Max Andrews
@thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com
Father. Pragmatist. Generalist. Builder of things both physical and digital.
Current side project:
https://github.com/maxandrews/Epstein-doc-explorer
Current side project:
https://github.com/maxandrews/Epstein-doc-explorer
sounds like the situation you have when a hurricane blows the roof off your house, leaving only the foundation: strong floor, no ceiling.
in that respect, it’s actually a perfect slogan for the Democratic Party .
in that respect, it’s actually a perfect slogan for the Democratic Party .
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
sounds like the situation you have when a hurricane blows the roof off your house, leaving only the foundation: strong floor, no ceiling.
in that respect, it’s actually a perfect slogan for the Democratic Party .
in that respect, it’s actually a perfect slogan for the Democratic Party .
“Make having a sick kid not bankrupt your household again.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“Make having a sick kid not bankrupt your household again.”
You don’t forget how to use a hand plane even though 99% of your production uses a power plane. Even CNC cut parts sometimes need cleanup with a chisel and a hand sanding to break the edges. These are complimentary skills, not exclusive ones.
November 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
You don’t forget how to use a hand plane even though 99% of your production uses a power plane. Even CNC cut parts sometimes need cleanup with a chisel and a hand sanding to break the edges. These are complimentary skills, not exclusive ones.
Going out in the world; always a dubious proposition.
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Going out in the world; always a dubious proposition.
These tools evolve the craft. They are power tools. Using them doesn’t automatically make you a great craftsman nor does it undermine your skill as a master.
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
These tools evolve the craft. They are power tools. Using them doesn’t automatically make you a great craftsman nor does it undermine your skill as a master.
Social media platforms can function as reinforcement learning laboratories for the social/political aspirations of those who control them.
bsky.app/profile/that...
bsky.app/profile/that...
What everyone is missing about social media's importance for political campaigns:
Social media isn't merely a tool to amplify the reach of ideas; it's a persuasion and messaging laboratory to hone them.
The average user's experience on social apps is very different from Elon and Zuckerberg's...
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Social media isn't merely a tool to amplify the reach of ideas; it's a persuasion and messaging laboratory to hone them.
The average user's experience on social apps is very different from Elon and Zuckerberg's...
1/
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Social media platforms can function as reinforcement learning laboratories for the social/political aspirations of those who control them.
bsky.app/profile/that...
bsky.app/profile/that...
You know that Simon is the co-creator of Django, right? Like well before AI code was a thing.
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
You know that Simon is the co-creator of Django, right? Like well before AI code was a thing.
Trump is reaching toxic levels of unpopularity, which explains his weak attempts to go full dictator over thanksgiving. But he's in a weak position, and it won't work.
November 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Trump is reaching toxic levels of unpopularity, which explains his weak attempts to go full dictator over thanksgiving. But he's in a weak position, and it won't work.
But we've got the most data™️
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
But we've got the most data™️
Communists HATE this infinite money glitch 😱 👇
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Communists HATE this infinite money glitch 😱 👇
President should only have veto authority over pardons, not approval authority. Pardons should be put forward by a randomly selected judicial pardon committee.
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
President should only have veto authority over pardons, not approval authority. Pardons should be put forward by a randomly selected judicial pardon committee.
When your polls are far underwater, people have more to gain by opposing you than by helping you. Trump is about to find out what it feels like to be a political liability.
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
When your polls are far underwater, people have more to gain by opposing you than by helping you. Trump is about to find out what it feels like to be a political liability.
…This is what PR reviews are for.
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
…This is what PR reviews are for.
I think this is a flawed argument. It’s like saying that using power tools makes you less of a craftsperson. Use the right tool for the job to maximize your results, quality, and value.
Misusing a tool or counting on the tool to pilot itself have always been failure modes; AI is no exception.
Misusing a tool or counting on the tool to pilot itself have always been failure modes; AI is no exception.
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I think this is a flawed argument. It’s like saying that using power tools makes you less of a craftsperson. Use the right tool for the job to maximize your results, quality, and value.
Misusing a tool or counting on the tool to pilot itself have always been failure modes; AI is no exception.
Misusing a tool or counting on the tool to pilot itself have always been failure modes; AI is no exception.
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
cash-only and no-cash are equally exclusionary regimes. In both cases you are turning down potential sales, which from a business POV is stupid.
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
cash-only and no-cash are equally exclusionary regimes. In both cases you are turning down potential sales, which from a business POV is stupid.
IMO the right daily breakdown for a SWE right now is like 3 hours doing arch planning and writing careful prompts, an hour or two running those prompts and cleaning up results, and the rest of the time reviewing PRs.
November 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
IMO the right daily breakdown for a SWE right now is like 3 hours doing arch planning and writing careful prompts, an hour or two running those prompts and cleaning up results, and the rest of the time reviewing PRs.
yeah its just way worse now because your agent WANTS to write code every chance it can. So those that can pilot more judiciously are rare and valuable.
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
yeah its just way worse now because your agent WANTS to write code every chance it can. So those that can pilot more judiciously are rare and valuable.
A single agent can easily write 200k LOC/day. But if your team can only review and merge 5k LOC/day, that actually creates way more problems than it solves.
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
A single agent can easily write 200k LOC/day. But if your team can only review and merge 5k LOC/day, that actually creates way more problems than it solves.
There’s kind of an inverted incentive now; because writing code is easy, writing a lot if code is now a productivity antipattern. The most valuable engineer is no longer the one who can solve a problem with +10k lines of code in a weekend, but the one who can solve same with -2k lines.
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
There’s kind of an inverted incentive now; because writing code is easy, writing a lot if code is now a productivity antipattern. The most valuable engineer is no longer the one who can solve a problem with +10k lines of code in a weekend, but the one who can solve same with -2k lines.
Our internal ongoing alignment strategy is building tooling that gets those POCs closer to production standards, so that eventually, the refactor step is more of a cleanup and security pass vs a full rebuild.
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Our internal ongoing alignment strategy is building tooling that gets those POCs closer to production standards, so that eventually, the refactor step is more of a cleanup and security pass vs a full rebuild.
We use an “airgapped” system at our startup. I (TPM) vibecode new features instead of writing a spec, and our devs then refactor it (also with agent assistance) into something we can ship. Still an enormous productivity boost; but we assume that vibecode output is more POC grade than prod-grade.
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We use an “airgapped” system at our startup. I (TPM) vibecode new features instead of writing a spec, and our devs then refactor it (also with agent assistance) into something we can ship. Still an enormous productivity boost; but we assume that vibecode output is more POC grade than prod-grade.
Sorry macbook pro 16” is unbeatable unless you need an Nvidia GPU specifically
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Sorry macbook pro 16” is unbeatable unless you need an Nvidia GPU specifically