Dan Lyke 20:08:28+0000 (2026-06-26)— twitter (1/0) facebook (0/0) flutterby (1/1) — Lat,Lon: (38.2365,-122.643)

Hypothesis, based on overheard conversation: The current fascination with "AI" answers is a function of the information sphere being so overrun by SEO crap.

Dan Lyke 18:03:28+0000 (2026-06-26)— twitter (1/0) facebook (0/0) flutterby (1/1) — Lat,Lon: (38.2365,-122.643)

You know what's great about your birthday in the modern age? Dismissing all the fucking notifications from automated systems. Big tech: Turning a celebration into an annoyance.

Dan Lyke 16:11:49+0000 (2026-06-26)— twitter (1/0) facebook (0/0) flutterby (1/1) — Lat,Lon: (38.2251,-122.628)

Wow. I migrated away from Firefox several months ago, but thought a password didn't get imported into Vivaldi so I just fired it up... The amount of non-responsive time it took me to get into my passwords was astounding. Whatever they're doing, it's not about performance.

Dan Lyke 00:16:07+0000 (2026-06-26)— twitter (1/0) facebook (0/0) flutterby (1/1) — Lat,Lon: (38.2249,-122.628)

Listened to the latest Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, and ... productivity is very difficult to measure in software development, so it's hard to be objective, but as I sit here trying to envision how a mythical AI might insert itself into your interactions, I'm reminded of how much I need to find other work, 'cause this ain't it. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/19387382-beware-the-20x-engineer-2026-05-11