https://marcin.floryan.sehttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.sehttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3mfctih3dt226I got this newsletter update from Lufthansa and I kind of like what they do here with explicitly offering an option to unsubscribe. You noticed how the image didn't load, yup, that's how they don't know if I'm reading it. There is some honesty in the message, what do you think?20 Feb 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfctih3dt226https://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3meyfowpci22eWow, it's 2026 and Microsoft Excel still hangs and crashes when a network connection is slow or down?!16 Feb 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyfowpci22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lurrrpkjy22hBats of Bluesky25 Jul 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurrrpkjy22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3ltwi75rg6s2tI sure did not expect Gemini to spill the beans in response to my request for a cooking timer. And yet it did. Maybe it thinks I speak JavaScript. The timer sure works. @kevlin.bsky.social does this quality as one? Software revealing its guts not just in failure? 🤔14 Jul 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwi75rg6s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lrkvatkcsc2vA very thoughtful and informative article on the causes of excessive cost of nuclear energy. https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-bad-science-behind-expensive-nuclear/14 Jun 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrkvatkcsc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lovzemnbsk2nI'm loving the new e-ink displays that are appearing across Stockholm's SL public transport network. They are sharp, clear, work high contrast and low power consumption.11 May 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lovzemnbsk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lo3zpoqptc27I'm a little confused by this information from Gemini about the lack of end-to-end encryption. I'm pretty sure the only reason to not encrypt is do that Google can see the message...01 May 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo3zpoqptc27https://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lnfln53jfk2sListening to the media commentary on the death of Pope Francis I'm surprised by the liberal vs. conservative narrative. I don't hope for another "liberal" pope but a leader who continues the truly traditional work of the Gospel: serving the poor, seeking justice, and building bridges. #HolySea22 Apr 2025 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfln53jfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lnflkm4zvc2sI wonder how much longer we'll get to see #KevlinHenny software failures in the wild. I mean the _revealing_ kind. The new failures of the AI kind tend to be more of the opaque #FailWhale "Something Went Wrong" kinds.22 Apr 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnflkm4zvc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lm56hphlrs2xA smear of butter, a glimpse into chaos. Nature’s fractals show up where we least expect them — even on a knife blade. #Fractal #ChaosTheory #NaturalBeauty06 Apr 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm56hphlrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3llecylozwk27It's kind of cute when speakers at technology conferences create analogies to domains they have no idea about 🤭 I'm sure these analogies work for the majority of participants but feel funny when you know how things actually work in that domain.27 Mar 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3llecylozwk27https://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3ll244hcxac24C'mon MacOS, keep up with the times. Your Activity Monitor is still only showing the CPU chart, what about the GPU?23 Mar 2025 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll244hcxac24https://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lko5zav2gk2kMy friend @hejelin.bsky.social together with @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com are sending out a survey as part of the "Pragmatic Engineer" newsletter. If you are working as an engineer or a manager in technology please take 5-15 minutes and share your perspective. 📋 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGzqM1NOXhqSKSalDkDE47tRLQYoSqOmDg0uNWKpuSZ4JWKg/viewform18 Mar 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lko5zav2gk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lkmzsr2zd22rCongratulations to the Gimp team🥳 And if you want a vector image editor, an Adobe Illustrator alternative, that is free and open source check out Inkscape at https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.4/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2025 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkmzsr2zd22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lkiiunx5n22r”The single most effective habit is the willingness to change your own mind“16 Mar 2025 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkiiunx5n22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lhvvb7tikc2dWhere is generative AI when one needs it... For example to generate the ALT text for photos. It works remarkably well. I want it right in my workflow seamlessly integrated.11 Feb 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvvb7tikc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lhvv77ywak2dPerfect spot to review some #XPconf submissions.11 Feb 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvv77ywak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lhqhbccjac2mInteresting development in the European electricity grid. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lithuania-cuts-russian-power-grid-ties-baltics-prepare-link-with-eu-2025-02-08/09 Feb 2025 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhqhbccjac2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lfrykp45w22g“People fantasize that strong-man rule will be simple and stable, but for everyone except the strong man it is exhausting and destructive.” ~T. Snyder15 Jan 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrykp45w22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lf7qfdu5rk2wStarting the new year with a new 📺 terminal emulator on Mac. I used iTerm for a long time and completely by chance bumped into 👻 ghostty.org. It's written in zig by Mitchell Hashimoto, has just been released and I'm ❤️ loving it. It's fast, os-native and feature-rich with sane defaults. https://ghostty.org/08 Jan 2025 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf7qfdu5rk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3le47pgt7ds2uI just completed ⭐️ all 25 days of 🎄 Advent of Code 2024! This is my annual opportunity to practice blurry-eye coding and have fun solving puzzles. Thank you for putting together all the fun challenges @was.tl #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com https://adventofcode.com/25 Dec 2024 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3le47pgt7ds2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3ldqbvdzejc2yFor the past three months I have tried to take a peek at the future of AI-fuelled software development. The result? A mix of powerful insights, frustrating hiccups, and plenty of learning opportunities. https://marcin.floryan.se/blog/2024/12/ai-in-software-development20 Dec 2024 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqbvdzejc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lct5eirkws2bHumans are full of emotions that can have a very high generative energy. It's such a shame when organisations limit the spectrum of emotions that are engaged to a single one: fear.08 Dec 2024 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lct5eirkws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lckzppb7x22gOne company seems to integrate their IT systems with the help of carrier pigeons. hat else could explain this?!05 Dec 2024 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckzppb7x22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lcky4pc6as2uWe are bombarded with information. Most social platforms keep us in neat and distinct bubbles. Confirmation bias is rampant. Remaining curious and critical is a key skill. Here is a small personal story of confronting one of my own views. https://marcin.floryan.se/blog/2024/12/do-you-trust-your-sources #blog #informationBias05 Dec 2024 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcky4pc6as2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lcfis7nxwc2rI was listening to a nice podcast episode this morning (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yNr9wasC2Pcop41mcIm1Z?si=-cZPu3UkTp29eLdmarNW0g). It's very good and for a moment I caught myself thinking that it sounds like NotebookLM. I'm pretty sure it's not. Uncanny https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yNr9wasC2Pcop41mcIm1Z?si=-cZPu3UkTp29eLdmarNW0g&t=224603 Dec 2024 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfis7nxwc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lbzupkkpvs2hApparently there are still websites (in the UK) that ask you for security questions when you create a new account. Security questions?! Really? Has anyone else seen that recently? I thought that was considered poor security practice28 Nov 2024 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzupkkpvs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcin.floryan.se/post/3lbcxthrjoc2nInternet upgrade arrived. Moving over to WiFi 6 and a more robust gateway. #internet #homeNetwork #UniFi #Ubiquiti19 Nov 2024 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:bdvownanp62eubev575aofed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcxthrjoc2n