Have my step dad’s memorial today on zoom. Will get to hear from so many people whose lives were positively impacted by him.

I got AI to help me understand the current AI situation (is it a bubble or not): "Here's what makes this moment weird: AI can simultaneously be not a bubble and still represent peak growth for certain tech sectors. Why? Because AI is destroying as much as it's creating."

Damn, checking in on Twitter, I know where to find all the fascists.

if you use google apps for domains — this still applies! i did that thing where i went to tech support and made them turn off gemini for the entire organization my work gmail still had this shitty "AI" scanning feature enabled today

Was that a small quake, Chch?

I had this discussion with Claude yesterday, and it seems to default to Junior dev meaning it does not test its own code. It will now behave like a senior plus testing its own code before giving it to me.

Nows the time to share all the trans joy stories we can find. Let's amplify the good and crush those government fuckers.

Another Dunner Stunner!

I've managed to deploy my code to github, very stoked! Took a minute, but I got Claude to act like a senior dev instead of a novice (it admitted as much) to help me debug and get it over the line. Fun! #uxdesign #designerwhocodes

FFS.

With all this talk of asset sales, shouldn't the current coalition be trying to increase rather than decrease the value of those services?

I highly recommend doing a google search on your name and reporting any incorrect images. I have noticed it creates AI images for things like my LinkedIn profile. Dumb.

Tonight in Lyttelton:

Figma Make is amazing, gets rid of the Prototype Noodles (manually wiring up individual mockups). I do realise Figma stole Sketch's UI, which to me feels a bit dodgy.

Figma Make: the biggest shift in UX/UI since Sketch uxdesign.cc/figma-make-t...

The “Memento Mori” video has been out for a week. Have you seen it? Link in thread. ⬇️

⚓️ New Article: Open source is still broken

Don't buy Starbucks ANYTHING while workers are on strike!

I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient! Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...

How did the @foofighters get that massive drum sound on My Hero? Producer Gil Norton &engineer Brad Cook at Grandmaster Studios in Hollywood, Dave Grohl recorded two drum kits in two completely different spaces a cement room and a parking garage to create that huge, echoing roar.

I can understand now why older people shout at the clouds. We've done this all before, people, and it always goes the same way. Insanity by its very definition. *Looking at you new bus card system.* Why not just roll out Snapper nationwide?

Read my latest post! nathanielflick.com/code-and-dev...

Morning morning. Grateful to have another day to try my best. It’s been a struggle lately but one win is finishing the weatherboards on the east side of the house.

Check out Magnalith! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMAS...

Ok, back to normal programming ...

The US government right now ...

Pissed off skeets today. The economy and politics are getting to me.

Guy Fawkes - still the dumbest holiday with the most idiotic origin story. Why do we still celebrate it?!

@cferdinandi.bsky.social I can't believe I only just now found you on Blue Sky! :) You should put your handle in your emails, which I read religiously, by the way. I'm learning more and more I lean toward ADD/ADHD and really prefer remote work! Keep up the good work.

It's too bad the idea of Remote work seems to have been lost now that we're several years past covid lockdowns.

UNPROMPTED VALIDATION 😍😍😍

NZ needs jobs and equality. Current government is subverting both.

Some interesting thoughts here about the state of NZ's economy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=roLk...

Checkout PacMan on Google (screen just before you search): searchplayground.google/pacman/hallo...

I lost a friend to alcohol yesterday. It really hurts because he and I had great conversations, the kind I dream of, and he taught me so much about music mixing and mastering and life itself. Shedding a tear today for Pete. :(

Fuk Ice.

Life these days feels wasted down, frantic and empty. We pay the same money for half the benefit.

My brilliant friend Noël (developer, designer, composer, producer, synthesist, recording artist, photographer, more) made these posters for his new Sonica music platform. They’re all over Amsterdam at the moment. Check it!

Will your side of the hill be more sheltered than town? #Oct23storm

New Zealand is Luxon's cash grab/retirement plan/golden parachute.

This thread is about the three main ways you can support me running Rights Aotearoa. Things are going really well for us as an advocacy group, and we are being welcomed into spaces where real change is being made. A coffee tip would be great to show your support.

nathanielflick.com/ux-musings/p... #ux #uxdesign #product

Leave it to Luxon to kill jobs in New Zealand and then blame us workers for being lazy.

We have lost another musical genius.

I didn't have the heart to tell someone that the word "abject" does not have a positive connotation.

#Bass Player #Limp Bizkit #Sam Rivers #The Soul #The Sound

My updated battle station:

I don’t even have a job and it’s TGIF

#Kikorangi fam, I have an open studio this weekend as part of the Lower Hutt Arts Trail! Check out my space, I'll have all my merch available and also, it's gonna be v chill and we can just have a yap <3 FB Event here: www.facebook.com/share/1CoNfr...