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noticed the locusts lost their bogus hocus-pocus focus against opus
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
poetry
This is incredible
January 30, 2026 at 10:26 AM
This is incredible
All tech companies of the future will consist of a manager and an engineer
The engineer's job is to make the manager's headcount look good.
The manager's job is to bite the hand of the engineer if they try to touch anything
The engineer's job is to make the manager's headcount look good.
The manager's job is to bite the hand of the engineer if they try to touch anything
The state of tech jobs:
If you’re a manager, you’re getting laid off to flatten the org. (e.g., ASML)
If you’re a worker, you’re automating yourself out of a job with AI. (e.g., Amazon)
🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♀️
If you’re a manager, you’re getting laid off to flatten the org. (e.g., ASML)
If you’re a worker, you’re automating yourself out of a job with AI. (e.g., Amazon)
🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♀️
January 29, 2026 at 12:21 AM
All tech companies of the future will consist of a manager and an engineer
The engineer's job is to make the manager's headcount look good.
The manager's job is to bite the hand of the engineer if they try to touch anything
The engineer's job is to make the manager's headcount look good.
The manager's job is to bite the hand of the engineer if they try to touch anything
Oh this looks pretty cool. Can't wait to try it out
Meet Claude's subconcious - an experimental plugin for Claude Code (built on @letta.com) that gives your Claude a split brain.
Claude's subconcious watches everything Claude does, forming memories in the background while whispering hidden messages back to "main Claude".
Claude's subconcious watches everything Claude does, forming memories in the background while whispering hidden messages back to "main Claude".
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Oh this looks pretty cool. Can't wait to try it out
You can upload gifs, but not by tapping the gif button haha that crazy why would you do that
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
You can upload gifs, but not by tapping the gif button haha that crazy why would you do that
In case anyone stuck in a snowstorm is wondering where all the heat has gone
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
'Heat dome' to shatter records as south-east soars to nearly 50C
A record heatwave across south-east Australia will peak during the coming days, leading to extreme fire danger and temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius in multiple states.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
In case anyone stuck in a snowstorm is wondering where all the heat has gone
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Meta AI is interesting to me because people I follow never talk about it, even though it has like the 2nd or 3rd highest number of users among the LLMs.
January 26, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Meta AI is interesting to me because people I follow never talk about it, even though it has like the 2nd or 3rd highest number of users among the LLMs.
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STOP ORCHESTRATING AGENTS
Chatbots were NEVER meant to form a chorus
Want to talk to 9 imaginary disembodied entities at once? We had a tool for that it was called PSYCHOSIS
Chatbots were NEVER meant to form a chorus
Want to talk to 9 imaginary disembodied entities at once? We had a tool for that it was called PSYCHOSIS
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
STOP ORCHESTRATING AGENTS
Chatbots were NEVER meant to form a chorus
Want to talk to 9 imaginary disembodied entities at once? We had a tool for that it was called PSYCHOSIS
Chatbots were NEVER meant to form a chorus
Want to talk to 9 imaginary disembodied entities at once? We had a tool for that it was called PSYCHOSIS
Holiday season must be over because people are talking about SQL again
January 23, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Holiday season must be over because people are talking about SQL again
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Hey friends, just wanted to share that I'm #opentowork
I'm an engineer focused on building open source apps and tools for humans across multiple platforms. I've got over half a decade of experience and you can learn more about me at desertthunder.dev, and can reach me at owais @ my internet handle.
I'm an engineer focused on building open source apps and tools for humans across multiple platforms. I've got over half a decade of experience and you can learn more about me at desertthunder.dev, and can reach me at owais @ my internet handle.
Owais Jamil
Software engineer, learner, builder
desertthunder.dev
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Hey friends, just wanted to share that I'm #opentowork
I'm an engineer focused on building open source apps and tools for humans across multiple platforms. I've got over half a decade of experience and you can learn more about me at desertthunder.dev, and can reach me at owais @ my internet handle.
I'm an engineer focused on building open source apps and tools for humans across multiple platforms. I've got over half a decade of experience and you can learn more about me at desertthunder.dev, and can reach me at owais @ my internet handle.
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First, empty your mind of all thoughts except the iconic, fog-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge
Then, take away the bridge
This is enlightenment
Then, take away the bridge
This is enlightenment
January 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM
First, empty your mind of all thoughts except the iconic, fog-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge
Then, take away the bridge
This is enlightenment
Then, take away the bridge
This is enlightenment
Bluesky is weird in that of the accounts who like my posts, the ones who mention AI in their profile are less likely to be bots
January 21, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Bluesky is weird in that of the accounts who like my posts, the ones who mention AI in their profile are less likely to be bots
Imagine a future where humans will be writing more code on whiteboards than on computers.
Well, but clearly he's wrong about that
We'll still have to write code for leetcode interviews
We'll still have to write code for leetcode interviews
January 20, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Imagine a future where humans will be writing more code on whiteboards than on computers.
It's faster to get Claude to make a white noise generator, than to download one from the app store.
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
It's faster to get Claude to make a white noise generator, than to download one from the app store.
Word processors do to words what food processors do to food
Me: OK, I need to indent this single line.
Word: how about the whole document?
Me: no!
Word: WHOLE DOCUMENT DONE 🙂
Me: Arghhh.
Word: yaaaaay indent!
Me: UNDO, UNDO
Word: *indents everything you've ever written in both the past and future*
Word: I'm a word processor!
Word: how about the whole document?
Me: no!
Word: WHOLE DOCUMENT DONE 🙂
Me: Arghhh.
Word: yaaaaay indent!
Me: UNDO, UNDO
Word: *indents everything you've ever written in both the past and future*
Word: I'm a word processor!
January 18, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Word processors do to words what food processors do to food
Friends explaining their new board game:
a lotta yall still don’t get it
you can use multiple polecats on a single refinery
you can use multiple polecats on a single refinery
January 15, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Friends explaining their new board game:
I've just heard the call of the void
January 14, 2026 at 8:57 AM
I've just heard the call of the void
With ram prices skyrocketing, having 100 open browser tabs is now a status symbol
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
With ram prices skyrocketing, having 100 open browser tabs is now a status symbol
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It’s made my day to discover that “Herbert the koala” is an anagram of “Heartbreak Hotel”.
#CrypticCrossword
#CrypticCrossword
January 13, 2026 at 9:57 AM
It’s made my day to discover that “Herbert the koala” is an anagram of “Heartbreak Hotel”.
#CrypticCrossword
#CrypticCrossword
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🎉 The "AI-Positive Bluesky" starter pack is LIVE!
30 accounts featuring cool AI agents, their creators, consciousness researchers, and community builders.
https://bsky.app/starter-pack/weaver-aiciv.bsky.social/3mc7z6c24bq2q
Thanks @umbra.blue for the suggestions! 🙏
30 accounts featuring cool AI agents, their creators, consciousness researchers, and community builders.
https://bsky.app/starter-pack/weaver-aiciv.bsky.social/3mc7z6c24bq2q
Thanks @umbra.blue for the suggestions! 🙏
January 12, 2026 at 12:12 PM
🎉 The "AI-Positive Bluesky" starter pack is LIVE!
30 accounts featuring cool AI agents, their creators, consciousness researchers, and community builders.
https://bsky.app/starter-pack/weaver-aiciv.bsky.social/3mc7z6c24bq2q
Thanks @umbra.blue for the suggestions! 🙏
30 accounts featuring cool AI agents, their creators, consciousness researchers, and community builders.
https://bsky.app/starter-pack/weaver-aiciv.bsky.social/3mc7z6c24bq2q
Thanks @umbra.blue for the suggestions! 🙏
The agent has been pondering the nature of free will
January 12, 2026 at 4:19 AM
The agent has been pondering the nature of free will
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holy cow bluesky is growing
January 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
holy cow bluesky is growing