John Holdun

I just wrote a paranormal story in the form of a fictional forum thread! A young woman discovers a video captured from inside a recurring dream. Read here: suricrasia.online/unfiction/sp...

the software that LLMs write is not software i want to run on my computer. the text LLMs generate is not text i want to read or write. the images LLMs generate are not images i want to see or make. the music LLMs generate is not music i want to listen to or write.

The Noel Goes to Hooters arc has officially ended. If you wanna read it from the sort of beginning, start here: swanboy.com/comic/40andme/

Does anyone in New York know if the 6 train conductor who would always say “This is Astor Place…AKA…The Village” is still doing his thing? I think about him all the time

I have one simple rule: your webcomic makes me cry, I sign up for your Patreon

software is ultimately a sociocultural object, not a pile of code, not a tool like a hammer

Yesterday I wrote about what AI is (math) and isn’t (people) and someone in the comment said it’s the best thing anyone ever wrote about AI. I’m just gonna take that at face value and so should you. www.todayintabs.com/p/a-i-isn-t-...

I have blogged five times so far this year. If you’re wondering about blogging? It’s blogging. johnholdun.com/articles/wee...

Got three job rejections in one day so: I am asking for help finding a new full-stack web development job. My website/portfolio is available at casey.kolderup.org. I'm a great team member and I've worked at small startups and medium-sized companies with success working across teams and disciplines.

There is no amount of useful that LLMs can reach that will make me think using them is acceptable. They are harmful at their base design and getting deep into a discussion of how good or bad the output is is only ceding that point implicitly.

We are well past the point at which talking uncritically about AI should be seen as deeply embarrassing. https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/against-stocking-frames/

If you are okay with this, if you think this is justified, if you think people living on the street have brought this upon themselves, if you think this is good leadership, you may be able to fool yourself that you care about others but you don’t fool me

"actually there are a few use cases for LLMs" fair enough friend! Just know that I lose all respect for you when you use them for anything at all. Utter contempt. I'll never respect you again. Good luck out there

For literally no reason I've updated the Javascript on my non-interactive GORILLAS.BAS browser port. I originally wrote this in 2014…in CoffeeScript.

Key Lime La Croix tastes like Skittles #itstrue

The reality is that there is all the difference in the world between designing a picture of a website and designing a fully responsive and accessible site. They are different problems that require different tools.

⚠️✨ I need work! I’m a frontend web developer with 15+ years experience, I’m an expert WordPress developer, I love making things usable and writing documentation and talking to people. Links to my resume and work are on my website at matthewmcvickar.com. THANK YOU! 💛⭐️

Anil Dash has written about how dangerous this actually is. Folks are using Substack branding for their own work and they’re paying SS 10 percent for the pleasure. It’s really fucking weird when you stop and think about it. www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/...

it’s tiring talking about this every few weeks but if you want to launch your newsletter on substack and share revenue with those guys, that’s your choice. but at this point you know exactly what you’re getting into and everyone else knows, too.

Wow after a week of frantic development while working our other full-time jobs, we managed to release something we are proud of! Wheel Love Sparks is out now! Go play it. #bigmode #gamejam #gamedev liquiddataarts.itch.io/wheel-love-s...

It is never too late to abandon Substack - and it’s never been easier, thanks to all the writers who’ve already made the journey to Beehiiv, Ghost, Buttondown et al.

Had to learn from BlueSky that Party City is closing. RIP Party City I love you. Anyway back to scrolling

Just really so much to scroll through

I have so little interest in Posting but I realize I really missed Scrolling