quondam Ecbatana horse wheel
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","summary":"","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo/116491567986562928","date_published":"2026-04-30T03:37:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 03:37","date_timestamp":1777520263,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89254509","content_html":"When I benchmark my programs, what I’m really interested in finding out is, “How much of my lifespan is being spent waiting for the tool to do the job?” If the answer is, “More than if you did it yourself by hand,” then it needs work.
Don’t denigrate wall clock performance. The user doesn’t experience CPU core time, they experience wall clock time.
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https://mechadarwin.com/2026/04/13/infrastructure-project-gate-opener-battery-case/
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","summary":"","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo/116450305414629279","date_published":"2026-04-22T20:44:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 20:44","date_timestamp":1776890646,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88733972","content_html":"Those level 1/2 magic spells documented by Phil & Dixie all that time ago? Yeah, they’re not the only ones.
“Summon Tradesman 1/2”: start vacuuming and the Terminix tech shows up.
“Influence Weather 1/2”: go out to let the tech in and the rain stops, pauses for 3 seconds, and becomes hail.
“Invoke Consultation 1/2”: start washing dishes and my phone rings; it’s the nurse calling to remind me of an upcoming appointment.
There are other versions of these spells, but the fundamental thaumaturgic principle of them all is the contrary nature of the universe.
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","summary":"","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo/116439497636353142","date_published":"2026-04-20T22:55:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 22:55","date_timestamp":1776725732,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88554884","content_html":"So, I now know where on the social media doll I can indicate, “Show me where the other person radicalized you into using AI.” It’s at that moment where some dumbshit referred to me as a fashtastic all-in AI bro. And if that’s the brush I’m being tarred with? Warp factor “fuck it” and let’s go.
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","url":"https://sfba.social/users/pirateguillermo/statuses/116429262280988123","date_published":"2026-04-19T03:32:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-19 03:32","date_timestamp":1776569553,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88486528","content_html":"@draNgNon Dude. That is 100% bullshit. That feels to me like not even lowest bidder; it’s, like, actively trying to be worse than what it’s replacing. I’m so sorry.
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","url":"https://sfba.social/users/pirateguillermo/statuses/116344573171916564","date_published":"2026-04-04T04:35:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 04:35","date_timestamp":1775277300,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87120695","content_html":"@danielpunkass it certainly sucks up a lot when I push back. “Good point,” “you’re right,” “that is an important consideration…”
","url":"https://sfba.social/users/pirateguillermo/statuses/116304852696812599","date_published":"2026-03-28T04:13:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 04:13","date_timestamp":1774671214,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87112990","content_html":"@bens And I’m boosting this with a “NOICE!” because I think it’s awesome when someone has a problem and thinks, “You know what? I’m gonna solve this sucker myself!”
","url":"https://sfba.social/users/pirateguillermo/statuses/116304011190820154","date_published":"2026-03-28T00:39:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 00:39","date_timestamp":1774658373,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86317793","content_html":"@danielpunkass There’s whispering, and then there’s what I seem to be doing at the moment, which is prompting, then reviewing, making minor corrections, thinking about it while cooking dinner, driving, going to the gym, then sleeping on it, then coming back with more prompts and edits. I’m finding AI quite useful for offloading the work of maintaining the complete state context of a programming problem *outside* my brain, but I still need to exercise my own skill and thoughtfulness to get a program that I’m actually happy about.
","url":"https://sfba.social/users/pirateguillermo/statuses/116239562093616877","date_published":"2026-03-16T15:29:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 15:29","date_timestamp":1773674958,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"79435283","content_html":"@GossiTheDog Gross.
","url":"https://sfba.social/users/pirateguillermo/statuses/115670010133659367","date_published":"2025-12-06T01:24:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-06 01:24","date_timestamp":1764984285,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"70475578","content_html":"@NanoRaptor Other people matter.
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","url":"https://sfba.social/users/pirateguillermo/statuses/112683814589802849","date_published":"2024-06-26T16:15:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-26 16:15","date_timestamp":1719418557,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38236191","content_html":"@MostlyHarmless yeah, I grew up before safety. On balance, safety is a good thing.
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","summary":"","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo/106157116411192095","date_published":"2021-05-01T00:30:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Beitzel","url":"https://sfba.social/@pirateguillermo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sfba.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F032%2F389%2Foriginal%2Fe8e711d7e5d57c09.png","_microblog":{"username":"pirateguillermo@sfba.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-01 00:30","date_timestamp":1619829046,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"14050263","content_html":"I kind of wish I could install Xcode updates via wget. If I spent half an hour writing and debugging a shell script to download it, I could schedule the job and keep on working and I would come out ahead.
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