roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 16/10/2026He invented javascript- he was born the villain 110 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Here is the more obvious reason they are not “conscious” youtube.com/shorts/WP5_X...youtube.comchatgpt has E-strokeYouTube video by Michael Reeves 000 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026When I look at who in my LinkedIn works on the Roblox engineering team, I’m not the least bit surprised 080 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Does that include tech jobs? I think this attitude is pretty standard for engineers at large tech firms this year. 260 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026It’s an order of magnitude better at code than it is at writing emails 050 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026You don’t need to be Derek guy to know you should iron your jacket. but man those colors are awful and everything needs a hem. 010 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026You kid but my CTO and his reports are actively discussing this in open Slack channels rn 120 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Man who has never heard of charity or ancient traditions of hospitality (once common place but eroding through the advent of capitalism!) 000 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026IMO the inflection point was circa 2013, when big tech started doing Machine Learning with troves of user interaction data and heavy undisclosed A/B testing. 030 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Wait no we need those for speed cameras 000 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026couple random ideas - make >80% into 100% (and show 100%) - dont show %s like in JA3 - make high % misses explicit critical failures - the “glancing hit” idea from Age of Wondeds, to give something between a miss and a hit 000 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It’s not even coming from manipulative masterminds, it’s coming from middle managers that will push through a stupid word filter feature to boost their Trust and Safety OKRs 1463 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My cold take is they should just say gentrifier and throw away the word transplant 060 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Will Stancil has never struggled to articulate a thought before spewing out some words 020 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Idk people try to rationalize it but it’s just vibes 1711 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I remember coming out of a community play and a guy was complaining for a solid couple of minutes about how transplants were destroying the neighborhood before he said, “but you’re one of the good ones ofc” 1730 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Software engineers will finally learn what neoliberalism means and why unions hated NAFTA 030 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Many find the problems interesting and have no interest in thinking about the consequences of their actions. A lot like Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Sama ofc is RDJ in this metaphor. 010 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026As we all know, a good faith question has to be phrased as “Legitimately asking, because I don’t know - did you know him? Sorry to take up space in this conversation!” 120 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I wonder if this is counterbalanced by everyone’s tv defaulting to Vivid mode anyway 010 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I studied math in undergrad 15 years ago and this is exactly how we talked about proofs back then too. A lot of similar convos happened with the abc conjecture, Vaught conjecture, 4 color mapping theorem… 0110 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026i learned this lesson from high school debate. you can make the stupidest arguments imaginable - but if your opponent has to take you seriously, that just means you control the turf. you can play the game or you can challenge the rules. otherwise youre playing checkers while they’re playing chess. 0100 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026And they’re ignored *because* their critiques are “it’s going to entrench racism, sexism, classism“, instead of a hot sexy apocalyptic rapture 050 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026feel like you missed the nuances of what he said. It can’t solve *any* problem, but the fact that it can solve tractable problems is depleting mathematics. 010 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The only think he says thats remotely worthy of scorn is like some edgy Mao jokes. In tone, he’s nowhere nearly as bad as Joe Rogan or a million center right pundits. He gets hate cause the gerontocracy doesn’t like what he supports, plain and simple. 220 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Another reason execs love AI is it will apologize when you give it poorly written instructions instead of silently resenting you for being a dumbass 0173 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026That one ketamine-fueled impulse buy ended up being a big win for revanchist tech oligarchs 011 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Zuckerberg is a terrible product person, but he’s basically the ur-capitalist. No one can do regulatory capture and leverage a vertically integrated monopoly like Zuck. 000 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Have you played the zachtronics gunpla building game in Last Call BBS? Sent me down a YouTube rabbit hole of how folks paint and add weathering to their gunpla. Not a great hobby for a small apt tho. 110 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026She’s the only influencer I miss after a year of not being on tiktok 110 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Wow I never knew this guy was such a political powerhouse that even someone as popular as AOC has to tiptoe around him. Even Schumer doesn’t have that kind of power or popularity. Glad he’s on AOCs side. 300 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026You’re being confusing, I just want to know if we should bomb more kids or fewer kids 120 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Wait I’m confused, are you saying we are or are not supporting bombing children enough? 130 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Thanks, I don’t think I have her charisma but I try to be logical and forthright 160 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026or she deftly pointed out the political hypocrisy of the consultant class, refused to let them control the terms of the debate, refocused on issues that actually resonated with people. shes a good communicator and that’s the job of someone in office. 3120 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026derek guy did a similar thread about the Vimes boot theory but he’s charmingly nerdy instead of annoyingly nerdy so it was cool 040 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026They’re gonna juice a solid decade or two out of R&D tax credits 000 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026i think we can all take a second to appreciate we’re not in the business of politics, where you have to put away your correct-but-judgy takes to reach out to people that you hate and that hate you. and that we have someone capable to do that for us. 140 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026This more generally has been a bugbear of mine for ages. Applies to AI most obviously. Explaining away Trump voters with pure economics and no social, religious, cultural factors is another. With rent/house prices, ignoring housing demand in favor of just greedy landlords. 050 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 01/08/2026This was a small part of the Dead Don’t Hurt that I really appreciated 000 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 01/08/2026They expected good perf reviews for meeting their AI Integration OKR 3121 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Depends where too. Had a lot of friends into anime in middle school (early 00s). Moved for HS, and none of them knew who Amuro Ray was. 100 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026It’s def true of tech leadership. Rank and file product teams do research and consider user, but so often that gets squashed by “oh the CEO disagrees with your 6 months of research on a vibe” 181 0
roombaman.bsky.social @roombaman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026rich people have no taste, example 65345 010 0
