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Robodobdob

@robodobdob.bsky.social
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I worked the HTML mines in the 90’s so I’ve seen some shit. I develop .NET web apps for a living. Blazor, SSR, and HTMX are my current favourites. github.com/robodobdob

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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 3h
Its like a trip to grandma’s.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 9h
To be fair, he’s not cared for a long time so he is being consistent. He’s probably also got a sweet private sector job lined up that he can fail up into.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 10h
Which the LLMs will probably exacerbate.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 11h
How I arrived on BlueSky
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Train Spotting
Alt: Clip from Trainspotting when Renton climbs out of the toilet.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 11h
Claims “Profanity-laden” and then censors one word. Stop the pearl-clutching.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Many years ago I built an application that used an algorithm to display popular links to users. The net result was unpopular content was never viewed by users thereby reinforcing the algorithm’s recommendations. So yeah, algorithmic feeds are a bad idea. youtu.be/9Ff4S1FJdRM
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Is AI Turning Us All into the Same Person? | Sandra Matz | TED
YouTube video by TED
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m pretty confident the country will continue to function without Ken.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Politicians are not our best people - they just think they are.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You should make that room super futuristic and the door a Tardis.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My most-used meme…
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I wouldn’t say that.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We used to be a dev-heavy, flat org structure but now we’re the opposite. Multiple layers of managers and maybe 1/3 the devs.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Based on my last flight, I’d be more concerned about the lack of basic wifi security.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I took a bus the other day for probably the first time in 20 years. Was not entirely bad - just took a bit longer to get home.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Really bugs me how “podcast” has come to mean two people talking around a table on camera. If I can’t get it in my podcast app, it’s not a podcast. Looking directly at you @tvnz.bsky.social
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I feel like when people say “AI will kill is all” what they are in reality saying is “AI will convince dumb people to kill us all” For example, look at RFK Jr saying that AI knows more about medicine than experts. That’s the on-ramp to global catastrophe.
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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 29/09/2026
Nicola’s ferries won’t arrive until 2029, if ever. IREX would’ve been sailing by now and cost less that just one of National’s new RONs, that they now also can’t build. You only have a few weeks left to enrol. If you aren’t enrolled, your vote is like Nicola’s ferries. non-existent. #nzpol
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Claude Opus 5.5 might just be enough to make me a believer.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In 2026 we should also be using the dialog HTML element. 😉
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More people need to understand this
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Five go mad at Fairford” does have a ring to it.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I think we’ve reached saturation of podcasts with nebulous descriptions like “food, health, life and everything in between”.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Colin From Accounts” was such a good show and I’m glad they only made three series. And who knew Slice of Heaven was a big song in Australia?
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mine would be “I’ve got YouTube Premium”.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dead people are famously known for not buying stuff.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You mean you don’t want one of these bad boys? www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplac...
trademe.co.nz
Antique ELECTROLUX vacuum cleaner | Trade Me Marketplace
Antique ELECTROLUX Cord-o-matic vacuum cleaner Has been sitting for couple years unsure if still in good working condition Suit someone who wants the old...
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@kevinpowell.co regarding your comment about factory workers in the “no one is enjoying this” video, I highly recommend reading Sarah O’Connor’s book “We Are Not Machines”.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you like chocolate mousse… Take a tub of Kalo Vanilla Bean yoghurt and whisk in three tablespoons of cocoa powder. You can thank me later.
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David 🏳️‍🌈🦦🐈‍⬛🐧🎮🤠 @blue-labs.org · 25/09/2026
from @kevinpowell.co youtu.be/qu1jE41O_8o?...
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Use these CSS features instead of JavaScript
YouTube video by Kevin Powell
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In space no one can hear you scream.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mega-rich weirdos used to be recluses who gave their fortune to their cats. Now they run AI companies.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Probably explains the proliferation of home flight simulators and analog synthesizers.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Gas station”
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Woman's Intense Eye Expression
Alt: Woman's Intense Eye Expression
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When I am king, home screens will be singular, icons only, and organised by colour OR alphabetically (maybe). 🙂
Screenshot of my iPhone Home Screen showing colour matched icons on a blurred background.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Big fan of folders, eh? 🙂
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
$144 to fill up my car. Trump can get in the sea.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Those who crave money or power are the last who should have it.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The 80’s was peak LEGO. brickset.com/sets/8860-1/...
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LEGO 8860 Car Chassis
Comprehensive information about LEGO 8860 Car Chassis, a Technic set released in 1980.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Looks good to me. Approved.
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Apple TV has top-shelf content. Slow Horses, Pluribus, Cape Fear, Widows Bay, Down Cemetery Road, Silo, Shrinking, Loot, Lucky, etc etc. Every one a banger.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Death. Taxes. Enshittification.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Washed down with a tall glass Woke Zero.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And you just know there will be companies balking at paying the OSMF while blowing hundreds of thousands on a fancy auto-complete.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Two piles of crap straight to the bin
A photo of a full dog poo bag and a National Party brochure sitting on top of a wheelie bin
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I think for the majority of petrol drivers, it comes down to a pure affordability decision.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hey Gav, dunno if you’re a podcast guy, but “Top Comment” and “The Rest is Entertainment” often cover the socials and how the algorithms work. I gather YouTube recently changed the algorithm to favour smaller channels so things might start looking up.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Vegemite shapes are all good and I say that as a UK Marmite person.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I used Apple Pay exclusively on our Australia trip and not once did I see a scrawny, handwritten surcharge label on the eftpos machines.
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Robodobdob @robodobdob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think they are pretty close. They tend to have better warranties and lifespan too.
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