used to be a Walgreens that i shopped at. Now, i want to shoot a movie here with some sort od fitting plot line of emptiness and a state of being discarded.
Happy to see the Shopify logo up in the Anthropic presentation!
May 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Happy to see the Shopify logo up in the Anthropic presentation!
I wish I’d been in an A seat for this approach. Still, it always brings a smile to my face to see the Bay Area out the window.
May 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I wish I’d been in an A seat for this approach. Still, it always brings a smile to my face to see the Bay Area out the window.
May 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
And arrive.
Early.
45 mins early.
Early.
45 mins early.
March 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
And arrive.
Early.
45 mins early.
Early.
45 mins early.
Oh hai, Toronto. You look… welcoming.
March 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Oh hai, Toronto. You look… welcoming.
Seriously cool clouds on take off after that, however
February 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Seriously cool clouds on take off after that, however
Fuck it. It’s an “imma gonna put sugar in my coffee” kind of morning after reading up on the news.
February 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Fuck it. It’s an “imma gonna put sugar in my coffee” kind of morning after reading up on the news.
Somebody wants to come along.
February 2, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Somebody wants to come along.
So much has happened already in 10 days of 2025 and my head is spinning, but I’m still pretty happy about settling into my refreshed terminal setup with Ghostty, Berkeley Mono, and Starship.
January 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
So much has happened already in 10 days of 2025 and my head is spinning, but I’m still pretty happy about settling into my refreshed terminal setup with Ghostty, Berkeley Mono, and Starship.
Well this was a gentle reminder to check my filming position even if I’m using my iPhone and shooting something non serious. That print bed came out fast and really said hello.
December 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Well this was a gentle reminder to check my filming position even if I’m using my iPhone and shooting something non serious. That print bed came out fast and really said hello.
I will never not be amazed by this real world effect.
December 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM
I will never not be amazed by this real world effect.