JD
@wuputah.com
man + dog + computer; manager, engineer; pilot, cyclist, skier, world traveler, "The Matrix" superfan; alum of YCombinator, Heroku, RPI.
https://github.com/wuputah
https://github.com/wuputah
Your business looks cheap and infantile when it uses AI or memes in marketing.
Just FYI.
Just FYI.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Your business looks cheap and infantile when it uses AI or memes in marketing.
Just FYI.
Just FYI.
Product AI feature adoption rollout:
March: Would you like to opt into AI? 😁
August: Please opt into AI. 🥺
December: You are opted into AI. 😤
March: Would you like to opt into AI? 😁
August: Please opt into AI. 🥺
December: You are opted into AI. 😤
December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Product AI feature adoption rollout:
March: Would you like to opt into AI? 😁
August: Please opt into AI. 🥺
December: You are opted into AI. 😤
March: Would you like to opt into AI? 😁
August: Please opt into AI. 🥺
December: You are opted into AI. 😤
It's not enough to just live.
You have to have something to live for.
Let it be Earth.
You have to have something to live for.
Let it be Earth.
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It's not enough to just live.
You have to have something to live for.
Let it be Earth.
You have to have something to live for.
Let it be Earth.
Has life actually improved since the advent of the jetliner?
Productivity has gone way up. Information and media is at our fingertips. I can use an app instead of calling. We are living longer. Our TVs are bigger. Our airline tickets are cheaper.
We've optimized. But we've failed to leap.
Productivity has gone way up. Information and media is at our fingertips. I can use an app instead of calling. We are living longer. Our TVs are bigger. Our airline tickets are cheaper.
We've optimized. But we've failed to leap.
December 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Has life actually improved since the advent of the jetliner?
Productivity has gone way up. Information and media is at our fingertips. I can use an app instead of calling. We are living longer. Our TVs are bigger. Our airline tickets are cheaper.
We've optimized. But we've failed to leap.
Productivity has gone way up. Information and media is at our fingertips. I can use an app instead of calling. We are living longer. Our TVs are bigger. Our airline tickets are cheaper.
We've optimized. But we've failed to leap.
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"The problem was never writing the code, it was knowing what code to write."
and
"Maintenance is 60-90% of the total cost of software."
Studies so far have shown it doesn't increase productivity. Those can be dismissed for various reasons but IMO any claims are hugely overblown.
and
"Maintenance is 60-90% of the total cost of software."
Studies so far have shown it doesn't increase productivity. Those can be dismissed for various reasons but IMO any claims are hugely overblown.
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"The problem was never writing the code, it was knowing what code to write."
and
"Maintenance is 60-90% of the total cost of software."
Studies so far have shown it doesn't increase productivity. Those can be dismissed for various reasons but IMO any claims are hugely overblown.
and
"Maintenance is 60-90% of the total cost of software."
Studies so far have shown it doesn't increase productivity. Those can be dismissed for various reasons but IMO any claims are hugely overblown.
Happy Unsubscribe Monday to all those who celebrate! 🎊
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Happy Unsubscribe Monday to all those who celebrate! 🎊
$167 for a year of unlimited wireless service *with hotspot and intl data* is a crazy good deal. I've been very happy with US Mobile. I'm on Warp (Verizon) but they also have Dark Star (AT&T) and Light Speed (TMobile), and you can even switch between them. www.usmobile.com/referrals?re...
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
$167 for a year of unlimited wireless service *with hotspot and intl data* is a crazy good deal. I've been very happy with US Mobile. I'm on Warp (Verizon) but they also have Dark Star (AT&T) and Light Speed (TMobile), and you can even switch between them. www.usmobile.com/referrals?re...
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Happy Thanksgiving. Hope your day is full of good food, loud laughs, and zero calls to the Turkey Talk Line. 🦃🧡😂
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. Hope your day is full of good food, loud laughs, and zero calls to the Turkey Talk Line. 🦃🧡😂
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It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
I actually cooked something. Been a while. 😬
November 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I actually cooked something. Been a while. 😬
Literal planned obsolescence: Belkin shuts down smart home product line Wemo.
www.belkin.com/support-arti...
www.belkin.com/support-arti...
Belkin Official Support - Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know
Get help with Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know
www.belkin.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Literal planned obsolescence: Belkin shuts down smart home product line Wemo.
www.belkin.com/support-arti...
www.belkin.com/support-arti...
Last week I took myself out for breakfast in Fredericksburg via our club's Cessna 182. She's a wonderful plane: comfy, fast, and a joy to fly.
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Last week I took myself out for breakfast in Fredericksburg via our club's Cessna 182. She's a wonderful plane: comfy, fast, and a joy to fly.
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"Traditional health insurance" pre-ACA didn't cover pre-ex, had annual/lifetime caps, didn't cover important things like having a baby, led to many declaring bankruptcy when they got sick. Even then, ~50M had no insurance at all because they still couldn't afford it. They clogged ERs to get care.
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Traditional health insurance" pre-ACA didn't cover pre-ex, had annual/lifetime caps, didn't cover important things like having a baby, led to many declaring bankruptcy when they got sick. Even then, ~50M had no insurance at all because they still couldn't afford it. They clogged ERs to get care.
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Almost like economists have been saying that you need a functional state with limited number of chaotic events to have a functioning business economy, and that the tumult doesn't make the tax breaks worth it.
Fun thing: if you hate the Trump tariffs, you're going to hate climate change even more.
Fun thing: if you hate the Trump tariffs, you're going to hate climate change even more.
YELLEN: “.. businesses feel paralyzed by the uncertainty about policies that represent the strong but really personal whims of a single individual.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Almost like economists have been saying that you need a functional state with limited number of chaotic events to have a functioning business economy, and that the tumult doesn't make the tax breaks worth it.
Fun thing: if you hate the Trump tariffs, you're going to hate climate change even more.
Fun thing: if you hate the Trump tariffs, you're going to hate climate change even more.
That's not all: ACA (Obamacare) subsidies are actually an advance payment of a tax credit. See form 8962, Premium Tax Credit.
www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/a...
www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/a...
The IRS is a tax agency we have to interact with, and also a key means that a lot of safety net programs (EITC, CTC) are delivered.
Since Trump took over, the IRS has
*lost 3/4ths of agency leadership
*one quarter of employees
*is now on its 8th leader
New leader has no experience, also leading SSA
Since Trump took over, the IRS has
*lost 3/4ths of agency leadership
*one quarter of employees
*is now on its 8th leader
New leader has no experience, also leading SSA
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
That's not all: ACA (Obamacare) subsidies are actually an advance payment of a tax credit. See form 8962, Premium Tax Credit.
www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/a...
www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/a...
> “The long national nightmare is almost coming to an end now, the beginning of the end,” Johnson said on CNN on Monday.
I wish. The nightmare will not end for 1165 more days.
I wish. The nightmare will not end for 1165 more days.
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
> “The long national nightmare is almost coming to an end now, the beginning of the end,” Johnson said on CNN on Monday.
I wish. The nightmare will not end for 1165 more days.
I wish. The nightmare will not end for 1165 more days.
Duffy is so full of shit. Canceling a few flights does not help the ATC workload who still must show up for work to keep the airspace open. No evidence has been shared. 100% politics.
As a reminder, Duffy has no background in aviation, safety, transportation, or in any executive function.
As a reminder, Duffy has no background in aviation, safety, transportation, or in any executive function.
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Duffy is so full of shit. Canceling a few flights does not help the ATC workload who still must show up for work to keep the airspace open. No evidence has been shared. 100% politics.
As a reminder, Duffy has no background in aviation, safety, transportation, or in any executive function.
As a reminder, Duffy has no background in aviation, safety, transportation, or in any executive function.
Howdy, I'm here representing a private equity firm to buy your ranch or farm.
November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Howdy, I'm here representing a private equity firm to buy your ranch or farm.
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Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
Time to break out those Continuity of Business plans.
October 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Time to break out those Continuity of Business plans.
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
Every single tariff Trump fiats on entire countries* is unconstitutional and, surprisingly, was also predicted in the Epstein files.
*tariffs on specific goods for legitimate national defense reasons are likely legal, but still should be revoked by Congress.
*tariffs on specific goods for legitimate national defense reasons are likely legal, but still should be revoked by Congress.
October 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Every single tariff Trump fiats on entire countries* is unconstitutional and, surprisingly, was also predicted in the Epstein files.
*tariffs on specific goods for legitimate national defense reasons are likely legal, but still should be revoked by Congress.
*tariffs on specific goods for legitimate national defense reasons are likely legal, but still should be revoked by Congress.