Bressain Dinkelman
@bressain.bsky.social
Pronounced Bressen 😅. Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Father of 4. I've been accused of acting my age on occasion.
Also post on Mastadon at https://techhub.social/@bressain
Also post on Mastadon at https://techhub.social/@bressain
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Glenn Beck teed off on Utah Republican legislators, calling them "hypocrites" for packing the Utah Supreme Court and warning it could be the end of the Republic.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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‘End of the republic’: As Utah Republicans change state courts, Glenn Beck calls them ‘hypocrites’
As Utah Republicans continue their campaign of reshaping the state’s judicial system this week, Glenn Beck derided them as “hypocrites.”
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February 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Glenn Beck teed off on Utah Republican legislators, calling them "hypocrites" for packing the Utah Supreme Court and warning it could be the end of the Republic.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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“Software reliability is down across the industry; failure rate is up: and batch size is up.” @lauratacho.com + @nathenharvey.bsky.social
Basically, AI is generating larger changes (batch size) and we know from research (eg DORA) that larger batch size tends to result in exactly this!
Basically, AI is generating larger changes (batch size) and we know from research (eg DORA) that larger batch size tends to result in exactly this!
February 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
“Software reliability is down across the industry; failure rate is up: and batch size is up.” @lauratacho.com + @nathenharvey.bsky.social
Basically, AI is generating larger changes (batch size) and we know from research (eg DORA) that larger batch size tends to result in exactly this!
Basically, AI is generating larger changes (batch size) and we know from research (eg DORA) that larger batch size tends to result in exactly this!
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Tensions are high as signature gatherers clash with opponents of the bid to repeal Prop 4 and restore the Legislatures ability to gerrymander. In a handful of cases, police have been called.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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‘Decline to sign’ volunteers and GOP-paid signature gatherers clash during Prop 4 repeal effort
Utah Gov. Cox calls for respect for signature gatherers as ‘Decline to sign’ volunteers and GOP-paid gatherers clash during Prop 4 repeal effort.
www.sltrib.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Tensions are high as signature gatherers clash with opponents of the bid to repeal Prop 4 and restore the Legislatures ability to gerrymander. In a handful of cases, police have been called.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Newly released footage of Greg Bovino giving ICE goons PERMISSION to wreak havoc on the citizens of Los Angeles.
“Arrest as many people that touch you as you want to… Everybody fucking gets it if they touch you… It’s all about us now, it ain’t about them… This is our fucking city…”
“Arrest as many people that touch you as you want to… Everybody fucking gets it if they touch you… It’s all about us now, it ain’t about them… This is our fucking city…”
January 29, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Newly released footage of Greg Bovino giving ICE goons PERMISSION to wreak havoc on the citizens of Los Angeles.
“Arrest as many people that touch you as you want to… Everybody fucking gets it if they touch you… It’s all about us now, it ain’t about them… This is our fucking city…”
“Arrest as many people that touch you as you want to… Everybody fucking gets it if they touch you… It’s all about us now, it ain’t about them… This is our fucking city…”
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Posting this Charlie Kirk quote for no reason…
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Posting this Charlie Kirk quote for no reason…
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So theaters are doing this new thing where they mix previews with ads. And people wonder why the industry is dying.
January 10, 2026 at 10:35 PM
So theaters are doing this new thing where they mix previews with ads. And people wonder why the industry is dying.
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
I've read about this phenomenon, and now I believe it: In the hands of good engineers, LLMs are a multiplier for good. In the hands of mid engineers, LLMs are a multiplier for mediocrity and bugs.
January 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I've read about this phenomenon, and now I believe it: In the hands of good engineers, LLMs are a multiplier for good. In the hands of mid engineers, LLMs are a multiplier for mediocrity and bugs.
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Welcome back to work everyone. Now go fix your stuff.
Seems like every other site/service I've tried to use today is having issues.
Seems like every other site/service I've tried to use today is having issues.
January 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Welcome back to work everyone. Now go fix your stuff.
Seems like every other site/service I've tried to use today is having issues.
Seems like every other site/service I've tried to use today is having issues.
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Doing the right thing when it’s obvious is good management.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Doing the right thing when it’s obvious is good management.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
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Whenever I see a prediction on how AI will result in fewer hours worked, I think of AI startups:
They have no budget limit on how much devs can spend on AI (so they spend a TON)
And yet, their devs tend to work MORE than anywhere else though... to outcompete other AI startups!!
They have no budget limit on how much devs can spend on AI (so they spend a TON)
And yet, their devs tend to work MORE than anywhere else though... to outcompete other AI startups!!
December 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Whenever I see a prediction on how AI will result in fewer hours worked, I think of AI startups:
They have no budget limit on how much devs can spend on AI (so they spend a TON)
And yet, their devs tend to work MORE than anywhere else though... to outcompete other AI startups!!
They have no budget limit on how much devs can spend on AI (so they spend a TON)
And yet, their devs tend to work MORE than anywhere else though... to outcompete other AI startups!!
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
One of these days someone is going to respond to one of my "Hello there"'s this way, and it's going to be the best day.
#StarWars #PrequelMemes
#StarWars #PrequelMemes
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
One of these days someone is going to respond to one of my "Hello there"'s this way, and it's going to be the best day.
#StarWars #PrequelMemes
#StarWars #PrequelMemes
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
I am genuinely hyped
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I am genuinely hyped
D&C 134 is more important now than ever for #ChurchOfJesusChrist members. This administration is heading towards Christian Nationalism. It won't end well for us, or anyone really.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/script...
#Politics
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/script...
#Politics
Doctrine and Covenants 134
A declaration of belief regarding governments and laws in general, adopted by unanimous vote at a general assembly of the Church held at Kirtland, Ohio, August 17, 1835. Many Saints gathered together ...
www.churchofjesuschrist.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
D&C 134 is more important now than ever for #ChurchOfJesusChrist members. This administration is heading towards Christian Nationalism. It won't end well for us, or anyone really.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/script...
#Politics
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/script...
#Politics
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Can’t see any reason for sw engineers to choose Windows with this weird direction they are doubling down on
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Can’t see any reason for sw engineers to choose Windows with this weird direction they are doubling down on
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.