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Cake day: February 19th, 2026

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  • I was laid off since my former boss wanted to use AI to write code instead of trained, experienced developers. He wanted me to use AI to write up to 100% of my code. I was trying to talk sense into him - use it for boilerplate functions or maybe codebase analysis, but any code touching anything important should be written by someone who knows what they’re doing. And at no point should any code written by AI not be subject to human review. Since he wanted to go all-in on vibe coding and my caution was a hindrance, I got the axe.
















  • By using an older piece of tech that does one thing, you make doing that thing an activity again. As in, it’s a conscious involvement to do that thing now, it’s not just an app or a side feature of some other device.

    For instance, I got an iPod Nano a little while ago and just loaded it with the few hundred songs I care to listen to. I use a fraction of the space of the thing if I care to add more music, but now when I want to listen to music I have to use a specific device to do so. It makes it more of a conscious decision to listen to music and, to me, makes me enjoy it more.