jacobeatsspam
@jacobeatsspam.bsky.social
2006 New York Times Person of the Year.
"I don't feel as though fate looks upon you often - and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity"
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
"I don't feel as though fate looks upon you often - and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity"
Working in enterprise #tech is wild sometimes. Managers really do make or break your team's productivity, and I wish more VPs took that seriously.
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Working in enterprise #tech is wild sometimes. Managers really do make or break your team's productivity, and I wish more VPs took that seriously.
Cursor is the worst IDE I've ever been forced to use. I totally understand why vibe coders get made fun of.
Imagine reading a book and something inserts half a page of text over the sentence you're trying to read, asking if you'd like to replace the words you can no longer see.
Hot garbage.
Imagine reading a book and something inserts half a page of text over the sentence you're trying to read, asking if you'd like to replace the words you can no longer see.
Hot garbage.
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Cursor is the worst IDE I've ever been forced to use. I totally understand why vibe coders get made fun of.
Imagine reading a book and something inserts half a page of text over the sentence you're trying to read, asking if you'd like to replace the words you can no longer see.
Hot garbage.
Imagine reading a book and something inserts half a page of text over the sentence you're trying to read, asking if you'd like to replace the words you can no longer see.
Hot garbage.
Hot take: The default make target should a helpful message about the build targets, instead of kicking off a build that the maintainer assumes will work for everyone.
January 12, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Hot take: The default make target should a helpful message about the build targets, instead of kicking off a build that the maintainer assumes will work for everyone.
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These 6 swing states are the Democrats’ best chance to take control of the Senate in 2026.
Democrats in ALL 50 STATES need to support these races.
This is the only path to flipping the Senate.
Whether you donate money or donate your time, every action counts
#2026midterms
Democrats in ALL 50 STATES need to support these races.
This is the only path to flipping the Senate.
Whether you donate money or donate your time, every action counts
#2026midterms
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
These 6 swing states are the Democrats’ best chance to take control of the Senate in 2026.
Democrats in ALL 50 STATES need to support these races.
This is the only path to flipping the Senate.
Whether you donate money or donate your time, every action counts
#2026midterms
Democrats in ALL 50 STATES need to support these races.
This is the only path to flipping the Senate.
Whether you donate money or donate your time, every action counts
#2026midterms
who knew there were so many colorful terms for folks under the liberal umbrella, that choose to drag down the group because it's never good enough?
January 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
who knew there were so many colorful terms for folks under the liberal umbrella, that choose to drag down the group because it's never good enough?
Avatar 3 really went all Mad Max... lame
January 11, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Avatar 3 really went all Mad Max... lame
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Maybe AI would more palatable if their advocates were also a bit more palatable.
Instead, its loudest advocates have been THE most smug, insufferable and, honestly, stupid bunch of people we have seen in the past 5 years. On that principle alone, the tech should fail cos that's what they deserve.
Instead, its loudest advocates have been THE most smug, insufferable and, honestly, stupid bunch of people we have seen in the past 5 years. On that principle alone, the tech should fail cos that's what they deserve.
January 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Maybe AI would more palatable if their advocates were also a bit more palatable.
Instead, its loudest advocates have been THE most smug, insufferable and, honestly, stupid bunch of people we have seen in the past 5 years. On that principle alone, the tech should fail cos that's what they deserve.
Instead, its loudest advocates have been THE most smug, insufferable and, honestly, stupid bunch of people we have seen in the past 5 years. On that principle alone, the tech should fail cos that's what they deserve.
I get that sometimes we all have to dip into politics and that we can't fully remove it from our lives, but I really wish there was an "off" button here.
January 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I get that sometimes we all have to dip into politics and that we can't fully remove it from our lives, but I really wish there was an "off" button here.
"Underachieving but ambitious officials therefore fulfill the single most important requirement of secret police agents - a strong personal interest in compliance. Leaders who depend on a loyal secret police force can expect individuals motivated by self-preservation to loyally execute violence."
d-nb.info
January 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"Underachieving but ambitious officials therefore fulfill the single most important requirement of secret police agents - a strong personal interest in compliance. Leaders who depend on a loyal secret police force can expect individuals motivated by self-preservation to loyally execute violence."
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By the way, if you’re on the side of thinking that ICE is going to win whatever this “war” against the people they talk about…. They aren’t
And the statute of limitations goes past three years for a lot of crimes
And the statute of limitations goes past three years for a lot of crimes
January 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM
By the way, if you’re on the side of thinking that ICE is going to win whatever this “war” against the people they talk about…. They aren’t
And the statute of limitations goes past three years for a lot of crimes
And the statute of limitations goes past three years for a lot of crimes
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Interesting how the pro AI teachers are also the teachers who are always asking me for help with tech
January 8, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Interesting how the pro AI teachers are also the teachers who are always asking me for help with tech
Applying to jobs is a whole job
January 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Applying to jobs is a whole job
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The real question is, what dataset do they have in their possession in order to be able to generate CSAM? If their servers are full of actual child abuse materials someone needs to go to prison.
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The real question is, what dataset do they have in their possession in order to be able to generate CSAM? If their servers are full of actual child abuse materials someone needs to go to prison.
The Good Place looses it's shine when you realize it's just another tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
Poor Chidi
Poor Chidi
Manic Pixie Dream Girl - TV Tropes
Let's say you're a soulful, brooding male hero, living a sheltered, emotionless existence. If only someone could come along and open your heart to the great, wondrous adventure of life... Have no fear...
tvtropes.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The Good Place looses it's shine when you realize it's just another tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
Poor Chidi
Poor Chidi
Trying to explain this simple point to people is impossible. His base is too stupid, and the ones that aren't, are more than willing to compromise to harm their perceived enemies, because they believe they will be harmed less.
If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
January 7, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Trying to explain this simple point to people is impossible. His base is too stupid, and the ones that aren't, are more than willing to compromise to harm their perceived enemies, because they believe they will be harmed less.
Coworker: "why are you using *javascript* object notation in a shell script?"
What an insufferable pedant. I don't care if it was birth from the shittiest language on the planet - it's got rigid typing which makes parsing WAY easier than piping through 10 coreutils.
What an insufferable pedant. I don't care if it was birth from the shittiest language on the planet - it's got rigid typing which makes parsing WAY easier than piping through 10 coreutils.
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Coworker: "why are you using *javascript* object notation in a shell script?"
What an insufferable pedant. I don't care if it was birth from the shittiest language on the planet - it's got rigid typing which makes parsing WAY easier than piping through 10 coreutils.
What an insufferable pedant. I don't care if it was birth from the shittiest language on the planet - it's got rigid typing which makes parsing WAY easier than piping through 10 coreutils.
I think I like the idea of being a pilot more than actually being a pilot. It's a huge grind with dubious returns. I can see the dream the old timers saw, but aviation never automated and the complexity is too high for it to be useful for anything but commercial use.
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I think I like the idea of being a pilot more than actually being a pilot. It's a huge grind with dubious returns. I can see the dream the old timers saw, but aviation never automated and the complexity is too high for it to be useful for anything but commercial use.
Should have been obvious that Fraiser would let us down
December 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Should have been obvious that Fraiser would let us down
best part of adopting AMD? no kernel driver bullshit.
December 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
best part of adopting AMD? no kernel driver bullshit.
If I'm delaying your PR review, it's because I want to rewrite it entirely - don't poke me.
December 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
If I'm delaying your PR review, it's because I want to rewrite it entirely - don't poke me.