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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 2d

Time to call out two blog posts by fellow AI skeptics that I enjoyed reading today, in case you feel the same way about AI as I do:

https://gomakethings.com/the-ai-mandate/ by @cferdinandi (https://mastodon.social/@cferdinandi)

https://blog.varn.dev/2025/10/14/why-you-mad-ai-bro.html by @hotsauce

The AI Mandate

I’ve been hearing from more and more friends who are having AI forced upon them and rammed down their throats at work. Goals and bonuses tied to using AI at work AI working groups 1x1 meetings where “how are you using AI in your work right now” is the main talking point Getting “voluntold” to teach coworkers about something cool you can do with AI Senior developers telling junior devs to “ask AI” instead of actually mentoring them Lets not mince words: this is cult shit.

gomakethings.com

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 6d

On blogging more often https://aubreysambor.com/on-blogging-more-often/

On blogging more often | Aubrey Sambor

A blog about knitting, front end development, and other assorted things.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 10d

And I'm back from my weekend reset! Looking forward to catching on what I've missed in the meantime.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 10d

Thank you! And I did have a good weekend, I'm glad I took a little break but I'm glad to be back.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 13d

Taking a weekend reset from Mastodon and Discord. Obviously, after posting this. https://aubreysambor.com/weekend-break-from-social-media/

Weekend break from social media | Aubrey Sambor

A blog about knitting, front end development, and other assorted things.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 14d

Do I want to do #WeirdWebOctober or #Blogtober this month? I like how I’m thinking about this on October 2nd.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 15d

A positive about grocery shopping at 7:30am? An empty grocery store. A negative about grocery shopping at 7:30am? All the Boston morning rush hour traffic. Hey, at least I got my grocery shopping done!

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 22d

And it worked! Now when I post on Mastodon, Echofeed 'echos’ the post to Bluesky. Mastodon is still my home, but now my posts go to Bluesky, too.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 22d

Yay! Maybe you'll actually see more posts from me here now.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 22d

Testing posting from Mastodon to Bluesky using Echofeed. Let's see if this works!

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · 23d

Hi all! 👋🏻 I’m looking for my next senior front end dev role.

I have 19+ years of experience working with a wide variety of companies and love writing accessible HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

🗒️: aubreysambor.com/resume/

Leads/reposts appreciated!

#HireMe #JobSearch #JobSeeker #OpenToWork #frontend

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Aug 5

Hi all! 👋 I was laid off and am looking for my next senior front end developer role.

I have 19+ years of experience working with small agencies and Fortune 500 companies and focus on writing clean, accessible HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Resume: aubreysambor.com/resume/

Leads/reposts appreciated!

Resume | Aubrey Sambor

A blog about web development, knitting, and other assorted things.

aubreysambor.com

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Robb Knight @rknight.me · Aug 11

⭐ I’m Tired of Talking About AI https://paddy.carvers.com/posts/2025/07/ai/

∞ https://rknight.me/links/im-tired-of-talking-about-ai/

I’m Tired of Talking About AI

I don’t want to talk about LLMs anymore.

paddy.carvers.com

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Mia (online) @miriam.codes · Aug 8

a web that isn't human-first is a web I want nothing to do with. I'm not going to "optimize the graph" of assertions, or whatever. I'm not a content farm for your algorithm. i'm here to build real relationships with real people - and if that's not what the web is for anymore, I'll be somewhere else.

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Sophie Koonin @localghost.dev · Aug 8

My website is for humans, and I don't want Google's AI ramen

localghost.dev/blog/this-we...

This website is for humans - localghost

I don't want Google's shitty AI-generated ramen

localghost.dev

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Aug 8

Thank you all SO MUCH for your leads, reposts, and messages you've sent to me in regards to finding a new job. Getting my name out there has been helping a LOT and I have a few options I'm now pursuing. Seriously, it means the world to me and hopefully one of these leads me to my next role! 🎉

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Aug 7

Is there a way you can send me a referral for this job if that's a thing you can do? Thank you so much!

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Aug 7

Bluesky has such a different feel, but it’s where a bunch of tech people went, so I’m here too. Still like Mastodon way more.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Aug 6

Thanks for letting me know about this role! I'll take a look and let you know if I apply.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Aug 5

Thanks for the repost, Andy! I appreciate it so much.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Aug 5

Aww thank you so much for these kind words! I appreciate you, Alex.

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Aug 5

Hi all! 👋 I was laid off and am looking for my next senior front end developer role.

I have 19+ years of experience working with small agencies and Fortune 500 companies and focus on writing clean, accessible HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Resume: aubreysambor.com/resume/

Leads/reposts appreciated!

Resume | Aubrey Sambor

A blog about web development, knitting, and other assorted things.

aubreysambor.com

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Aug 4

I'm going to start posting here more often. Mastodon is still my main social media home, but I also want to keep in touch with people here, too. Looking forward to being here more regularly!

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Mar 17

I totally don’t get it and didn’t get the last word because I don’t get what ties them all together!

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Aubrey Sambor @aubreysambor.com · Jan 25

Happy birthday!

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