PRQL Evangelist, Chief Excel Officer, MAD* Scientist, Pythonista, Rustacian (*: ML, AI, Data)https://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3mg57fzj4pk2dHow does AI feel about all those "Let us know you're human" banners?03 Mar 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg57fzj4pk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3m7f5hrv7cs2loilwell.app Highly recommended 🌈 https://oilwell.app07 Dec 2025 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7f5hrv7cs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3m4uhjxqfb22yThis is awesome! The only thing better than being spoilt for choice is not having to choose at all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Nov 2025 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4uhjxqfb22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3m4sk7um6sc26Lol 🦆🚀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Nov 2025 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4sk7um6sc26https://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3m4rzgwgkx227https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_Voice,_and_Loyalty "... is an influential treatise written by Albert O. Hirschman. The work hinges on a conceptual ultimatum that confronts consumers in the face of deteriorating quality of goods and services: either exit or voice."04 Nov 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4rzgwgkx227https://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3m4ryoaaxcc27I like this: https://notes.eatonphil.com/2025-11-03-an-individual-can-change-an-organization.html04 Nov 2025 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ryoaaxcc27https://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3m4nw3higts27Why wouldn't you play your favourite song on repeat until the marginal utility of one more play is less than that of the next best song? Neurotypicals are so weird!02 Nov 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nw3higts27https://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3m46ijxoqs22lI only had a brief look but I quite like the look of this: https://github.com/johannschopplich/toon27 Oct 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46ijxoqs22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3m2772omqls2eFor anyone wondering about F3, here are links to the paper and current HackerNews discussion: pdf: https://db.cs.cmu.edu/papers/2025/zeng-sigmod2025.pdf HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45437759 I haven't read it yet but based on the abstract and authors (incl. Wes McKinney & Andy Pavlo), I will be reading it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2025 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2772omqls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lzihsdb4gd2mGrindr outage during Charlie Kirk memorial buff.ly/nJuwZ88 2024: Grindr outage during Milwaukee RNC buff.ly/JELMirt 2008: Sydney brothels say pope’s visit will help business buff.ly/Ez96mBe I guess the story of the Pharisees just hit different for me. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/22/2344925/-Grind-e-r-outages-corresponding-to-Kirkapalooza-and-not-causal23 Sep 2025 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzihsdb4gd2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lz7nfifcb22wI've cancelled my @filmandseries.bsky.social subscription. "Sorry kids, but that orange 🤡 on TV is why we can't have nice things." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-protest-disney-abc-burbank19 Sep 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7nfifcb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lyn7zkqync27How do you pronounce Biemlfdlkk? https://www.economist.com/business/2025/09/11/how-do-you-pronounce-biemlfdlkk-the-brands-lost-in-translation12 Sep 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyn7zkqync27https://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lycspg7iua2fWatching the F1 Grand Prix at Monza, Italy this weekend, i was struck by how much the Parabolica resembles one half of the Circus Maximus. Le plus ca change, le plus c'est la meme chose!08 Sep 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lycspg7iua2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lvyn5vf77c2wCompromise is the shared hypotenuse of the conjoined triangles of success.09 Aug 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvyn5vf77c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lvgrpjii5k2n* Rome's Senate approved sweeping constitutional changes on the Ides of February, allowing for an indefinite dictatorial term and extending it to a lifetime appointment.02 Aug 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgrpjii5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lre4mwizok23And HN thread here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44247835 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lre4mwizok23https://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lqxrwgduz22yYes, and how many years must a mountain exist Before it is washed to the sea? Yes, and how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see? #ee2a35 #000000 #ffffff #00973606 Jun 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxrwgduz22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lqirjqchi22nThe journey of learning often feels like an intimate, and sometimes difficult, conversation. What follows are two voices in that dialogue An homage to #TheNational and #Rust # Hey Rust, I think I know just what the feeling is snth.prose.sh/hey_rust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osv71FQ0quY31 May 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqirjqchi22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3lpcoewfm7s2cFriday evening vibe (coding? optional) https://youtu.be/VcvPwGbP-Qk?si=hZm8hDnWNYbmof6D16 May 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcoewfm7s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbrandt.bsky.social/post/3loxnb7ta6c24Only came to my attention today so it's a day late but I found this a beautiful message well worth the short read: https://neurodivergentinsights.substack.com/p/a-mothers-day-holding-place-for-the12 May 2025 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:jnhjsag6i3jryo7yqvimlqdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxnb7ta6c24