OH (re current corporate culture trends): "Just yoga harder!"

A gruesome read lowninstitute.org/projects/sh...

Right, right. Yes, well. I suppose "grifting people" is an idea.

I used to believe that ideas were cheap; that making something genuinely useful was where the value lies. AI continues to prove me terribly wrong.

This is Zeno's paradox but for tech bubbles. Hurry up and burst already.

Execs find LLMs can mostly do their jobs. By extension, they conclude, it should be able to do anyone's job. The only people who ought to be thoroughly worried about LLMs are execs. Sadly, the system isn't setup to accept that particular reality.

Still one of my favourite pics. Me and the then 7 and 9 yo doing a dash for ice-cream at 6:30pm in Kyoto on bicycles.

Today I tried heel lock shoelace tying for the first time. Why have I never done this before?! I've been doing myself no favours by over-tightening my laces when I run.

M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months

I’ve been thinking about this a lot: “Once the excitement of experimenting fades... That workload creep can in turn lead to cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making” hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...

The part of "everyone becomes a manager" in AI that I didn't really think about until now was the mental fatigue of context switching and keeping many tasks going at once, which of course is one of the hardest parts of being a manager and now you all get to enjoy it too

Have a picture of the angelic Princess Dianna as a tonic to all the controversy surrounding the royals at the moment.

Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...

Randomly add ⇥ characters into your documents and watch developers wig the fuck out.

In a new Signal group chat with people who work in technology, allegedly. Watching them try to figure it out is how I imagine conversations in an old people's home sound: "Where are the emoji? How do I turn off notifications? Anyone know how to make the kettle louder? My fridge keeps beeping at me."

Went to the gym for the first time in almost 2 weeks. Restarted my program so I was doing lower weights today than 2 weeks ago. Could feel nausea coming on. Doesn't take long for a virus or whatever to kick your arse. Ugh. Getting old is better in some ways; not this way.

Wave if you're ok; purchase a UPS for your NAS if you need help.

AI writes terrible code but don't worry it can fix it up later 🤦‍♂️ www.danshapiro.com/blog/2025/...

The first thing that popped into my head upon seeing a job listing for "GM of Technology"

This cold is still kicking my arse. Been a week. Have done no exercise. Never had my watch tell me I'm "detraining" before.

Oura ring owners getting absolutely p0wn3d in 3…2…1…

Have we suddenly become a nation of gullible xenophobes overnight? No, of course not. We were always a nation of gullible xenophobes www.theguardian.com/...

I do not understand corporate procurement policies which ask me to think about if it was my own money. I would never procure external legal counsel or enterprise software with my own money this is a nonsense question.

Ilhan Omar: “He was saved by security”

Here’s the original reporting. “China factory production error gives toy horses’ mouths pouty curves, wins hearts, boosts sales” www.scmp.com/news/people-...

We’re at the “adding thorium to toothpaste” part of the AI journey

The world is officially just a fucking pantomime

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will skip the signing of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Davos after Switzerland confirmed it would enforce the ICC arrest warrant over war crimes in Gaza.

I’ll sell you some water, and if you make a drink from it, I’ll take a cut of the revenue.

Somehow ended up on a few conservative/anti-progressive labellers/blocklists. Fuck me. How anyone could think I’m conservative is remarkable. I guess Bluesky is becoming as deranged as Twitter.

I do not feel like working tomorrow.

Quite a few of the far right would end in prison for good, so expect this "promise" to go away quickly. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

We live in an era where the world learns that the United States has kidnapped the leader of another country in a social media post that’s sandwiched between advertisements for pillows.

Regular PSA that an Earl Grey French 75 is possibly my favourite drink cookieandkate.com/earl-grey-f...

Cassandra was right, a TREMENDOUS PROPHET, maybe the best, with incredible instincts, nobody saw things like her. The ESTABLISHMENT LOSERS laughed at her, they had no loyalty, TOTAL DISASTER! If they listened, Troy would still be standing, believe me. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Welcome to Melbourne, Australia where it's 18°C, overcast, and the UV index is 9!

OH: "He's too young to punctuate his text messages."

Goodnight.

I gotta admit, this sounds infinitely better than whatever the tech scene is trying to be right now mastodon.social/@acb/11581114...

How's work going? I'm enjoying not thinking about it. Highly recommend. 10/10. Would do it again.

Indistinguishable from an article at The Onion.

I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential

President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.

The kids who were too full to move after eating their Christmas meal once it’s time to open presents.

Happy Leftovers Day to all who celebrate

Listening to Leo Kottke, remembering how much my mum loved his work, and how much I loved listening to him with her.

A sad day today with the loss of one of Australia’s iconic LGBTQIA+ businesses. This little shop was instrumental to my coming out and growing into my queer identity. Gay bookstores are more than shops, they are community hubs. A real loss.