Ads @ StackAdapt. Creator of torontoverse.com. A prolific programmer who loves local data. Ex Google Ad Manager, mDialog.https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mwoovl5ui22gThey’re cutting service on Via Rail between Ottawa and Toronto that is not encouraging for future of a very expensive high-speed rail project between these cities. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/via-rail-to-cut-service-to-guildwood-malton-stations-and-reduce-eastern-ontario-service-sparking-outcry/article_ab6611b9-fc17-48ea-8e54-7d7d1e88c4c3.html29 Sep 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoovl5ui22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mw7r3xk3hk27Every AI-generated system design diagram has too much detail. The sweet spot remains: a struggle with Google Drawings where you give up early cause it sucks.23 Sep 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7r3xk3hk27https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3musobobsh22hMonarch butterflies everywhere this year.05 Sep 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3musobobsh22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mu2r2iomh22iMost years there so little rain my well is dry all of July and August. This year there’s been so much rain my septic field can’t drain.27 Aug 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2r2iomh22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mrueufc4ys2jIs the titular Mr Jones a real guy or just a Tyler Durden-esque creation of Adam Duritz that’s what I need to know.30 Jul 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrueufc4ys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mnuxvkil6s2gFound this gem of a flower in the forest behind my house. What a treat.09 Jun 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuxvkil6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mnhmwyncvk2jPutting “v1” in your API path when you have just one version of your API is and has always been weird. Never seen it pay off; it’s like a premature abstraction.04 Jun 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhmwyncvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mmmdibo4wc2gWill I ever prefer to talk to a chatbot rather than just read some text on a screen push a button? A lot of people believe I will.24 May 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmdibo4wc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mmao2tpvls2dReal ones will immediately recognize this as Quinte Mall in Belleville. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmao2tpvls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mkjkce7wlc2cMaybe you haven’t subscribed to @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social yet. You should if only because right now there’s an extremely heartfelt two-part deep dive into the RTB ecosystem that’s really accessible. You need to subscribe for the juicy details!28 Apr 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjkce7wlc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mjlb6nyavk2nWhy isn’t the GitHub mobile app better? I mean that seriously: big company, obvious opportunity. Who dropped the ball?16 Apr 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlb6nyavk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mjay6262322yGmail AI is telling me to replace the word “cadre” with “group” in an email I’m writing. It’s telling me this is gonna “improve word choice”.11 Apr 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjay6262322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mj2vrh7fys2dIf I were mayor of NYC, I would just walk around the city all day thinking “damn, I’m the mayor” and that would be great. NYC is great for walking. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2vrh7fys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mijfda4rkc2vWhat’s going on with SWE recruitment right now? My LinkedIn is on fire like it’s 2021. I had a serious recruiter call my actual phone yesterday with a hundred questions for a “secret employer” hiring a “director of AI” in Toronto.02 Apr 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijfda4rkc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mih65mwc522wGot a bottle of Original Vetiver, now I smell like the 2000s and it’s great.01 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih65mwc522whttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mhqbh2isjs2wIn race to, uh, accelerate with AI the “more work creators” are so far ahead of the “existing work completers” it’s making me cry.23 Mar 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqbh2isjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mhawbhuk7c2fEngineers, don’t let Claude cook your brain. It’s know it’s happening, look around you.17 Mar 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhawbhuk7c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mfr6nc5ycc27Just because you have the ability make any piece of custom software you want doesn’t mean you have any idea what to make. It’s a big problem.26 Feb 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfr6nc5ycc27https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mejteoakpk2bObviously, I use LLMs a lot in my day to day development work—we all do. I definitely see productivity benefits. But it feels like the way I use them is completely idiosyncratic to my work-style. At this point, I can’t give anyone else advice on how to use them. I just know how I use them.10 Feb 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejteoakpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3me4zuntjnk2iReplaced my own car battery today. Felt great. CX-5 is officially back and running again.05 Feb 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4zuntjnk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mdnm4vnzuc2kCanadian first for me. It was so cold this morning that my CX-5 would not start.30 Jan 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnm4vnzuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3mcq7qjab3s2c1) They didn’t even include the parking garage revenue here. 2) If the square is expected to make money we gotta talk about the branding. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jan 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcq7qjab3s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3m4mkqykjn22tDoesn’t matter who wins. This game is for anyone who loves baseball. What a series.02 Nov 2025 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mkqykjn22thttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3m3uh5dimpc2wI love interviewing senior software engineers. So many people have built such amazing things, real clever stuff. But, basically no one understands it so they can never truly talk or brag about it in their normal life. I love getting paid to hear those stories.23 Oct 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3uh5dimpc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3m3b3svcdxk22If you’ve ever lost someone, it’s impossible not be moved by this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3b3svcdxk22https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3m2taajdht224Incredible news for kids who love podcasts. https://current.org/2025/10/apmg-sells-brains-on-podcast-to-co-creators/10 Oct 2025 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2taajdht224https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3m2sc32pqvs2zNewfoundland [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2025 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2sc32pqvs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3m22yf5ywjc2kThis guy, just chillin’ on my lawn. Not scared of me at all.30 Sep 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22yf5ywjc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdinn.bsky.social/post/3lytlec4vns2mSay what you will about Jimmy, the man knows how to go viral 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2025 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:fppeios5wpatp2k7yeque2li/app.bsky.feed.post/3lytlec4vns2m