Erik Ralston
@eralston.bsky.social
Dad | Software Engineer | Earthling
Co-Founder & CTO @ Soundbite.AI
Co-Founder @ Fuse Accelerator in Richland, WA
Co-Founder & CTO @ Soundbite.AI
Co-Founder @ Fuse Accelerator in Richland, WA
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I do legit forget that I'm an adult sometimes.
Kinda sad sometimes.
I still wanna think about what I want to be when I grow up.
Kinda sad sometimes.
I still wanna think about what I want to be when I grow up.
July 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I do legit forget that I'm an adult sometimes.
Kinda sad sometimes.
I still wanna think about what I want to be when I grow up.
Kinda sad sometimes.
I still wanna think about what I want to be when I grow up.
On the moral hazard of AI programming: It’s the latest in laziness.
erikralston.medium.com/is-vibe-codi...
erikralston.medium.com/is-vibe-codi...
Is “Vibe Coding” Going to Make a Generation of Lazy Programmers?
Ruminations on the Role of AI in Software Development
erikralston.medium.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
On the moral hazard of AI programming: It’s the latest in laziness.
erikralston.medium.com/is-vibe-codi...
erikralston.medium.com/is-vibe-codi...
You deserve to take a break and get this relaxed today
But it won’t happen unless you make it happen
But it won’t happen unless you make it happen
March 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
You deserve to take a break and get this relaxed today
But it won’t happen unless you make it happen
But it won’t happen unless you make it happen
Involuntary Code Review
March 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Involuntary Code Review
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There are 2 environments:
testing and ✨spicy testing✨. Some people erroneously call ✨spicy testing✨ "prod"
testing and ✨spicy testing✨. Some people erroneously call ✨spicy testing✨ "prod"
March 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
There are 2 environments:
testing and ✨spicy testing✨. Some people erroneously call ✨spicy testing✨ "prod"
testing and ✨spicy testing✨. Some people erroneously call ✨spicy testing✨ "prod"
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Defeatism is exactly what Trump, Vance, and Musk want us to feel.
They’d like nothing better than for us to give up, so they can have it all. Cynicism and hopelessness play into their fetid hands.
Keep up the fight.
They’d like nothing better than for us to give up, so they can have it all. Cynicism and hopelessness play into their fetid hands.
Keep up the fight.
March 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Defeatism is exactly what Trump, Vance, and Musk want us to feel.
They’d like nothing better than for us to give up, so they can have it all. Cynicism and hopelessness play into their fetid hands.
Keep up the fight.
They’d like nothing better than for us to give up, so they can have it all. Cynicism and hopelessness play into their fetid hands.
Keep up the fight.
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What is the opposite of "Woke" exactly?
Ignorant.
Ignorant.
March 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
What is the opposite of "Woke" exactly?
Ignorant.
Ignorant.
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Every tech company* has platform teams trying to build:
1. Heroku, except hand-rolled
2. One giant shared database, so engineers can ignore analytics without consequence
3. If they have a monolith, microservices. If microservices, a monolith
4. A solution to the halting problem
* Hyperbole. I hope
1. Heroku, except hand-rolled
2. One giant shared database, so engineers can ignore analytics without consequence
3. If they have a monolith, microservices. If microservices, a monolith
4. A solution to the halting problem
* Hyperbole. I hope
March 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Every tech company* has platform teams trying to build:
1. Heroku, except hand-rolled
2. One giant shared database, so engineers can ignore analytics without consequence
3. If they have a monolith, microservices. If microservices, a monolith
4. A solution to the halting problem
* Hyperbole. I hope
1. Heroku, except hand-rolled
2. One giant shared database, so engineers can ignore analytics without consequence
3. If they have a monolith, microservices. If microservices, a monolith
4. A solution to the halting problem
* Hyperbole. I hope
Why are video games all jobs now?
I have to read the wiki like employee orientation and if I don't keep up with the industry my skills fall behind
I have to read the wiki like employee orientation and if I don't keep up with the industry my skills fall behind
March 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Why are video games all jobs now?
I have to read the wiki like employee orientation and if I don't keep up with the industry my skills fall behind
I have to read the wiki like employee orientation and if I don't keep up with the industry my skills fall behind
I have family in Europe and Asia. I see Zelenskyy is doing more to protect them right now than anyone else who was in that room. Our dollars were creating American jobs that saved Ukrainian lives to stop Russian imperialism. Now they’re paying for this nonsense.
March 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I have family in Europe and Asia. I see Zelenskyy is doing more to protect them right now than anyone else who was in that room. Our dollars were creating American jobs that saved Ukrainian lives to stop Russian imperialism. Now they’re paying for this nonsense.
Metaprogramming is when your language implements reflection
Meta programming is when your multi-billion dollar company evidently still uses PHP
Meta programming is when your multi-billion dollar company evidently still uses PHP
February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Metaprogramming is when your language implements reflection
Meta programming is when your multi-billion dollar company evidently still uses PHP
Meta programming is when your multi-billion dollar company evidently still uses PHP
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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
Don’t let the news keep you from feeling this relaxed
February 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Don’t let the news keep you from feeling this relaxed
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There are 3 special elections coming up and those 3 seats are the keys to stopping the Congressional Republicans doing Trump & Musk’s evil bidding.
We need just 1 seat to block them, 2 seats to stop them, and with all 3 we can FLIP THE HOUSE.
Join us!!
Monday 2/24 @7:30 EST. 👇👇
mobilize.us/s/Y9NrBb
We need just 1 seat to block them, 2 seats to stop them, and with all 3 we can FLIP THE HOUSE.
Join us!!
Monday 2/24 @7:30 EST. 👇👇
mobilize.us/s/Y9NrBb
ALL HANDS ON DECK National Organizing Call - Special Elections · Florida Democratic Party
The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is coming together for an ALL HANDS ON DECK National Organizing Call to support two must-win Florida special elections.
🗳️ Winning these races means stopping the Tr...
mobilize.us
February 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
There are 3 special elections coming up and those 3 seats are the keys to stopping the Congressional Republicans doing Trump & Musk’s evil bidding.
We need just 1 seat to block them, 2 seats to stop them, and with all 3 we can FLIP THE HOUSE.
Join us!!
Monday 2/24 @7:30 EST. 👇👇
mobilize.us/s/Y9NrBb
We need just 1 seat to block them, 2 seats to stop them, and with all 3 we can FLIP THE HOUSE.
Join us!!
Monday 2/24 @7:30 EST. 👇👇
mobilize.us/s/Y9NrBb
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An unelected broligarch and his merry band of unripened incels have hacked our bank accounts, Bird flu is raging, TB is is spreading, planes are falling out of the sky, Trump’s planning Gaz-a-Largo and eggs are more expensive than ever, but at least we’re getting plastic straws back.
February 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
An unelected broligarch and his merry band of unripened incels have hacked our bank accounts, Bird flu is raging, TB is is spreading, planes are falling out of the sky, Trump’s planning Gaz-a-Largo and eggs are more expensive than ever, but at least we’re getting plastic straws back.
The existence of the "Dark Web" implies the existence of the Normal, Fire, Fighting, Water, Flying, Grass, Poison, Electric, Ground, Psychic, Rock, Ice, Bug, Dragon, Ghost, Steel, Fairy, and Stellar Webs
February 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The existence of the "Dark Web" implies the existence of the Normal, Fire, Fighting, Water, Flying, Grass, Poison, Electric, Ground, Psychic, Rock, Ice, Bug, Dragon, Ghost, Steel, Fairy, and Stellar Webs
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I’ve got to agree with the Wall Street Journal editorial board this time.
February 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I’ve got to agree with the Wall Street Journal editorial board this time.
Can we all agree that Adam Driver is the millennial Nicolas Cage?
February 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Can we all agree that Adam Driver is the millennial Nicolas Cage?
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This is a reminder that no one can convince Trump voters to no longer support Trump, better than Trump can.
January 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
This is a reminder that no one can convince Trump voters to no longer support Trump, better than Trump can.
TikTok is rotting minds by shortening attention spans and churning out humor for the lowest common denominator
Like America’s Funniest Home Videos has since 1989
Like America’s Funniest Home Videos has since 1989
January 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
TikTok is rotting minds by shortening attention spans and churning out humor for the lowest common denominator
Like America’s Funniest Home Videos has since 1989
Like America’s Funniest Home Videos has since 1989
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We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life
January 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life