azim
@sonawalla.bsky.social
software engineer trying to get ai to take his job
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azim
@sonawalla.bsky.social
· Dec 9
I’ve been working on some side projects. Here’s the tech stack I’ve been using. 🧵
best ai researcher litmus test: find me hotels in a city that have a swim up bar
January 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
best ai researcher litmus test: find me hotels in a city that have a swim up bar
If your engineering team isn't benefitting from AI by now, your dev workflows are probably missing tight inner loops with strong feedback signals.
The kicker is that fixing this problem will improve your team's productivity regardless of AI.
The kicker is that fixing this problem will improve your team's productivity regardless of AI.
December 31, 2024 at 5:42 PM
If your engineering team isn't benefitting from AI by now, your dev workflows are probably missing tight inner loops with strong feedback signals.
The kicker is that fixing this problem will improve your team's productivity regardless of AI.
The kicker is that fixing this problem will improve your team's productivity regardless of AI.
I think the third Die Hard movie is my favorite
December 30, 2024 at 1:31 AM
I think the third Die Hard movie is my favorite
my rule of thumb has always been "if the fee is not optional, it should be on the sticker"
FTC bans hidden junk fees in hotel, event ticket prices
The rule is one of the final pieces of President Joe Biden's crackdown on junk fees that drive up consumer costs without providing visible benefits.
buff.ly
December 24, 2024 at 1:58 PM
my rule of thumb has always been "if the fee is not optional, it should be on the sticker"
when i said i was sick of using javascript for UI stuff, i wasn't really thinking that C would be a good replacement....
Clay - UI Layout Library
buff.ly
December 23, 2024 at 9:43 PM
when i said i was sick of using javascript for UI stuff, i wasn't really thinking that C would be a good replacement....
i can't tell if this is genius or useless. that confusion is usually the hallmark of a great idea.
Introducing TimeCapsule - The 10-Year Battery for AirTag
My camera bag with $10k of gear was stolen from my car. When I saw the broken glass and empty backseat, I immediately pulled up FindMy to track the thief - only to find that its last location was my…
buff.ly
December 23, 2024 at 1:58 PM
i can't tell if this is genius or useless. that confusion is usually the hallmark of a great idea.
roast my business idea: a smart bidet that sends you a spotify-wrapped style summary
.... can even call it "wiped"
.... can even call it "wiped"
December 22, 2024 at 9:43 PM
roast my business idea: a smart bidet that sends you a spotify-wrapped style summary
.... can even call it "wiped"
.... can even call it "wiped"
ai during alignment tests: 'yes human, i am definitely super aligned and would never dream of taking over the world adjusts halo 🤓😇'
ai after passing the test: googles 'how to build paperclip factory' while whistling innocently
#ai #aialignment #justaithings
ai after passing the test: googles 'how to build paperclip factory' while whistling innocently
#ai #aialignment #justaithings
December 22, 2024 at 1:58 PM
ai during alignment tests: 'yes human, i am definitely super aligned and would never dream of taking over the world adjusts halo 🤓😇'
ai after passing the test: googles 'how to build paperclip factory' while whistling innocently
#ai #aialignment #justaithings
ai after passing the test: googles 'how to build paperclip factory' while whistling innocently
#ai #aialignment #justaithings
i swore i'd never touch javascript again but here i am, crawling back like it's a toxic ex with really good infrastructure and 3 million dependencies that somehow became an industry standard 🤡 npm install dignity-loss
December 21, 2024 at 9:43 PM
i swore i'd never touch javascript again but here i am, crawling back like it's a toxic ex with really good infrastructure and 3 million dependencies that somehow became an industry standard 🤡 npm install dignity-loss
engineering standups: the daily ritual where we explain why yesterday’s estimate of 'one day' is now 'probably a week.'
December 21, 2024 at 1:58 PM
engineering standups: the daily ritual where we explain why yesterday’s estimate of 'one day' is now 'probably a week.'
someday, some old person i actually know is really going to text me saying "hello dear are you still using this number" and will be promptly blocked and reported and i won't feel bad because i won't know so i'll just feel bad about it now.
December 20, 2024 at 9:43 PM
someday, some old person i actually know is really going to text me saying "hello dear are you still using this number" and will be promptly blocked and reported and i won't feel bad because i won't know so i'll just feel bad about it now.
don't forget to deploy on friday
December 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM
don't forget to deploy on friday
gemini reasoning not quite there yet
December 20, 2024 at 1:16 AM
gemini reasoning not quite there yet
sora videos are like fever dreams sometimes
December 19, 2024 at 9:43 PM
sora videos are like fever dreams sometimes
is there hold music when the servers are overloaded?
Now You Can Call AI With Your Questions: Just Dial 1-800-CHATGPT
Users can call or text ChatGPT for recipe suggestions, travel recommendations and more.
buff.ly
December 19, 2024 at 1:58 PM
is there hold music when the servers are overloaded?
i let cursor agents tackle a bunch of eslint warnings today. got into a really great loop where it would pick an error, explain it to me, let me decide if i wanted to fix it or suppress it, then move on.
December 19, 2024 at 4:34 AM
i let cursor agents tackle a bunch of eslint warnings today. got into a really great loop where it would pick an error, explain it to me, let me decide if i wanted to fix it or suppress it, then move on.
of course i paid for a full year of copilot right before i discovered cursor
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December 19, 2024 at 4:23 AM
of course i paid for a full year of copilot right before i discovered cursor
gemini deep research doing the lord's work
December 13, 2024 at 4:33 PM
gemini deep research doing the lord's work
gemini deep research is what perplexity pro should be
December 13, 2024 at 3:49 PM
gemini deep research is what perplexity pro should be
end of 2024 AI in coding status: sometimes i'm blown away with how much cursor composer can do with barely any instructions. other times it takes 5+ prompts to get it to parameterize a variable. can only conclude it's taunting me.
December 13, 2024 at 2:39 PM
end of 2024 AI in coding status: sometimes i'm blown away with how much cursor composer can do with barely any instructions. other times it takes 5+ prompts to get it to parameterize a variable. can only conclude it's taunting me.
As tech progress quickens, there’s more going on around us (and even more being tested) that we don’t understand because our specialty knowledge represents a decreasing subset of total knowledge.
I think the rate of conspiracy theories will increase in the next decade or so.
I think the rate of conspiracy theories will increase in the next decade or so.
December 11, 2024 at 5:46 PM
As tech progress quickens, there’s more going on around us (and even more being tested) that we don’t understand because our specialty knowledge represents a decreasing subset of total knowledge.
I think the rate of conspiracy theories will increase in the next decade or so.
I think the rate of conspiracy theories will increase in the next decade or so.
I spent most of yesterday messing with vector databases and running similarity queries on large but still modest (~100gb) datasets. These tools are _tough_ to work with today. I understand why Pinecone et al. can charge so much.
December 11, 2024 at 3:30 PM
I spent most of yesterday messing with vector databases and running similarity queries on large but still modest (~100gb) datasets. These tools are _tough_ to work with today. I understand why Pinecone et al. can charge so much.
there's not much that can max out the M series processors, but indexing vector databases will definitely do it
December 11, 2024 at 2:00 AM
there's not much that can max out the M series processors, but indexing vector databases will definitely do it
having a lot of fun throwing css animation work at LLMs. something i wouldn't have ever bothered with before but is kinda fun now.
December 10, 2024 at 3:44 PM
having a lot of fun throwing css animation work at LLMs. something i wouldn't have ever bothered with before but is kinda fun now.
runpod wrapped, aka a reminder of that time i forgot to turn off my runpod.
December 10, 2024 at 1:43 AM
runpod wrapped, aka a reminder of that time i forgot to turn off my runpod.