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Jeff Moore

@jeffmooredev.bsky.social

Software engineering manager interested in pragmatic and constructivist approaches to systems, complexity, and systems thinking; building effective cultures; and human/LLM interfaces in combined systems.

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Jeff Moore @jeffmooredev.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I asked ChatGPT to summarize HN comments, somewhere in which someone quoted Dune and that killed ChatGPT. Was it the copyright (quote is fair use) or the content that ChatGPT found objectionable? 🤔

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Dune / Butlerian Jihad

lambdaone references Dune and quotes Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam:

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to ensl

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Jeff Moore @jeffmooredev.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Went to a talk on cookbooks and food from a queer perspective at @omnivorebooks.bsky.social tonight. What a cool and cute bookstore. Great talk. Ended up winning a gorgeous Smithy cast iron pan in the raffle. How appropriate since cooking is my love language and my boyfriend's love is pancakes.

A hand holding up a flat top cast iron pan against a brick wall

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Jeff Moore @jeffmooredev.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Based on experience, I believe the captions on these photos have been reversed in this version of @buzzfeed.com's daily "98 vaguely thematic things we hope you will buy" listicle.

Two photos of a velvet surface, one with cat hair, labeled "before" and one without cat hair and a brush labeled "10 seconds later."

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Jeff Moore @jeffmooredev.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

The more experience I gain in interviewing, the more I worry about accidentally weeding good people out, rather than accidentally hiring someone bad. Exactly this. cory.news/posts/2025-0...

Turns out, our process was filtering out iOS developers.

Standard Facebook Interview Question: “Design Facebook News Feed, including the backend”

iOS Developer Answer: “I don’t care about the backend”

Interview Notes: “1) TC does not understand basic Computer Science concepts. 2) TC has a bad attitude. Rejection!”

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Jeff Moore @jeffmooredev.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

New Montgomery street was new in the 1870s. Spotted some further edits last night.

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Jeff Moore @jeffmooredev.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

“Butterscotch caramel sauce” ChatGPT tells you to melt the butter first in various prompts for this which will result in a burnt mess. Melt the sugar first, finish with the heat sensitive ingredients.

A failed recipe for butterscotch caramel sauce

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Jeff Moore @jeffmooredev.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

My autumnal fruits in sauternes gelee had the kinetic effect I was looking for and was certainly the most discussed dish of this year's Thanksgiving.

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