Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea

The GitLab CI YAML reference should just be the home page of the GitLab CI documentation. That's the page we want 99% of the time.

@riviantrackr.com Quick question. For the efficiency ratings in your tire guide, is the stock 22" range tire considered 100/100?

I've also been using AI to help understand the nuances of a real estate transaction and finding professionals. Again, it's a super useful tool for getting answers to common questions or computing things like costs. It also helps cut through the ad-ridden internet. But sometimes, it's just dumb.

I've been playing around with AI to help with interior and exterior design ideas. It's certainly a very useful and valuable tool. However, sometimes, it's dumber than a box of rocks. The slop of AI is a lot like brainstorming. Some ideas are amazing. But most are harebrained. Take it for what it is.

SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high. SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”. Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers. People need & deserve assistance Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich Be mad about that

Based on my own experience, late night online shopping seems to have been replaced by late night exploring curiosities with ChatGPT. Apparantely, it's quite good at estimating building projects.

Excited to see IONNA is now LIVE on the Rivian mobile app and in-vehicle navigation.

Writing documentation for a site built with Antora is just so, so easy. That's not me saying that as the main author of Antora. That's me saying that as the main author of the documentation that's built with Antora.

It's ironic that an HOA is formed to protect the value of a property, yet its very existence scares away buyers. HOAs in the US are an absolute mess. You spend 1M for a house, then have to pay these gate keepers extra to NOT be allowed to do things on your property. Completely absurd.

Every single time I got to a doctor for something, I pay for the services at the time of my visit, AND THEN I get a bill for additional charges. The medical system in the US is an absolute scam. No other business would be allowed to run this way!

OH: I don't think the emails reflect reality.

I can't believe I actually have to tell someone that a new issue requires a description, not just a link somewhere else. If you're going to file an issue with an open source project, at least put in a half-assed attempt at a proper report. Don't expect the maintainer to work harder than you.

I really can't stand that browsers remember 404 pages in the autocomplete history. Why would I want to go back to a page that didn't lead anywhere? Come on.

I could not live without linked worktrees in git. If you don't make use of them, you really should.

I know the docs are good when I, the creator of the software, use them.

Nice. YAML anchors help keep the workflow DRY.

The medical system in the US is so broken that I truly do fear for my life.

Where do people typically publish GraalVM native images for a project? Do they go into Maven Central, or do they get attached to a release on GitHub or GitLab?

We truly are still in the stone ages when it comes to primary care, especially orthopedics. I feel like doctors are just guessing. As a result, crucial diagnoses are missed. And there are so many conflicting opinions on how to fix problems. We live in pain because we still don't understand the body.

It's truly sad to see Ruby deteriorating. For example, I can't install Ruby 3.0 on Fedora anymore for testing because of some obscure OpenSSL problem. It's just maddening.

After struggling with intense back+hip pain for months, I learned this week that I have a herniated disc. That's not the most maddening part. The way I found out is that I decided to order my own MRI, which revealed it. Had it been checked sooner, I might have been able to prevent it from happening.

Ruby deciding to remove the logger from stdlib really makes me hate Ruby. I don't know how else to put it. I just detest that decision. I'm vehemently opposed to it, but no one seems to give a shit.

As I look to upgrade my computer, I've come to realize that I've never really loved any laptop. There's always just some quality or design issue.

GitHub Support is /dev/null

It's extremely frustrating to live in such a backwards country.

With the exception of tools, from this point forward, the only dependencies I want to use from the npm registry are ones from the same project. I want absolutely nothing to do with third party dependencies. All they do is create problems in the long term.

Don't even bother ever reaching out to GitHub support. They DO NOT care about you. Their response to everything is "too bad, deal with it".

It's so asinine that you can't yank a specific version of a package from the npm registry (like you can with a RubyGem). Honestly, we think we are so advanced, yet we can't seem to do the most basic things.

It's just absurd to me that Node.js doesn't provide an XML/HTML parser when it's supposed to be the platform *for the web*. Come on! At least add parity with the web APIs provided by the browser!!

mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.

Finding a place to live is one thing. Knowing which place you want to live is literally all the other things.

It's 2025 and I'm still sending code over email.

The medical system in the US is fraudulent. Please recognize this. You go in for a procedure and pay an amount for it. Then you get a bill that it was more. Then you get another bill that it was even more still. Imagine buying something at a store only to get a bill later that you owe more. wtf?

OH: I have mixed drinks about feelings.

Once again, the medical system in the US is absolutely failing me. I had stitches put in after an accident on vacation. I need to get them removed by a health care provider, but no one has availability for months. Urgent care really is the only option, but it's a crap shoot.

QR codes to connect to a WiFi network is such an awesome feature of Android.

@riviantrackr.com Charging at IONNA in Wakeenwy, KS in the middle of the day. The awning is coming in mighty handy. Charging at 209 kW at 37C. I love me an IONNA rechargery. Scale it out!!!

@riviantrackr.com I saw another California Dune in downtown Senoia, GA yesterday.

So is DaisyDiff from a decade ago really the only rendered diff tool for HTML we have available?!?

Enjoying adventure in the Appalachian mountains (Catawba Falls, NC).

@riviantrackr.com What's your trick for keeping the cabin cool when it's really hot outside? This heat dome on the East Coast is driving me mad. I can precondition for like 15 minutes, then I have to remember to activate it again.

Words just cannot describe how broken our medical system is. I've learned it goes far beyond insurance. I had a doctor say to me today, "I don't even know why you're here." Maybe because the last doctor gave me terrible advice and I still have a problem? Or maybe I just like filling out forms.

On my trip, driving through Bernardsville, the childhood home of the first family of lacrosse, the Kirst brothers. Thanks CJ for helping bring the D1 title back to Cornell!

I just completed a long-haul trip in a Rivian R1S. If you're interested in the stats. Trim: R1S Dual Max Pack 22" Range Departure range: 410mi Distance: 1,924mi Drive time: 1d 7h 54m Avg speed: 60mph Efficiency: 2.81mi/kWh Energy consumed: 688kWh This thing is an absolute beast on the highway.

Running a CI build from the back seat of a vehicle on a mini PC that's connected to the vehicle-provided WIFI while driving down the highway. Now THIS is what I call progress!

@riviantrackr.com Charging speeds on the R1S max pack have definitely. I'm consistently getting over 200kW lower in the pack. That was never true before. And I still don't have the most recent update.

@riviantrackr.com On my x-country trip, I'm reminded that the arrival estimate in the navigation does not take time zone changes into account. This makes NO SENSE. When you arrive, it will be the time it is there, not where you were when you started. This bug causes massive confusion when planning.

@riviantrackr.com FYI, so far, charging at IONNA has been so so. Actually, the charging itself (at least the one that was actually open in Blue Springs, MO) has been great. But the sites are very much in a beta state. Shoddy paving. Growing grass and mud. Needs polishing.

@danarestia.bsky.social I am glad you are here, too. I love that you start the podcast that way. It reminds me of the Moran quote, "It's great to be here." It is.