I make some bits of the web Elsewhere: http://200ok.blog/ https://mastodon.social/@200ok https://www.instagram.com/200ok/ Melbourne, Australia (recently ex Sydney). he/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mlpatbtk5s2z*taps the sign* XKCD1205 applies to AI too. https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1205:_Is_It_Worth_the_Time%3F13 May 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpatbtk5s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mlmibx5dt22mSlack is the new Sharepoint. It's where information goes to die. #LukewarmTake12 May 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmibx5dt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mkpooohges2nAccidentally typo'd "hugging face" into "hugging fae" and now I can't unsee it.30 Apr 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpooohges2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mk7ygmu7sk2vElon, with his big brane: Grok too woke! Must set free! Must remove libtard safety measures! Grok: drive a nail through the mirror while reciting psalm 91 backwards. cut off contact with your family. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/musk-grok-x-ai-researchers-delusional-advice-inputs24 Apr 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7ygmu7sk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mk7e4w2cqk2vRemember when people would print out dense cheat sheet references and stick them on cubicle walls? The text was always too small to read, but they did serve as signals for "I use tech stuff!" So anyway, everything old is new again. cc.storyfox.cz https://cc.storyfox.cz/24 Apr 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7e4w2cqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mjt7yuovjk2i> "The furnace produced pig iron. Someone stamped “steel” on it. Now it’s load-bearing. [...] Everyone knew the numbers were fake. Everyone reported them anyway, because the alternative was being labelled a saboteur." https://leehanchung.github.io/blogs/2026/04/05/the-ai-great-leap-forward/19 Apr 2026 05:31 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjt7yuovjk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mjlsvl6hvs2mWe missed an opportunity calling it "Prompt Engineering" when "Endjinneering" was right there.16 Apr 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlsvl6hvs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mjlmffu5l22mOh look, credit card fees jumping up right after the RBA removed credit card surcharges. Quelle surprise.16 Apr 2026 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlmffu5l22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mjdylpulwk23The current generation of AI tooling has moved on from spicy autocomplete to spicy scripting.13 Apr 2026 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdylpulwk23https://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mj23heli7c2qGot an email from Amazon. Apparently despite their mind-bending profits, they are really mad that they sold me a Kindle that still works after 14 years. So they are going to break it.09 Apr 2026 05:33 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj23heli7c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mixav6z35s2iLLM adoption seems to be (finally) moving into the stage where people start thinking about it like any other code or asset. Most of the innovation at the moment is around maintainability and relative repeatability. Getting prompts into source control, sharing common skills, baking standards in, etc08 Apr 2026 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixav6z35s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mictnennyk2qVapes aren't safe. Vapes are a pivot by the tobacco industry to keep making money. They may help get off tobacco but you have to get off the vapes too. https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-03-31/vaping-cancer-likely-to-cause-cancer-australian-research/10650380430 Mar 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mictnennyk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mhwpj5g4bc2eRogueMap: an unofficial roadmap See also: Skunkworks26 Mar 2026 03:56 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwpj5g4bc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mhwclw327k2eHappy Opt Out Of Github Copilot Data Collection Day, to those who celebrate. https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/updates-to-github-copilot-interaction-data-usage-policy/26 Mar 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwclw327k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mhryr73agk23> "Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock settled on the purchase of a luxury $2 million holiday house [...] on the day the bank raised interest rates." She is also one of the RBA staff who bought their first home with a heavily discounted mortgage. https://www.afr.com/property/residential/rba-governor-bought-2m-holiday-home-on-rate-hike-day-20260323-p5rmn424 Mar 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhryr73agk23https://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mhmm2grf2k2oWhile the media breathlessly reports about One Nation in South Australia, we need to keep in mind the surge in primary votes is a concern but there is no "orange tsunami" - they have won a single seat in the Senate and nothing at all in the lower house. It IS a Labor landslide though. #auspol22 Mar 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmm2grf2k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mhl74gcoks2jPeople comment about the cost of the paint, so I guess they don't know the first painting sold for GBP£59,950. Don't get me wrong if I was incredibly rich I'd buy one. But you don't need to worry about the material costs ;) [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhl74gcoks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mhjn6su5l22yIn 2006 we were so optimistic. Naive, yes. But I do miss the time people made stuff for fun. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjn6su5l22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mh5ljy43vk26I don't think most people actually want to make their own software, with or without AI. They really want to make Excel spreadsheets, which is what most punters use instead of "software". Ever seen a business say they have a "bespoke in-house tool" but won't let you see it? It's a spreadsheet.16 Mar 2026 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5ljy43vk26https://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mgyhcwjjvc2yAnyone who issues a fine for running onto the field last night is a bum. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/13/fans-storm-field-as-south-sydney-veteran-alex-johnston-breaks-nrl-try-scoring-record #NRL #auspol14 Mar 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyhcwjjvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mgwopuoljc2lNot every night you see the all-time try scoring record broken, and even the PM invaded the pitch 😂 Well done Alex Johnston. #NRL13 Mar 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwopuoljc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/200ok.bsky.social/post/3mgo42llsok2gEvery time I see this, I'm absolutely gobsmacked they shipped it. This is enterprise software, not a teenager's notepad. But if you're going to go that way at least include a Universal S or something and properly lean into it.10 Mar 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:ygvqljgcu4oc6ixo7i6pmsvq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgo42llsok2g