Drake Bott @drake.dev · 23/09/2026Was this really Democrats if the investigation ended due to Republican action? 000
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 15/09/2026Today I 3D printed a magnetic pen cup to put on my fridge door! 000
Reposted by Drake BottGergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 02/09/2026Still find it so wild that SO MANY European banks schedule 1-2x per month 4-8 hour maintenance windows between 10pm-6am local time. INSTEAD of biting the bullet and learning how to do zero downtime migrations & infra upgrades Devs pull all-nighters instead + learn nothing about modern engineering 17884
Reposted by Drake BottAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Google Maps has officially caved and changed the map. 9542736673
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 30/08/2026What makes LLM a "fascist-backed" technology? This particular argument misses with me, I see people across the entire political spectrum invested in this tech. Not just those who seek power. 000
Reposted by Drake BottKilian Valkhof @kilianvalkhof.com · 27/08/2026If your site looks like this I'm just gonna skip it, regardless of whether the content is any good or not. Because it probably isn't. cssunits.comcssunits.comCSS Units — The Complete ReferenceA complete interactive reference to every CSS measurement unit. From the basics of px and rem to the nuances of svh, dvh, and cqw. 8435
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 22/08/2026Forgejo for now, hoping to migrate to a @tangled.org knot once it can support private repos! 000
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 09/08/2026What can you neatly express with classes that you can't with structs? JavaScript doesn't have them indeed, but I write (ts) code with types and functions. I hardly use classes except when calling 3rd party code. 100
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 02/08/2026Would be interesting to identify which public dependency-chain changes could create the largest movements in breach probability for the ecosystem 020
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 30/07/2026I'm more aligned with the spirit of this than those who broadly label LLM code slop. However, they are right that many are using LLMs to thoughtlessly push solutions out the door. How are you ensuring quality after experimentation? Re-writing many times over? 230
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 29/07/2026I have completed the majority of my markup parser implementation! I still need to handle link resolution github.com/bottd/mog/pu...github.comParser by bottd · Pull Request #1 · bottd/mogImplements the first parser for Mog Current version parses all nodes and attributes: metadata, structural markers, nesting, inline delimiters, attribute chains. Not yet implemented: link and footno... 000
Reposted by Drake BottMartin Kleppmann @martin.kleppmann.com · 26/07/2026Engineering management after the cost of code collapsed: “Investing in machine-checkable correctness is now among the highest-leverage infrastructure work an org can fund” karimjedda.com/engineering-... 813225
Reposted by Drake BottAnnalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I'm always amused by the way humans fetishize "walking upright," "tool use," and "language" as the iconic features of a superior species. And of course we ignore or downplay the obvious signs of all three in every other species. "They only walk upright SOMETIMES. Not like a true upright walker." 5437836
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 19/07/2026A standard similar to standard.site but for storefronts could be cool, standard.shop? 3132
Reposted by Drake BottSteve Klabnik @steveklabnik.com · 17/07/2026👀👀👀 github.com/tokio-rs/top... #rust-langgithub.comGitHub - tokio-rs/topcoat: A batteries-included framework for building web appsA batteries-included framework for building web apps - tokio-rs/topcoat 1318216
Reposted by Drake BottPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr" 67660582138
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 04/07/2026Programmers should have always been meditating! Turn on Tune in Drop out 010
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 28/06/2026Hot take guys: there's 2 other bottom of the barrel hosts that could be worse than MAGA town! See it's not that bad!! Why set the bar for comparison at the floor? Should we not expect better of America? We should be comparing ourselves with countries we respect. 220
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 16/06/2026You titled "Fable, is only available to US customers" but it isn't available to US customers 110
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 16/06/2026Hi Andreas, I know the order was directed at foreign nationals, but Fable and Mythos are also not accessible to those in the US either. 110
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 15/06/2026My first repo on @tangled.org - a CLI for folgezettel note ids tangled.org/drake.dev/fo...tangled.orgdrake.dev/folgezettelCLI for indexing zettelkasten folgezettel identifiers from note files 000
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 18/04/2026I designed a markup syntax called Mog. Check out my initial spec here: mog.drake.dev Feedback appreciated!mog.drake.devMog, a markup syntaxMog is a markup syntax designed for rich, interconnected documents: knowledge bases, wikis, and publishing on the web. It draws from Markdown, Org, and Neorg, but diverges with two-character delimiter... 000
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 14/04/2026TIL javascript strings are UTF-16 internally and Java has no default encoding 000
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 05/04/2026I disagree, AI often writes much more than what is asked for. "Vibe coding" is built on letting AI fill in the gaps. 120
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 23/02/2026I released vite-plugin-norg v3 with support for inline components (React/Svelte/Vue) and css! github.com/bottd/vite-p...github.comGitHub - bottd/vite-plugin-norg: A Vite plugin to enable processing of .norg files with support for Svelte, React, and HTMLA Vite plugin to enable processing of .norg files with support for Svelte, React, and HTML - GitHub - bottd/vite-plugin-norg: A Vite plugin to enable processing of .norg files with support for Sve... 000
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 10/02/2026Fair point, but in these cases I would argue that RSUs or other profit sharing structures do not pay out based on worker productivity. These systems typically incentivize retention not results. If AI doubles my outputs I'm still vesting on the same schedule. 010
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 10/02/2026Workers have never been compensated for increased productivity. 031
Reposted by Drake BottRondo Dondo @maplant.com · 09/02/2026I am pleased to announce the first version of scheme-rs has been released for general consumption! Please checkout the website www.scheme-rs.org, the GitHub page github.com/maplant/sche..., or the announcement at maplant.com/2026-02-09-I...scheme-rs.orgHome - scheme-rsscheme-rs: embedded scheme for the Rust ecosystem 053
Reposted by Drake BottAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people. ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation. 502200872
Reposted by Drake BottLindsay Bacher @lindsayinmpls.bsky.social · 27/01/2026If I get murdered by ICE, this is how he'll relate to my death - the proximity of a parent as trump voter. despicable. 31856102
Reposted by Drake BottMaggie Appleton @maggieappleton.com · 23/01/2026I have Gas Town derangement syndrome and spent the last few weeks writing thousands of words on agent orchestration patterns; how they shift our bottlenecks and force us to ask whether and when we should stop looking at code maggieappleton.com/gastownmaggieappleton.comGas Town’s Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at ScaleOn agent orchestration patterns, why design and critical thinking are the new bottlenecks, and whether we should let go of looking at code 1629456
Reposted by Drake BottAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/01/2026Tapper to Noem: "I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers on J6. Trump pardoned them all. You said Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. That's just not true. There's a different standard for LEOs being attacked if they're being attacked by Trump supporters." 73498202734
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 08/01/2026Got my final ornament (Pocket) to complete the Deadlock holiday challenge! 000
Reposted by Drake Bottvhyrro @vhyrro.neorg.org · 05/01/2026youtu.be/vZtL_Er4QpQ?... Here it is! Latest Neovim video 🔥youtu.beUnderstanding Neovim #11 - KeybindsYouTube video by Vhyrro 072
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 04/01/2026The only gaming challenge I'm trying to get done this season is Deadlock's holiday challenge. Over half way, but I have lost so many times as Holiday and Yamato 000
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 01/01/2026Nothing I swear!! Past couple of days I tried the Claude for Chrome extension to try testing web apps locally. I imagine I'm a pretty average cli user 110
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 01/01/2026My @anthropic.com account got banned?! I was refunded for Claude Max and cannot renew access. I am hoping this is an automated false positive How will I live without CLAUDE CODE 😫 110
Reposted by Drake Bottrob pike @robpike.io · 25/12/2025Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software. Just fuck you. Fuck you all. I can't remember the last time I was this angry. 10081902203
Drake Bott @drake.dev · 09/12/2025repebble.com/blog/meet-pe... This pebble ring looks super cool! A disposable wearable with 2 year battery liferepebble.comMeet Pebble Index 01 - External Memory For Your BrainMeet Pebble Index 01 - External Memory For Your Brain 000
Reposted by Drake BottAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/11/2025Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist? MAMDANI: I've spoken about-- TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind. 43475271776
Reposted by Drake BottLiam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 18/11/2025Hytale has been saved as Hypixel acquired it from Riot Games www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/hyta... #Hytale #Hypixel #Gaming #PCGaminggamingonlinux.comHytale has been saved as Hypixel acquired it from Riot GamesFor anyone interested in the ongoing saga of Hytale, the good news is that the game has been saved, with Hytale Studios acquiring it from Riot Games. 1547
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
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