Charles Fulton

@mackensen@higheredweb.social
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Web developer, Amtrak zealot, and occasional B-movie reviewer. He/him.
Bloghttps://blog.goodbyeplease.com
Photoshttps://galleries.goodbyeplease.com
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/mackensen
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Show threadCharles Fulton2h ago
@gangrif the trouble with propaganda is sometimes people believe it, but in this case the lie is so specific that hand-waving it away may not work
Charles Fulton23h ago
Still working on my Japan photos from 2000. My host family arranged an overnight trip to Kyoto. Here's Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion).
Charles Fulton1d ago
Andrew (Television Executive)2d ago
Is there a good video store in Philadelphia? A good toy store? Best record stores?
Charles Fulton3d ago
zeldman3d ago

Study: When experienced open-source developers used current AI tools, work took 19% longer to complete. In spite of which, the developers *thought* they were working *faster.*

It’s just one study, and they don’t claim anything beyond what they observed. Their results are not predictive. Still....

(There must be a name for the psychological trick we play on ourselves to believe we’re being more productive even when we’re considerably less so.)

Hat tip: Dave Martin

https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/

Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

Show threadCharles Fulton3d ago
@jalefkowit that sound you hear is De Gaulle spinning in his grave.
Charles Fulton3d ago

I was in #Okaya, #Japan, in 2000 for a high school exchange. At one point we visited a construction site for a highway tunnel. I *think* this is now part of National Route 20, but I haven't been able to identify it. The poster describes the "Osachi-Tunnel" but that hasn't helped much, except that Osachi is a district on the north side of Okaya.

Scans from 35 mm negatives.

Charles Fulton3d ago
Show threadSherri W (SyntaxSeed)4d ago

@kkarhan @Crell @alina

Not to rain on your cathartic rant or anything but:

- Wordpress is NOT an example of modern #PHP

- All powerful & flexible tools give you the ability to blow your own foot off. That's not the tool's fault.

- The escalating complexity of the web dev ecosystem is surprisingly less present in PHP stacks. People come back to PHP for a breath of fresh air.

- Modern PHP & its frameworks is a different beast altogether.

Show threadCharles Fulton4d ago
@jalefkowit the interrogation scene with Mariangela Melato is filthy in a very Italian way
Charles Fulton4d ago

A couple weekends ago I went out with some friends to Ringing Rocks County Park in Bucks County. Probably one of the few county parks that encourages you to bring a hammer, because it has boulder fields full of lithophonic rocks, which resonate when struck. One of my friends moonlights as a singer-songwriter and I swear he was composing a song based on the rock tonalities.

County website: https://www.buckscounty.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Ringing-Rocks-Park-5

A few photos: https://galleries.goodbyeplease.com/album/Albums-Ringing-Rocks-County-Park.html

Charles Fulton5d ago
Erik RunyonJul 1
My current Masto host is shutting down this week. Do I have any followers on `front-end.social` willing to send me an invite?