Could never beat that hardest difficulty of Shinobi. Maybe halfway through the last level before the final boss, but just couldn’t get through the vertical section full of flying enemies after the paper hallways full of ogres. My sour grapes is there’s no way I’d beat the boss after getting through that level. But I still want to play that bonus level that unlocks if you get all the secret tokens

This is the real Streisand effect

Not only lying, but also flattering

Cartoon Planet
Hare + Guu (Jungle Wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Guu)

For the master’s tool shall never dismantle the master’s house

Prostitution

Kind of related: if you use Gmail and Android check your spam folder! You might have a class action email informing you about the suit against Google. I had one in my spam folder, have seen others saying the same

Completely accurate drinking rate

My org has our PRs reviewed by an AI automatically

What’s your reading list for 2026?

We are definitely encouraged to use it where I work. There are regular sessions for engineers to share workflows they’re using with LLMs.
What surprised me recently is the objective metrics that the company is trying to gather about usage. Not just in usage amount, but also quality. We put labels on our PRs to indicate to what extent we used AI and which tools, with a “wasn’t helpful” option.

It’s a lot better than my previous job that went full build-a-new-product-on-top-of-ChatGPT

That’s the singular of lice

I used to ride the CTA blue line into downtown Chicago for work. One of the other commuters who I saw regularly was as guy with a large patchwork hat that he clearly made himself. He also called a folding sign that looked like it was made of thin pieces of plywood. He’d be sitting and reading the newspaper when I got on, but when the train was getting close to down town he’d calmly fold up his paper and start getting himself worked up. By the time we got to Clark and Lake, the big transfer station, he’d be incredibly animated and ranting about God and the devil. He’d sprint off through the crowd the moment the doors opened

Even better when they have a print option, then you get a pdf of the recipe and never visit the site again. No subscribe pop up while you’re trying to look up how much water to add to the pan of flaming grease

The most useful thing I’ve done with LLM coding tools is using them to write a markdown file that instructs them to not edit my code without my explicit permission.

Local area forced telepathic group chat - everyone in range can hear the surface thoughts of everyone else in range all at once

Blut Im Auge - Equilibrium

Thank you for creating content to put in a sarcophagus for future generations to enjoy

Who the hell is Eric? Did Erik get replaced for what he did to Narfy?