I predict a rise of one time coded software that people will market as snake oil and then never support when things get hard to maintain or support, as they inevitably always do.
Brevity has always been the soul of wit. Something AI slop peddlers will never fully realise.
New post on some of my thoughts on why engineering in the LLM era means writing less code and not more
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I never thought I’d be a Facebook marketplace scroller but here we are in 2026
New post on how I tried and then abandoned Readwise shiveenp.com/blog/my-shor...
Not that much. I already pay for google one which is roughly 120 AUDish per year and includes 2TB photos storage.
And finally a new small post (soon to be moved in a new crumbs section on the blog) about how I connect Lightroom to Google Photos in my workflow. shiveenp.com/blog/lightro...
A new uses page, redid as I nuked my previous page sometime in the last few years and never updated. shiveenp.com/uses/
Couple a new posts on the bloggy as I aim to post a lot more this year (raising an infant takes a lot out of you ☠️).
I hope one day we realise how batshit crazy the current AI zeitgeist is and we go back to talking about things like normal people.
New post on how I use various computing devices I currently own
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One unique value prop that I think AI coding assistant unlock for me is that they enable an always on rubber ducking buddy. It might struggle with hard problems and often is wrong, but it does help me unclog my own thinking
The White House. The actual White House.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
Don’t overthink this.
He’s asking for bribes.
Dialling in new beans on the grinder in first attempt >>> everything else
Google Pixel 5 and iPhone 13 mini when were when both software and form factor peaked. It hasn’t been the same since.
I love how everyone except perhaps the company that invests the company synonyms with AI i.e. MSFT is investing in AI. Says a lot.
If I hear someone say “vibe coding” unironically again, I will quit tech
Perfect
Kinda disappointed that I always thought that evil people in positions of power would be smart. Maybe a lex luthor type persona. It feels worse that they are evil and stupid.
Liar lean alien is the name of my band
Not sure when things changed but I just found out the books I have paid for for the last 10 years on Amazon store will soon not be mine to do with as I please. Well fuck you Amazon. Kobo Clara ordered.
I would be super keen for this. My current studio display has been my second best purchase after my M1 Max Macbook Pro and I am looking forward to upgrading to both this and M5 MacBook this year.
One my biggest pet peeves is when companies think they can abuse their push notification permissions to send ads. Fuck you Uber.
btw just want to say - great fan of your blog and the way that you write. I aspire to be as crisp one day.
Oh for sure! Bear will always be my beloved and is probably my longest standing notes app (i stuck with them during the horrid wait for 2.0). I find obsidian works for me now, but I do miss the great balance of form and function bear has. Some days, obsidian feels like a windows app to me.
Markets
Robert Kennedy Jr. is NOT QUALIFIED!!! #VoteNoOnRFKJr
