Bert Koorengevel

@bertkoor
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.nl Java developer @ SopraSteria JTech, former code smith. Guitars, rock music & genealogy (won't find much here)

Do you tell people it’s your birthday when you see them on the day and it’s obvious they forgot / don’t know?

#poll #askFedi #boostsWelcome

Yes, I tell them.
9.4%
No, I stay quiet.
90.6%
Poll ended at .
In a better timeline there would have been a collaboration between Florence Welch, Gladys Knight and Crystal Gayle called 'Florence, Knight and Gayle'

Fragments: code review isn't just catching bugs, what role for observability in agentic programming, what we lose with GPS over maps

https://martinfowler.com/fragments/2026-03-19.html

Fragments: March 19

fragments 19 Mar 2026

martinfowler.com
an LLM is a compiler in the same way that a slot machine is an ATM
This seems very relevant to our current times (and very plausible in the context of the enshittification of social media and the emergent misalignment of almost all current LLMs).
https://mikegodwin.substack.com/p/from-a-law-to-an-ethic
From a Law to an Ethic

Introducing Godwin's Ethic - a framework for individual digital responsibility

Mike Godwin
Best explanation for Quantum Mechanics I've ever heard
*long drag on cigarette* Kid, this is Mastodon. We're all the algorithm here. You. Me. Everybody. Now get out there and boost somebody's bullshit.
This month I played «Microprose Formula One Grand Prix» (reviewed in PC Games 2/1993: https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=23284). 🏎️ I very much enjoyed some nostalgia in the menus (love the map view) and I can see, how this was a big technical achievement back then. My brother loved those very simulationy games, setting up the car, driving season by season. 🔧 I preferred the way simpler «Grand Prix Circuit» from 1988. 🏁 It’s also been the first time in years I calibrated a joystick manually. 🕹️ #games #33YearsAgo
Er is een nieuwe site integers.nl waar werkgevers het CV van een kandidaat kunnen invoeren. Ze krijgen dan een gedegen beoordeling van het CV op basis van #AI en #chatgpt. Ik heb mijn eigen CV er eens doorheen gehaald. Score 8,3 en een lovende beschrijving van mijn CV. Een uur later hetzelfde CV er nog een keer doorheen gehaald. Score 5,5 en nogal wat ongefundeerde kritiek. Ik hoop niet dat werkgevers dit echt gaan gebruiken...