Mastodawn

https://www.stvn.sh/writing/programming-still-sucks-fqffhyp

Everyone should read this.

Programming Still Sucks. — Writing

Sorry Peter. — I'm at a birthday party, and while most people here also work in tech, there's always a Guy with a Real Job. You know, a physical job, building some or other thing people need. And this Guy always asks some variant of the same question: aren't you worried AI is taking your job? I glance around and see a few faces turning around toward us, rolling their eyes ever so slightly before returning to their previous conversation. Yes, this question again.

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David Lu!!May 3

In a funny way, it reminds me of this reel.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXxEn92RMtS/

"The only thing that will beat AI is The Muppets...It's to be kind, intentional, loving, patient. Efficiency is not the edge that it used to be. Empathy is."
#Muppets

CJ Casciotta on Instagram: "“The Muppet Renaissance is here.” — Nicko Savala"

3,873 likes, 43 comments - thecjaccount on April 30, 2026: "“The Muppet Renaissance is here.” — Nicko Savala".

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David Lu!!May 3

A great piece by Ky Decker about the state of the tech industry, including

A) Very concise reasons why not to use AI
B) Mourning the idealistic version of tech of yesteryear
C) A poignant cry for humanism

https://ky.fyi/posts/ai-burnout

#NoAI #humanism

Do I belong in tech anymore?

On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal.

Ky Decker

David Lu!!Apr 23

Niccolò Rastrelli cosplay photography project: They Don't Look Like Me

Contrasting cosplayers with their families in their home.

via Eric Molinsky

https://niccolorastrelli.com/they-dont-look-like-me

#cosplay

Niccolo Rastrelli - They don't look like me

David Lu!!Apr 14

Jace 🍁Apr 14

“In my 37 years in the travel industry, I have never seen anything like what the Canadians have pulled off". Well done, Canadian friends! We have brought down visits to the US down 35%, keep it up.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2026/04/13/canadian-visits-us-down-35-percent/

Canadian Travel Boycott Of U.S. Continues—14 Straight Months Of Declines—Amid Trump Slump

Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

Forbes

David Lu!!Apr 6

nash Mar 5

you ever write code so inefficient they have to update the whole power grid

David Lu!!Apr 4

Just discovered #DuckDuckGo has Easter eggs in the favicon. #LGM #Mets

David Lu!!Apr 3

Daniel Pomarède Apr 3

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right & bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/

#Earth #Artemis #Artemis2 #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #NASA #Moon #space #aurora