![](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fb-ark.ca%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fc50c3b5d-034d-4c92-9be9-0dbcfd2023cc.jpe\")
My gut kept telling me that the purported productivity targets broadcast by tech industry leadership didn’t make a ton of sense, so I figured I’d just model it out. The results were both a little surprising and exactly what I expected. b-ark.ca
","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/06/13/ai-dev-throughput.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T16:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 16:00","date_timestamp":1781366400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92111367","content_html":"This is simply fantastic. I’ve always had an idle interest in fonts and typography and, man, what a journey.
\nhttps://lr0.org/blog/p/arabic/","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/06/13/https-lr0-org-blog-p-arabic.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T15:24:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 15:24","date_timestamp":1781364240,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91946961","content_html":"The TOS episode “The Ultimate Computer” aired 58 years ago. The Enterprise is chosen to test a computer which automates ship operations and Kirk finds himself being replaced. At one point McCoy remarks:
\n\n\n\n\nWe’re all sorry for the other guy when he loses his job to a machine. When it comes to your job, that’s different. And it always will be different.
\n
I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately…
","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/06/10/the-tos-episode-the-ultimate.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T03:13:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 03:13","date_timestamp":1781147580,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91873220","content_html":"If there’s one very cool blog I can recommend, it’s this one. The fascinating mix of history and cooking is just so much fun. Absolutely worth checking out.
\nhttps://rarecooking.com/","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/06/09/https-rarecooking-com.html","date_published":"2026-06-10T01:56:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 01:56","date_timestamp":1781056560,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91868442","content_html":"It is deeply funny to me that Anthropic straight up announced that Fable will quietly nerf itself if you try to use it to build a competitor. But don’t worry, it’s not because Anthropic is being anti-competitive. It’s because Fable is so incredibly powerful that it could create Skynet. It’s about safety,...
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\n\nAnd then one of those posts lands on Hacker News and this happens…
\n\n\n\n\n👨💻 b-ark.ca","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/06/08/well-i-feel-seen.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T03:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 03:30","date_timestamp":1780975800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91732514","content_html":"For a long time the tech industry revelled in the distruption of what it saw as old, legacy industries. But now, as AI takes over tech, we’re now starting to eat our own, and it’s dark and ironic.👨💻: b-ark.ca
","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/06/07/cannibalism.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T00:16:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 00:16","date_timestamp":1780877770,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91712305","content_html":"Well dang I just discovered IndiePass, which is the Android client I use to publish short posts and images to my blog, is now unmaintained. Do I dare adopt yet another orphaned project…
\n👨💻 ","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/06/07/well-dang-i-just-discovered.html","date_published":"2026-06-07T18:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 18:30","date_timestamp":1780857000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91434623","content_html":"Can we all admit that a lot of devs are into AI because we’ve made software development so utterly horrible that the act of coding just straight up sucks now?
\n👨💻 ","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/06/02/can-we-all-admit-that-a-lot.html","date_published":"2026-06-03T01:21:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 01:21","date_timestamp":1780449660,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91282806","content_html":"I timed my re-entry into the tech industry perfectly if my goal was to experience maximum chaos. I have a lot of feelings. I figured I’d write about them a bit.👨💻: b-ark.ca
","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/05/31/six-months-with-ai.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T17:18:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 17:18","date_timestamp":1780247927,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91126899","content_html":"And now this blog is available via Gemini. Because why not?
\n👨💻 ","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/05/29/and-now-this-blog-is.html","date_published":"2026-05-29T06:08:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 06:08","date_timestamp":1780034880,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91057684","content_html":"This blog is now available via gopher. Now I can tick that off my bucket list. Meanwhile, still no progress on the socks I’ve had on needles for months. My priorities are inexplicable.
\n👨💻 ","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/05/28/this-blog-is-now-available.html","date_published":"2026-05-28T05:49:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 05:49","date_timestamp":1779947340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90989073","content_html":"It’s so frustrating that AI is both destroying the open web by drowning it in slop and burying it in scrapers while it’s also a powerful tool for folks who want to launch their own blog or website. By making the technical challenges tractable, AI makes the indieweb more accessible than ever, and used...
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","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/03/21/well-i-can-honestly-say-the.html","date_published":"2026-03-21T16:09:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-21 16:09","date_timestamp":1774109340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82792365","content_html":"After a ten year career in product management I made the big pivot back into the development leadership track, and you know what? I’m having the most fun I’ve had in a long time! b-ark.ca
","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2026/01/24/the-career-reset.html","date_published":"2026-01-24T17:34:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-24 17:34","date_timestamp":1769276075,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79283703","content_html":"@aethernaut Absolutely! We managed to get these crabs at just the right time so the colour is amazing, too. And I got smart and busted out the digital thermometer so I finally nailed the set (in the past my jellies have been a tad hit and miss…)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/brettkosinski/79283703","date_published":"2025-12-04T01:38:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-04 01:38","date_timestamp":1764812317,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76165937","content_html":"Now that’s a lot of crabapple jelly…
\nFun fact: dip bars are great for jelly making (in this case crabapple). I may not be using them to, you know, exercise right now, but they still come in handy!
\nWell I’ll be damned, it looks like I’ll be finishing these socks in September after all. Just completed the gusset decreases and we’re back in pattern and ready to cruise to the finish! Soon…
\n🧶 ","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2025/10/01/well-i-ll-be-damned-it-looks.html","date_published":"2025-10-01T05:05:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-01 05:05","date_timestamp":1759295100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74360650","content_html":"So I seriously sprained my foot almost two weeks ago which means I haven’t been able to take advantage of this gorgeous fall weather we’ve been getting. But, on the bright side, it’s supercharged my knitting progress over the last few days (finally on to the second sock in the pair!)
\nMan there is something deeply satisfying about nice, clean floats…
\nYou know, one of the downsides of being an inattentive gem maintainer who only ships new releases every year or two is that it’s very easy to forget the little rituals necessary to cut a new release.
\n\nBut, I think I successfully cut version 4.1.0 of the jekyll-webmention gem. I hope…
\n👨💻 ","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2025/08/31/you-know-one-of-the.html","date_published":"2025-08-31T16:29:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-31 16:29","date_timestamp":1756657741,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"71759986","content_html":"So I’m off once again on an intentional break! Though this time it’s a short pause between gigs. Six whole weeks from now until the next role starts and I hope to enjoy the fall and make the most of it, which mainly means knitting, cycling, and napping…
","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2025/08/21/so-i-m-off-once-again-on-an.html","date_published":"2025-08-21T21:12:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-21 21:12","date_timestamp":1755810720,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"71554419","content_html":"I recently ran across a blog post about the core problem with live coding interviews: they measure stress, not skills. The piece inspired me to write my own about my experience with my first coding interview and how my own response to the experience genuinely surprised me. (tl;dr that post is absolutely bang on)👨💻: b-ark.ca
","summary":"","url":"https://b-ark.ca/2025/08/18/the-coding-interview.html","date_published":"2025-08-19T01:57:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-19 01:57","date_timestamp":1755568671,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"44709934","content_html":"@velocykel Thank you!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/brettkosinski/44709934","date_published":"2024-09-03T06:04:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-03 06:04","date_timestamp":1725343471,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"44311319","content_html":"@odd Thank you! As usual of course I notice all the flaws, but I can’t deny they’re turning out pretty good so far!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/brettkosinski/44311319","date_published":"2024-08-27T19:23:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-27 19:23","date_timestamp":1724786617,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"42088399","content_html":"@mroutley Thank you! It was indeed!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/brettkosinski/42088399","date_published":"2024-07-23T15:26:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-23 15:26","date_timestamp":1721748366,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"32088424","content_html":"@khurtwilliams Welp, looks like, while it worked in the past, something broke and right now the answer is no (the comment was syndicated to M.B via my RSS feed but the webmention didn’t result in a reply to this thread). Apparently I have some debugging to do!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/brettkosinski/32088424","date_published":"2024-02-20T19:27:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-02-20 19:27","date_timestamp":1708457245,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"31226135","content_html":"@khurtwilliams“can you successfully post replies to M.B. from your blog?”
\n\nThere’s only one way to find out…
\n@hollyhoneychurch Thanks!
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/brettkosinski/26375898","date_published":"2023-11-14T15:20:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-14 15:20","date_timestamp":1699975238,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"20364641","content_html":"@mindofaaronw That’s very kind, thank you! It seems I’m running across a lot of people at similar crossroads. But, reflecting is the critical first step, and in my case that was really accelerated at the urging of an executive coach who got me to really pause and consider my career and the kind of impact I wanted to make. I just wish I’d done it sooner!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/brettkosinski/20364641","date_published":"2023-06-30T15:21:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-30 15:21","date_timestamp":1688138491,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14634609","content_html":"@jsonbecker Well, I just switched my site over to your lightbox package, and it is a very nice piece of work. Thanks again for the suggestion!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/brettkosinski/14634609","date_published":"2022-12-03T22:31:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brett Kosinski","url":"https://b-ark.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbrettkosinski%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"brettkosinski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-03 22:31","date_timestamp":1670106660,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14578839","content_html":"@jsonbecker Just checked out the demo, that does look very nice. I will take a look! Thanks!
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