@garden-gnome.bsky.social
I tweet into the abyss so that if I ever become (in)famous people will know where I stood.
Father, software dev guy, 3d printer nerd...
squatting on http://openhatemail.com which I'll probably never use because who needs that hatred
Father, software dev guy, 3d printer nerd...
squatting on http://openhatemail.com which I'll probably never use because who needs that hatred
23+ years ago I studied Fourier transformations. I have absolutely forgotten everything about them and the maths associated.
It brings me no joy that I now need this knowledge to identify oscillations in complex signals
It brings me no joy that I now need this knowledge to identify oscillations in complex signals
February 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
23+ years ago I studied Fourier transformations. I have absolutely forgotten everything about them and the maths associated.
It brings me no joy that I now need this knowledge to identify oscillations in complex signals
It brings me no joy that I now need this knowledge to identify oscillations in complex signals
Honestly the reporting on xAI is non-existent in Aus.
Also stupid that talented people are getting fired.
Also stupid that talented people are getting fired.
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Honestly the reporting on xAI is non-existent in Aus.
Also stupid that talented people are getting fired.
Also stupid that talented people are getting fired.
I occasionally get panned at work for being cautious when estimating dev work.
1. Estimates are always wrong
2. Today I'm really getting smashed because some features are taking a few days longer.
This is the sort of crap that will cause me to look for a new career #devlife
1. Estimates are always wrong
2. Today I'm really getting smashed because some features are taking a few days longer.
This is the sort of crap that will cause me to look for a new career #devlife
February 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I occasionally get panned at work for being cautious when estimating dev work.
1. Estimates are always wrong
2. Today I'm really getting smashed because some features are taking a few days longer.
This is the sort of crap that will cause me to look for a new career #devlife
1. Estimates are always wrong
2. Today I'm really getting smashed because some features are taking a few days longer.
This is the sort of crap that will cause me to look for a new career #devlife
I worked at Lonely Plant for years. LP could have become an awesome version of Trip Advisor. Very hard to change an editorial publisher to be a digital company open to the masses.
Anyway perhaps editorial travel books will have a comeback!
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/t...
Anyway perhaps editorial travel books will have a comeback!
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/t...
AI on Australian travel company website sends tourists to nonexistent hot springs | CNN
An AI-generated blog on a tour company’s website has landed tourists in hot water — and not the kind they were looking for — after it emerged the “tranquil” northern Tasmania hot springs it recommende...
edition.cnn.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I worked at Lonely Plant for years. LP could have become an awesome version of Trip Advisor. Very hard to change an editorial publisher to be a digital company open to the masses.
Anyway perhaps editorial travel books will have a comeback!
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/t...
Anyway perhaps editorial travel books will have a comeback!
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/t...
www.githubstatus.com
Is this legit associated to github? I mean after a bunch of searching probably because status.github.com redirects to here...
Honestly though when shits broken I don't want to be questioning if the status information is legit
Is this legit associated to github? I mean after a bunch of searching probably because status.github.com redirects to here...
Honestly though when shits broken I don't want to be questioning if the status information is legit
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
www.githubstatus.com
Is this legit associated to github? I mean after a bunch of searching probably because status.github.com redirects to here...
Honestly though when shits broken I don't want to be questioning if the status information is legit
Is this legit associated to github? I mean after a bunch of searching probably because status.github.com redirects to here...
Honestly though when shits broken I don't want to be questioning if the status information is legit
Regarding X, Grok, child abuse material and revenge porn.
Whoa that’s a lot, I hope I never get so jaded that this sentence seems normal.
I sent the attached message to my Prime Minister and well his team completely ignored the substance.
Whoa that’s a lot, I hope I never get so jaded that this sentence seems normal.
I sent the attached message to my Prime Minister and well his team completely ignored the substance.
February 1, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Regarding X, Grok, child abuse material and revenge porn.
Whoa that’s a lot, I hope I never get so jaded that this sentence seems normal.
I sent the attached message to my Prime Minister and well his team completely ignored the substance.
Whoa that’s a lot, I hope I never get so jaded that this sentence seems normal.
I sent the attached message to my Prime Minister and well his team completely ignored the substance.
Hoping to get time in the next few days to give this a shot.
Demo launch going too smoothly! Time to open up to a larger audience. Any fans of #MechWarrior2, #Battletech, or #MegaMek looking for a new game to try? pillbuggames.itch.io/drop-command
Drop Command by PIllBugGames
Mech and Combined Arms Combat on a grand scale!
pillbuggames.itch.io
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Hoping to get time in the next few days to give this a shot.
I think it is great that #github labels support emoji's! It is a nice feature.
What isn't nice is github actions still not supporting:
- parallel steps
- group emails notifications on build failure
- GHA cache (it just doesn't work)
Cheap gets this company a LONG way. I'm so close moving #devlife
What isn't nice is github actions still not supporting:
- parallel steps
- group emails notifications on build failure
- GHA cache (it just doesn't work)
Cheap gets this company a LONG way. I'm so close moving #devlife
January 28, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Playing Terra Invicta and even on easy it
- kicks my arse
- and is a massive slog
Honestly I have a personal skill issue with this game. In that I suck and the aliens always win
- kicks my arse
- and is a massive slog
Honestly I have a personal skill issue with this game. In that I suck and the aliens always win
January 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Playing Terra Invicta and even on easy it
- kicks my arse
- and is a massive slog
Honestly I have a personal skill issue with this game. In that I suck and the aliens always win
- kicks my arse
- and is a massive slog
Honestly I have a personal skill issue with this game. In that I suck and the aliens always win
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One week until the campaign demo! You will be able to try out the early game and expand through a solar system. Join us on January 30th (Friday of next week) to check out our Mech combat 4x empire builder! #indiegame #gamedev
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 AM
One week until the campaign demo! You will be able to try out the early game and expand through a solar system. Join us on January 30th (Friday of next week) to check out our Mech combat 4x empire builder! #indiegame #gamedev
I played this game a lot a kid.
I'm most nostaglic about the mini-game used to create your character. That was fun.
I'm most nostaglic about the mini-game used to create your character. That was fun.
Dusk of the Gods by Event Horizon Software (1991 - MS-DOS) is an RPG game which happen in Norse mythology right before the epic battle of Ragnarök at the end of the world in which we are a fallen warrior tasked by Odin to change the destiny of the war!
#gaming #retrogaming
youtu.be/Eew_SMV9gKA
#gaming #retrogaming
youtu.be/Eew_SMV9gKA
Event Horizon Software - Dusk of the Gods - 1991
YouTube video by Nap'n'Retrogaming
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 7:33 AM
I played this game a lot a kid.
I'm most nostaglic about the mini-game used to create your character. That was fun.
I'm most nostaglic about the mini-game used to create your character. That was fun.
When will Trump jump from tariffs to sanctions?
Honestly the western world isn't ready for the chaos of Microsoft, Google et. being forced to switch off services.
Gov clouds gone overnight.
Nuclear but so is the shit going on right now
Honestly the western world isn't ready for the chaos of Microsoft, Google et. being forced to switch off services.
Gov clouds gone overnight.
Nuclear but so is the shit going on right now
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
When will Trump jump from tariffs to sanctions?
Honestly the western world isn't ready for the chaos of Microsoft, Google et. being forced to switch off services.
Gov clouds gone overnight.
Nuclear but so is the shit going on right now
Honestly the western world isn't ready for the chaos of Microsoft, Google et. being forced to switch off services.
Gov clouds gone overnight.
Nuclear but so is the shit going on right now
How does a human with the role of 'Product Manager' keep themselves motivated?
Narrator: Jerome is carding up a feature that is complex and boring as fuck. He would almost prefer to give himself a Prince Albert
#devlife
Narrator: Jerome is carding up a feature that is complex and boring as fuck. He would almost prefer to give himself a Prince Albert
#devlife
January 16, 2026 at 12:14 AM
How does a human with the role of 'Product Manager' keep themselves motivated?
Narrator: Jerome is carding up a feature that is complex and boring as fuck. He would almost prefer to give himself a Prince Albert
#devlife
Narrator: Jerome is carding up a feature that is complex and boring as fuck. He would almost prefer to give himself a Prince Albert
#devlife
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Everything is really scary and horrible, and on the utter flipside, we made these really adorable valentines.
The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.
But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.
Get 'em at SquidFacts.net
The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.
But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.
Get 'em at SquidFacts.net
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Everything is really scary and horrible, and on the utter flipside, we made these really adorable valentines.
The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.
But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.
Get 'em at SquidFacts.net
The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.
But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.
Get 'em at SquidFacts.net
Just watched the new 'Red Sonja' and it was fun. Maybe 7 out of 10 if you are in the mood.
January 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Just watched the new 'Red Sonja' and it was fun. Maybe 7 out of 10 if you are in the mood.
Hmm perhaps there is a chance that something happens regarding grok and the child sexual abuse material archive.md/2026.01.11-0...
archive.md
January 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Hmm perhaps there is a chance that something happens regarding grok and the child sexual abuse material archive.md/2026.01.11-0...
I noticed auto-correct being off in Gmail. I wonder if they have the balls to turn it off in docs as well!
“The trade-off is that turning off the Gemini AI features will also turn off some of Gmail's other embedded legacy features, including autocorrect, spell check, desktop notifications, and package tracking.”
Gmail's new Gemini AI features can be turned off, but there's a catch
The email app used by over 3 billion people is turning on new artificial intelligence features by default. Here's how to turn them off.
www.wcnc.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I noticed auto-correct being off in Gmail. I wonder if they have the balls to turn it off in docs as well!
It truly disgusts me that Australian government agencies both state and federal are still using this site.
Not to mention the fact that MPs and senators have a presence there.
Not to mention the fact that MPs and senators have a presence there.
Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds
Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds
AI tool also used to undress image of woman killed by ICE agent in US, says research
Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok has been used to create sexually violent and explicit video content featuring women, according to new research, as the British prime minister added to condemnation of images it has created.
Grok has also been used to undress an image of Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in the US on Wednesday, and to portray her with a bullet wound in her forehead. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM
It truly disgusts me that Australian government agencies both state and federal are still using this site.
Not to mention the fact that MPs and senators have a presence there.
Not to mention the fact that MPs and senators have a presence there.
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Updating the mech cockpits with more detail. Below is the Armadillo light mech new/old cockpit views. Also a sneak peek at the new planet Belisarius, home planet of the (barely) edible fungus that feeds half the star cluster. #indiegamedev #gamedev
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Updating the mech cockpits with more detail. Below is the Armadillo light mech new/old cockpit views. Also a sneak peek at the new planet Belisarius, home planet of the (barely) edible fungus that feeds half the star cluster. #indiegamedev #gamedev
Tailwind CSS in financial troubles github.com/tailwindlabs...
It will be annoying (for me) if they have to shutdown... Whatever your view on 'just use CSS' tailwind have made a big impact
It will be annoying (for me) if they have to shutdown... Whatever your view on 'just use CSS' tailwind have made a big impact
feat: add llms.txt endpoint for LLM-optimized documentation by quantizor · Pull Request #2388 · tailwindlabs/tailwindcss.com
Add /llms.txt endpoint that serves a concatenated, text-only version of all Tailwind CSS documentation pages optimized for Large Language Model consumption.
Extract text from MDX files, removing J...
github.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Tailwind CSS in financial troubles github.com/tailwindlabs...
It will be annoying (for me) if they have to shutdown... Whatever your view on 'just use CSS' tailwind have made a big impact
It will be annoying (for me) if they have to shutdown... Whatever your view on 'just use CSS' tailwind have made a big impact
The #localstack team have decided to drop the free community edition. I get that they need companies using them to move to the paid plans. I'm not against paying.
Trouble is we commit to CI early and often. The cost to get enough `CI credits` is a lot. Like close to my annual AWS Bill #devlife
Trouble is we commit to CI early and often. The cost to get enough `CI credits` is a lot. Like close to my annual AWS Bill #devlife
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The #localstack team have decided to drop the free community edition. I get that they need companies using them to move to the paid plans. I'm not against paying.
Trouble is we commit to CI early and often. The cost to get enough `CI credits` is a lot. Like close to my annual AWS Bill #devlife
Trouble is we commit to CI early and often. The cost to get enough `CI credits` is a lot. Like close to my annual AWS Bill #devlife
"When making changes to software, please self review the change from a users perspective and check that it makes sense."
This has always sounded so easy to me!
#First_PR_of_2026_is_going_great #devlife
This has always sounded so easy to me!
#First_PR_of_2026_is_going_great #devlife
January 4, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"When making changes to software, please self review the change from a users perspective and check that it makes sense."
This has always sounded so easy to me!
#First_PR_of_2026_is_going_great #devlife
This has always sounded so easy to me!
#First_PR_of_2026_is_going_great #devlife
The headline here! So misleading.
He isn't loosing 66 million. He is paying taxes. Mostly to the USA government. And he is still walking away with 74 million...
He isn't loosing 66 million. He is paying taxes. Mostly to the USA government. And he is still walking away with 74 million...
December 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The headline here! So misleading.
He isn't loosing 66 million. He is paying taxes. Mostly to the USA government. And he is still walking away with 74 million...
He isn't loosing 66 million. He is paying taxes. Mostly to the USA government. And he is still walking away with 74 million...
Marketing guy gets security questions. Uses an LLM to generate a response and sends it back to the customer. CC'ing me as the security tzar. I read that document and blind rage ensues.
TLDR security documentation should:
- match reality
- be precise
- not verbose
- reference source material
TLDR security documentation should:
- match reality
- be precise
- not verbose
- reference source material
December 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Marketing guy gets security questions. Uses an LLM to generate a response and sends it back to the customer. CC'ing me as the security tzar. I read that document and blind rage ensues.
TLDR security documentation should:
- match reality
- be precise
- not verbose
- reference source material
TLDR security documentation should:
- match reality
- be precise
- not verbose
- reference source material
I've supported the Melbourne Holocaust Museum a number of times. A supporter connection survey just arrived in the mail. Sent before the horror of Bondi.
The violence and hatred, it is NOT OK.
The violence and hatred, it is NOT OK.
December 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I've supported the Melbourne Holocaust Museum a number of times. A supporter connection survey just arrived in the mail. Sent before the horror of Bondi.
The violence and hatred, it is NOT OK.
The violence and hatred, it is NOT OK.