Andy Hill

This trombone slide chart with multiple ways to play the same note from the 70s closely resembles a git branch graph.

It feels like the internet‘s cooked us into presenting every position in the strongest moral terms and responding to every disagreement as an all-out attack that must be annihilated before it destroys everything and it seems not great

why does the largest yaml file simply not eat all of the smaller yaml files

academy award contending tiktok

This book, but with @swerveconfident.bsky.social on every page

worse than vista? wow

finished diablo 3 last night. hard to believe it was my first diablo game / isometric dungeon crawler

🎵 last night was the first night in eons i played a bass trombone part. The lowest notes were occasional F1/G1s while regularly cranking out E5-D5s gave me a new appreciation for lung capacity

"You're absolutely right!"

A Wikipedia-style guideline page on avoiding exaggerated wording by LLMs, with two sections titled Undue emphasis on symbolism and importance and Promotional language. Each section lists “words to watch” in a beige box, such as "stands as a testament", "plays a vital role", "rich cultural heritage", "breathtaking", and "must-see". Below, example sentences are shown with problematic phrases highlighted in yellow, including "enhancing its significance", "captivates both residents and visitors alike", "stands as a symbol", "reflects the evolving identity", "vibrant town with a rich cultural heritage", "fascinating glimpse into the diverse tapestry", and "value-driven experiences".

This is really fascinating

Wikipedia's list of linguistic and stylist "tells" of AI writing, the better to help editors recognize it

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

mspaint traffic notices from WSDOT

AI generated drawing of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice where the child commands the walking broom to move the water, which is I probably some sort of metaphor

AI and Software Engineering, August 2025 edition:

dev.ahill.net/2025/08/08/a...

I wish I knew. It’s also painful for client side metrics on empheral workers.

Be eyes wide open about tipping too: These apps regularly trick consumers into tipping that doesn’t end up in workers pockets.

rode this recently, such an amazing improvement. yay!

@stevekamb.com is there a place to buy a digital copy of Level Up Your Life? Ideally for a Kobo device. I saw your note about an updated version coming in 2026, but I’m having trouble waiting that long.

speeding up CI pipelines is always A Good Thing

The bus #8 is so slow, we all beat it to Stewart Street and this very slow cadre of dancers crossed the finish line first.

started playing the messenger yesterday on switch, good times.

quarble is probably my fav so far

GI Joe/WWE collab would have been amazing if we got Serpentor or Nemesis Enforcer as wrestlers

computers: still awful

“i asked chat gpt” “i asked grok” Jeeves would kill you where you stand

A set of white cylindrical TP-link mesh wireless devices

A TP-link router that looks like a black slab bristling with sharp angular towers on three sides.

Consumer networking devices come in two varieties: Altar to a Dark God and Aromatherapy Machine.

xkcd comic 2347 "All modern digital infrastructure" with one small important block near the bottom replaced with an inclusive pride flag

^ this was yesterday

the driver of a totally packed 8 line bus in seattle only allowed the bus to be entered/exited from the driver’s entrance/exit, instead of the other 2 doors that open on the bus.

yay fare enforcement? hopefully there’s a way to collect fares and not slow down normal bus entry/exits

this is among the most cursed images I've seen on this website and I was here during the Alf era

YouTube video by Geography By Geoff Why The US Is Really 12 Nations (Not 50 States)

This video by Geography by Geoff was thought provoking: youtu.be/U2eTN6yDRGE?...