@garden-gnome.bsky.social
I tweet into the abyss so that if I ever become (in)famous people will know where I stood.
Father, software dev guy, 3d printer nerd...
squatting on http://openhatemail.com which I'll probably never use because who needs that hatred
Father, software dev guy, 3d printer nerd...
squatting on http://openhatemail.com which I'll probably never use because who needs that hatred
The headline here! So misleading.
He isn't loosing 66 million. He is paying taxes. Mostly to the USA government. And he is still walking away with 74 million...
He isn't loosing 66 million. He is paying taxes. Mostly to the USA government. And he is still walking away with 74 million...
December 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The headline here! So misleading.
He isn't loosing 66 million. He is paying taxes. Mostly to the USA government. And he is still walking away with 74 million...
He isn't loosing 66 million. He is paying taxes. Mostly to the USA government. And he is still walking away with 74 million...
Marketing guy gets security questions. Uses an LLM to generate a response and sends it back to the customer. CC'ing me as the security tzar. I read that document and blind rage ensues.
TLDR security documentation should:
- match reality
- be precise
- not verbose
- reference source material
TLDR security documentation should:
- match reality
- be precise
- not verbose
- reference source material
December 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Marketing guy gets security questions. Uses an LLM to generate a response and sends it back to the customer. CC'ing me as the security tzar. I read that document and blind rage ensues.
TLDR security documentation should:
- match reality
- be precise
- not verbose
- reference source material
TLDR security documentation should:
- match reality
- be precise
- not verbose
- reference source material
I've supported the Melbourne Holocaust Museum a number of times. A supporter connection survey just arrived in the mail. Sent before the horror of Bondi.
The violence and hatred, it is NOT OK.
The violence and hatred, it is NOT OK.
December 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I've supported the Melbourne Holocaust Museum a number of times. A supporter connection survey just arrived in the mail. Sent before the horror of Bondi.
The violence and hatred, it is NOT OK.
The violence and hatred, it is NOT OK.
colleague:
> I'm going to add this data to the browser session
In my head, that is a potentially unbounded amount of data! and contextualised to the page being viewed, so what about users with multiple tabs... #devlife
> I'm going to add this data to the browser session
In my head, that is a potentially unbounded amount of data! and contextualised to the page being viewed, so what about users with multiple tabs... #devlife
a cartoon character from kung fu panda is standing in front of a chinese building
Alt: a cartoon character from kung fu panda is standing in front of a chinese building with an eye twitching. The eye twitch is important here
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
colleague:
> I'm going to add this data to the browser session
In my head, that is a potentially unbounded amount of data! and contextualised to the page being viewed, so what about users with multiple tabs... #devlife
> I'm going to add this data to the browser session
In my head, that is a potentially unbounded amount of data! and contextualised to the page being viewed, so what about users with multiple tabs... #devlife
New LG C5 setup last week. Turning off the ad features and hiding copilot was a thing. I too was annoyed that it cannot be removed only hidden!
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
New LG C5 setup last week. Turning off the ad features and hiding copilot was a thing. I too was annoyed that it cannot be removed only hidden!
History will not be kind to the cowardice of the USA and the inability of the EU to commit to doing what is necessary.
Arm Ukraine, fully sanction Russia, Defend western Ukraine airspace by all means necessary AND use transfer the locked funds to Ukraine
Arm Ukraine, fully sanction Russia, Defend western Ukraine airspace by all means necessary AND use transfer the locked funds to Ukraine
Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
December 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
History will not be kind to the cowardice of the USA and the inability of the EU to commit to doing what is necessary.
Arm Ukraine, fully sanction Russia, Defend western Ukraine airspace by all means necessary AND use transfer the locked funds to Ukraine
Arm Ukraine, fully sanction Russia, Defend western Ukraine airspace by all means necessary AND use transfer the locked funds to Ukraine
Hmm seek.com.au has just updated to 'require' people browsing to have an account and well, that is a choice!
Not looking and haven't used seek to find a job for well over 10 years. It was however useful to get an idea of the companies hiring.
Not looking and haven't used seek to find a job for well over 10 years. It was however useful to get an idea of the companies hiring.
SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site
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seek.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Hmm seek.com.au has just updated to 'require' people browsing to have an account and well, that is a choice!
Not looking and haven't used seek to find a job for well over 10 years. It was however useful to get an idea of the companies hiring.
Not looking and haven't used seek to find a job for well over 10 years. It was however useful to get an idea of the companies hiring.
AI CHAT is 100% successful at getting me to fuck off somewhere else.
Has anyone ever had success with an AI chat for sales or service? anyone!
Has anyone ever had success with an AI chat for sales or service? anyone!
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
AI CHAT is 100% successful at getting me to fuck off somewhere else.
Has anyone ever had success with an AI chat for sales or service? anyone!
Has anyone ever had success with an AI chat for sales or service? anyone!
super fast at mental 😂😂😂#4sisters💗💓❤️💜 #yangyang #mingming #rongjie
TikTok video by 4SISTERS❤️
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December 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The 'reverse-centaur' bit in the title nearly threw me off reading this!
You should read it
You should read it
I thoroughly recommend reading all of Cory Doctorow's recent speech on AI skepticism, it's crammed with new arguments and interesting new ways of thinking about these problems pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The 'reverse-centaur' bit in the title nearly threw me off reading this!
You should read it
You should read it
I visibly recoiled when this turned up in my feed
New deep-sea species discovered during mining test share.google/PhRUPiXwXAqq...
New deep-sea species discovered during mining test
There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the seabed. An international study, which has discovered large numbers of new ...
share.google
December 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I visibly recoiled when this turned up in my feed
I really wish this article had more details or linked off to something that indicated the material used.
I'm guessing ABS which softens at about 100°C, from the photo it could be PLA (maybe) but that softens at only 60°C... no one would have used that right.. Right!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I'm guessing ABS which softens at about 100°C, from the photo it could be PLA (maybe) but that softens at only 60°C... no one would have used that right.. Right!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Aircraft crashed in Gloucestershire after 3D-printed part collapsed
The aircraft was completely destroyed after a spare part bought at an air show in America collapsed.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I really wish this article had more details or linked off to something that indicated the material used.
I'm guessing ABS which softens at about 100°C, from the photo it could be PLA (maybe) but that softens at only 60°C... no one would have used that right.. Right!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I'm guessing ABS which softens at about 100°C, from the photo it could be PLA (maybe) but that softens at only 60°C... no one would have used that right.. Right!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
20 years in as a software developer and I still get surprised by 'business' people inventing complicated 'business' rules.
It will be hard to top today's effort though! Computed field with 3 options. Currently at 16 rules and counting.
It will be hard to top today's effort though! Computed field with 3 options. Currently at 16 rules and counting.
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
20 years in as a software developer and I still get surprised by 'business' people inventing complicated 'business' rules.
It will be hard to top today's effort though! Computed field with 3 options. Currently at 16 rules and counting.
It will be hard to top today's effort though! Computed field with 3 options. Currently at 16 rules and counting.
If you want someone to plug in a random USB.
Play the long game and drop it in their box of random cables. Eventually they'll find it.
(Me as I plug in a USB...)
Play the long game and drop it in their box of random cables. Eventually they'll find it.
(Me as I plug in a USB...)
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If you want someone to plug in a random USB.
Play the long game and drop it in their box of random cables. Eventually they'll find it.
(Me as I plug in a USB...)
Play the long game and drop it in their box of random cables. Eventually they'll find it.
(Me as I plug in a USB...)
The MDN docs are first class.
I definitely notice and appreciate the effort.
I definitely notice and appreciate the effort.
MDN is built by Mozilla and a global community of contributors — writers, translators, engineers, educators. 🌍
Together we maintain 45K+ pages helping developers build the open web.
Discover our mission & how to get involved 👇
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/about
Together we maintain 45K+ pages helping developers build the open web.
Discover our mission & how to get involved 👇
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/about
About MDN
The MDN Web Docs site provides information about Open Web technologies including HTML, CSS, and APIs for both Web sites and progressive web apps.
developer.mozilla.org
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The MDN docs are first class.
I definitely notice and appreciate the effort.
I definitely notice and appreciate the effort.
Me: The application is changed and we no longer use these DB fields. We should delete it.
Cowoker: What if we need it again! we should keep it.
2 hours of back and forth later
Honestly deleting defunct data should NOT be a contentious position.
Cowoker: What if we need it again! we should keep it.
2 hours of back and forth later
Honestly deleting defunct data should NOT be a contentious position.
a man with a cupcake on his head holds his hand to his face
Alt: a man from the movie hackers with a cupcake on his head, holds his hand to his face looking sad
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Me: The application is changed and we no longer use these DB fields. We should delete it.
Cowoker: What if we need it again! we should keep it.
2 hours of back and forth later
Honestly deleting defunct data should NOT be a contentious position.
Cowoker: What if we need it again! we should keep it.
2 hours of back and forth later
Honestly deleting defunct data should NOT be a contentious position.
I work with a sales focused business development manager. One of the company owners.
He half arses everything, no detail is too important to forget. No customer meeting requires preparation.
If I quit this job it will because of him
He half arses everything, no detail is too important to forget. No customer meeting requires preparation.
If I quit this job it will because of him
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I work with a sales focused business development manager. One of the company owners.
He half arses everything, no detail is too important to forget. No customer meeting requires preparation.
If I quit this job it will because of him
He half arses everything, no detail is too important to forget. No customer meeting requires preparation.
If I quit this job it will because of him
(rant) in Australia if a work Xmas party is organised at a pub. It is appropriate to inform people if it will in fact be completely outside.
#overcast #sunburntasfuck
#overcast #sunburntasfuck
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
(rant) in Australia if a work Xmas party is organised at a pub. It is appropriate to inform people if it will in fact be completely outside.
#overcast #sunburntasfuck
#overcast #sunburntasfuck
I didn't think this story could get darker... Holy fuck
On May 11, 1950, while working on the Rawlins National Bank in Wyoming, a construction crew unearthed a whiskey barrel that contained a human skeleton with its skull cap sawed off & an odd pair of shoes. Dr. Lillian Heath, now in her 80s, was asked if she knew anything about it...🧵
November 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I didn't think this story could get darker... Holy fuck
The CSIRO funding over time tells a story.
The Wifi patent was 1992, back when the funding was 2.6 times what it is now.
Hard to do world class work when drawing straws for who turns out the lights.
The Wifi patent was 1992, back when the funding was 2.6 times what it is now.
Hard to do world class work when drawing straws for who turns out the lights.
'“It’s the most shortsighted lack of investment by a federal government since before the Abbott government. And they were stupid," [a former long-serving researcher at #CSIRO] said.'
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne..., article by @sbasfordcanales.bsky.social and @donnadlu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne..., article by @sbasfordcanales.bsky.social and @donnadlu.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The CSIRO funding over time tells a story.
The Wifi patent was 1992, back when the funding was 2.6 times what it is now.
Hard to do world class work when drawing straws for who turns out the lights.
The Wifi patent was 1992, back when the funding was 2.6 times what it is now.
Hard to do world class work when drawing straws for who turns out the lights.
Truth
Remember the stories from this year with The Chaser Annual 2025: chasershop.com/products/the...
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Truth
Business: I feel as though the current work is taking too long
Me: We are probably a week behind where I hoped
B: How do we get this done faster
Me: What are you prepared to drop from the scope?
B: Nothing, all has to be done!
Me: More humans would eventually help
Business: No
🤷 #devlife
Me: We are probably a week behind where I hoped
B: How do we get this done faster
Me: What are you prepared to drop from the scope?
B: Nothing, all has to be done!
Me: More humans would eventually help
Business: No
🤷 #devlife
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Business: I feel as though the current work is taking too long
Me: We are probably a week behind where I hoped
B: How do we get this done faster
Me: What are you prepared to drop from the scope?
B: Nothing, all has to be done!
Me: More humans would eventually help
Business: No
🤷 #devlife
Me: We are probably a week behind where I hoped
B: How do we get this done faster
Me: What are you prepared to drop from the scope?
B: Nothing, all has to be done!
Me: More humans would eventually help
Business: No
🤷 #devlife
Sometimes I see a team members going down a cul de sac.
I used to push really hard and try and prevent it. Causes a lot of friction and over time I've figured that it unusually isn't worth it.
That said... sometimes I regret not causing friction at the start. Today is one of those days #devlife
I used to push really hard and try and prevent it. Causes a lot of friction and over time I've figured that it unusually isn't worth it.
That said... sometimes I regret not causing friction at the start. Today is one of those days #devlife
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Sometimes I see a team members going down a cul de sac.
I used to push really hard and try and prevent it. Causes a lot of friction and over time I've figured that it unusually isn't worth it.
That said... sometimes I regret not causing friction at the start. Today is one of those days #devlife
I used to push really hard and try and prevent it. Causes a lot of friction and over time I've figured that it unusually isn't worth it.
That said... sometimes I regret not causing friction at the start. Today is one of those days #devlife
Company sales / marketing guy is doing xmas cards again! Which would be cool but he uses AI to generate them. They look AI generated.
This is at a power systems company where we do deep analytics on plant behaviour. Engineering stuff that has to work every time.
I suggest AI cards is not the flex
This is at a power systems company where we do deep analytics on plant behaviour. Engineering stuff that has to work every time.
I suggest AI cards is not the flex
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Company sales / marketing guy is doing xmas cards again! Which would be cool but he uses AI to generate them. They look AI generated.
This is at a power systems company where we do deep analytics on plant behaviour. Engineering stuff that has to work every time.
I suggest AI cards is not the flex
This is at a power systems company where we do deep analytics on plant behaviour. Engineering stuff that has to work every time.
I suggest AI cards is not the flex
Frankenstein was so very well put together. Every scene was a feast.
I noticed that portrait in the film. Amazing achievement
I noticed that portrait in the film. Amazing achievement
The Frankenstein family portrait, oil on linen, 120x150cm
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Frankenstein was so very well put together. Every scene was a feast.
I noticed that portrait in the film. Amazing achievement
I noticed that portrait in the film. Amazing achievement