Fernando Meyer
@fernandomeyer.com
LabHacker platform engineer and musician;
I'm drawn to hard problems, abstractions, and music;
I build code, hardware, and systems meanwhile overthinking with pen and paper until they’re simple. ps: I have more notebooks than is socially defensible.
I'm drawn to hard problems, abstractions, and music;
I build code, hardware, and systems meanwhile overthinking with pen and paper until they’re simple. ps: I have more notebooks than is socially defensible.
Okay, so that means we've figured out who won the whole tabs versus spaces debate! Now let's see if we can finally settle the Emacs Vs Vim and move on.
September 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Okay, so that means we've figured out who won the whole tabs versus spaces debate! Now let's see if we can finally settle the Emacs Vs Vim and move on.
📖 Aurora DSQL: Scalable, Multi-Region OLTP arxiv.org/pdf/2607.13276
arxiv.org
July 18, 2026 at 10:53 AM
📖 Aurora DSQL: Scalable, Multi-Region OLTP arxiv.org/pdf/2607.13276
Learn from me, 64GB in a M5 is not enough depending on what you do
April 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Learn from me, 64GB in a M5 is not enough depending on what you do
I love that I have a picture saved for every single situation happening in the world right now.
April 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I love that I have a picture saved for every single situation happening in the world right now.
Reposted by Fernando Meyer
AI CEOs when asked whose jobs they plan to replace next:
April 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
AI CEOs when asked whose jobs they plan to replace next:
I’m finally doing ui for my projects 😂
April 2, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I’m finally doing ui for my projects 😂
"If you don't credit individuals for great engineering work, who gets the credit?" The answer ... watch here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApG9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApG9...
Retired Netflix Engineering Director On Leetcode, Regrets, Hiring Stories
YouTube video by Ryan Peterman
www.youtube.com
March 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
"If you don't credit individuals for great engineering work, who gets the credit?" The answer ... watch here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApG9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApG9...
White to move, avoid a draw.
March 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
White to move, avoid a draw.
Early signs of things are not going well
You order the same book twice 😅
You order the same book twice 😅
March 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Early signs of things are not going well
You order the same book twice 😅
You order the same book twice 😅
Who’s trying to convince @bcantrill.bsky.social to build a mini ensemble of different databases primitives to run on their hardware? Anyone?
With all the talk about sovereignty, having a reliable local DB will make a huge difference.
With all the talk about sovereignty, having a reliable local DB will make a huge difference.
March 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Who’s trying to convince @bcantrill.bsky.social to build a mini ensemble of different databases primitives to run on their hardware? Anyone?
With all the talk about sovereignty, having a reliable local DB will make a huge difference.
With all the talk about sovereignty, having a reliable local DB will make a huge difference.
My kids have no idea how fortunate they are to have the mother they have.
February 19, 2026 at 8:33 PM
My kids have no idea how fortunate they are to have the mother they have.
I told ya
'Crypto' con artists have jumped onto the AI ship. I can't decide who's more pathetic: those buying into their hype or those bankrolling it.
February 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I told ya
😥
I suspect that over time AI will render document reviews at workplaces worthless.
Authors already don't read their AI-generated drafts. Some reviewers now use AI to generate questions just to fake engagement.
It’s becoming a performative waste of time where only the AI companies actually benefit.
Authors already don't read their AI-generated drafts. Some reviewers now use AI to generate questions just to fake engagement.
It’s becoming a performative waste of time where only the AI companies actually benefit.
February 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
😥
How AI Impacts Skill Formation arxiv.org/pdf/2601.20245
In this paper, researchers validate my view that debugging and mental modeling are the true fault lines of AI use. Those who offload the "thinking" to AI suffer a "learning tax," losing in skills compared to those working manually.
In this paper, researchers validate my view that debugging and mental modeling are the true fault lines of AI use. Those who offload the "thinking" to AI suffer a "learning tax," losing in skills compared to those working manually.
arxiv.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
How AI Impacts Skill Formation arxiv.org/pdf/2601.20245
In this paper, researchers validate my view that debugging and mental modeling are the true fault lines of AI use. Those who offload the "thinking" to AI suffer a "learning tax," losing in skills compared to those working manually.
In this paper, researchers validate my view that debugging and mental modeling are the true fault lines of AI use. Those who offload the "thinking" to AI suffer a "learning tax," losing in skills compared to those working manually.
Oh Native instruments, are we screwed?
:/
Under German insolvency law, most software license agreements are treated as continuing use contracts that the insolvency administrator can either continue or terminate.
:/
Under German insolvency law, most software license agreements are treated as continuing use contracts that the insolvency administrator can either continue or terminate.
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Oh Native instruments, are we screwed?
:/
Under German insolvency law, most software license agreements are treated as continuing use contracts that the insolvency administrator can either continue or terminate.
:/
Under German insolvency law, most software license agreements are treated as continuing use contracts that the insolvency administrator can either continue or terminate.
January 12, 2026 at 9:20 AM
I started to print the robocop 2.
I want to make a custom 3D face and install a little oled display on it. I spin on some “fake” modeling that kind of nails it when you apply some shaders
I want to make a custom 3D face and install a little oled display on it. I spin on some “fake” modeling that kind of nails it when you apply some shaders
January 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I started to print the robocop 2.
I want to make a custom 3D face and install a little oled display on it. I spin on some “fake” modeling that kind of nails it when you apply some shaders
I want to make a custom 3D face and install a little oled display on it. I spin on some “fake” modeling that kind of nails it when you apply some shaders
@lizthegrey.com 1.8k in here it’s like 18k on twitter 😅
January 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
@lizthegrey.com 1.8k in here it’s like 18k on twitter 😅
if is there a modern book that need the “stripe press” treatment is @stuffwithstuff.com ‘s crafting interpreters.
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
if is there a modern book that need the “stripe press” treatment is @stuffwithstuff.com ‘s crafting interpreters.
I convinced myself I needed a GPD Pocket 4 because I could use it as a KVM for my mini rack and the other headless machines I keep around.
Little did I know it would turn out to be a Trojan horse and become one of the best mobile setup I've ever had.
Little did I know it would turn out to be a Trojan horse and become one of the best mobile setup I've ever had.
December 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I convinced myself I needed a GPD Pocket 4 because I could use it as a KVM for my mini rack and the other headless machines I keep around.
Little did I know it would turn out to be a Trojan horse and become one of the best mobile setup I've ever had.
Little did I know it would turn out to be a Trojan horse and become one of the best mobile setup I've ever had.
@realgdt.bsky.social really did justice to the Frankenstein story. It goes beyond the usual creator vs creature angle and quietly leans into fatherhood. As a father who grew up with a pretty bad example and is trying really hard not to repeat that, it hit harder than I expected.
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
@realgdt.bsky.social really did justice to the Frankenstein story. It goes beyond the usual creator vs creature angle and quietly leans into fatherhood. As a father who grew up with a pretty bad example and is trying really hard not to repeat that, it hit harder than I expected.
You’ve gotta respect the excellence Cloudflare ships. If you’ve ever dealt with real networks, multiple datacenters, real traffic, you know how brutal those problems are. They are not just keeping that complexity under control for themselves, they are packaging it and selling it to everyone else.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
You’ve gotta respect the excellence Cloudflare ships. If you’ve ever dealt with real networks, multiple datacenters, real traffic, you know how brutal those problems are. They are not just keeping that complexity under control for themselves, they are packaging it and selling it to everyone else.
I read more and more that LLMs are the future of learning; this belief is shattered when you ask someone what they have learned from assisted writing, or if they can recall information.
Accumulation
of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI
Assistant for Essay Writing Task arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
Accumulation
of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI
Assistant for Essay Writing Task arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
September 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I read more and more that LLMs are the future of learning; this belief is shattered when you ask someone what they have learned from assisted writing, or if they can recall information.
Accumulation
of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI
Assistant for Essay Writing Task arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
Accumulation
of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI
Assistant for Essay Writing Task arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
The GPU graveyard 😅
That Titan was one of the two Nvidia gifted me back in 2015.
If I had taken the value and bought their stock instead, it would be worth about $600k today
That Titan was one of the two Nvidia gifted me back in 2015.
If I had taken the value and bought their stock instead, it would be worth about $600k today
September 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The GPU graveyard 😅
That Titan was one of the two Nvidia gifted me back in 2015.
If I had taken the value and bought their stock instead, it would be worth about $600k today
That Titan was one of the two Nvidia gifted me back in 2015.
If I had taken the value and bought their stock instead, it would be worth about $600k today
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Heading home from #GopherCon 2025 in NYC. As usual, many people asked how to get one of the amazing Go gopher Hawaiian shirts by Renee French. I've posted the details at github.com/rsc/gophersh.... (I know one person who has made pajama pants with the pattern. Socks might be nice too.) Enjoy!
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Heading home from #GopherCon 2025 in NYC. As usual, many people asked how to get one of the amazing Go gopher Hawaiian shirts by Renee French. I've posted the details at github.com/rsc/gophersh.... (I know one person who has made pajama pants with the pattern. Socks might be nice too.) Enjoy!