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@tomstine.dev
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Frontend Engineer. React, TypeScript. Former high school math teacher and t-shirt maker. My daughter & her wife are my favorite people in the world. 🏳️‍🌈 he/him & woke af! #transrightsarehumanrights 🏳️‍⚧️ #blm

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Tom @tomstine.dev · 18/03/2026
Why get mad at a lying sociopath like Scam Altman? AI is the excuse for the layoffs, not the cause. futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com
Sam Altman Thanks Programmers for Their Effort, Says Their Time Is Over
Sam Altman argued it was "already feels difficult to remember how much effort it really took" for coders to write software.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 17/03/2026
YES, they most certainly are. Getting slammed with 5-10 MRs per day of slop code from AI pilled non-engineers is a PITA. Are AI agents actually slowing us down? open.substack.com/pub/pragmati...
open.substack.com
Are AI agents actually slowing us down?
As more software engineers use AI agents daily, there’s also more sloppy software, outages, quality issues, and even a slowdown in shipping velocity. What’s happening, and how do we solve it?
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 11/03/2026
Or maybe, just maybe, everyone else is pretty much full of shite. I'll believe the massive productivity gains when I see solid research studies that document said gains. So far, there is zero. const slop = ai.output.linesOfCode
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 26/02/2026
Help some trans folks in fascist hell holes like Kansas move someplace better. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
zeffy.com
Trans Continental Pipeline-Donate to help queer relocation!
At TCP, our mission is to help Queer and 2SLGBTQIA+ people move from unsafe environments to Colorado and provide connections and resources through our relocation program.Every Cent you donate will go ...
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 15/02/2026
Guess how you came to be an "American", Stephen "little bitch" Miller? Your ancestors were on a boat, they were immigrants, they could become citizens by the process you denigrate. You are so filled with racist hate you deny your own ancestry.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 06/01/2026
Attacking Greenland is an attack on Denmark and triggers Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which obligates all member states to defend the state that was attacked. I really hope the Europeans will do it. I think they are sick of Trump, & I suspect they know most Americans would not support his attack.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 03/01/2026
Racist arsehole
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 03/01/2026
Presidents get too much joy out of bombing brown people. And many in Congress get a thrill from it, too. Pathetic.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 01/01/2026
Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social !! May you have much success in 2026!! 🎉
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 26/12/2025
We can't see the future, and we can't know how our creations will be used by soulless, greedy asshats. You're creations have done far, far, far more good than bad. Thanks, Rob, for everything you've done. (written by a human for humans)
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 20/12/2025
Urinal trough is the technical term in English. But piss trough is a much better term!!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 18/12/2025
Liar, liar, pants on fire
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 26/11/2025
Almost all senior engineers I know agree 100%
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 11/11/2025
Get rid of Chuck, Senate Dems! There was no reason to cave in!!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 11/11/2025
Keep it up!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 10/11/2025
I taught school in a red state during Covid. Even the hybrid schedule we did was psychological torture for teachers, students, parents, staff, literally everyone but the politicians and admins who stayed in their offices and quit visiting schools. I wonder why they quit visiting?
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 10/11/2025
We need real leadership, AOC. Please help rid the Dems in Congress of ineffective leaders like Schumer and.... (you know better than we do who the weak ones are).
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 10/11/2025
NO YOU DID NOT CALL THEIR BLUFF!! YOU CAVED TO THEIR DEMANDS. You did this, Schumer, everyone knows you did. Sellout. Fool. Time for new leadership.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 10/11/2025
You failed the test of leadership today. You allowed or encouraged 8 Dems to betray the 20 million who will lose their healthcare. You are an utter failure. Resign.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 10/11/2025
The vote in December will either: 1. Not happen, or 2. Fail to get 60 votes. You and the other 7 fools who voted yes got played. Explain to the 20 million Americans who will lose health insurance why you caved in to Republican lies and sold them down the river.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 10/11/2025
Chuck the cuck: watching Americans getting f'd by Trump and Republicans must be fun for Chuck and the 8 traitorous Dem Senators. It must be nice to have no spine, no conscience, and no soul.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 27/09/2025
HTML in a text editor. Layout was <table> all the way down!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 27/09/2025
Best line from you convo: Yudkowsky is "3 anxiety disorders in a trench coat". Brilliant!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 27/09/2025
Truly one of my favorite interviews that Ed has done. You both were funny but also very poignant. Definitely buying your book!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 27/09/2025
There is one podcast I eagerly await: BetterOffline. Thanks, Ed. Keep being different!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 04/08/2025
As a Brown alum and father of a trans daughter, I find this deeply disturbing. But not surprising. After all, most universities care far more about the Benjamins than the learning. Sadly.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 04/08/2025
You and your colleagues are doing the right thing! I just made donation to you to help pay your fines for breaking quorum.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 28/07/2025
Nope. Wrong. AI isn't taking over the world. Nor most jobs. gizmodo.com/ai-will-repl...
gizmodo.com
AI Will Replace Recruiters and Assistants in Six Months, Says CEO Behind ChatGPT Rival
Perplexity's CEO lays out a near-future where entire white-collar roles are automated by a new generation of AI browsers, transforming a week's worth of work into a single prompt.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 25/07/2025
It's a genocide (we need to say this as often as possible)
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 21/07/2025
I'll have to dig back through your episodes to find them. Great perspectives.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 21/07/2025
I'm loving this episode! Ed, please have more guests like @cherlynn.bsky.social on Better Offline. Her perspectives and view are well thought out and very informative. Same with @amorrow.bsky.social from a few weeks ago.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 22/06/2025
Bibi is addressing Israel, and I swear to God he sounds like he's got a boner for Trump bombing Iran. Killing people literally turns him on!! OMFG
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 22/06/2025
"Beware the military-industrial complex." And beware the elected morons who do their bidding.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 11/04/2025
Proud to be a spiritual lesbian and leftist man
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 01/03/2025
I wonder what it’s like to be Putin’s bitch…
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 15/02/2025
Cuz “Good Morning” from Luna is such a good thing!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 11/12/2024
Best of luck! Missouri, and most red states, isn't gonna be a good places for trans or queer folks during the next 4 years. Cuz 'Merica voted stupid. Again.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 10/12/2024
Missouri is home of the Assemblies of God and other far right Christian denominations that can't see past their absurd mythology. They only want to hurt others who aren't like them. And the MoLeg is filled with these nutters. I can't wait to get out of this red state hell hole. 🤮
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 07/12/2024
I'm relatively certain they are mythological creatures.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 05/12/2024
"What is `pornhub.com/tranny`" thought Nancy one lonely evening as she perused her husband's browser history.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 05/12/2024
I forget he has kids!! Yep, there's gonna be some serious legal battles!!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 05/12/2024
Bill Gates said back in the 90's: "Everything after the first billion doesn't matter". And yet, Bill hasn't given away all but $1B. He's pledged to do so on his death, but still, you make a very valid point. He could do that NOW.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 05/12/2024
Trump and Co are about to turn the US into a steaming pile of dog shit, and fittingly, Patone has given us a fancy color that is basically "shit brown". Welcome to 'Merica! 🤦‍♂️
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 04/12/2024
Masterclass must have attended the “Adobe School of Customer Satisfaction”
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 04/12/2024
It really is about balance, isn't it? I feel like I sit far too much, but I also don't run or take long walks. If I did, some sitting time would feel really good. You do the opposite, so yes, a good chair would be essential! I kinda like the idea of the wobble stool, a nice in between perhaps?
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 03/12/2024
I'm trying to stand around 6-8 hours a day, so my (pretty good) chair from Staples is more than enough. Sitting too much, no matter the chair, cramps up every muscle in my body. A padded wobble board for standing makes standing my preferred option all around.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 03/12/2024
He loves his little sister!
Phil the dog looking at his little sister.
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 03/12/2024
It makes me want to put the phone in airplane mode permanently, which would of course defeat the whole "mobile device" concept. Seriously WTF Apple!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 03/12/2024
Welcome to SW Missouri, once the meth capital of the US. Now only in 3rd or 4th place, we are slippin'! And MAGA to the core!!
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Tom @tomstine.dev · 03/12/2024
As long as you have your wife/sister and the Bible, what do you need an education fer?
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