Vivek Ranjan
@bcosynot.bsky.social
Staff-plus engineering leader, product builder, neurodivergent, photography lover, tinkerer, etc
He/him
BOM -> MSP -> NYC
Helping neurodivergent folks get shit done: corxly.com
and devs stay in flow: makerflow.co
Blogging at prodlog.xyz
He/him
BOM -> MSP -> NYC
Helping neurodivergent folks get shit done: corxly.com
and devs stay in flow: makerflow.co
Blogging at prodlog.xyz
Reposted by Vivek Ranjan
I do very much appreciate that Valve's latest hardware announcement is just like - hey, here's some cool shit for games!
No AI bullshit, no metaverse web3 nonsense. Just - hey, here's a better version of our shit.
No AI bullshit, no metaverse web3 nonsense. Just - hey, here's a better version of our shit.
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I do very much appreciate that Valve's latest hardware announcement is just like - hey, here's some cool shit for games!
No AI bullshit, no metaverse web3 nonsense. Just - hey, here's a better version of our shit.
No AI bullshit, no metaverse web3 nonsense. Just - hey, here's a better version of our shit.
Reposted by Vivek Ranjan
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Reposted by Vivek Ranjan
Idk why but building dashboards that give me visibility into systems I have built gives me so much joy
o11y ftw
o11y ftw
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Idk why but building dashboards that give me visibility into systems I have built gives me so much joy
o11y ftw
o11y ftw
Mamdani DJ a little too eager to play the dhoom theme. Don’t blame them, it’s a banger
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Mamdani DJ a little too eager to play the dhoom theme. Don’t blame them, it’s a banger
Hugops to everyone dealing with the aws outage.
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Hugops to everyone dealing with the aws outage.
Took me a couple of hours to figure out how to publish to my own blog (lol lmao), but finally published this prodlog.xyz/posts/hittin...
October 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Took me a couple of hours to figure out how to publish to my own blog (lol lmao), but finally published this prodlog.xyz/posts/hittin...
If you spend time in the terminal, try bat, a replacement for cat (yes, I know that sounds utterly deranged)
It adds syntax highlighting and Git integration, but still works like cat in when piped with other programs.
Alias it to cat! Great for peeking at readmes, code, logs, etc
It adds syntax highlighting and Git integration, but still works like cat in when piped with other programs.
Alias it to cat! Great for peeking at readmes, code, logs, etc
October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If you spend time in the terminal, try bat, a replacement for cat (yes, I know that sounds utterly deranged)
It adds syntax highlighting and Git integration, but still works like cat in when piped with other programs.
Alias it to cat! Great for peeking at readmes, code, logs, etc
It adds syntax highlighting and Git integration, but still works like cat in when piped with other programs.
Alias it to cat! Great for peeking at readmes, code, logs, etc
Solution was to create a new ssl context (not reuse the default) and then add the cert to it. I’ll write up a blog post on this tomorrow
Working on a project with a @pimoroni.com pico plus 2w that needs to access APIs at multiple domains.
I am seeing that circuitpython might have issues with accessing multiple https websites on the same program… does anybody have workarounds for this?
I am seeing that circuitpython might have issues with accessing multiple https websites on the same program… does anybody have workarounds for this?
October 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Solution was to create a new ssl context (not reuse the default) and then add the cert to it. I’ll write up a blog post on this tomorrow
Working on a project with a @pimoroni.com pico plus 2w that needs to access APIs at multiple domains.
I am seeing that circuitpython might have issues with accessing multiple https websites on the same program… does anybody have workarounds for this?
I am seeing that circuitpython might have issues with accessing multiple https websites on the same program… does anybody have workarounds for this?
October 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Working on a project with a @pimoroni.com pico plus 2w that needs to access APIs at multiple domains.
I am seeing that circuitpython might have issues with accessing multiple https websites on the same program… does anybody have workarounds for this?
I am seeing that circuitpython might have issues with accessing multiple https websites on the same program… does anybody have workarounds for this?
My neighborhood tech meetup started a 5-week sprint for personal projects.
It’s been great meeting every Thursday to share progress, swap ideas, and get inspired by what everyone’s building.
Great motivator! I’ve caught myself coding late on Wednesdays just to have something to demo 😅
It’s been great meeting every Thursday to share progress, swap ideas, and get inspired by what everyone’s building.
Great motivator! I’ve caught myself coding late on Wednesdays just to have something to demo 😅
October 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My neighborhood tech meetup started a 5-week sprint for personal projects.
It’s been great meeting every Thursday to share progress, swap ideas, and get inspired by what everyone’s building.
Great motivator! I’ve caught myself coding late on Wednesdays just to have something to demo 😅
It’s been great meeting every Thursday to share progress, swap ideas, and get inspired by what everyone’s building.
Great motivator! I’ve caught myself coding late on Wednesdays just to have something to demo 😅
I want to write about how developers can collaborate better with folks they work with regularly.
Starting with product managers. I would love to chat with you if you’re a PM
Starting with product managers. I would love to chat with you if you’re a PM
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I want to write about how developers can collaborate better with folks they work with regularly.
Starting with product managers. I would love to chat with you if you’re a PM
Starting with product managers. I would love to chat with you if you’re a PM
Oh yeah I wouldn’t have caught this until later without unit tests. Write your unit tests kids!
My coding clanker hallucinated about a very basic method for Django transactions. I then had to spend more tokens fixing its lie. Feels like a scam
October 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Oh yeah I wouldn’t have caught this until later without unit tests. Write your unit tests kids!
My coding clanker hallucinated about a very basic method for Django transactions. I then had to spend more tokens fixing its lie. Feels like a scam
October 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My coding clanker hallucinated about a very basic method for Django transactions. I then had to spend more tokens fixing its lie. Feels like a scam
Why even publish this wtaf
The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh
October 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Why even publish this wtaf
On my on call rotation at work this week. First night on Monday was awful and now my sleep schedule is screwed 😭
Hopefully it gets back to normal by the time this week ends
Hopefully it gets back to normal by the time this week ends
October 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
On my on call rotation at work this week. First night on Monday was awful and now my sleep schedule is screwed 😭
Hopefully it gets back to normal by the time this week ends
Hopefully it gets back to normal by the time this week ends
What’s a quick way to go to a specific window of an app in macOS? Looking for something other than cycling between windows with cmd+’
I basically need to navigate quickly between different windows of my ide
I basically need to navigate quickly between different windows of my ide
October 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What’s a quick way to go to a specific window of an app in macOS? Looking for something other than cycling between windows with cmd+’
I basically need to navigate quickly between different windows of my ide
I basically need to navigate quickly between different windows of my ide
Reposted by Vivek Ranjan
fzf might be of interest if you're not already familiar
alias fcd='cd "`fzf --walker=dir`"'
github.com/junegunn/fzf
alias fcd='cd "`fzf --walker=dir`"'
github.com/junegunn/fzf
GitHub - junegunn/fzf: :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder
:cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder. Contribute to junegunn/fzf development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
fzf might be of interest if you're not already familiar
alias fcd='cd "`fzf --walker=dir`"'
github.com/junegunn/fzf
alias fcd='cd "`fzf --walker=dir`"'
github.com/junegunn/fzf
True, but only if your agent doesn’t delete the failing tests and confidently say “All tests are passing now 💪
AI agents being able to run unit tests is SUCH a massive unlock.
If you're a dev who has utilized unit tests heavily: using a tool like Claude Code makes so much sense.
And if you don't yet use tests: with AI agents, don't see how you would not do it sooner or later...
If you're a dev who has utilized unit tests heavily: using a tool like Claude Code makes so much sense.
And if you don't yet use tests: with AI agents, don't see how you would not do it sooner or later...
October 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
True, but only if your agent doesn’t delete the failing tests and confidently say “All tests are passing now 💪
I love tools that are “invisible” and do one thing well.
zoxide is a great example. It replaces cd in the terminal, remembers the directories I visit most, and lets me jump to them with just a few letters.
I use it all the time! It saves me time and keystrokes, without making me think about it.
zoxide is a great example. It replaces cd in the terminal, remembers the directories I visit most, and lets me jump to them with just a few letters.
I use it all the time! It saves me time and keystrokes, without making me think about it.
October 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I love tools that are “invisible” and do one thing well.
zoxide is a great example. It replaces cd in the terminal, remembers the directories I visit most, and lets me jump to them with just a few letters.
I use it all the time! It saves me time and keystrokes, without making me think about it.
zoxide is a great example. It replaces cd in the terminal, remembers the directories I visit most, and lets me jump to them with just a few letters.
I use it all the time! It saves me time and keystrokes, without making me think about it.
Just soldered 4 5m long LED strips together. Not a fun time.
September 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just soldered 4 5m long LED strips together. Not a fun time.
Got my shipment of led strips and controllers earlier than expected from aliexpress! Time to play with them
August 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Got my shipment of led strips and controllers earlier than expected from aliexpress! Time to play with them
Started playing with onshape last night as a form of productive procrastination. It’s quite nice!
August 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Started playing with onshape last night as a form of productive procrastination. It’s quite nice!
Started a new gig a few months ago. I was very nervous going in because I haven’t been new at a company in many years. Finally starting to get my confidence back!
August 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Started a new gig a few months ago. I was very nervous going in because I haven’t been new at a company in many years. Finally starting to get my confidence back!
I need to design the model for a scale that can hold a load cell with a plate to hold an object to weigh. But I can’t get myself to begin
August 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I need to design the model for a scale that can hold a load cell with a plate to hold an object to weigh. But I can’t get myself to begin