Chief Oddball
@chiefoddball.bsky.social
Software engineer. Loves the cars you hate. Imported from Detroit.
lol my company is doing another reorg. As usual, it's vague, rushed, and smacks of rearranging deck chairs on the Titantic.
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
lol my company is doing another reorg. As usual, it's vague, rushed, and smacks of rearranging deck chairs on the Titantic.
In the continuing story of the AI circlejerk going on at my company, now part of our team is having AI write their PR descriptions.
The results are piles of overly verbose paragraphs about *what* changed, which say nothing about *why*. So I'm left to guess at the purpose of what I'm reviewing.
The results are piles of overly verbose paragraphs about *what* changed, which say nothing about *why*. So I'm left to guess at the purpose of what I'm reviewing.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
In the continuing story of the AI circlejerk going on at my company, now part of our team is having AI write their PR descriptions.
The results are piles of overly verbose paragraphs about *what* changed, which say nothing about *why*. So I'm left to guess at the purpose of what I'm reviewing.
The results are piles of overly verbose paragraphs about *what* changed, which say nothing about *why*. So I'm left to guess at the purpose of what I'm reviewing.
The definition of success as a corporation in America today seems to be to get a bunch of large business customers, entrench them in your product / service such that it would be very painful for them to leave, and then change your pricing model so that the top users end up having to pay 1000% more.
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The definition of success as a corporation in America today seems to be to get a bunch of large business customers, entrench them in your product / service such that it would be very painful for them to leave, and then change your pricing model so that the top users end up having to pay 1000% more.
When my son saw Office Space for the first time recently, the part he laughed at the most was when Peter's girlfriend broke up with him via answering machine, and she screamed so loud that the answering machine actually vibrated across the desk.
I had never even noticed that detail before.
I had never even noticed that detail before.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
When my son saw Office Space for the first time recently, the part he laughed at the most was when Peter's girlfriend broke up with him via answering machine, and she screamed so loud that the answering machine actually vibrated across the desk.
I had never even noticed that detail before.
I had never even noticed that detail before.
Looking for places where human life still has some modicum of intrinsic value beyond your ability to produce nonstop commercial ROI.
January 29, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Looking for places where human life still has some modicum of intrinsic value beyond your ability to produce nonstop commercial ROI.
There's this guy on our team who is ALL IN on AI shit and he keeps breathlessly posting in our chat about all the new uses he's found for it. I am so beyond sick and tired of hearing about it that I could bitch-slap his ass, but the sad part is, the company wants us all to behave like him.
January 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
There's this guy on our team who is ALL IN on AI shit and he keeps breathlessly posting in our chat about all the new uses he's found for it. I am so beyond sick and tired of hearing about it that I could bitch-slap his ass, but the sad part is, the company wants us all to behave like him.
Some dude at work reaches out to me to ask if I will go inform "the team" (he doesn't say who) about the fact that some software that I have no control over doesn't work the way he wants it to.
Is there something in the air that's making everyone a fucking idiot these days or what?
Is there something in the air that's making everyone a fucking idiot these days or what?
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Some dude at work reaches out to me to ask if I will go inform "the team" (he doesn't say who) about the fact that some software that I have no control over doesn't work the way he wants it to.
Is there something in the air that's making everyone a fucking idiot these days or what?
Is there something in the air that's making everyone a fucking idiot these days or what?
Bing's daily rewards quiz is hilarious today.
What ingredient is traditionally in clam chowder?
One of the choices: clams
Which region is famous for New England clam chowder?
One of the choices: New England
What ingredient is traditionally in clam chowder?
One of the choices: clams
Which region is famous for New England clam chowder?
One of the choices: New England
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Bing's daily rewards quiz is hilarious today.
What ingredient is traditionally in clam chowder?
One of the choices: clams
Which region is famous for New England clam chowder?
One of the choices: New England
What ingredient is traditionally in clam chowder?
One of the choices: clams
Which region is famous for New England clam chowder?
One of the choices: New England
Props to that Ford guy who called out Captain Dunning-Kruger.
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Props to that Ford guy who called out Captain Dunning-Kruger.
I remember when we used to put easter eggs in unit tests and mock-ups to make things fun.
Dude on my team has AI write dad jokes for him and puts those into tests. I want to vomit every time I see them.
Dude on my team has AI write dad jokes for him and puts those into tests. I want to vomit every time I see them.
January 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I remember when we used to put easter eggs in unit tests and mock-ups to make things fun.
Dude on my team has AI write dad jokes for him and puts those into tests. I want to vomit every time I see them.
Dude on my team has AI write dad jokes for him and puts those into tests. I want to vomit every time I see them.
Hard to understate how unnatural it is to be coerced to operate like everything is normal, while we are in the midst of an active fascist takeover.
It's like watching people burn to death in the street outside your window and saying, "but I've got to get these TPS reports done; boss said so"
It's like watching people burn to death in the street outside your window and saying, "but I've got to get these TPS reports done; boss said so"
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Hard to understate how unnatural it is to be coerced to operate like everything is normal, while we are in the midst of an active fascist takeover.
It's like watching people burn to death in the street outside your window and saying, "but I've got to get these TPS reports done; boss said so"
It's like watching people burn to death in the street outside your window and saying, "but I've got to get these TPS reports done; boss said so"
After witnessing some skill-deprived hick asshole try to park his bloated F-150 Raptor today, I think we need to start requiring CDLs for anything larger than a Maverick, because these people don’t have any business driving anything they can’t park between two straight lines.
January 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
After witnessing some skill-deprived hick asshole try to park his bloated F-150 Raptor today, I think we need to start requiring CDLs for anything larger than a Maverick, because these people don’t have any business driving anything they can’t park between two straight lines.
Go Mango is not technically a metallic paint, but it has a subtle gold sparkle in just the right light. I love it.
Anyone who said I’d get tied of orange…nope. Had the car 9 years now. Still smitten.
Anyone who said I’d get tied of orange…nope. Had the car 9 years now. Still smitten.
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Go Mango is not technically a metallic paint, but it has a subtle gold sparkle in just the right light. I love it.
Anyone who said I’d get tied of orange…nope. Had the car 9 years now. Still smitten.
Anyone who said I’d get tied of orange…nope. Had the car 9 years now. Still smitten.
Company's AI bot direct-messages me on chat to remind me that it exists, and I'm having to grab my own fist and shove it back down to my side like Dr. Strangelove to stop myself from telling it shove a chair up its ass.
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Company's AI bot direct-messages me on chat to remind me that it exists, and I'm having to grab my own fist and shove it back down to my side like Dr. Strangelove to stop myself from telling it shove a chair up its ass.
I am historically lazy as well as a storied lardass, so I have surprised even myself with how much I have been enjoying going to the gym on the weekends.
Using that time to binge watch all 20 seasons of Law & Order's original run probably has something to do with it.
Using that time to binge watch all 20 seasons of Law & Order's original run probably has something to do with it.
January 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I am historically lazy as well as a storied lardass, so I have surprised even myself with how much I have been enjoying going to the gym on the weekends.
Using that time to binge watch all 20 seasons of Law & Order's original run probably has something to do with it.
Using that time to binge watch all 20 seasons of Law & Order's original run probably has something to do with it.
Pretty hard to miss this one in the parking lot.
January 2, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Pretty hard to miss this one in the parking lot.
New year, new stuff for the Challenger: AGM battery, cabin air filter, orange Dodge "war paint" logo dust mats, and a fresh wash. Also oiled the squeaky center console lid, finally. All set for cruising during the long weekend--weather looks to be perfect.
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
New year, new stuff for the Challenger: AGM battery, cabin air filter, orange Dodge "war paint" logo dust mats, and a fresh wash. Also oiled the squeaky center console lid, finally. All set for cruising during the long weekend--weather looks to be perfect.
My employer keeps sending simulated phishing emails to try and trip us up. They're always about some new benefit we're purportedly getting.
I've become conditioned to believe that if the company says they're doing something nice for us, it must be a scam.
I've become conditioned to believe that if the company says they're doing something nice for us, it must be a scam.
December 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My employer keeps sending simulated phishing emails to try and trip us up. They're always about some new benefit we're purportedly getting.
I've become conditioned to believe that if the company says they're doing something nice for us, it must be a scam.
I've become conditioned to believe that if the company says they're doing something nice for us, it must be a scam.
RAM prices are so high (thanks AI, and thanks corrupt DRAM consortium) that the already insane cost of PC video cards is set to more than double over the next couple of months. RTX 5090 going from $2K to as much as $5K.
I feel like my current PC needs a life insurance policy. I'm fucked if it dies.
I feel like my current PC needs a life insurance policy. I'm fucked if it dies.
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
RAM prices are so high (thanks AI, and thanks corrupt DRAM consortium) that the already insane cost of PC video cards is set to more than double over the next couple of months. RTX 5090 going from $2K to as much as $5K.
I feel like my current PC needs a life insurance policy. I'm fucked if it dies.
I feel like my current PC needs a life insurance policy. I'm fucked if it dies.
Every time Windows Hello asks me to authenticate, it picks a different method. What'll it be this time? Fingerprint? PIN? Password? Who knows! The entire operating system is a giant fucking race condition and Microsoft doesn't care.
December 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Every time Windows Hello asks me to authenticate, it picks a different method. What'll it be this time? Fingerprint? PIN? Password? Who knows! The entire operating system is a giant fucking race condition and Microsoft doesn't care.
The games that most interest me in Steam sales these days are the quirky VNs and narrative adventures and sims made by small teams. Stuff like Signalis, 1000xResist, Dispatch, Selaco, Easy Delivery Co., et al.
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The games that most interest me in Steam sales these days are the quirky VNs and narrative adventures and sims made by small teams. Stuff like Signalis, 1000xResist, Dispatch, Selaco, Easy Delivery Co., et al.
I'm not sure that management's message of "we got so much accomplished this year that we can't believe it, BTW next year is going to be just as bad and we expect you to use AI instead of asking us to hire more people" was the kind of holiday morale booster leadership hoped it was.
December 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I'm not sure that management's message of "we got so much accomplished this year that we can't believe it, BTW next year is going to be just as bad and we expect you to use AI instead of asking us to hire more people" was the kind of holiday morale booster leadership hoped it was.
What shall I call this? Smokey and the Gladiator? Jeep Y84 special edition?
December 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
What shall I call this? Smokey and the Gladiator? Jeep Y84 special edition?
Three hours into this meeting now. Please kill me.
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Three hours into this meeting now. Please kill me.
Real ones know that neither Calibri nor Times New Roman are cool. We need to go ALL the way back to the 1970s and start using IBM Letter Gothic again. Typed on an actual IBM Selectric typewriter.
December 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Real ones know that neither Calibri nor Times New Roman are cool. We need to go ALL the way back to the 1970s and start using IBM Letter Gothic again. Typed on an actual IBM Selectric typewriter.