Zach
@determinism.dev
Software engineer @eleventhhour.games, metalhead, Padres fan, generative AI hater.
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Which is to say: I'll continue following you and supporting your, as I value your tech insights as much as I roll my eyes for the Claude posts (which are very obviously not written for me as an audience)
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Which is to say: I'll continue following you and supporting your, as I value your tech insights as much as I roll my eyes for the Claude posts (which are very obviously not written for me as an audience)
While I disagree with your stated position (I refuse to use generative AI in any capacity, especially at work), the fact that you've already received some abusive, strictly adversarial comments 5 minutes after posting is why I agree that there can't be real conversations about it online, which sucks
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 PM
While I disagree with your stated position (I refuse to use generative AI in any capacity, especially at work), the fact that you've already received some abusive, strictly adversarial comments 5 minutes after posting is why I agree that there can't be real conversations about it online, which sucks
That ending moved me to tears. Thank you for your work, Andy. May Muzahir live a long, happy life and make the amends he seeks.
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
That ending moved me to tears. Thank you for your work, Andy. May Muzahir live a long, happy life and make the amends he seeks.
unrivaled thumbnail game
January 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
unrivaled thumbnail game
This is the same for where I grew up in the IE - not close enough to SD to be scorned by the move, not close enough to LA to root for the Rams when they returned.
January 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
This is the same for where I grew up in the IE - not close enough to SD to be scorned by the move, not close enough to LA to root for the Rams when they returned.
just caught the vod, congrats on the win!
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
just caught the vod, congrats on the win!
Exempt per the official release: github.blog/changelog/20...
"Runner usage in public repositories will remain free. There will be no changes in price structure for GitHub Enterprise Server customers."
"Runner usage in public repositories will remain free. There will be no changes in price structure for GitHub Enterprise Server customers."
Coming soon: Simpler pricing and a better experience for GitHub Actions - GitHub Changelog
On January 1, 2026, GitHub will reduce the price of GitHub-hosted runners by up to 39% depending on the machine type used. The free usage minute quotas will remain the…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Exempt per the official release: github.blog/changelog/20...
"Runner usage in public repositories will remain free. There will be no changes in price structure for GitHub Enterprise Server customers."
"Runner usage in public repositories will remain free. There will be no changes in price structure for GitHub Enterprise Server customers."
The "we don't know how" bit is a reference, specifically to a tweet about humans not knowing how to build cathedrals any more: knowyourmeme.com/memes/my-fat...
My Father-In-Law Is A Builder / We Can't, We Don't Know How To Do It | Know Your Meme
My Father-In-Law Is A Builder is a phrasal template tweet format originating from Christian commentator and Twitter user Jeremy Wayne Tate in mid-2023. The
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November 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The "we don't know how" bit is a reference, specifically to a tweet about humans not knowing how to build cathedrals any more: knowyourmeme.com/memes/my-fat...
I appreciate the nuance here - let me amend my statement from "appear pro-Trump/Republican" to "appear naive about US politics". I agree that Dems have been corporately captured as he claims (see: shutdown vote, the GENIUS act), but faith in modern Republicans to fight for citizen's rights is inane
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I appreciate the nuance here - let me amend my statement from "appear pro-Trump/Republican" to "appear naive about US politics". I agree that Dems have been corporately captured as he claims (see: shutdown vote, the GENIUS act), but faith in modern Republicans to fight for citizen's rights is inane
Here's some tweets from that make him appear pro-Trump/Republican, which he (allegedly mistakenly) sent from the Proton account rather than his own personal account: archive.ph/LlbSj
I still use the full Proton Suite with this knowledge, but it's certainly not "untrue" that Andy tweeted the above
I still use the full Proton Suite with this knowledge, but it's certainly not "untrue" that Andy tweeted the above
archive.ph
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Here's some tweets from that make him appear pro-Trump/Republican, which he (allegedly mistakenly) sent from the Proton account rather than his own personal account: archive.ph/LlbSj
I still use the full Proton Suite with this knowledge, but it's certainly not "untrue" that Andy tweeted the above
I still use the full Proton Suite with this knowledge, but it's certainly not "untrue" that Andy tweeted the above
Anyway, Wild Dark Shore was a really fun read, enjoyed it quite a bit
August 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Anyway, Wild Dark Shore was a really fun read, enjoyed it quite a bit
Discord communities with dedicated book channels have filled that void for me more recently, but I'm at the whims of these particular strangers having read the book I just finished, not the entire internet of fellow readers, and that bums me out
August 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Discord communities with dedicated book channels have filled that void for me more recently, but I'm at the whims of these particular strangers having read the book I just finished, not the entire internet of fellow readers, and that bums me out