Richard Groß
@richargh.de
Software archeologist, web brutalist and health check expert. After 10 years in the business I'm about to become a teenage developer. I'm a conference speaker and enjoy mastering TDD, BDD, DDD, decoupled design and even practices that don't start with D.
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AI slop leader, Shopify CEO, now horrified by what he wrought
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/shopify-ceo-ai-workplace-staff-horrified-backfire
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/shopify-ceo-ai-workplace-staff-horrified-backfire
"Slop Grenades": Shopify CEO Who Pushed Staff to Use AI Is Now Horrified by What He's Wrought
Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke is getting a first-hand look at the AI-workplace revolution, and it isn't a pretty sight.
futurism.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:53 PM
AI slop leader, Shopify CEO, now horrified by what he wrought
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/shopify-ceo-ai-workplace-staff-horrified-backfire
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/shopify-ceo-ai-workplace-staff-horrified-backfire
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The frontier labs would have us believe AI is dangerous because it's becoming so intelligent, and not because they're letting critical systems be controlled by autocomplete.
A toaster would be dangerous if you gave it access to the nuclear launch system.
A toaster would be dangerous if you gave it access to the nuclear launch system.
September 19, 2026 at 4:28 AM
The frontier labs would have us believe AI is dangerous because it's becoming so intelligent, and not because they're letting critical systems be controlled by autocomplete.
A toaster would be dangerous if you gave it access to the nuclear launch system.
A toaster would be dangerous if you gave it access to the nuclear launch system.
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Today in 1982, in a posting made to a Carnegie Mellon bulletin board, Professor Scott Fahlman proposes the first known use of emoticons While they became famous in 1980s & beyond, their origin remained unknown until 2002, when the original message was retrieved from backup tape.
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September 19, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Today in 1982, in a posting made to a Carnegie Mellon bulletin board, Professor Scott Fahlman proposes the first known use of emoticons While they became famous in 1980s & beyond, their origin remained unknown until 2002, when the original message was retrieved from backup tape.
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Not sure what your main point is here. You deliberately chose a movie for your metaphor where a main character says:
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should."
Should that truly amazing park stay open for the public?
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should."
Should that truly amazing park stay open for the public?
September 19, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Not sure what your main point is here. You deliberately chose a movie for your metaphor where a main character says:
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should."
Should that truly amazing park stay open for the public?
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should."
Should that truly amazing park stay open for the public?
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This is the most masculine video on the internet right now
September 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
This is the most masculine video on the internet right now
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Lots of books about software architecture fromm O"Reilly for a fair price:
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September 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Lots of books about software architecture fromm O"Reilly for a fair price:
Humble Bundle Software Architecture 2026
Humble Bundle Software Architecture 2026
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"Was die EU-Kommission hier plant, schützt weniger das Wohl von Kindern, sondern legt vielmehr einen Grundstein für Massenüberwachung."
netzpolitik.org/2026/eu-kids...
netzpolitik.org/2026/eu-kids...
Dieses Gesetz macht es für Eltern nicht besser, sondern schlimmer
Mit dem geplanten Kids Act setzt die EU-Kommission auf Alterskontrollen und Sorgerechtsnachweise. Aber wer schützt meine Kinder vor Grooming, Extremismus und datenhungrigen Konzernen? Nicht dieses Ges...
netzpolitik.org
September 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
"Was die EU-Kommission hier plant, schützt weniger das Wohl von Kindern, sondern legt vielmehr einen Grundstein für Massenüberwachung."
netzpolitik.org/2026/eu-kids...
netzpolitik.org/2026/eu-kids...
Supercharging Java with Quarkus: Building Intelligent Backends with Quarkus LangChain4j. Marcus Klaassen will hold a talk about this tonight in our Maibornwolff Darmstadt office. Come join if you are interested, here is the signup link: www.jug-da.de/2026/09/Quar...
September 17, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Supercharging Java with Quarkus: Building Intelligent Backends with Quarkus LangChain4j. Marcus Klaassen will hold a talk about this tonight in our Maibornwolff Darmstadt office. Come join if you are interested, here is the signup link: www.jug-da.de/2026/09/Quar...
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you really should and I need to do it more too
ohhelloana.blog/tell-the-spe...
ohhelloana.blog/tell-the-spe...
Tell the speakers that you liked their talks
if you always wanted to but think it isn't worth telling a speaker you liked their talk, this is your encouragement post to do so.
ohhelloana.blog
September 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
you really should and I need to do it more too
ohhelloana.blog/tell-the-spe...
ohhelloana.blog/tell-the-spe...
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a very effective presentation of androgen insensitivity (& indirectly, non-cell-autonomy, a core principle in development & evolution of multicellularity)
in many situations, the cells in your body get external signals that tell them who they are & what they do, rather than knowing it internally
in many situations, the cells in your body get external signals that tell them who they are & what they do, rather than knowing it internally
“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA.
Learned a lot, watching this.
Learned a lot, watching this.
September 15, 2026 at 10:03 PM
a very effective presentation of androgen insensitivity (& indirectly, non-cell-autonomy, a core principle in development & evolution of multicellularity)
in many situations, the cells in your body get external signals that tell them who they are & what they do, rather than knowing it internally
in many situations, the cells in your body get external signals that tell them who they are & what they do, rather than knowing it internally
I deleted LinkedIn on my phone and here is what I learned:
I am now less on LinkedIn.
I read more blog posts.
I still write every point on a separate line to stretch out the thin content so you have to scroll longer and "engage" with content more. My detox is a work-in-progress.
I am now less on LinkedIn.
I read more blog posts.
I still write every point on a separate line to stretch out the thin content so you have to scroll longer and "engage" with content more. My detox is a work-in-progress.
September 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
I deleted LinkedIn on my phone and here is what I learned:
I am now less on LinkedIn.
I read more blog posts.
I still write every point on a separate line to stretch out the thin content so you have to scroll longer and "engage" with content more. My detox is a work-in-progress.
I am now less on LinkedIn.
I read more blog posts.
I still write every point on a separate line to stretch out the thin content so you have to scroll longer and "engage" with content more. My detox is a work-in-progress.
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It’s hard to watch this as a design system practitioner and not have a nagging, “are we the baddies?” moment.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HgjX...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HgjX...
Why Nothing Looks Cool Anymore
YouTube video by Design Theory
m.youtube.com
September 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
It’s hard to watch this as a design system practitioner and not have a nagging, “are we the baddies?” moment.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HgjX...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HgjX...
I‘m always surprised when someone tells me that REST doesn’t scale. REST is literally the architectural style of the web. How anyone can debate scalability when they argue with me on their smartphone is beyond me.
September 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
I‘m always surprised when someone tells me that REST doesn’t scale. REST is literally the architectural style of the web. How anyone can debate scalability when they argue with me on their smartphone is beyond me.
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yup, and Joseph Weizenbaum articulated this playbook clearly back in 1972
"This is usually coupled to the more or less subtle assertion that only computer science, hence only the computer scientist, can guard the world against the admittedly hazardous fallout of applied computer technology."
"This is usually coupled to the more or less subtle assertion that only computer science, hence only the computer scientist, can guard the world against the admittedly hazardous fallout of applied computer technology."
September 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
yup, and Joseph Weizenbaum articulated this playbook clearly back in 1972
"This is usually coupled to the more or less subtle assertion that only computer science, hence only the computer scientist, can guard the world against the admittedly hazardous fallout of applied computer technology."
"This is usually coupled to the more or less subtle assertion that only computer science, hence only the computer scientist, can guard the world against the admittedly hazardous fallout of applied computer technology."
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"Improve startup and warmup time by making optimized native code for an application instantly available when the HotSpot JVM starts. Achieve this by compiling application code to native code in a training run, storing the native code in the AOT cache for use in subsequent production runs." 😍
JEP 544: Ahead-of-Time Code Compilation
Enable applications to achieve peak performance more quickly.
openjdk.org
September 11, 2026 at 6:34 AM
"Improve startup and warmup time by making optimized native code for an application instantly available when the HotSpot JVM starts. Achieve this by compiling application code to native code in a training run, storing the native code in the AOT cache for use in subsequent production runs." 😍
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You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.
September 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.
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Instead of being asked on every website you visit, you would set your cookie preference just once, in your browser or on your phone. If you choose not to allow tracking cookies, every website would automatically respect that choice.
Sign our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ki...
Sign our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ki...
September 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Instead of being asked on every website you visit, you would set your cookie preference just once, in your browser or on your phone. If you choose not to allow tracking cookies, every website would automatically respect that choice.
Sign our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ki...
Sign our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ki...
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Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
September 9, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
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Millennium math problem solved by OpenAI may have "regurgitated" competitors unpublished work... also they spent more than $22 million in computing power in one week to scoop them.
techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/o...
techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/o...
OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician | TechCrunch
There is a $1 million bounty for the first person providing a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem.
techcrunch.com
September 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Millennium math problem solved by OpenAI may have "regurgitated" competitors unpublished work... also they spent more than $22 million in computing power in one week to scoop them.
techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/o...
techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/o...
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🚨 Announcing Pushin 🚨
Now officially: I'm announcing Pushin.eu, a git hosting platform built and run entirely in Europe. Think GitHub/GitLab but European, better, and faster. Built with #ElixirLang and #RustLang.
peterullrich.com/announcing-p...
Now officially: I'm announcing Pushin.eu, a git hosting platform built and run entirely in Europe. Think GitHub/GitLab but European, better, and faster. Built with #ElixirLang and #RustLang.
peterullrich.com/announcing-p...
Announcing Pushin
I'm launching Pushin.eu, a git hosting platform built and run entirely in Europe.
peterullrich.com
September 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
🚨 Announcing Pushin 🚨
Now officially: I'm announcing Pushin.eu, a git hosting platform built and run entirely in Europe. Think GitHub/GitLab but European, better, and faster. Built with #ElixirLang and #RustLang.
peterullrich.com/announcing-p...
Now officially: I'm announcing Pushin.eu, a git hosting platform built and run entirely in Europe. Think GitHub/GitLab but European, better, and faster. Built with #ElixirLang and #RustLang.
peterullrich.com/announcing-p...
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Dancing very very VERY close to saying “OpenAI stole our almost-complete proof of Navier-Stokes from internal access to our ChatGPT sessions because they were desperate to scoop Anthropic” which is absolutely 100% a believable thing OpenAI would do right now cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/st...
September 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Dancing very very VERY close to saying “OpenAI stole our almost-complete proof of Navier-Stokes from internal access to our ChatGPT sessions because they were desperate to scoop Anthropic” which is absolutely 100% a believable thing OpenAI would do right now cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/st...