Nothing like the troll you had to deal with on stage trying to foment more discontent

OH: “When you say “they can fix that with AI” some tech jackass will manifest it, the world will get worse, and a pixie dies”

Here’s this week’s Better Offline monologue. I walk you through how LLMs and the obsession with AI is actively destroying the fabric of the tech industry. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

Learn to say “thank you” in every language you can. You owe it to the person who speaks that language.

“Anything built in an afternoon with AI is simply not going to work for very long” - Phillip Rathle - CTO at Neo4J #WebSummit

BUF ✈️ DTW ⚔️SEA ✈️ YVR #WebSummit

very funny that this guy is literally like “tax the rich? that is the n word to me, personally” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/n...

In personal news, I’m on the job market again. If you need DevRel leadership or just a solid Dev Advocate with over 15 years of experience, hit me up - pj at devrelate dot io I’m also available for contract gigs

BUF ✈️ ATL ✈️ AUS #DoDAustin

#Sabres win! #Raptors win! Good sports night in PJ’s house!

We're hitting the road for the month of May! Catch us at the following events: * @devopsdaysaustin.bsky.social - May 5-6 * @websummit.bsky.social Vancouver - May 11-14 * RustWeek Utrecht - May 18-23 * GitButler/Baseline Meetup Dublin - May 27 (luma.com/ycany0pa) * RubyConf Austria - May 29-31

It takes 6-12 months to train an AI code review tool to review a team’s code with 70% confidence. It takes two months to train a junior engineer to do the same. Do with that information what you will.

Having an amazing time at #stackconf in Munich!

I’m a big fan of speakers that say LLM instead of AI. It rings with more honesty and clarity. AI has become a loaded term that is more marketing than actual intelligence.

Florence 🚄 Munich

If only there was some way to write *without* AI…hmmm….an idea to consider

Perhaps we should be replacing CEOs who make bad decisions.

When they said tech jobs would be lost to AI, they meant we’d be replaced by AI. What we are seeing is jobs being lost to bad decisions to invest in AI that don’t work out. So the company loses money because of AI. AI is costing jobs but not replacing them - just failing to deliver results.

Community pulse is all about DevRel and community building, over 100 episodes of wisdom. Hosts include Jason Hand, @wesley83.bsky.social, @aspleenic.bsky.social, and @mary-grace.bsky.social. Loved the milestone episode: www.communitypulse.io/100-whats-ch... communitypulse.io #podcast #tech

Good lot this year for the @jellesmarbleruns.bsky.social league fantasy draft: Savage Speeders Team Plasma Black Jacks I’m hoping for a big year from Team Plasma

Today is the day! Let’s go!

Don't miss our own @aspleenic.bsky.social speaking on the importance of git at #OSDays in Florence tomorrow!

Feel like this song really needs resurgence open.spotify.com/track/2UoHjf...

“You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics," economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow said in 1987. fortune.com/article/why-...

For people who know me, you know I have issues with the term “thought leader”. Even worse than “influencer”, thought leadership used to be considered someone so brave and cutting edge, someone who inspired others.

For people who know me, you know I have issues with the term “thought leader”. Even worse than “influencer”, thought leadership used to be considered someone so brave and cutting edge, someone who inspired others.

Color me confused. They caved because Iran closed the strait, but now the US navy will control it?

I googled Amtrak trips out of Houston for the hell of it, since I’m not hopping on a plane anytime soon, And some of those trips are 60+ HOURS LONG! We could’ve had bullet trains for high-speed travel like Japan…but naw, RACISM! I hate this raggedy ass country w/ these raggedy ass voters! 🤬🤬🤬

Boy howdy is it depressing to be back in the US

I built a neovim plugin for GitButler's virtual branches cli. One status buffer gives you the but cli workflow in a neovim bufer — this pairs amazingly with neovim and ai workflows. Zero deps. Just the but CLI and neovim. github.com/abosnjakovic/gitbutler.nvim

Looking forward to hitting the stage at #PyConLT at 15:00 today to talk about the importance of developer tools (like git) in the modern dev space

The great CSS expansion. Pavel Laptev tours CSS features replacing JavaScript libraries like Floating UI, Radix, GSAP, and React Select, cutting up to 322 kB of JavaScript. #css #performance blog.gitbutler.com/t...

Looking to hang out tonight in #SF - join us: luma.com/fsv7pk76

I am inordinately excited about the @nasaartemis.bsky.social launch!

First it’s “force your employees to use AI” then it’s “but force them to use our AI, other companies have bad AI”

@paramountnewsbr.bsky.social pick up the FireFly animated series

So true! Come for the speed of building a webapp, stay for the helpful and friendly community. MINASWAN is still a thing, even through all the recent turmoil. (IME)

I cannot emphasize enough how kind, caring, and vibrant the #Ruby community STILL is! Thanks for an awesome time @rbqconf.bsky.social

Everyone ready for @rbqconf.bsky.social day two? We are! @aspleenic.bsky.social will be giving a talk and we still have plenty of swag to give away at the booth!

This happy hour will include food and we'll also have some karaoke later in the evening! #rubykaraoke

If you are in Austin for @rbqconf.bsky.social and you'd like to join us - we are having a Happy Hour tonight at Higbie's! Join us for cocktails, mocktails, and fun! luma.com/26dxy3co

...I'm tired...

Hey @pycascades.bsky.social - it’s party time at Greta Bar YVR!

We are at #PyCascades today! Stop by the table and PJ will tell you about GitButler - grab some swag and join us for the arcade party tonight! luma.com/euvnqn57

Joined the Times Tech Report to talk about how the entire AI bubble is built on subsidies, why generative AI is nothing like Uber, and how I see no sustainable path for this industry. youtu.be/oAbpVCn-Ox0?...

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Vancouver is nice but I’ve seen more rats than when I was living in NYC

I’m just saying, when I go to an Irish pub, I have expectations. They do not include a version of Santeria where half the lyrics get forgotten.

Sometimes, you need to know your limitations. Like not playing terrible covers loudly in a bar.