Trey Bastian
@treybastian.com
👋 Hi, I’m Trey – I make things in my shed
🖨️ I'm addicted to 3D Printing
🏃 I like to run
🖨️ I'm addicted to 3D Printing
🏃 I like to run
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The AI hype train is on the fast track towards technofeudalism. This is why I keep asking people to look out the window and show me something different.
Unfortunately enough people are along for the ride and don't care where we end up.
Unfortunately enough people are along for the ride and don't care where we end up.
February 12, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The AI hype train is on the fast track towards technofeudalism. This is why I keep asking people to look out the window and show me something different.
Unfortunately enough people are along for the ride and don't care where we end up.
Unfortunately enough people are along for the ride and don't care where we end up.
How long until there’s a black market discord verified account service generating verification passing fake ids.
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
How long until there’s a black market discord verified account service generating verification passing fake ids.
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What if…
Vibe coding was actually created by the cyber security industry.
I mean… it’s not TOTALLY crazy to think 😅
Vibe coding was actually created by the cyber security industry.
I mean… it’s not TOTALLY crazy to think 😅
February 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
What if…
Vibe coding was actually created by the cyber security industry.
I mean… it’s not TOTALLY crazy to think 😅
Vibe coding was actually created by the cyber security industry.
I mean… it’s not TOTALLY crazy to think 😅
A blunder is still a blunder no matter if the end result worked out, my next opponent won't miss my blunder.
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM
A blunder is still a blunder no matter if the end result worked out, my next opponent won't miss my blunder.
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I feel like a lot of automations folks are doing with agents can probably be done mostly by shell scripts in a more deterministic fashion. Maybe just use a LLM for some categorization, instead of to do the whole thing.
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I feel like a lot of automations folks are doing with agents can probably be done mostly by shell scripts in a more deterministic fashion. Maybe just use a LLM for some categorization, instead of to do the whole thing.
If your language has null, sometimes null checks can hide bigger problems depending on what you do when you check for null.
When a thing shouldn't be null and your system relies on it, crashing on a nullpointer exception can be the right thing to do.
The stack trace will illuminate the issues.
When a thing shouldn't be null and your system relies on it, crashing on a nullpointer exception can be the right thing to do.
The stack trace will illuminate the issues.
February 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM
If your language has null, sometimes null checks can hide bigger problems depending on what you do when you check for null.
When a thing shouldn't be null and your system relies on it, crashing on a nullpointer exception can be the right thing to do.
The stack trace will illuminate the issues.
When a thing shouldn't be null and your system relies on it, crashing on a nullpointer exception can be the right thing to do.
The stack trace will illuminate the issues.
If you were doing a new home network and POE cameras from scratch what would you go with?
February 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
If you were doing a new home network and POE cameras from scratch what would you go with?
For those who only focus on global politics, remember the people who get there for the most part start locally.
Pay attention to your local community and participate so that the next generation of politicians looks more like what you want.
Pay attention to your local community and participate so that the next generation of politicians looks more like what you want.
February 1, 2026 at 11:50 AM
For those who only focus on global politics, remember the people who get there for the most part start locally.
Pay attention to your local community and participate so that the next generation of politicians looks more like what you want.
Pay attention to your local community and participate so that the next generation of politicians looks more like what you want.
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I am happiest and proudest of my work when I am building things for other developers. I'd love to begin contributing to a meaningful, open source project, but I'm not sure where to even start.
February 1, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I am happiest and proudest of my work when I am building things for other developers. I'd love to begin contributing to a meaningful, open source project, but I'm not sure where to even start.
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
The fact that this is Java now, 😍
January 31, 2026 at 9:50 AM
The fact that this is Java now, 😍
I decided to install cachyos on my desktop yesterday.
Impressed, Nvidia drivers worked super well right out the box.
I only really use that computer for steam games, and it's worked flawlessly so far. I really wanted something no maintenance for that machine and it's delivered so far.
Impressed, Nvidia drivers worked super well right out the box.
I only really use that computer for steam games, and it's worked flawlessly so far. I really wanted something no maintenance for that machine and it's delivered so far.
January 30, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I decided to install cachyos on my desktop yesterday.
Impressed, Nvidia drivers worked super well right out the box.
I only really use that computer for steam games, and it's worked flawlessly so far. I really wanted something no maintenance for that machine and it's delivered so far.
Impressed, Nvidia drivers worked super well right out the box.
I only really use that computer for steam games, and it's worked flawlessly so far. I really wanted something no maintenance for that machine and it's delivered so far.
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2006: Less is more, don’t repeat yourself
2016: Beautiful code prevents technical debt
2026: trillions of lines of generated spaghetti code that generate other spaghetti code will save us
2016: Beautiful code prevents technical debt
2026: trillions of lines of generated spaghetti code that generate other spaghetti code will save us
January 30, 2026 at 2:38 AM
2006: Less is more, don’t repeat yourself
2016: Beautiful code prevents technical debt
2026: trillions of lines of generated spaghetti code that generate other spaghetti code will save us
2016: Beautiful code prevents technical debt
2026: trillions of lines of generated spaghetti code that generate other spaghetti code will save us
“Don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water”
“Miss the forest through the trees”
Something about sayings like these just instantly annoy me.
“Miss the forest through the trees”
Something about sayings like these just instantly annoy me.
January 30, 2026 at 11:53 AM
“Don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water”
“Miss the forest through the trees”
Something about sayings like these just instantly annoy me.
“Miss the forest through the trees”
Something about sayings like these just instantly annoy me.
@tangled.org not sure what happened I deleted this repo through tangled .org (tangled.org/treybastian....) -- to remake it because I couldn't stand the casing 😅
it deleted on my knot, but something went wrong in the app view it appears.
it deleted on my knot, but something went wrong in the app view it appears.
503 · tangled · tangled
Social coding, but for real this time!
tangled.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
@tangled.org not sure what happened I deleted this repo through tangled .org (tangled.org/treybastian....) -- to remake it because I couldn't stand the casing 😅
it deleted on my knot, but something went wrong in the app view it appears.
it deleted on my knot, but something went wrong in the app view it appears.
sealed interfaces + records with pattern matching feels a lot like rust enums and I'm 100% all about it
January 29, 2026 at 9:42 AM
sealed interfaces + records with pattern matching feels a lot like rust enums and I'm 100% all about it
Five jobs I've had
- Commercial floor installation
- Warehouse worker / Forklift operator
- Pharmacy Technician
- Wendy's (fast-food)
- Residential Flooring Sales
now in tech:
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Cybersecurity Operations
- Senior Software Engineer
- Principal Software Engineer
- CTO
- Commercial floor installation
- Warehouse worker / Forklift operator
- Pharmacy Technician
- Wendy's (fast-food)
- Residential Flooring Sales
now in tech:
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Cybersecurity Operations
- Senior Software Engineer
- Principal Software Engineer
- CTO
Five jobs I’ve had
- Grocery store/meat department
- Construction
- Little Caesars
- Desktop Support
- Software Developer
Bonus:
- atproto pumpkin
- Grocery store/meat department
- Construction
- Little Caesars
- Desktop Support
- Software Developer
Bonus:
- atproto pumpkin
Five jobs i've had:
- Lifeguard
- Swimming Instructor
- Front line phone support
- Window Washer
- Principal Investigator
- Lifeguard
- Swimming Instructor
- Front line phone support
- Window Washer
- Principal Investigator
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Five jobs I've had
- Commercial floor installation
- Warehouse worker / Forklift operator
- Pharmacy Technician
- Wendy's (fast-food)
- Residential Flooring Sales
now in tech:
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Cybersecurity Operations
- Senior Software Engineer
- Principal Software Engineer
- CTO
- Commercial floor installation
- Warehouse worker / Forklift operator
- Pharmacy Technician
- Wendy's (fast-food)
- Residential Flooring Sales
now in tech:
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Cybersecurity Operations
- Senior Software Engineer
- Principal Software Engineer
- CTO
pretty sure I'm going to make atbrew minimum java 25 which is current lts
does that mean some people won't be able to use it?
sure, I mean there's ways to add support for older versions later too if the need arises
I'm 100% prioritising how I want to write this thing for me
does that mean some people won't be able to use it?
sure, I mean there's ways to add support for older versions later too if the need arises
I'm 100% prioritising how I want to write this thing for me
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
pretty sure I'm going to make atbrew minimum java 25 which is current lts
does that mean some people won't be able to use it?
sure, I mean there's ways to add support for older versions later too if the need arises
I'm 100% prioritising how I want to write this thing for me
does that mean some people won't be able to use it?
sure, I mean there's ways to add support for older versions later too if the need arises
I'm 100% prioritising how I want to write this thing for me
Everyday is a school day.
I never really thought too hard about why union and intersection types are named the way they are I just kinda was like a | b, a & b cool.
For some reason when reading about atproto lexicons I really thought about it.
👇
I never really thought too hard about why union and intersection types are named the way they are I just kinda was like a | b, a & b cool.
For some reason when reading about atproto lexicons I really thought about it.
👇
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Everyday is a school day.
I never really thought too hard about why union and intersection types are named the way they are I just kinda was like a | b, a & b cool.
For some reason when reading about atproto lexicons I really thought about it.
👇
I never really thought too hard about why union and intersection types are named the way they are I just kinda was like a | b, a & b cool.
For some reason when reading about atproto lexicons I really thought about it.
👇
This is a new one for me. I had to send a load of docs to my lawyer, so I zipped them up.
I got the response zip files are not secure you'll have to send the contents separately.
I can't think of an attack vector purely on the zip file format that would cause extraction to be more dangerous.
/1
I got the response zip files are not secure you'll have to send the contents separately.
I can't think of an attack vector purely on the zip file format that would cause extraction to be more dangerous.
/1
January 27, 2026 at 11:48 AM
This is a new one for me. I had to send a load of docs to my lawyer, so I zipped them up.
I got the response zip files are not secure you'll have to send the contents separately.
I can't think of an attack vector purely on the zip file format that would cause extraction to be more dangerous.
/1
I got the response zip files are not secure you'll have to send the contents separately.
I can't think of an attack vector purely on the zip file format that would cause extraction to be more dangerous.
/1
We need to take the term Trump Derangement Syndrome
I propose this is the new definition:
When republicans and supporters of the MAGA movement believe any lie that Donald Trump and his administration say even in the face over overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
I propose this is the new definition:
When republicans and supporters of the MAGA movement believe any lie that Donald Trump and his administration say even in the face over overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
We need to take the term Trump Derangement Syndrome
I propose this is the new definition:
When republicans and supporters of the MAGA movement believe any lie that Donald Trump and his administration say even in the face over overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
I propose this is the new definition:
When republicans and supporters of the MAGA movement believe any lie that Donald Trump and his administration say even in the face over overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
This link preview on the faa tfr website HAS to be a dodge vibe-code special
This link preview on the faa tfr website HAS to be a dodge vibe-code special
tfrweb
```bash
# install dependencies
$ npm install
tfr.faa.gov
January 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
This link preview on the faa tfr website HAS to be a dodge vibe-code special
This link preview on the faa tfr website HAS to be a dodge vibe-code special
Kind of been making a start at this over the weekend, but not gotten as far as I'd like with this wicked head cold.
me reading atproto docs and implementations right now
a computer generated image of a brain with light coming out of it
ALT: a computer generated image of a brain with light coming out of it
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Kind of been making a start at this over the weekend, but not gotten as far as I'd like with this wicked head cold.