Dad. Programmer. Reader.https://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3mew7qfqzr22eI'm not sure that AI is making "cognitive debt" worse, and I'm optimistic that AI can in fact help us mitigate it. https://www.natemeyvis.com/on-cognitive-debt/15 Feb 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mew7qfqzr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3metaa7eky22kDon't underrate the value of reading code that's "flying by." https://www.natemeyvis.com/on-watching-code-fly-by/14 Feb 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3metaa7eky22khttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3merncwni2c2mWhat might an AI-first recipe site look like? Blog post: https://www.natemeyvis.com/what-might-an-ai-first-recipe-site-look-like/ Site: recipes.natemeyvis.com13 Feb 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3merncwni2c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3meqi3v7exk2b12-tabling online poker as an analogy for The New Programming: https://www.natemeyvis.com/new-technology-in-programming-and-poker/13 Feb 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqi3v7exk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3mep2jecm522lProgramming with AI reminds me a bit of 12-tabling online poker in the early days. https://www.natemeyvis.com/new-technology-in-programming-and-poker/12 Feb 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mep2jecm522lhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3mek6rpxitk2eSome notes about context windows: https://www.natemeyvis.com/thinking-about-context11 Feb 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mek6rpxitk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3mehlgftcxc22Some first thoughts on living in a digital world more of my own making: https://www.natemeyvis.com/on-making-ones-own-environment/09 Feb 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehlgftcxc22https://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3meeygrxiac2zSome notes on "coverage tooling" for AI: https://www.natemeyvis.com/coverage-tooling-for-ai/08 Feb 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3meeygrxiac2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3me747r5zps2oHumane, adaptive AI bootstrapping: https://www.natemeyvis.com/humane-adaptive-ai-bootstrapping/06 Feb 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3me747r5zps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3mawg4bpk6k2bNotes on the Helix text editor after using it for two months: https://www.natemeyvis.com/helix-two-months-later/26 Dec 2025 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawg4bpk6k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3m47bslsmas22In some circles this is one of my most contrarian views: https://www.natemeyvis.com/on-having-a-data-object/27 Oct 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47bslsmas22https://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3lwnabzvho22wJumping straight into the deep end on a chilly morning for #LearnedLeague 106.18 Aug 2025 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwnabzvho22whttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3lu5yvlszms26Some thoughts about spaced repetition and scheduling. (Draft: all comments welcome.) https://www.natemeyvis.com/notes-on-spaced-repetition-scheduling.html17 Jul 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu5yvlszms26https://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3ltutc2atzc22If anyone out there is knowledgeable about spaced repetition algorithms and willing to read a draft of a blog post, please let me know! I'd be grateful. Solid knowledge of FSRS and its various constants is particularly useful, but not necessary. (DMs are open, etc.)13 Jul 2025 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltutc2atzc22https://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3ltsqqbld422fWatching some poker on stream for the first time in probably 6 years. (Just what's available free on YouTube.) I don't ever play poker these days, but that didn't keep me from having a bunch of opinions about the very first hand I saw. (J9 / 22 / K8) @thinkingpoker.bsky.social13 Jul 2025 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltsqqbld422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3lkgrhkjlpk26Well, bright side, I get to play a significant match on MD25, and if I'm going to be playing to avoid relegation, this is about as safe as it comes (I'm safe with a win or tie, or LegnerB loss or tie, or OvallesJ loss, or HaanD loss [or maybe tie]). #LearnedLeague15 Mar 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgrhkjlpk26https://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3liu5inurtk2k@cdbarker.bsky.social I'm sure this is a very old observation in APUSH circles, but what are you supposed to do about the start of the Philippine-American War, the Newsboys strike, and so on?23 Feb 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3liu5inurtk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3le34nx7ke22dA good edge case to be in the habit of considering is "what if the back end did nothing but dump all the relevant data to the front end, and the front end did everything else?" Taken literally, it's usually not the best idea, but it's well worth thinking through.24 Dec 2024 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3le34nx7ke22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3le2ounnwlc2tIf your New Year's resolutions will involve learning something, I might be able to help (I've built a spaced repetition system that is ready for alpha users): https://www.natemeyvis.com/zippyflash-is-ready-for-alpha-users.html24 Dec 2024 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2ounnwlc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3le2jgtldc227(Unsurprisingly, ChatGPT is a lot better as a math tutor than a Greek or philosophy tutor.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Dec 2024 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2jgtldc227https://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3le2je7nb6s27Christmas break, day 4: got a little spare time and, in half an hour using ChatGPT as a tutor, made more progress in Galois theory than I previously have in tens of hours of study.24 Dec 2024 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2je7nb6s27https://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3ldy6jpw7qc2uI had overlooked the obvious: this might just be Cursor itself. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Dec 2024 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldy6jpw7qc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3ldy4spfbj22uNew post: how to ramp up (as a software engineer on a new team). www.natemeyvis.com/how-to-ramp-up https://www.natemeyvis.com/how-to-ramp-up23 Dec 2024 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldy4spfbj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3ldw74vpd422tI love Cursor and try to keep up with other genAI-powered coding tools, but haven't explored the natural-language analogues. I just tried ChatGPT's Canvas, and it was promising but buggy and sometimes frustrating. What's the best "Cursor for natural language" tool?22 Dec 2024 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldw74vpd422thttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3lde477efxc2rHello! I’ve been working on a spaced repetition flashcard webapp for a while. I use it every day and it’s about ready for prime time. I’d love alpha / beta users, so if there’s any flashcardable material you want to learn and retain indefinitely, let me know. I’ll happily help you make the cards.15 Dec 2024 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lde477efxc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3lbpp3qicqk2g@thinkingpoker.bsky.social Please excuse me if you've answered this a dozen times (I haven't been on social media), but have you read and/or formed an opinion about _Good Arguments_? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059329953124 Nov 2024 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpp3qicqk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/natemeyvis.bsky.social/post/3lbmrng5hjc2tI might have 15 or so hours to spend studying computers soon. I’d like to go from “the React guy on the team” to “absolute front-end monster.” Any suggestions?23 Nov 2024 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:ise3xnp6obf2xtfvvmdhhp2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmrng5hjc2t