Ben Bowers
@benrbowers.bsky.social
Software developer building things I think are cool
www.benbowers.net
github.com/benrbowers
"I have been a hunter of peace, chasing the elusive mayfly known as love." - Vash the Stampede
www.benbowers.net
github.com/benrbowers
"I have been a hunter of peace, chasing the elusive mayfly known as love." - Vash the Stampede
Me at the dentist this this morning:
AAAHHHHH
February 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Me at the dentist this this morning:
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Marvelling at the homies as they glow through the vast never ending darkness
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Marvelling at the homies as they glow through the vast never ending darkness
Can't figure out if I'm more shocked by the fractalating, mix-and-match biology of planet Kiln, or the fact that Adrian Tchaikovsky just used the word "yeet" lol
February 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Can't figure out if I'm more shocked by the fractalating, mix-and-match biology of planet Kiln, or the fact that Adrian Tchaikovsky just used the word "yeet" lol
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guy 2: return of guy
February 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
guy 2: return of guy
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Saw your man getting scooped up and pinned to a styrofoam board for scientific study
February 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Saw your man getting scooped up and pinned to a styrofoam board for scientific study
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If you have multiple interests, you don’t pick one.
Pick one ~season.
90 days. One output. One audience.
Then rotate.
Pick one ~season.
90 days. One output. One audience.
Then rotate.
February 3, 2026 at 4:51 AM
If you have multiple interests, you don’t pick one.
Pick one ~season.
90 days. One output. One audience.
Then rotate.
Pick one ~season.
90 days. One output. One audience.
Then rotate.
You doing that task will likely encode all the information you were going to provide anyways, right into the project itself.
Don’t think too hard about who does what. Just move.
#Codex #Opus #Agents
Don’t think too hard about who does what. Just move.
#Codex #Opus #Agents
AI and time saving: If the amount of time it takes to give an AI the context it needs to complete a given task is about the same or more than just doing that task yourself, then you should just do it yourself.
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
AI and time saving: If the amount of time it takes to give an AI the context it needs to complete a given task is about the same or more than just doing that task yourself, then you should just do it yourself.
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
AI and time saving: If the amount of time it takes to give an AI the context it needs to complete a given task is about the same or more than just doing that task yourself, then you should just do it yourself.
Not to the point of a full Ralph Wiggum loop yet.
But just thinking with that mindset is helping me use these tools better.
If there's a list of similar tasks to be done, have the model put it's learnings in an md file. Then just pass it that md file over and over again.
#ChatGPT #Codex
But just thinking with that mindset is helping me use these tools better.
If there's a list of similar tasks to be done, have the model put it's learnings in an md file. Then just pass it that md file over and over again.
#ChatGPT #Codex
January 27, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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I’m fighting evil using my good nature and incorruptible heart, along with a vast array of powers
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I’m fighting evil using my good nature and incorruptible heart, along with a vast array of powers
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So in many ways the job of the programmer is what it always was
Claude Opus can do pretty much any well-defined task. The job is now defining the task.
a few years ago everyone thought the new job would be prompt engineer, that only a special few would know the secret whispers to get good results
and now I just say 'do the thing' and it goes off and nails it perfectly
and now I just say 'do the thing' and it goes off and nails it perfectly
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
So in many ways the job of the programmer is what it always was
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MOMMY: peekaboo!!!
BABY (wise): this too shall pass
BABY (wise): this too shall pass
January 4, 2026 at 3:24 AM
MOMMY: peekaboo!!!
BABY (wise): this too shall pass
BABY (wise): this too shall pass
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A first beta of my 2D game library Karl2D is now available: github.com/karl-zylinsk...
It's raylib-like, written in Odin, has emscripten-free web builds and easy to modify.
It's raylib-like, written in Odin, has emscripten-free web builds and easy to modify.
GitHub - karl-zylinski/karl2d: Odin 2D game library. Beginner friendly and easy to modify.
Odin 2D game library. Beginner friendly and easy to modify. - karl-zylinski/karl2d
github.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM
A first beta of my 2D game library Karl2D is now available: github.com/karl-zylinsk...
It's raylib-like, written in Odin, has emscripten-free web builds and easy to modify.
It's raylib-like, written in Odin, has emscripten-free web builds and easy to modify.
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ME: (first day practicing Bug Law) May it please the Court—
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
December 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
ME: (first day practicing Bug Law) May it please the Court—
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
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how about "auld" acquaintances learn spelling and grammar. how about that
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
how about "auld" acquaintances learn spelling and grammar. how about that
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His guard is down. It’s time to drag the Grinch out of his den and finish this
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
His guard is down. It’s time to drag the Grinch out of his den and finish this
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(daft punk One More Time voice) Auld Lang Syne
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
(daft punk One More Time voice) Auld Lang Syne
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Long time unc first time chopped
December 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Long time unc first time chopped
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i could be 30,000 feet underwater inside a submarine with barely enough room to move, but instead i choose to be up here making movies about the blue guys i thought up and nobody fucking respects me for it
December 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
i could be 30,000 feet underwater inside a submarine with barely enough room to move, but instead i choose to be up here making movies about the blue guys i thought up and nobody fucking respects me for it
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Who up doing an unexpected action at the function!
December 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Who up doing an unexpected action at the function!
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Don’t trust some app. Give ME all your contacts and I’ll tell you if your friends are on here.
December 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Don’t trust some app. Give ME all your contacts and I’ll tell you if your friends are on here.
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Day 5 of #DBZmas!
Dr. Gero's creations the Androids, these partly inorganic cybernetic beings once took over the world in one timeline leading to Future Trunks going back in time to prevent this dark future.
Who is your favorite Android in Dragon Ball?
Dr. Gero's creations the Androids, these partly inorganic cybernetic beings once took over the world in one timeline leading to Future Trunks going back in time to prevent this dark future.
Who is your favorite Android in Dragon Ball?
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Day 5 of #DBZmas!
Dr. Gero's creations the Androids, these partly inorganic cybernetic beings once took over the world in one timeline leading to Future Trunks going back in time to prevent this dark future.
Who is your favorite Android in Dragon Ball?
Dr. Gero's creations the Androids, these partly inorganic cybernetic beings once took over the world in one timeline leading to Future Trunks going back in time to prevent this dark future.
Who is your favorite Android in Dragon Ball?
✅ Half way there
✅ Livin' on a prayer
I just completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6
✅ Livin' on a prayer
I just completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6
Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025
adventofcode.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
✅ Half way there
✅ Livin' on a prayer
I just completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6
✅ Livin' on a prayer
I just completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6