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peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 2d

So much for @googke.bsky.social Gemini CLI...

peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 5d

Wow! I'm in the top-3 of a community map ('Holey Poles practice') on #Geoguessr.

peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 7d

Yeez, new icons. Not again!

peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 7d

It hurts my pride as a programmer, but I have to admit that Gemini AI agent updates and suggests things that I had overlooked in a large code repository.

peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 10d

Last week, 30 years ago, Netscape Navigator 2.0 was released. The first browser to feature JavaScript, plugins, and (useful) animated gifs. www.jwz.org/blog/2025/09...

Netscape Navigator 2.0 was released 30 years ago today

This version introduced a number of new features: Plugins! This was the first time a web page could make sound, via RealAudio. Incremental display of progressive JPEGs on slow dialup connections (whic...

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peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 15d

Pre-ordered.

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 15d

One month til publication day! lnk.to/mapmen

peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 16d

Well, Github Copilot does not seem to have the most favorable reviews for IntelliJ-IDE's... plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/17718...

GitHub Copilot - IntelliJ IDEs Plugin | Marketplace

What's GitHub CopilotGitHub Copilot is your AI-powered coding assistant, offering assistance throughout your software development journey. Leveraging large language...

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peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 17d

Proud of daughter #1, who rode a bicycling ride today further than she's done before. Heavy wind, some rain. Lifetime experience.

peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 19d

So, LinkedIn will also be using your data (posts, reactions, etc) to train their AI models. You can opt-out here: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

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peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 22d

Today in 100 days it's Christmas.

peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · 24d

Het wordt er allemaal niet gezelliger op.

peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · Sep 6

Donated to @[email protected] since in this age of hallucinating AI and purposeful misinformation, we need an unbiased and trustworthy source of information.

Please consider donating also.

peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · Sep 4

For a some backgrounds on development of Google Chrome, see this excellent post by @addyosmani.bsky.social : addyosmani.com/blog/chrome-...

Google Chrome at 17 - A history of our browser

Chrome turns 17 this week, and it feels like a good time to reflect on how far we have come in terms of Chromes guiding principles

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peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · Sep 4

Google Chrome is 17 years old this week. Today, 17 years ago, I wrote this 'first impressions' blogpost. (In Dutch, but Google Translate will do its job :-).
www.kassenaar.com/blog/post/20...

Eerste ervaringen met Google Chrome

www.kassenaar.com

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peterkassenaar.bsky.social @peterkassenaar.bsky.social · Sep 1

This! I was just thinking about is this morning. That I now sometimes thoughtless tab through the Word/Outlook autocomplete suggestions, creating sentences that I actually didn't want to write in the first place...

No harm done (yet?), buy I was musing about it.