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Opinions are my own, and are upsetting someone right now. RTs are not necessarily endorsements.

Toronto, Canada
Joined April 2008
I know it's not good etiquette to ask your friends for upvotes to your HN stories, but what about your enemies? news.ycombinator.com/item?id…
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Hello? Is this thing still on?
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This electrolytic cap died a very Shakespearean death.
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I'm glad I rarely work on web code, because it seems a little stupider every time I try.
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This sounds like someone asked ChatGPT to come up with a mission statement, so I guess they're already off to a good start.
It’s an exceptionally rare thing – in life or in business – that you get a second chance to make another big impression. Twitter made one massive impression and changed the way we communicate. Now, X will go further, transforming the global town square.
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The irony of this is that, of course, I actually retweeted a different tweet than the one that's showing here.
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OH: “We hit it off like a house fire” “You mean like a house *on* fire?” “No.”
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As always, instant preorder.
Popping up to announce a new book! ALL SOULS LOST is a supernatural detective story set in Boston. Spiritual consultant Mike Lucifer investigates spooky goings-on at a big tech company 👻👀. Available for preorder now; check out the cover and excerpt: fanfiaddict.com/first-look-a…
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The state of voice recognition, circa 2023:
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Things I never thought I would say: My dishwasher has crashed.
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Everybody seems to worry about AI becoming sentient and killing us all, but I'm convinced the end of humanity is far more likely to be caused by an arithmetic error on a spreadsheet instead.
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OH: “It's cold outside… I think I'll put on a baklava.”
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If I am not mistaken (which I might be—I'm old!), @phparch is 20 years old this month. Crazy to think that something @arzoum and I started with exactly $0 in investments is still alive and kicking two decades later!
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Technology truly does miracles
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Have to disagree with this. You need Linux so that you can pretend you are unable to help when they ask for tech support. “Sorry! I use Linux, I don’t know how to fix your PC and/or Mac!”
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Oh, look—someone at Reuters translated “cause” incorrectly.
In tonight's episode of “Marco does electronics…”
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