The programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff. He builds his castles in the air, from air, creating by exertion of the imagination. Few media of creation are so flexible, so easy to polish and rework, so readily capable of realizing grand conceptual structures.

• Frederick Brooks

I assume the DOJ will pursue the death penalty for the claims adjuster.

Bible sales up 22%? Please tell me this is satire.

Larry is being sarcastic.

Apple’s odometers are fine.

They really go the extra mile to ensure their customers’ unhappiness.

Plot twist: this is just a reversed video of a bear backing up and knocking over a cone.

Good bot

Most LLMs support this. You just have to enable Jive mode.

But what is the word for “knowing what the user wants, blatantly ignoring it and imposing the companies will anyway”?

Enshittification

I’ve been staring at it for five minutes, and I can’t get it to not resolve.

Reschedule? Is it not at 4:20 anymore?

“We need to cut down the insane cycle of churning through personal electronics”

Translation: We need to slow down the pace of innovation!

Yep, and just give them a quick flick at the end to shake off any remaining droplets. Then they’ll dry quickly.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

It’s adult night at the skating rink tonight and I’m going 🛼

For the past year my workout has simply been roller skating. And yes, it is joyous every time!