Reposted by Samkottke.org @kottke.org · 24/08/2026Meat proxy (noun): “A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.” [sfisms.org]sfisms.orgMeat proxyA person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient. 14740331
Reposted by SamEvery Sydney Station @sydneystations.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Transport NSW pointing out how inefficient roads are in this promo for the Western Harbour Tunnel. "That makes each tunnel large enough to fit three metro rail tunnels." Metro already matches the thru-put of the existing 2-lane tunnel. 14715
Sam @samthor.au · 25/06/2026If you spill something sticky on your MacBook, try spraying a little bit of whiteboard cleaner around the effected keys. Works well. Posting for a friend. 000
Sam @samthor.au · 20/06/2026PSA: you can just buy Android Find My (aka Apple AirTag) devices for AU$12-15 each right now. Just go buy some now and put them in your stuff. I'll wait. 200
Sam @samthor.au · 28/04/2026Child's first economics: > so dad, what happens if the shop runs out of money? Who would have any money? Well, turns out the government can make more money. > So they can just give everyone more money! 130
Reposted by SamVale @vale.rocks · 20/04/2026Vercel got pwned, so here is another prompt to stop using them. Entirely unrelated, but here is a picture of Vercel's CEO with Netanyahu, the man responsible for the ongoing genocide in Gaza. 112023
Sam @samthor.au · 07/04/2026samthor.au/2026/base64-... 🗜️💨samthor.auBase64 Is Fast Now, ActuallyThe browser's base64 encoding is fast now 101
Sam @samthor.au · 05/04/2026the house is slowly getting over COVID. pity I bombed some professional stuff in the middle of the week, maybe related, who knows. 🫠 000
Sam @samthor.au · 02/04/2026this is a great CSS read. blog.gitbutler.com/the-great-cs... not to mention syntax improvements; nested CSS, CSS vars and mixing colors, et al.blog.gitbutler.comThe Great CSS ExpansionCSS now does what Floating UI, GSAP ScrollTrigger, Framer Motion, and react-select used to require JavaScript for. Here is exactly how much that saves, why these libraries were painful beyond their si... 05116
Sam @samthor.au · 30/03/2026Tired of storing your bytes in regular memory? Have you always wanted to pack them into NaNs instead? github.com/samthor/nanboxgithub.comGitHub - samthor/nanbox: Box yer NaNsBox yer NaNs. Contribute to samthor/nanbox development by creating an account on GitHub. 000
Sam @samthor.au · 25/03/2026> Now can lick runes to pull them. Rune-licking refunds spent mana it's all I've ever wanted 🐸 000
Sam @samthor.au · 10/03/2026"...it's carrying probably 1,800 truck movements a day..." Let's say each truck = one 20 foot container Let's say 900 each way, and 30 flatbeds for 60 containers, that's 15 trains/direction/day extra. I wish this was actually a reasonable alternative in NSW. 010
Sam @samthor.au · 02/03/2026The AI and me cut 5% (for Node) and 30% (for browsers) off but-unzip: probably the world’s smallest unzip library. npmx.dev/package/but-...npmx.devbut-unzip - npmxtiny (<1k) unzip for node/browser 230
Reposted by SamDavid Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Alan Kohler talking about the urgent need to tackle inequality. The major parties talk about it a lot but don't seem to want to do what it'll take: 💸 changes to CGT discount on investment properties 💸 start taxing wealth more than work 💸 get a fair return for our natural resourcesabc.net.auTwo big tax holes are perpetuating Australia's wealth inequalityIntergenerational inequality will only be dealt with by taxing the people that have the money, not by cutting the taxes of those who don't have it. 1625883
Sam @samthor.au · 21/02/2026People are giving Google a hard time for the Pixel 10a. But it's legitimately a decent phone with zero camera bump. No "almost nothing". No "measure the main part of the phone". Just flat. Not since the old iPhone SE have we been so lucky. Anyway, flat lovers unite. 141
Sam @samthor.au · 09/02/2026> I will read transport/smux_client_test.go around line 252 to confirm if the t.Error("lol") is indeed a leftover debug statement and then remove it. lol 010
Sam @samthor.au · 06/02/2026Bsky was the only service that wanted me to verify my age thanks to AU's new wild rules. Which I've done, you can DM again. Not that anyone was before 🥱 000
Sam @samthor.au · 02/02/2026If you ever wondered how you might kill someone with an egg. It's freezer cleanout time. 000
Sam @samthor.au · 27/01/2026HELLO FRIEND 💻🕷️🖥️ (I hear people don't like spiders don't click if you hate them) 000
Sam @samthor.au · 18/01/2026Watched Star Trek: Younger And Edgier last night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HeN...youtube.comStargate SG-1 - Younger, EdgierYouTube video by johnstoneiain 000
Sam @samthor.au · 07/01/2026next $b product idea: off-the-shelf companies which already have soc2 compliance. 010
Sam @samthor.au · 11/12/2025HO HO HO 🎅 I was going to create a custom thumbnail but me doing the kind of upwards to the left face works well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ZJ...youtube.comRevisiting Santa TrackerYouTube video by Sam Thorogood 020
Sam @samthor.au · 08/12/2025I'm giving (recording) a talk about Santa Tracker tonight. Which I haven't worked on in 4 years since I left googs. Wild. 130
