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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Funny this is what Science Fiction thought AI would look like. Instead we're getting data centers that will cover our land and choke our environment.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Welcome to a dystopian America. This needs to be stopped.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Kafka Connect JDBC connector is really good at logging error messages that tell you nothing about what is causing the error. It’s always a “fun” Monday when the first thing you do is work with Kafka Connect.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’m really excited for this game!

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I needed a sorted list in #JavaFX that could show millions of records in a TableView and still be usable. This project was created several years ago, but recently I fixed some threading issues, improved string sorting, and added usage information to the readme. #Java github.com/jfxmodules/m...

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GitHub - jfxmodules/mods: New components for JavaFX or enhancements to existing JavaFX functionality.

New components for JavaFX or enhancements to existing JavaFX functionality. - jfxmodules/mods

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Check out my Pure #JavaFX Kafka Client application. This project has come a long way since I first showed it. I find it incredibly useful. I hope you like it. youtu.be/lsiJBYTlxVs

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Visual Kafka (VK) Demo

YouTube video by Chad Preisler

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It’s amazing to me that no team in the NFL will even consider him because of this one thing.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I’ll be voting for David Crowley in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial election. He’s by far the best person to lead Wisconsin!

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Let Francesca Hong be a cautionary tale about posting things on social media. I’m pretty sure she lost because of one “controversial” post about Thanksgiving. Her policy positions are better than Crowley’s, but people love Thanksgiving.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It would be more if they actually had physical units on store shelves. Also the game should be on the card in the box, not just a download key.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

AI has killed entry level jobs. Just remember AI can't reason and can't come up with new or novel concepts. If you're not hiring and training new people, your business is going to become stagnant and will never innovate. The current senior level people aren't going to be around forever.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Everything is getting more expensive. Gas is between $3.89 and $3.99. Streaming services are more expensive (or I have to watch commercials). My grocery bill each week is ridiculous. If Trump makes the economy any "better" I'm going to have to get another job! Oh, wait there are no jobs!

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Kafka is one of the best ways to write decoupled systems. It works incredibly well in organizations with diverse sources of data.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Your vibe coded project is just one incorrect assumption by the model away from a dumpster fire. Be careful out there!

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Maven builds just work, gradle builds not so much.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Okay, I admit it. I’m even more productive than usual when I use an AI assistant! 😎

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

AI coding assistants are the equivalent of junior developers. The industry need to continue to invest in junior developers so they can recognize patterns and anti-patterns in the code and become seniors. Senior devs need to make the effort to build up junior devs, and companies need to support them.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I gave Google Gemini a complex coding task and it did a pretty good job. After reviewing the code I had it generate a unit test. I noticed a flaw in the code and added a few lines to break the test. Google Gemini then refactored the code and fixed it.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Google Gemini is a very capable AI assistant. I give it a small chunk of code to write and it does it. I give it tasks similar to what I would give a junior developer.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Netbeans is hands down a better Java IDE than Visual Studio Code. The only thing missing is an AI plugin. I tried Anahata, but it kept failing saying not enough tokens.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

In 2021 I bought a computer from Tuxedo Computers a company in Germany that sells awesome Linux based computers. I paid import duties of $25. This year I just purchased a new laptop from them. Import duty is now $286.80. Thanks Donald Trump for costing me so much money. You totally suck.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I hope Lego creates a smaller less expensive version of the Star Trek Enterprise.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

It's open enrollment time for US Health Insurance. It's a stark reminder of just how broken Health Care is in America.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

¨a complex that would level 700 acres of forest, swallow nearly 2 million gallons of water a day, and draw enough electricity to power a city the size of Seattle." We should all be speaking out against these. I mean they will create just a few dozen long term jobs and consume so much.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I quit Amazon Prime about nine months ago, and I don’t miss it at all. I find deals at other retailers, and overall I spend less without it.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The two weather apps that I use had no clue that it was going to rain here last night and possibly today. Is this a result of funding cuts to NOAA?

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Setting up a new iPhone is a long and painful process.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Sales will be better if they actually release it!

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

AI might not need weekends off, but it's a hungry beast that consumes large amounts of power and water. We are watching an environmental disaster unfold in real-time.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

AI and the race to create super intelligence.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Every time I use AI to help with something, I get this feeling of guilt that I'm participating in destroying the environment for generations to come.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I was in Washington DC last week. Didn’t see any crime. Didn’t feel like I was in danger. Seemed pretty normal for a big city.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I’m a far better developer than any AI on the market today.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

If all software was proprietary (not open source) would AI know how to write code? Did developers skew themselves by embracing open source?

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

People saying today's AI can replace entry level positions may be right. However, the economic, social, and environmental costs to grow AI into a senior level position will be astronomical.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Remember, the people telling you AI is going to take over the world are the people investing billions of dollars into it.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Companies need to invest in young people, and stop being greedy ass holes.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I recently spent some time exploring AI and different models. It’s amazing that there are some models that appear to just make stuff up when there is no data related to the question.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

It must be fun to work for a company where the main goal is to create fun things.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I think Southwest Airlines highlights the problems with companies in America. A profitable, highly liquid company is firing employees, charging customers more and offering customers less. All because greedy investors want more. apnews.com/article/sout...

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At Southwest Airlines, checked bags will no longer fly for free

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags. It's a significant change for the budget carrier, which built years of advertising campaigns around its policy of letting passenge...

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

If you're a young developer, I recommend you learn to code without the help of AI. You need to understand what is going on and how code works. You only get that knowledge by working through issues as you write code.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I do occasionally let AI write code for me, but is is very focused and always thoroughly reviewed. I've seen scene entire projects generated by AI. The code is scary bad.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Oh my! What are you cooking at that temp? Steak?

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Not sure it's the best way, but I add them using a relative URL from the location of my css file. .my-button {-fx-graphic: url("../images/help.png");}

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Well written, and valid points. Don't use Lombok.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

This is just not true. You either don’t know Java or haven’t used it in a very long time.

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Chad Preisler @chadpreisler.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

One excellent way to distribute #JavaFX applications is to use jlink to build custom images. You can build for Linux, Windows, and Mac all on one machine without having all the host operating systems. The package is small, and you don't need to install the JDK on each client. #Java

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