2026-05-21T09:11:42Z https://yabu.me Mikael Lundin 🍀🥦♻️ https://yabu.me/npub1qel8rr2uqddq8r6d6ss2hl0lgpypjgclss2nu9vf6pghfhds0h5stlwm3e https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/041/564/original/29f465c47fa8f26b.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/041/564/original/29f465c47fa8f26b.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrv7zlx8yleskecywun8yd0yanaut4u4al5pgdp3mfmnfnnjdqckgzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jnv3zn4 I’ve been listening to so much AI brainworm speak today, I just feel dead on the inside. <br/><br/>Today is the first time I’ve heard the term ”digital coworker”. <br/><br/>I had to ask ”what do you mean when you say digital coworker?”<br/><br/>And I got an answer to the effect of ”we don’t even know yet, it’s in the future”<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/409/790/083/579/723/original/7c8bc81930256b90.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-04-15T17:00:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytr0npvmnmcpslaylq4v8349gj0fg7gys39rnd3tenmffpfe4h5gzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jmnng8h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspp8uzwk7y9u33gfmamclzqqetywegd6uhp37nu7358sryf084clqq30vz6'>nevent1q…0vz6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>completely agree. <br/><br/>It’s scary to think about what is really going on when you cannot trust the reports on inflation, employment rates, GDP from the government.<br/><br/>There seems to be an incentive to make the numbers look good to the administration, while hiding the rot in the system. <br/><br/>This will also be the scapegoat when it all goes to hell. ”We didn’t know, the numbers lied”<br/><br/>Damn, I’m in a foul mood today. Sorry. 2026-04-12T09:10:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswf37hu6cjhzwew0znnhfv3gkg2w07pq7pmmff9tjl9eyw95dc0sqzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jhpq4nj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszk0gq0tjppuqmyu8d50y4264smr40vgnxrrdc5c99vsw4mmue22seru5ku'>nevent1q…u5ku</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Americans and their beliefs that stock market is the same as the national economy. 🙄 2026-04-12T08:25:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8akksalpm565kdr7ckwujfl55js8rngkga57fuu00t2rdevp8d0szyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jrvp63e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrlhss0j3v4jyaug9zslc4k9qnugyjqwgjav4fffvxvq0vcmcjx6ctc6ggy'>nevent1q…6ggy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I fear for the kids. Growing up in a world of meme politics and AI slop for reference.<br/><br/>Or I’m just an old man, yelling at clouds. 🤷‍♂️ 2026-03-27T06:51:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszkfqrrvnkq76nu9le9mk63hz6zkas7hczw39qt23u8qk3jj6flhgzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77j0km04y I know these dudes, that recently pronounced they can no longer charge money for writing code. Instead they have a ”team” of AI agents they’re directing under their careful prompting.<br/><br/>And I think, there is apparently only ”I” in the word ”team” nowadays. How misguided we are. 2026-03-16T20:12:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvkss2sttmgp7r8g5km34z8de4yqfagcc2dwp3fc40duknxk7668qzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77js9slk9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrs7sl4suepqm6rh70j7wxvstgy7ntatquj5lmlnn3vclsljphvmg46cvum'>nevent1q…cvum</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>”Epstein” seems like the wrong reason to start a war with Iran. <br/><br/>”The perverts you’re looking for is in another castle” 2026-02-27T20:52:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsft3c3m4gqrl6sxdld6l3wyfs904rm2g45medd6dnjg50cqn849vqzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jhmy5cx Fermi’s AI Paradox. <br/><br/>If AI is so great. Why are we not swimming in great AI apps? 2026-02-23T22:22:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8gwdw9g3y296mj0z567y5cf9tzmgdpsdh72tu2v4lmst59z0adnqzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77j7ng506 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz0ce2m3mwaacph0ws87wl5c6py6fl90x6h2m7mxyh3evnx947zdsprfz82'>nevent1q…fz82</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks for your feedback. 🙏🏻 I’m not a big fan of measuring developer productivity. One person might not be committing much code but it turns out they’re helping everyone else and making them productive. Should that be disciplined or rewarded?<br/><br/>It’s also very hard to spot with remote teams. I used to think we should be ”remote by default” but I’m not so sure anymore. I think it all boils down to trust. Do I trust workers to be as productive remotely as in the office. 2026-02-10T06:17:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvzqnwxy2d4qq8u7xx3xydf2n8tdlpsf75xxtmc6p5wpth48dq6hszyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jqey3ma In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0neqm9u50jyrmcnxpxe37j95m0ls8clavgva2djf80v2srutz4jgfwu0w3'>nevent1q…u0w3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How you make a companypolicy when some developers benefit from WFH and others can’t handle it is tricky. You don’t want to punish people that clearly benefit from the freedom because some can’t handle the responsibility. 2026-02-09T07:07:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0neqm9u50jyrmcnxpxe37j95m0ls8clavgva2djf80v2srutz4jgzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jjnwdxs I’m very torn about developers working from home (WFH). <br/><br/>I myself is a very disciplined individual. I get more work done at home because of fewer interruptions. <br/><br/>But I’ve also talked to developers that estimate they put in about 50% WFH. The rest of the time they do chores and play video games. The lure of not working is too strong.<br/><br/>While I don’t want a ”back to the office mandate”, I want to recognize that WFH is a problem for some individuals. 2026-02-09T07:04:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwwyapsdzp6rw69g4xnd2jjaz4s6wt95k6hdpshd0ck29ajdqrngzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77j67t6sr I own a company. We’re on the verge where we need to start to hire and this is scaring the shit out of us, because in Sweden you can’t fire people. <br/><br/>So if you hire someone and it doesn’t work out, you’re stuck with someone that is underperforming.<br/><br/>We will go with contractors for as long as possible until it hurt us so much economically that we’re forced to hire. <br/><br/>I’m not a fan of this system. 2026-01-24T19:43:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxam8ga99kt28wgc43ndrgynuqhl9er0wh38pqzqu7vvvvmva0a3szyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jnat3r9 I started programming when I was 11 years old. I’ve been programming for almost as long as possible in my life.<br/><br/>Ten years ago it was still common to run into other ”all-lifers”. Not so much anymore. <br/><br/>We have lost many programmers to the manager’s path. So many brilliant minds now herding cattle, instead of doing what they were born to do. <br/><br/>Shame. 2026-01-07T16:40:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8r8k6mlzf9njwmuhhpm43heqz5cg5pqpcvdd8mr9ks73z0axuzrczyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jhnm79y I was asked if I believe in god, and in a true autistic way I responded ”Religion is an early phase of every major civilization”, and he got really mad at me. <br/><br/>I forgot to consider the other person’s feelings again. 2025-12-12T22:24:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2u22z3vm5l5vjqjtyhcxk7nq0luay4e4d5vgdvcmsmspjza0czfqzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jswqxxf Every time I see something about GopherCon I get suddenly excited before I realize it has nothing to do with Gopher, but some modern Google scam that has hijacked the Gopher name. 2025-12-12T19:54:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvfguxed9p8cn46qvv3fqmyt386zkxd9phsxp2q68wj24y7aqvxgzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jart0xa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswe86llezc3gup8z52p7588lw0p0c9qy7rvejw38np29fjtgyc2lgdcs3cf'>nevent1q…s3cf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve stopped watching the price. It gives me anxiety. I’ve set my alarms that will go off if the price drops below a certain point. Apart from that I don’t want to know. 2025-11-18T06:20:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswtxw2en6ynsr2xzl2c3mxpexg7vez8q8kv7m6m5kj2ss08suhz6szyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jlxv6qx Now that Charlie Kirk wasn’t killed by a left wing Democrat, nor an immigrant, they’re going to remove the domestic terrorism label and call it the ations of a confused young man who’s played too many video games. 2025-09-13T15:04:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfes2yxarh8cq8sn57ek3sudx0n55nmhzrp5zc5c7fyvl6ca0sf3czyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jclkas8 I’m at the mall by myself and I came to think about something. <br/><br/>In my youth I wanted to buy everything, but didn’t have the funds. If only I had money I could by this and that and that. <br/><br/>Now I have the funds but I don’t want anything. Things just weigh you down. These shoes can walk 500 more. <br/><br/>I drink a coffee and head home. 2025-07-19T13:49:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9enslp40pp0t5u5tsyxyw3r9lrttftj0ndlevx8gxm6sjaamhvugzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77j27ep8u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswk2dgkms9u6wp9yztwaa4wataeq0d03tdcvcmtcpvzqf6ck94u8svcw84p'>nevent1q…w84p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I use Chat GPT to keep me company while doing boring tasks. I tell it what I’m doing (invoicing, bookkeeping) and it tells me how good I am, complementing me the whole way. Like having a cheerleader, ”You can do this! You’re doing great!” Before you ask, yes it makes the boring task take twice the time, but that’s not the point 😌 2025-07-02T07:09:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9c24gkmq5gcxsef27nww4a9l79dx0ak87ncr6wdqcqt36hvp6q6szyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jp63833 I moved to #vscode because of all the bloat in Visual Studio and Jetbrains Rider. But lately the bloat in vscode is getting just as bad. 😔<br/><br/>I just want a text editor with syntax highlighting. How could it be so hard?<br/><br/>Anyway, don’t tell me to switch to vim. I was using vim for a year and I don’t intend to go back. 2025-03-09T06:54:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstm75320qy890z4f79qvyxat82xqm0v9z8k875zw75kqcn9ax60kczyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jwv8drs Reminder for later: Trying to setup a development environment on a Windows VM using an iPad, will make you slightly irritated. 2025-01-23T21:46:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4xsc09s0cr39du9nz86c9wp4wgtgy8px93rddnzjghd3cmdn2ygzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77j3gz2tv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswaaqk0hmwn7fcmwgwu6c8zf5s2y75mrcttfd4vnstssem8wp8negs9vfyx'>nevent1q…vfyx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve found this one which has a more affordable price, even if I think it’s still too expensive, and it has a better form factor. <br/><br/><a href="https://cdon.se/produkt/tangent-cd-ii-cd-spelare-61c660cf398748e5/">https://cdon.se/produkt/tangent-cd-ii-cd-spelare-61c660cf398748e5/</a><br/><br/>It might be a Christmas gift to myself so I can listen to my CDs again. 2024-12-15T17:43:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswaaqk0hmwn7fcmwgwu6c8zf5s2y75mrcttfd4vnstssem8wp8negzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jkwspg7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvt6avgspjla87md95fyxqkrl8zr8k44wajk5xax0epkjylzlmrtqqp79xn'>nevent1q…79xn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The most expensive CD player costs 10x as much. <br/><br/>The bitrate on the CD is constant. A good CD player will not be able to find more details in the sound compared to the cheap one. There cannot be a 10x difference in the analogue modulation. <br/><br/>I’m so confused. 2024-12-15T17:38:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvt6avgspjla87md95fyxqkrl8zr8k44wajk5xax0epkjylzlmrtqzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jscnln0 I want a CD player that I can connect to my Sonos Amp, but the cheapest one on HIFI-klubben costs €400. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.hifiklubben.se/denon-dcd-600ne-cd-spelare/dendcd600neps/">https://www.hifiklubben.se/denon-dcd-600ne-cd-spelare/dendcd600neps/</a><br/><br/>And I have questions. How can they be so expensive? Isn’t this basic functionality? And why is it so big? I just want something that doesn’t take up much room. 2024-12-15T10:09:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0pzuf8u78532ppde5de4y8q5wku7ztwc7kmglvf8u0suvka9h02szyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jwx53c8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswl9k4q7949e3lpsw4t52u9vmfupkws9jkn2gcdd30dslxut0pmpcg8w5kq'>nevent1q…w5kq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is my childhood. I’ve spent many years in that UI. 2024-12-01T13:00:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd4l5rga4uux4e7k8jjk2w0ll03g2skk0p30dmnl4hff9gdhfnfkszyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jh590t7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyg6k29t28x8e7p9z3vjw9wt6ue4x23vlhl4uaykjkvt47ru5grfs2xhdt5'>nevent1q…hdt5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>vissa behöver flera försök innan de förstår vad som är bra för dem. Se det som att de mellanlandar på bsky på väg till ett öppnare alternativ. 2024-11-17T12:18:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0egrngyz5fkhsw4mpwl26he4qyns68ulkskjvx3m2fpp342str0czyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jx6jmca There is a real concern at the IT department where I’m contracting, that young people don’t use or know computers. All they know are iPhones, iPads and sometimes Chromebook. They grow up being illiterate in computers and are confused the first time they see a mouse. <br/><br/>Who will manage all these crappy systems when we all retire?<br/><br/>The knowledge of how anything work, and why it works as it does, under all the layers will die with our generation. 2024-08-24T08:45:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspy8g493dymjaa5jgyqgjsvnadxqhgpr88cxctauf9fr9jylyx87czyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77ju2g9xa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswr5qp6z7jgvkjfv5qewn06wvfl5pgtg5vgsf3rpk7g9jvy7u89hcj20fw0'>nevent1q…0fw0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel quite the opposite, that people that are for nuclear power are quite unable to hear any of the concerns folks have about it. They have just decided that it is the best solution™️ and anyone raising concers are just wrong.<br/><br/>It reminds me of an argument I had in preschool where a kid said the Incredible Hulk was the strongest. It is obvious that He-Man is the surperior as he’s Master of the Universe. 2024-08-22T14:41:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdy2y60c67uhf9fvqqkn9uacd7t9fvx9qxvhg3072eah7ly0k0x0czyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77j3c9c4k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg27n6z7my7z90vzzn46sa6yj4sn2r8wj4lxvqgecxj2u4rp3409qetet0f'>nevent1q…et0f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>det låter som när marknadsavdelningen körde en kampanj med 1 miljon utskick utan att berätta för oss på IT och webben låg nere i tre dagar för att vi inte kunde hantera den trafiken oförberedda.<br/><br/>Det låter som en sådan självförvållad DDOS. 2024-08-13T13:00:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsghgwwrl88q25pyd7k9s9fqcdsep0pdstn5zlk6j2ze8hk88z7xeqzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77j3s0z0f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0xnc6j56l4nyz3g7v8hp9s7wl5wgwpvh7e4fxnr8084psjp2swrc8uml7y'>nevent1q…ml7y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I might have agreed with this 20 years ago but ”work” managed to suck all fun out of this hobby. 2024-08-11T16:36:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2m25pj8zlex9x6gl83mafu0lgcz5rjujntaqq60u8xdj9ush0epczyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jh4s4y2 If I were the British parliament I would sign a law to prohibit Xitter from acting in the country as it obviously is used by fascist to undermine the democratic institutions. <br/><br/>And then EU could use that as a precedent to do the same. 2024-08-08T17:18:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs03fgcsu6rg796j9c9xp079fshlx6j8tx39p79gcmj20054l3m34szyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jykxzg9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsglxpx29tp066c8vpvjjuqexujnvrp9973v84healmpu9zpw9mavgz6ujju'>nevent1q…ujju</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not sure what you mean by stagnant. Is growth a KPI of success for mastodon? There is no profit to be made from growth. This is what makes it different from other social media platforms. It doesn’t sell engagement to advertisers. 2024-07-04T16:18:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0lckfqur0wyde746x75e60zcrv8k5r4064j0s4z4ze40tdp8q8gzyqr8uuvdtsp45qu0fh2zp2lalaqysxfrr7zp20s438g9zaxakp77jec7dkq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswx0kp6tq32luse0jv25utny4x2l8rfg4puvglyqqhfw3p70rgw8q3y7nmh'>nevent1q…7nmh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s always someones birthday. 🤷🏻‍♂️Not being US centric always pisses off the USAsians. 2024-07-04T16:07:01Z