Kurt Nelson

Remote coding interviews where you have to use your own machine have so much implicit bias built into them. As I haven't had a personal OS X machine in a decade, I have to use my Linux box which leads to...interesting shenanigans.

I'm right by the White House and it's dead except me and a bunch of National Guard troops just kinda standing in a clump talking.

Ooo, by me.

What hood?

Took me about an hour outside of the DC part of Virginia to run into a dual-wielding Trump hat Kirk shirter.

Sounds like we need to find where the Cluely CEO is illegally living in his office in SoMa and throw him out. He's the guy who started the company with the motto "cheat on anything". https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/technology/san-francisco-rent-ai-boom.html

When is Trump sending the national guard to New York City? I saw a guy in full WWII-era German military garb on the subway platform this morning.

NYC uses the term "curb your dog" on a bunch of signs. The term has never made sense to me. Where did it come from and what is it supposed to mean now? Horses were the root?

Way too early for me to be calling the fire department because of a deranged arsonist

As someone who has professionally battled Bluetooth over the years, yes.

Past here is "private land".

Tesla Robotaxi is operating for money in San Francisco. I totally don't remember them getting CPUC approval.

I have *started* getting ballots the last two elections for someone who has never lived at this address. What's the right way to report this and is this some scheme?

This ad on Treasure Island for TI is all white people, completely ignoring the history and long-term residents. Peak gentrification.

A cartoon of my dog

Comparing and constrasting AI platforms and finding the best is Perplexity. (I have an AI interview this afternoon...)

I just attempted to move my Mastodon to a fresh server and forgot how complicated it is to get docker running compared to old school apps. This server is running pretty old Ubuntu plus I made some bad choices in my data storage when I originally set it up.

There's a new vending machine place on Irving in the outer that just pulled the plastic down this week. I'm not sure our cash laws are up to date for this.

You replied on the bridge. My native bsky is auto replicated from my Mastodon.

MUNI ops ?: When "bus shuttles are organized", where are they pulling those operators from? Schoolie runs? The N has been on the struggle rail a bunch recently.

Are you following me on some bridge that is setup weird?

Barney the Sniff-Sniff-Sniffer (Edit) (Remastered) Listen and make your own on Suno.

I'm experimenting with AI music generation and...it's scary good now. I am writing my lyrics myself using old creative writings, but considering I did play violin back in high school it's scary what I can output. https://suno.com/s/6tKtasq9wwe1kNlM

I've never been bipped either!

The software engineering job market is fully in the toilet right now.

The market is a disaster right now

Did sidewalk seating ADA requirements in SF change recently? Two of my neighborhood cafes now have to drag out a heavy table every day instead of folding ones, even though indoors is compliant.

in related news, clippercard.com has decided that my "kurt.contact" domain is not a valid email even though it is the one on my account and I get notifications there.

With the new BART tap-to-pay, if you don't use exactly the same card both in and out you get hit by *two* of our favorite $7 excursion fares.

People boarding an American Airlines plane directly from the tarmac via stairs.

Naples airport has no jetbridges; they board and deboard from both ends of the plane. I think it is actually faster than how we do it here.

At least 8sleep has been shipping on actual working product for awhile.

BART gave me a nice welcome back at SFO with only half of the new fare gate opening while I have a suitcase.