I'm an airline pilot and solopreneur building software between flights, turning firsthand experience into tools that make work better for others in aviation. Lives in Seoul. https://iamjoshcarter.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mvojcqbyjs2dTeaching my son to use the shift key instead of toggling Caps Lock in monkeytype.17 Sep 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvojcqbyjs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mtjhaq3x3c2lBummer, InstantDB is being shut down. It was so cool - you could get a real-time database up in minutes. You could stream LLM responses to the DB and just watch that row from a web client. I built a realtime Facebook groups clone in like half a day. Really too bad they couldn't monetize.20 Aug 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjhaq3x3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3msjnvkc2m22x"Spitecoding" - vibecoding and publishing an open source migration utility for an enterprise service after being screwed over by the weaponized incompetence of their customer support systems07 Aug 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjnvkc2m22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3msjnpskg622x@thdxr.com my son's super old laptop's wifi card keeps dropping out, and he looks at me yesterday, and goes, "Maybe we should have opencode look at it?" This kid doesn't know what Microsoft Word is.07 Aug 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjnpskg622xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mr73qaosz22dAnthropic gives $100 in credit to use Fable, so I try it out with a short session. It immediately burns $10 in tokens. If they think I'm going to pay for Fable (or Claude) using API prices they're insane.22 Jul 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr73qaosz22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mr2iukwaws2oIn the not too distant past, only the aristocracy could read and write. Will AI over-reliance make reading and writing niche skills taught only to the children of well resourced families?20 Jul 2026 04:54 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2iukwaws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mq6wefy7yc2gInteresting that there is a lot of popular AI written software but no popular AI written books.09 Jul 2026 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6wefy7yc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mott2lech22c2 episodes into State of Agentic Coding podcast - really enjoying it. One word to describe it: pragmatic. Props to @benv.ca @mitsuhiko.at https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/state-of-agentic-coding/685026622 Jun 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mott2lech22chttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mnf3gntpxs2jAutomorphic software is a system whose operational structure, deployment topology, and evolutionary path are generated from and continuously reconciled against an internal, self-maintained model.03 Jun 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf3gntpxs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mn5btvgxkc2kCorrelation / causation aside, it's interesting that I have 2 hand coded projects that people find useful enough to pay money for and about 10 vibe coded projects that people pay me $0 for.31 May 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5btvgxkc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mn467kwra22kTinkering with web apps that have the capability to modify and extend themselves. Bundle an AI harness with a fullstack framework like Nuxt on a cloud VM. I can prompt the app and it will write custom scripts, create new data visualizations on new pages, and rebuild and redeploy itself.30 May 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn467kwra22khttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3ml67n4h76s2nFirst session of the season at the local surf wave park today. Related LLM query: "should I be discouraged that i am still bad at my hobby after 10 years?"06 May 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml67n4h76s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mkoqsg7mxk2cCoding on the road this week in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Guangzhou. Almost all maintenance. What's it called when you vibe code with the only goal of increasing robustness and maintainability?30 Apr 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoqsg7mxk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mk363q3xrk2nsibling-index() and @starting-style on everything22 Apr 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk363q3xrk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mjmd7apvec2kI got an early invite to ui.sh by the team that built @tailwindcss.com Really neat tool already, but it burns tokens in Claude code. If you have a Github copilot subscription, you can install the same MCP server, and an entire design pass in Opus can be done in a single request - really efficient! https://ui.sh16 Apr 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmd7apvec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3miacyebjcs2vHeard a passing reference to @antfu.me on @syntax.fm @vite.dev (+) episode by @w3cj.com - basically saying that he is blocked from migrating to this awesome new toolchain because oxfmt cannot replicate the stylistic rules that antfu's eslint flat config provides. me too! https://youtu.be/A673RO0xnjs?t=1891 https://youtu.be/A673RO0xnjs?t=1741&si=q80nr5rIk11YjeK229 Mar 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3miacyebjcs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mgya67izzc2kI didn't want to have to spend my weekend rewriting my personal blog using @voidzero.dev , but here we are.14 Mar 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgya67izzc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mefq6rigi22jYou ever think maybe you should just use Firebase?09 Feb 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefq6rigi22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mduflkhunc27@npmx.dev feels like Vue. I mean, it is Vue (Nuxt) but it also FEELS like Vue. If you know what I mean.02 Feb 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduflkhunc27https://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mdhtzic6ek2aDo I subscribe to @github.com Copilot for another year, or switch to @anthropic.com Claude code? I am really productive with Opus using Copilot, but understand that I may be missing out on... something.28 Jan 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhtzic6ek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mcnxpuy2as2xIt's 2023, and I'm writing my new cyberpunk novel. "Github copilot CLI is now available on Opencode. I wonder if I could use it with sprites.dev if I plug in the built in claude skills. Gonna vibe code a new character in my agent orchestror. Token burn rate up to 1 million per hour." https://sprites.dev18 Jan 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcnxpuy2as2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mbvtk3v4722i400 comments on HN about using tailscale, tmux, and codex/claude code to code on your phone. @warp.dev be like 👀 VC backed terminal looking for an exit? Next acquisition target for Anthropic after @bun.sh? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4651745808 Jan 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvtk3v4722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mbpp6nfv7c24What exactly are people building with all these agent orchestrators? More agent orchestrators? Are there really so many features you are building simultaneously that you need 3/5/10 agents working at the same time?06 Jan 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbpp6nfv7c24https://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mbgiaoaotk22My first post on my new personal website explains how this rambling tool was born. https://iamjoshcarter.com/articles/maybe-your-ai-needs-an-avatar02 Jan 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbgiaoaotk22https://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mbf6r3mvo22eI spent dead week learning about self hosting using @coolify.io . It gives me a lot of respect for the engineering required at @cloudflare.social and @vercel.com and @netlify.com . It's really impressive that they created these secure, easy to use systems that abstract away all this complexity.01 Jan 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbf6r3mvo22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mawlyczyek2aNew landing page! (Built in #Nuxt). Pivoting to custom software services for small to medium sized businesses. It better reflects the type of work I'm doing. www.acroroster.com27 Dec 2025 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawlyczyek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3mal6oa3pts24I just disabled all of my self hosted AI powered automations. The convenience is not worth the potential security implications.22 Dec 2025 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mal6oa3pts24https://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3m7yao3dacc2dAre typos in an email now a sign of respect? Like virtue signaling your human effort by demanstrating you arent using an LLM?14 Dec 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7yao3dacc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshcarter.bsky.social/post/3m7shmhejp22kI do all my own customer support, but I need a little help these days. Using @coolify.io, I took 5000 customer support emails, put them in a vector database, and setup #AI to generate draft emails. They still need a human touch, but it's a few less times I need to write "Please restart the app."12 Dec 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:3ujk4chbhpr73dfka27pvtg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7shmhejp22k