Tamas Rev
@tamasrev.bsky.social
Reader, writer, programmer, father of two, sometimes mother
My two main insecurities about writing are:
1. can I write something like this again
2. can I write something not like this again
1. can I write something like this again
2. can I write something not like this again
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
My two main insecurities about writing are:
1. can I write something like this again
2. can I write something not like this again
1. can I write something like this again
2. can I write something not like this again
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Könnyed olvasmány szombatra, avagy "a Skynet nem akarja elpusztítani az emberiséget...megelégszik a demokráciával is"
Bábel tornyának alagsorában
buttondown.com/bitladik/arc... #bitladik #hírlevél
Bábel tornyának alagsorában
buttondown.com/bitladik/arc... #bitladik #hírlevél
Portoldalban bitladik #025 / Bábel tornyának alagsorában
Van még helyünk a saját információs hálózatunkban...
buttondown.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Könnyed olvasmány szombatra, avagy "a Skynet nem akarja elpusztítani az emberiséget...megelégszik a demokráciával is"
Bábel tornyának alagsorában
buttondown.com/bitladik/arc... #bitladik #hírlevél
Bábel tornyának alagsorában
buttondown.com/bitladik/arc... #bitladik #hírlevél
I don't know what to do on the rest evenings. I won't write because I don't have the mental clarity, but then the evening feels empty.
January 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I don't know what to do on the rest evenings. I won't write because I don't have the mental clarity, but then the evening feels empty.
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With thanks to @igneoussigil.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
With thanks to @igneoussigil.bsky.social
Not sure what is more frustrating: that there are still a lot of writers who are trying to craft a non-novellike novel; or the fact that many of them are succeeding with that.
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Not sure what is more frustrating: that there are still a lot of writers who are trying to craft a non-novellike novel; or the fact that many of them are succeeding with that.
One more data point on "writing poetry is not as good for your mental health as writing prose."
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
One more data point on "writing poetry is not as good for your mental health as writing prose."
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www.jpost.com/diaspora/ant... The only times Jews ever actually care about Jesus are: a. When it leads to Antisemitism. b. When it's revisionist history. c. Both.
Times Square billboard claims 'Jesus is Palestinian' | The Jerusalem Post
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and social justice nonprofit Slow Factory also declared in a collaborative social media post on Wednesday that "Jesus was a Palestinian born under occupation."
www.jpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
www.jpost.com/diaspora/ant... The only times Jews ever actually care about Jesus are: a. When it leads to Antisemitism. b. When it's revisionist history. c. Both.
The 'Palestinian Jesus' happens when you forget the advice 'Never Go Full Retard'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WH...
Tropic Thunder (5/10) Movie CLIP - Never Go Full Retard (2008) HD
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December 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The 'Palestinian Jesus' happens when you forget the advice 'Never Go Full Retard'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WH...
Finished polishing the manuscript the 3rd time, it isn't cathartic anymore, but hey, I get to write new text again.
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Finished polishing the manuscript the 3rd time, it isn't cathartic anymore, but hey, I get to write new text again.
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Watch software developers. I mean *really* watch them.
When they say they spent an hour "writing code", they've actually spent most of that hour *reading* code and *thinking* about it.
Wanna boost your dev productivity?
* Write code that's easier to understand
* Get better at understanding code
When they say they spent an hour "writing code", they've actually spent most of that hour *reading* code and *thinking* about it.
Wanna boost your dev productivity?
* Write code that's easier to understand
* Get better at understanding code
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Watch software developers. I mean *really* watch them.
When they say they spent an hour "writing code", they've actually spent most of that hour *reading* code and *thinking* about it.
Wanna boost your dev productivity?
* Write code that's easier to understand
* Get better at understanding code
When they say they spent an hour "writing code", they've actually spent most of that hour *reading* code and *thinking* about it.
Wanna boost your dev productivity?
* Write code that's easier to understand
* Get better at understanding code
Looks like I'm getting better at not finishing books.
December 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Looks like I'm getting better at not finishing books.
Oh no, I'm writing horror again
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Oh no, I'm writing horror again
Oh no! I found an LLM helpful with a programming task.
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Oh no! I found an LLM helpful with a programming task.
There was this Christmas which started as usual, my wife and I figured out the presents cooperatively. However, on Christmas Eve there were some presents under the tree that I haven't heard about, and somehow the kids knew that they have to thank mom for them.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
There was this Christmas which started as usual, my wife and I figured out the presents cooperatively. However, on Christmas Eve there were some presents under the tree that I haven't heard about, and somehow the kids knew that they have to thank mom for them.
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We get the best results from "AI" coding assistants when we:
* Take small steps
* Test, review and refactor continuously
* Use version control to keep our code shippable
* Integrate continuously
* Cleanly separate concerns
If only there was somewhere we could learn these skills!
* Take small steps
* Test, review and refactor continuously
* Use version control to keep our code shippable
* Integrate continuously
* Cleanly separate concerns
If only there was somewhere we could learn these skills!
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
We get the best results from "AI" coding assistants when we:
* Take small steps
* Test, review and refactor continuously
* Use version control to keep our code shippable
* Integrate continuously
* Cleanly separate concerns
If only there was somewhere we could learn these skills!
* Take small steps
* Test, review and refactor continuously
* Use version control to keep our code shippable
* Integrate continuously
* Cleanly separate concerns
If only there was somewhere we could learn these skills!
~100 words, but ffs, I started the work again.
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
~100 words, but ffs, I started the work again.
What is the point of writing if I can't write shit as silly as it gets?
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What is the point of writing if I can't write shit as silly as it gets?
I love how dancers talk about the body and moving. The metaphors, the paradoxes, just can't have enough of them.
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I love how dancers talk about the body and moving. The metaphors, the paradoxes, just can't have enough of them.
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You want a true life horror show?
The history of microbiology.
"Bob, these bugs are now resistant to ampicillin."
"Okay, but these other guys weren't even exposed to the drug. How are they resistant?"
"Gasp!"
"What?"
"They're sending the data to each other with genetic material fragments!"
The history of microbiology.
"Bob, these bugs are now resistant to ampicillin."
"Okay, but these other guys weren't even exposed to the drug. How are they resistant?"
"Gasp!"
"What?"
"They're sending the data to each other with genetic material fragments!"
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
You want a true life horror show?
The history of microbiology.
"Bob, these bugs are now resistant to ampicillin."
"Okay, but these other guys weren't even exposed to the drug. How are they resistant?"
"Gasp!"
"What?"
"They're sending the data to each other with genetic material fragments!"
The history of microbiology.
"Bob, these bugs are now resistant to ampicillin."
"Okay, but these other guys weren't even exposed to the drug. How are they resistant?"
"Gasp!"
"What?"
"They're sending the data to each other with genetic material fragments!"
Writing is sometimes like raising small children: there are things that make sense you, and you have to make sure that somehow it makes sense to them too; you don't do it by explaining or preaching, one of your best tools is cause and effect.
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Writing is sometimes like raising small children: there are things that make sense you, and you have to make sure that somehow it makes sense to them too; you don't do it by explaining or preaching, one of your best tools is cause and effect.
I wish there was a programming language that has the problems of both Java and Javascript
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I wish there was a programming language that has the problems of both Java and Javascript
Working on a new codebase, new tech stack, new architecture, and after 2 weeks I start to feel the pain points. I guess in half a year I could make it easier working with this. But first thing first, I have to deliver some sort of functionality.
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Working on a new codebase, new tech stack, new architecture, and after 2 weeks I start to feel the pain points. I guess in half a year I could make it easier working with this. But first thing first, I have to deliver some sort of functionality.
Just because I work fast with one technology in one domain, it doesn't mean I also work fast with another technology, in another domain. I mean, I will but first I need to learn the new tech stack and the new domain.
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Just because I work fast with one technology in one domain, it doesn't mean I also work fast with another technology, in another domain. I mean, I will but first I need to learn the new tech stack and the new domain.
I am not a fan of AI-assisted programming, so I blogged about it: tamasrev.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/h...
How to deal with artificial legacy code
Natural legacy code Michael Feathers definition of legacy code is short and concise: Code with no test coverage. This used to be a great definition, because once your code had good test coverage, y…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I am not a fan of AI-assisted programming, so I blogged about it: tamasrev.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/h...
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There's a *reason* why you neither know nor care that lots of other states were also created in the 1940s, Pakistan, for instance, but you think this one particular state, that just happens to be a refuge for a traditionally persecuted indigenous group, is still an open question, should it exist?
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
There's a *reason* why you neither know nor care that lots of other states were also created in the 1940s, Pakistan, for instance, but you think this one particular state, that just happens to be a refuge for a traditionally persecuted indigenous group, is still an open question, should it exist?