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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 21/08/2026

"don't get left behind by ai." by Jane (@janebwriting on IG)

"don't get left behind by ai."

so leave me behind. leave me with the long speech written by ink-stained hands for the best friend dressed in white silk. leave me in art galleries and bookstores and theaters that house decades of ghost stories. leave me with the family photograph where the dad is blinking and the cousin is talking with the aunt and the dog is a blurry smudge. leave me with the typos. leave me deep in the forest with only the hum of the honeybees and the rush of a stream. leave me with the flyer drawn up by a local artist or designed in a rush on canvas or scribbled on a piece of lined paper. leave me with the google search that pulls me down a rabbit hole. leave me on the couch on a tuesday night, white wine in hand, crying "how do i get over him?" to the sister. leave me at the computer, typing an email that takes up only thirty fucking seconds of my time.

leave me behind with the things that make us human.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 15/08/2026

Why would a genAI proponent and user be upset that people could determine their text was created by genAI? You'd think they'd want to put "Powered by Claude!" on the cover. But they know that would hurt sales. So instead, they want to be able to hide the fact.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 15/08/2026

"Managing Humans" by Rands was one of my favorite books as a new engineering manager, so seeing this is a bummer. If you're using genAI to build your next book and are rage-quitting over watermarks, that means you're hiding your AI usage from your audience. randsinrepose.com/archives/rip...

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RIP Claude

I've used Claude quite a bit for both the upcoming new book and the next edition of Managing Humans. I wrote the entire book, but, as I've done for years, I've

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 11/08/2026

I spent too long last night trying to see if the protagonists work in a glue factory or are beekeepers. Couldn't find anything.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 05/08/2026

I'm reading the tea leaves in the original screed, but I'm guessing she's from the crowd that dislikes experts and, seemingly, likes parasite lettuce. You can't "common sense" yourself into a deep understanding of the state of AI but you can just... ask experts. Heck, there's experts on both sides.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 04/08/2026

Pretty excited to be attending the Software Crafters Unconference Online. I really like the open space / lean coffee format and I'm hoping there's space to talk about how people are using agentic coding with pairing / mobbing. scunconf.com

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Software Crafters Unconference

A loosely structured gathering where topics and themes are generated just in time. Participants gather, build an agenda, and convene sessions.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 04/08/2026

You have to be incredibly out of touch with reality to not see the cost and benefit of buying higher quality items in your day to day life. My home's roof has a huge warranty because I was able to afford a factory certified installer and didn't have to go with "some dude in a truck".

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 01/08/2026

The way my back hurts, I'm pretty sure I slept like 7 last night.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 26/07/2026

So cool. Really dig the color choice. Apparently it is possible to make a nice looking, futuristic-ish vehicle without making a stainless steel dumpster. Who'da thought.

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Matt Tobey @mtobey.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I’m finally going to listen to my doctor and eat more vegetables and get more fresh air

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 12/07/2026

Already on clearance...

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 10/07/2026

Finished game 5 of "Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic" last night and geez. It really feels like they put all the ideas in this game. But we've finally figured out the strategy for bosses, so that's helpful.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 01/07/2026

Huh. I can't recall ever getting a solid yellow row before. Neat. Wordle 1,838 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 25/06/2026

In the middle of reading a book and noticed one chapter near the end was 1.5h compared to the other 20m chapters. Figured that'd be the big climax with lots of action. Nope, it's a brain dump of world building, presumably setting up the second book. Bleh.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 23/06/2026

The sad part is that I'm old enough (and online enough) to have watched it being born. Robb Wolf, of The Paleo Diet, theorized that the omega balance in seed oil was bad (more omega 6s than 3s). That was followed by every CrossFit bro with a podcast claiming they're poison, estrogen, etc.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 17/06/2026

Ah, I think we're talking about two different features. "When lockdown mode is enabled, fingerprint sensors, facial recognition, and voice recognition do not function...the only way to gain access to your device is either via PIN, password, or pattern. " www.zdnet.com/article/how-...

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How to use Android's lockdown mode (and why)

Enabling it is easy but there is one caveat.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 16/06/2026

Are you saying the Android "Lockdown" mode doesn't accomplish the same thing? I thought the whole point of that feature was to require a pin instead of biometrics.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 13/06/2026

"Arts and entertainment editor and self-professed sour cream and onion flavor fan Bedatri Choudhury said, “This flavor takes the best (sour cream) part and adds heat to it which I loved.”" Yes please.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 28/05/2026

Honestly was a game changer for me. I tend to get huge pieces and second skin helps so much with the pain. In my experience, they've healed better too. I get the Saniderm brand on Amazon but have had artists apply the 3M and Second Skin brands too. The only one I didn't care for was Derm Shield.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 28/05/2026

I usually change the first one after 24 hours because of fluid build up and then put on a fresh one for ~4 days. I prefer the way things heal under second skin -- mostly because it's less ouchy for me.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 23/05/2026

OpenAI and Microsoft literally described artificial general intelligence (AGI) as generating $100 billion in profits. These people aren't serious about actual artificial intelligence, they just want money printers in whatever form that takes.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 15/05/2026

I can only assume the investors and/or their sons weren't getting enough matches due to their publicly stated beliefs. So now they'll train an AI model to ignore those limiting factors.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 13/05/2026

Given the site seems to be using AI slop to reform the bad actors in our community, there are a few despicable people I'm surprised aren't featured. Maybe they need to pay some sort of protection fee first.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 13/05/2026

Also... You can already control how websites render on your computer. Adblockers are the most well-known example of this, but there are plenty of other extensions and scripts to change colors, extract information, etc.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 11/05/2026

The millions of refugees would probably love to have a home in any of these countries whining about birth rates.

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David Thompson @djackthompson.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Warning for board game folks: this site has a list of industry people that uses AI slop for images and bios. I’m trying to figure out how to reach out to them to ask to have the entry on me removed. Wanted to spread awareness on the slop. www.4pillargames.com/about/

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About - 4 Pillar Games

About 4 Pillar Games The people and philosophy behind our company 4 Pillar Games is building a living historical record of the tabletop game industry. We cover current tabletop news while preserving t...

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 26/04/2026

Knee caps have been the most painful tattoos for me and now people are getting bruises on them as a bit? I think I'd take bumping my knee into a wall over the pain of another tattoo there.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 17/04/2026

"Playdate doesn’t ask students to master it before they can use it — they can be prototyping a real, playable game on physical hardware within hours of picking it up. Students aren’t waiting to do game design someday; they’re doing it now." news.play.date/news/duke-pl...

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How a Tiny Yellow Handheld Changed How Duke University Teaches Game Design - Playdate News

Official news about Playdate, the yellow handheld video game system with a crank.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 16/04/2026

I experienced the same when I had to take a training class on what ultimately became NFTs. The presenter was trying so hard to convince us "smart contracts" were the way of the future as only a technologist who doesn't understand the real world could.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 03/04/2026

The point was that someone's AI bot was able to write the code for it without anyone having to think, plan, research, etc. Welcome to the future of SaaS now that everyone is "Agentic Coding".

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House Rabbit Society @houserabbit.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

At House Rabbit Society, we believe rabbits are wonderful companions, but they're not for everyone. If you've never had a rabbit before, we encourage you to spend time on our website, houserabbit.org, learning more about them, and not purchasing one impulsively for the Easter holiday.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 30/03/2026

I agree with everything you wrote and I'm still glad that he didn't call them poor performers like Zuckerberg, Musk, etc. Every time I had to organize layoffs as a middle manager, it was awful seeing those actually responsible for the problems keep their jobs. The low performers were always execs.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 10/03/2026

One of the worst parts of this change is how it punishes the loyal monthly subscription customers. They get less V-Bucks each month for their money PLUS the four battle passes they pay for each year give less V-Bucks. It's the equivalent of raising $144/year cost to $200 without admitting it.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 08/03/2026

A little rant about a so-called "AI Maturity Model" that's just really a CTO waxing about the stick he and his friends are using to beat engineers into using agentic coding. jon.camp/software-dev...

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A So-Called AI Maturity Model

A critique of a viral ‘AI Maturity Model’ that reframes forced adoption and performance review enforcement as maturity. Contrasted with …

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 01/03/2026

After a free preview, Blink wants me to pay $8/month more for AI descriptions of the video clips from my camera. During the preview, the descriptions were always useless (e.g. "a person is walking in the room") and one time scared my wife (it mistook a shadow for a person.) Who asked for this?

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 26/02/2026

This is 100% the solution when my problem cat does not want his injections. Sometimes nutritional yeast is we're feeling cheesy but want to stick to our diet.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Hey Philly! I need your help finding 3 walls for 10x10ft murals this fall all about the most charismatic bugs in the city. Each mural must be in a different neighborhood, so we have to cast this net as wide as possible. Please help us spread the word! Submit your wall at bit.ly/bugwalls

a 4 by 4 grid of insects that has a metallic grreen tiger beetle, a teal and black speckled sharpshooter with a yellow underbelly, a reddish brown stag beetle, and handsome meadow katydid, with the following words superimposed "Call for mural walls! we're making 3 10x10ft murals about philly's bugs. submit your walls at bit.ly/bugwalls

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 25/02/2026

I'm cheap and don't have to collaborate with my passwords, so I just use a KeePass DB with KeePassXC for the Desktop client and browser integration. On my phone, I use the Keepass2Android client which does autocomplete.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 23/02/2026

Right! I missed his "Amusing" kickoff. Thanks for the clarification and I'll delete that misinformed post.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 23/02/2026

Two of the three things listed are also a part of DORA as well. The third is part of the Agile Manifesto. We've "discovered" these skills that make shipping easier over and over again.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 22/02/2026

Decided to experiment w/ the AI coding technique "ralph loop" while also toying with an older "Recipe of Theseus" idea. How many substitutions can you make in a recipe before it's no longer the same dish? (Spoiler: It seems like recipes have load-bearing ingredients) jon.camp/software-dev...

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Ralph's Chili aka Recipe of Theseus

Combining the Ship of Theseus with the Ralph Loop, I ran an AI agent in a loop substituting one ingredient at a time in a chili recipe until the AI itself …

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 22/02/2026

Are we sure it's cluelessness and not a deliberate attempt to conflate different types of AI to try and win support for GenAI? "Ya'll loved when the NPCs in KCD2 would comment on you smelling made. That was AI! See, you want more AI!"

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 14/02/2026

Late night reading about a very specific flaw in WolfSSL, a library I hadn't heard of, reminded me why I love reading niche blog posts. So I wrote about it on my own blog, lol. jon.camp/software-dev...

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Write About Your Niche Technical Learnings

@feld wrote a deeply specific blog post about WolfSSL’s broken TLS 1.3 implementation and it reminded me why niche technical writing matters more …

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 10/02/2026

"Strong pairing" has never sat right with me, either in concept or practice. IMO it eliminates the benefit of pairing by removing collaboration and honestly just seems like the polar opposite of the common "pairing is just a jr watching a sr code" problem. jon.camp/software-dev...

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AI: The Perfect Strong-Style Pairing Partner | Jonathan Campbell

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 09/02/2026

Same! And I was so mad at the creepy robot hawking vodka that came on immediately after.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 31/01/2026

Dang! Fashion and practicality are often enemies :(

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JSaundersWrites @jsaunderswrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

@magpiegames.bsky.social is making a Temeraire RPG so if you think Napoleonic era air battles between entire crews on the backs of dragons sound cool than I encourage you to keep an eye on the kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...

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Coming soon: Temeraire: The Roleplaying Game

The officially licensed tabletop roleplaying game set in the world of the Temeraire novel series by Naomi Novik!

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