iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 15/07/2026

It feels apocalyptic up here in Ontario. Sometimes I truly wonder why I bother saving my pension.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 06/07/2026

You know how fascism never works, partly because the leader never gets accurate information due to underlings fearing for their lives? Is this not how most of corporate America works?

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 03/06/2026

I just built one of those DIY watch kit things and whilst I'm really pleased how it turned out, that was the most stressful 90 minutes of my life

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 27/05/2026

So where is the accountability for the execs who've been pushing AI for two years, only to just now discover the world's most obvious rug pull? Everyone on the ground saw this coming. Will a single exec in any company pay a price for the short-sightedness?

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 25/05/2026

I feel like this is intuitive if you've ever had any dealings with HR. Their entire job is to protect the king

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 23/05/2026

It's so windy here that our boat broke free of its mooring and washed up on a neighbour's beach. Had to go rescue it whilst raining sideways. Just last weekend, it was so windy that the boat capsized on its mooring and we had to run out and right it. Why is my boat trying to kill itself?

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 19/05/2026

I think this is the first year I've not watched the Google I/O keynote in maybe 20 years? Truly do not give a shit about the latest thing they're wedging Gemini into, or previews of features that are "coming soon" and never ship

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 13/05/2026

Immediately chipped my good plane whilst cleaning up the other vintage wooden plane. Why does it have nails in it?!?

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 12/05/2026

Me, last week: you know, I'm quite enjoying using Cursor and churning out code Me, today, after a requirements change: oh god oh fuck what have I done

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 12/05/2026

I bid on a Stanley #4 plane on Sunday on a whim and collected it today - turns out it's from 1888. That is extremely cool. Can't wait to clean it up and sharpen it.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 11/05/2026

For 4 months of the year I wonder why the hell we live here, and then a single sunny day in May, spent on the water, makes me change my mind completely. Also possibly the effect of beer gardens being open again.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 05/04/2026

I have a Number 5 jack plane arriving tomorrow and I'm super excited. I am old.

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 03/04/2026

Project Hail Mary was frankly excellent. A really enjoyable film.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 01/04/2026

Get off the internet today, it's not worth it

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 01/04/2026

I hope the oil crisis spurs more interest in solar here in Canada. I would love to set up some balcony solar panels.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 29/03/2026

Guess who drilled into two live electrical circuits today... Twice

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 09/03/2026

Man, the AI bubble is going to pop so fucking hard thanks to... err... the Iran war? Not what I had on my bingo card but I'll take it

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 28/02/2026

I wrote a long rant about "AI" today in which I described Jack as an "insepid Rasputin-drawn-from-memory and serial company-destroyer", but I'm not sure posting it on my blog is a good idea in this environment. Couldn't waste that burn, though.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 27/02/2026

Truly incredible the amount of damage Elon and Jack have done to the tech industry in a few short years.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 12/02/2026

Today would have been a beautiful day for skiing but my skis are in the shop noooooooooooooooooooooooo

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 11/02/2026

I was just talking about this with my manager and skip today. There's definitely a bit of a glass ceiling in these sorts of roles.

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 09/02/2026

Not sure if unscrupulous business or North Korean espionage ops

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 30/01/2026

New Epstein files = war in Iran after market close

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 29/01/2026

It's incredible beautiful outside but far too cold for my cameras :(

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

www.garbageday.email/p/am-i-too-s...

I can’t speak for everyone, but my mind tends to treat writing an article, making a video, writing a song, cooking a meal, drawing an image, and, apparently, designing software the same way. It’s not a matter of just “generating” something perfect from my head, but exploring the tension that exists between what I’m imagining and the limitations of my stupid meat body. That’s actually the exciting part. It also lets me figure out if something has turned out wrong or just resulted in a happy accident. Vibe coding, like every new trend coming out of Silicon Valley, turns this process — the entire act of creativity, itself — into a slot machine. One more pull on the AI and maybe it will figure it out for you. You won’t understand how any of it works, of course, or feel particularly proud of what you’ve done, but maybe you’ll have something. Just a few more dollars for some more tokens. C’mon, just pay a bit more.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 15/01/2026

I *despise* people using AI to write announcements at work. If you can't be bothered to write it, why should I bother reading it?

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 08/01/2026

Please don't give your healthcare data to ChatGPT.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 04/01/2026

Watch product orgs that couldn't give a shit about KMP suddenly decide that cross-platform is the future docs.swifdroid.com/app/

docs.swifdroid.com

Application Development - Swift for Android

SwifDroid documentation (Android framework for Swift).

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 03/01/2026

Of course the real casualty in all of this is the integrity of the FIFA Peace Prize

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 31/12/2025

Oh no I think I want a Leica Monochrom

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 23/12/2025

And so begins my annual Christmas tradition of reading about Haskell, only to forget it all within a week of Jan 1st

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 07/12/2025

Pro-res zoom is quite impressive right up until it creates Eldritch horrors

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 06/12/2025

Remarkable that Spotify can't get something as table stakes as syncing changes in playlists between two devices right

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 29/11/2025

Jesus this is a game changer, I had no idea this was being worked on. Thanks for the deep-dive, @skydoves.bsky.social!

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 26/11/2025

"Few IT projects are displays of rational decision-making from which AI can or should learn. As software practitioners know, IT projects suffer from enough management hallucinations and delusions without AI adding to them." spectrum.ieee.org/it-managemen...

spectrum.ieee.org

Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing

Why do software failures persist despite soaring IT budgets? Dive into the complexities that keep success elusive.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 21/11/2025

Some snaps from Japan in XPan format

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 20/11/2025

Another victim of Google's shitty trade-in process. Box arrived empty, despite me sending them a video of me sealing it in the box + proof of postage. $0 and no recourse - can't even do a credit card chargeback as they'll delete your account. So that's nice.

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 19/11/2025

Last day in Japan. Acquired a Fujifilm GFX 50R and a Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f1.4. Pumped.

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 30/10/2025

I have major FOMO about Droidcon London but I'm going to Japan next week so I can't be toooo salty

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 10/10/2025

Onsite complete and cold acquired - I can't wait to go home and do nothing for the long weekend

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 05/10/2025

Travelling for work feels very cool and grown up the first few times but eventually you realise it is absolute arse

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 14/09/2025

We booked our honeymoon today 😊

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 30/08/2025

I will never get tired of watching these little dudes. Fujifilm X-T5 w/XF70-300mm

Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 24/08/2025

Nine Inch Nails absolutely slapped, best show I've ever seen

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Adam Bennett @adambennett.dev · 20/08/2025

Phones just aren't exciting anymore huh