James Allen
@jamesdallen.me
Christian, Husband, Father, Full stack Laravel developer
having to use manual mode today like someone from 6 months ago...
September 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
having to use manual mode today like someone from 6 months ago...
This is some grade A phishing/trolling. Got this message from "Sendgrid"
September 24, 2026 at 1:06 PM
This is some grade A phishing/trolling. Got this message from "Sendgrid"
Claude accidentally pushed to main today and I'm like "See! its not just me"
September 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Claude accidentally pushed to main today and I'm like "See! its not just me"
I’ve got a new prompt I’m testing out
July 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I’ve got a new prompt I’m testing out
Claude lately: "Starting up 20 background agents to work in parallel. Oops you have hit your api limit"
June 27, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Claude lately: "Starting up 20 background agents to work in parallel. Oops you have hit your api limit"
I'm going to have to make a "no Claude Friday" or something so I can still keep a mental picture of these applications and keep from going crazy
June 18, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I'm going to have to make a "no Claude Friday" or something so I can still keep a mental picture of these applications and keep from going crazy
My most recent dadism- “Do you know when tomorrow will be today? Tomorrow”
June 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
My most recent dadism- “Do you know when tomorrow will be today? Tomorrow”
Anyone know how to disallow `supabase db deploy` from rogue agents or have some alcohol they can send me?
June 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Anyone know how to disallow `supabase db deploy` from rogue agents or have some alcohol they can send me?
I just caught a typo that Claude added. Maybe it can take my job… 🤔
May 28, 2026 at 11:22 AM
I just caught a typo that Claude added. Maybe it can take my job… 🤔
It’s a little hard to see but it looks like we are going to have a good crop of utensils this year
May 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
It’s a little hard to see but it looks like we are going to have a good crop of utensils this year
Coding in 2026 (kind of joking)
May 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Coding in 2026 (kind of joking)
what's going on with launchpad today?
May 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
what's going on with launchpad today?
This made me chuckle on downdetector
April 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM
This made me chuckle on downdetector
Man hand picking through a large document written by a human and hand writing notes sounds more and more cathartic lately.
April 27, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Man hand picking through a large document written by a human and hand writing notes sounds more and more cathartic lately.
Anyone else ping claude when they wake up so they get a better throttle reset time or am I just weird?
April 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Anyone else ping claude when they wake up so they get a better throttle reset time or am I just weird?
I’ve heard of a raven, but what does it mean when I have a finch that’s gently rapping at my patio door?
April 14, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I’ve heard of a raven, but what does it mean when I have a finch that’s gently rapping at my patio door?
My boys 6 and 3 have invented a creature called a “holesound” which has 2 arms and 4 legs, needles “like a hedgehog” that can poke you and it blows air out of its mouth to “make the instrument work but if it gets to your nose it catches on fire.” Sounds terrifying honestly
April 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
My boys 6 and 3 have invented a creature called a “holesound” which has 2 arms and 4 legs, needles “like a hedgehog” that can poke you and it blows air out of its mouth to “make the instrument work but if it gets to your nose it catches on fire.” Sounds terrifying honestly
My son 6: “Well I don’t want to keep living in a crack house” my wife: “what?” My son: “Well there are cracks in the wall over there”
March 30, 2026 at 2:02 PM
My son 6: “Well I don’t want to keep living in a crack house” my wife: “what?” My son: “Well there are cracks in the wall over there”
Weird thing I found out this AM- AI agents are not very good at TDD. They tend to flop around trying to fix errors. They are far better at writing tests that match what they've already created which doesn't give me a huge amount of confidence honestly
March 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Weird thing I found out this AM- AI agents are not very good at TDD. They tend to flop around trying to fix errors. They are far better at writing tests that match what they've already created which doesn't give me a huge amount of confidence honestly
Just saw Project Hail Mary and it was marvelous
a man with long curly hair and a beard is eating a piece of cheesecake
Alt: a man with long curly hair and a beard is eating a piece of cheesecake and making the chef’s kiss sign
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March 21, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Just saw Project Hail Mary and it was marvelous
The biggest lesson I’ve learned as a father is sometimes you just need to go on a tickle spree
March 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The biggest lesson I’ve learned as a father is sometimes you just need to go on a tickle spree
Hey Git worktree is actually pretty nice for running multiple agents at once- now I can pretend to successfully run 2 in parallel
March 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Hey Git worktree is actually pretty nice for running multiple agents at once- now I can pretend to successfully run 2 in parallel
I think I might be going insane
February 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I think I might be going insane