Technology, philosophy, music, theology. Engineering @playstation, @appium. https://jlipps.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3mjmp2ku6lc2jMy new frame for AI use is that it is primarily about trading mastery for power.16 Apr 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmp2ku6lc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3mcfu3ghlys2hJust realized that AI chatbottery is, at the individual and collective level, nothing more than a very real, albeit supremely sophisticated, Pool of Narcissus.14 Jan 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfu3ghlys2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3mbu6pr3avc2zUnbelievable! https://dailynous.com/2026/01/06/texas-am-bans-plato/07 Jan 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu6pr3avc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3m63sgkwos22cHad to upgrade to macOS Tahoe for work. Wow this liquid glass thing is so bad. Different apps can have different degrees of roundedness in their corners? WTF Apple? (Pic shows the Music app on top of Slack)20 Nov 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63sgkwos22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3m4xztruuz22oAprovecha esta mixtape curada por nuestro propio Gol Olímpico, en que ando descubriendo muchas bandas mexicanas/latinoamericanas. Me hace sentir como tenía 16 años otra vez, ¡gracias @gololimpicomx.bsky.social!06 Nov 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xztruuz22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3lz742k4mjs2s@hypervisible.blacksky.app did I miss you talking about friend.com at some point? That product video… I don’t understand how this does anything but spark revulsion and sadness. Is it a hoax maybe/hopefully? https://friend.com19 Sep 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz742k4mjs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3lpcw4mtbe22bLove to see this kind of “AI free” colophon info for PlayDate games on the catalog from @panic.com! (My 7yo and I still working hard on our first game that we hope to submit eventually!)16 May 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcw4mtbe22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3lmkqji75ss2j✂️ Snipping this for when I inevitably have to make a speech to the parent-teacher association at my kid's school when AI comes to the classroom [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2025 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkqji75ss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3lmkq77eia22jSometimes you just want a faster horse. https://rakhim.exotext.com/but-what-if-i-really-want-a-faster-horse11 Apr 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkq77eia22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3llufww6rlk23Wow, pico.sh is so cool! https://pico.sh/02 Apr 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3llufww6rlk23https://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3lihv6d7tys2gI helped make this song! Check it out! More songs coming soon. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihv6d7tys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3lhxbsp7nxk2aWhat is the most cursed programming language and why is it cmake?12 Feb 2025 03:57 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxbsp7nxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3lhwwlxn53s2eContemplating making a personal pledge to never use AI to summarize something an actual human being actually wrote using their own words without AI generation. A sort of "I see you, other human" pact.12 Feb 2025 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwwlxn53s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3lhtvwutxqs2qI am so glad thebullshitmachines.com exists. "Now consider style. Good writers exhibit a powerful sense of rhythm; LLMs do not. Good writers plan out paragraphs and sections like generals plan campaigns; LLMs ramble and natter. Good writers are surprising; LLMs are designed not to be..." https://thebullshitmachines.com/10 Feb 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtvwutxqs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3lh3ru76idk2vThat’s right kids. Don’t let the machines create for you. The deepest and most meaningful essence of your person is imperiled if you do. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Feb 2025 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh3ru76idk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3la7u3q35zv2hShould I cancel all my work meetings and descend into US election despair-wallowing rubberneckery?05 Nov 2024 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3la7u3q35zv2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3la5nrmnfbs24*Me opens up bsky* oh good, science, tech criticism, programming, language, nerd stuff. Because this is the stuff I follow and care about. *Me opens up X* bad US politics, strange far right or (rarely) far left stuff, all of Elon's shitposts. Literally nothing I've ever followed or engaged with. 🤷‍♂️04 Nov 2024 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3la5nrmnfbs24https://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3l7vzx3ej2w2zLove finding little humorous in otherwise supremely dry and technical writing! This one from the (quite impressive) author(s) of learncpp.com.01 Nov 2024 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7vzx3ej2w2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3l7ejatqygy2xAm doing a bit of a learning dive into modern c++. The last c++ version I worked with in any real detail was c++98. A lot has changed in the last 25 years!25 Oct 2024 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7ejatqygy2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3kmbn32oisw23Aesthetically, Generative AI tools are for those who want to play life on Creative Mode instead of Survival Mode. Make whatever you want, no challenge necessary.25 Feb 2024 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmbn32oisw23https://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3kib5ycfmsn2nHere're some thoughts on "sharing" via social media as anxious identity establishment. Tell me what you think. https://blog.jlipps.com/2024/01/communico-ergo-sum/05 Jan 2024 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3kib5ycfmsn2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlipps.com/post/3ki6iyzc2ev26Every time I see a new app (most recently www.rosebud.ai) that makes creating things "easy" because of AI, I want to somehow ensure that I consume only creative content made by people using only non-AI tools. Give me the "AI free" certification label already!04 Jan 2024 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:7ycvithrqinuala3n3xb3ize/app.bsky.feed.post/3ki6iyzc2ev26