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Kathleen

@kathleenyano.bsky.social
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💻 Technology leader. Software engineer. 🚖 Forever New Yorker. kathleen.github.io

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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... This news segment is absolutely heartbreaking.
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A look at the devastating impact of USAID cuts in rural Afghanistan
It's been 18 months since the Trump administration made cuts to foreign aid. One of the countries hardest-hit is Afghanistan. The five years since the U.S. withdrawal have been grim for the people the...
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
AI-enabled fraud is everywhere these days. I've personally recently seen an uptick in fake "executive recruiter" emails coming my way that have been tailored to include my job history (and also use the names of actual recruiters.) Stay vigilant everyone!
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Watching the user fury Peloton is receiving over swapping out major label music in their classes with royalty-free music is really giving me flashbacks to Aaptiv.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Coding with Claude.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I love how 90% of B2B SaaS websites have a link to a page titled "Pricing" that contains literally zero prices on it.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The number of fake applicants we've received for our remote software engineering roles is staggering, but what I find even weirder is the number of resumes that state they worked on *our product*. Chalk it up to fake applicants using AI to construct resumes tailored to our job description + failing?
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
ChatGPT Health is getting a lot of buzz in the health and wellness industry. To me, the biggest change this offers is making it easier for any individual to pull in their wearable and medical records so ChatGPT can leverage them.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
That fact that Gemini's Google Drive integration doesn't let it edit files like Google Sheets is maddening.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Wow, I've read a lot of articles about people using AI to apply for roles automatically and fake job applicants posing as real people to get money for the DPRK, but I didn't really understand how rampant these problem were until we just recently posted a remote software eng position.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Asked Gemini the best way to visualize membership growth and losses and the suggestions were bad. Did a Google search for the same thing and got the answer I was looking for immediately. 🤷‍♀️
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
www.fastcompany.com/91435192/cha... Yes.
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AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is
Big spending on artificial intelligence puts pressure on jobs, as gloomy narratives about the future of work are ironically making new graduates less employable.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Learned this in today's Chinese class when getting an example of when to use 还是.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I absolutely love that @nycvotes.bsky.social leaned into the city's wildlife. These images bring me a lot of joy.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Gemini definitely beats ChatGPT for transcribing audio files. Tried to get ChatGPT to transcribe an MP3 of a Mandarin dialogue into pinyin and it kept failing to do so. Gemini did it pretty flawlessly on the first try.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
If I didn't already have a job I love, this would be such a blast. I love the Du Chinese app! rubyonremote.com/jobs/69145-s...
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Ruby On Remote | Remote jobs for Ruby developers
Find curated remote ruby jobs in one place. Work from home or anywhere while writing your favorite programming language.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
My fatal flaw is that I can't turn down installing a new major software upgrade, even if it just came out and is likely riddled with bugs.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Can someone bring back "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" for my kids? No modern take on it- just literally start making the show the same way it was in the 90s.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
www.holovaty.com/writing/chat... Very interesting. How often at ChatGPT's scale will it lead people mistakenly to businesses for something they don't offer and more interestingly, how often will those businesses respond to the demand? Weird to think businesses could be reshaped based on AI.
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Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists | Holovaty.com
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Google Workspace actually does an amazing job with their product release note emails. Possibly the most useful email I get from vendors.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Great article on CGMs for non-diabetics/non-prediabetics. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
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The Medical Device That’s Become a MAHA Fixation
The continuous glucose monitor is emblematic of the movement’s emphasis on self-reliance.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I normally give these "Gen Z" stories no heed, but calling a Diet Coke a "fridge cigarette" feels so spot on. During my 20s, a cold Diet Coke (from a can, not a bottle) was just perfection..I honestly had an easier time quitting smoking than quitting Diet Coke www.fastcompany.com/91351477/wha...
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What is a fridge cigarette? The viral Diet Coke trend explained
The 'fridge cigarette' is Gen Z’s answer to the smoke break—an ice-cold Diet Coke straight from the refrigerator.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
"..meeting infernally next week." 🔥
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
“What is this? Some AI garbage?” - my husband’s response to Duolingo’s new radio feature
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Oh Gemini.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Testing AI image generation the best way possible- by quickly creating an image to wish my mom in the Bronx happy birthday. My rushed prompt: "Create an image of a rat, a squirrel, and a pigeon in a New York City park with trees..
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
👋 Hi folks! My sister is doing research for her doctorate at CUNY School of Public Health. If this applies to you, please participate 🙏 www.surveymonkey.com/r/CKTQT8G
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
*listening to a song on Spotify* Thinking: "This sounds like a poor man's version of Depeche Mode. Who sings this?" *checks Spotify* "..Depeche Mode." I guess I haven't listened to anything they made after the '90s.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Been trying to find different flashcard apps for studying very specific Chinese words and figured I'd try getting @anthropic.com's Claude to build something for me. The first response from Claude was missing some steps, but after a second prompt, I had a functioning React + Node.js flashcard app.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Definitely a loss for the film lovers. www.npr.org/2025/01/16/n...
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David Lynch, who directed off-kilter classics, dies at 78
His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
TBH I'm not sure every company needs to send a "year in review" email.
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Kathleen @kathleenyano.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
These seemingly AI-generated food descriptions on DoorDash are at least amusing?
Cephalopod!Mandoo = Stuffed dough  
Kimchi pajeon = flat sweet cake
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