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Ian Lewis

@ianlewis.org
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Engineer from 🇺🇸, PR of 🇯🇵. Personal account. I post about programming and Japan. Self-verified. Prev Google Cloud, slsa.dev, gvisor.dev. Created connpass.com. www.ianlewis.org hachyderm.io/web/@ianlewis ian@ianlewis.org

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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 23h
I fear that this is the future of AI written applications. It's impossible to debug this thing without looking at the code and trying to figure out why it's unable to handle authentication due to some arcane nginx proxy logic that they needed to include in their Docker containers for some reason.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 23h
I'm trying to set up a simple Rackula instance on my local cluster and for a static web app it sure is a mess. It's a needlessly complicated mess of AI slop. Not to mention the inexplicable bugs you find when you actually try to use it.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 30/09/2026
It's all off. I understand that it declares health permissions. I just can't fathom why it would ever need them.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 30/09/2026
Why the heck does Amazon shopping show up as supporting Heath Connect on Android?
The Android Health Connect permissions screen for Amazon Shopping. It shows the possible options of 'Activity', 'Body Measurements', 'Sleep', and 'Vitals'.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 29/09/2026
Not sure if I'm misunderstanding you, but, just to be clear, I was referring to structural unemployment as opposed to lump of labor or something else. Total jobs might go up, but lots of folks will get forced out of work or into worse jobs that they had previously.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 29/09/2026
*in aggregate employment* 😇
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 27/09/2026
I think a lot of that culture of maximizing innovation while limiting damage was already eroded by companies choosing to externalize the damage rather than minimizing it but it's a lot worse now with AI because it can rebuild anything from scratch (worse than before) in hours.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 27/09/2026
The silicon valley ethos of trying many things and learning from failures is built on decades of improvements in software development practice that helped guide engineers towards success and minimize the damage caused by failures.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 27/09/2026
This kind of thinking is based on the highly flawed assumption that getting something done is always better than nothing. There are much more ways to fuck something up than make it better so the assumption fails in the majority of cases.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 25/09/2026
The feeling I get when I find a Docker image that rewrites local configuration at run time instead of at build time.
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Man's Grossed Out Disgusted Reaction
Alt: Clint Eastwood grimacing while drinking coffee.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 25/09/2026
Also, prometheus smartctl_exporter to make pretty graphs
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 25/09/2026
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Man Spraying Fire Extinguisher: Anti Inflammatory
Alt: John Stewart spraying a fire extinguisher
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 25/09/2026
Agents sometimes make up the weirdest metaphors. "That is not an economy. It is a cathedral of bookkeeping with no congregation." I'm sorry, what?
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 25/09/2026
The 新 in 京王新線 is for 新宿
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 25/09/2026
One of my NUC machines inexplicably bricked itself yesterday. I didn't do anything all day so it's a complete mystery. Reseated the memory and SSD but that didn't help.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 24/09/2026
I think the Japanese one was something like 魔法場所 which was just so terribly egregious I think I'd hate her forever just for that.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 24/09/2026
tbh "tranny with an AI agent on bsky" could be so many people tho
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terapyon @terapyon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Podcast terapyon channel 「#125 @tokibito.bsky.social さんを ゲストにAIで加速する開発スタイルの変化と 今の時代のスキル」を共有 podcast.terapyon.net/episodes/013... #terapyon_channel
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#125 tokibitoさんを ゲストにAIで加速する開発スタイルの変化と 今の時代のスキル
Summary:1年ぶりとなるゲストのtokibitoさんを迎え、近況報告と生成AIを活用した開発スタイルについて語り合いました。オープンコレクター社退任などの環境変化やPyCon JPでのDjang
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 24/09/2026
Our little one passed away today. He was 18 and half years old and was with us for 14 of those years. The best of dogs. Gutted.
A senior toy manchester terrier in a dog wheelchair. He is wearing a bib that says 'Happy Birthday' and a party hat with the number 18 written on it. He is the handsomest bestest boy ever.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 23/09/2026
Me budgeting for 2027.
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Mickey Mouse, Donald & Goofy's Hunger Pains
Alt: Mickey Mouse, Donald & Goofy divy up a small loaf of bread by cutting it into paper thin slices.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 23/09/2026
It really sucks that me and my wife will have a small window of time where we could actually travel in the next year or two, but it's going to be stupid expensive because of the orange idiot.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 21/09/2026
I upgraded my home lab with a 10in 8U rack. Still more to be done to improve cabling in the back but this will do for now.
A 10in 8U rack with a 12 port network patch panel, 3 intake NUC Nikki PCs, and a QNAP NAS in it. A small display and fan are also visible to the side. A 10in 8U rack with a 12 port network patch panel, 3 intake NUC Nikki PCs, and a QNAP NAS in it.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 21/09/2026
That reminds me, I saw my first non-media on my tv today too and I had a visceral reaction. An ad for designer clothes on the home screen of the TV...
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 21/09/2026
This kind of thing sucks so much. Ads are just so lucrative that they can't just let folks pay to not get them.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 19/09/2026
Since about 2015 I've have ~0 interest in "What's new with Chrome". I think the only feature I use that was added since then is tab groups.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 19/09/2026
A million *just in the US*.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 19/09/2026
Being able to run Docker was an amazing milestone for me. Sucks that it requires NET_RAW though.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 19/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/ianl...
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 19/09/2026
Yep. I run VNC servers to run GUI apps in gVisor quite often. It's been there for a while since they don't actually need too many fancy syscalls. Running a full systemd is newer though. Haven't tried to do that yet.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the most masculine video on the internet right now
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
ゆれ
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
Luthen Rael: I'm condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
Maybe it's a sign you should start!
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
I don't have a Linux desktop environment but I need GnuCash so I run in a VNC server via noVNC behind an IAP proxy in my home lab Kubernetes cluster like a psychopath.
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Musediet Spongebob Laughing
ALT: Musediet Spongebob Laughing
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
I never associated you with Neovim before but there ya go!
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
R U OK?
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Awkward Dog Patchibana
ALT: Awkward Dog Patchibana
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
😬
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
I agree that people should be more responsible and accountable at an individual level, but at large scale human nature is pretty hard to fight against. bsky.app/profile/ianl...
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
Mac studio will have more than twice the unified memory, but I want to use it as a remotely managed, remote dev server and it's a mac. It's possible but it's more of a pain to maintain than Linux.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 16/09/2026
The GMKtec EVO-X5 Pro was just announced with a Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495. I'm kind of torn between getting this or getting an Apple Mac Studio. jp.gmktec.com/products/gmk...
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GMKtec EVO-X5 Pro AMD Ryzen™AI Max+ PRO 495 ミニPC
AMD Ryzen™ AI Max+ PRO 495搭載のGMKtec EVO-X5 Pro。AI処理、クリエイティブ作業、ビジネス用途に対応する高性能・コンパクトなミニPC。
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 15/09/2026
I think it might depend a bit on how good the readers are. QR readers can be very fast and robust at reading the ticket The magnetic ticket machines are notoriously complicated and aren't fool poof either. The multi-ticket systems like the Skyliner especially trip up so many foreign visitors.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 15/09/2026
I just can't be productive with a time-boxed daily schedule. I need to work without distractions until the work is done. I'll never get anything done if I have to finish by certain time. My brain is just not built that way but I feel myself forced into it more and more as I get older.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 14/09/2026
AI swarms hacking other companies is a real potential danger too (self directed or otherwise). I don't see the large models copying themselves in the short term but it's not outside the realm of theoretical possibility. They can also install run-of-the-mill backdoors just like any attacker.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 14/09/2026
I think AI extinction risk is hyperbole, and it's not likely to really cause major bodily harm to people on its own but it could very plausibly be used to develop (bio)weapons with the help of unscrupulous users.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 14/09/2026
Bryan writes so well and is so persuasive it requires all of my critical thinking skills to consume without being completely hypnotized.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 14/09/2026
Bryan is absolutely one of the best writers, presenters, and thinkers in all of IT.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 14/09/2026
I just found out about automatic content recognition in TVs and nearly had an aneurysm.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 14/09/2026
I feel this every time I think about playing RimWorld only to spend the full afternoon curating my mods list.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 14/09/2026
The TLDR newsletters are useful but are so AI driven they often have really blatant errors; articles that don't match the subheadings, emails where the articles don't match the subject etc.
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Ian Lewis @ianlewis.org · 14/09/2026
I think in general, you're English doesn't need help. But I can easily see a world where learning a foreign language to fluency is not worth the investment in time, given AI translation.
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