Joshua Bloch
@joshbloch.bsky.social
Effective Java author, API Designer, CMU Prof, Swell guy.
I wish I'd saved the original post. Roughly speaking, it said that students who learned to code when educators said that everyone should had wasted their time, because coding is obsolete in the era of AI.
September 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I wish I'd saved the original post. Roughly speaking, it said that students who learned to code when educators said that everyone should had wasted their time, because coding is obsolete in the era of AI.
So Pluto causes autism?
September 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM
So Pluto causes autism?
While I agree that Fetterman is a shitsquib, it's worth noting that neurologists agree that the stroke was in his left temporal-frontal network, and the NIH says that possible effects of this stroke include loss of empathy (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...).
Loss of empathy in stroke
Loss of empathy (LoE) is common among stroke survivors, yet often undiagnosed and thus untreated. LoE is related to the loss of a caring marital relationship, higher care burden and poorer quality of ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
While I agree that Fetterman is a shitsquib, it's worth noting that neurologists agree that the stroke was in his left temporal-frontal network, and the NIH says that possible effects of this stroke include loss of empathy (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...).
I call bullshit. Even if you never code professionally, it's an extremely valuable skill like, say, writing. It encourages creativity and precisions of thought. It is empowering. Everyone should 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 learn to code. (CS professor, software architect, and best-selling author here.)
September 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I call bullshit. Even if you never code professionally, it's an extremely valuable skill like, say, writing. It encourages creativity and precisions of thought. It is empowering. Everyone should 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 learn to code. (CS professor, software architect, and best-selling author here.)
You have to remember that, in addition to being evil, he is simply not that smart, or well-informed.
September 3, 2026 at 6:15 AM
You have to remember that, in addition to being evil, he is simply not that smart, or well-informed.
Yes, I've often thought that the Senate Grammarian should be a thing.
September 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Yes, I've often thought that the Senate Grammarian should be a thing.
Same (though I walked away from sixty thousand followers rather than half a million). I have zero regrets.
August 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Same (though I walked away from sixty thousand followers rather than half a million). I have zero regrets.
It is one thing to invest in a company and another to understand what it does. Businesspeople think he's a great scientist/engineer, and scientist/engineers think he's a great businessman.
August 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
It is one thing to invest in a company and another to understand what it does. Businesspeople think he's a great scientist/engineer, and scientist/engineers think he's a great businessman.
Yeah, I've noticed that businesspeople think he's a brilliant scientist/engineer, and scientist/engineers think he's a brilliant businessman. This is no accident.
August 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Yeah, I've noticed that businesspeople think he's a brilliant scientist/engineer, and scientist/engineers think he's a brilliant businessman. This is no accident.
Party like it's 1999! (OK, 2001, but still.)
August 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Party like it's 1999! (OK, 2001, but still.)
I agree. I heard that interview and the ignorance was astonishing. This is absolutely not what we need.
August 11, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I agree. I heard that interview and the ignorance was astonishing. This is absolutely not what we need.
No guarantees, but reboot your router. I had a similar problem, and rebooting my router (an Asus RT-AX86U) solved it.
August 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
No guarantees, but reboot your router. I had a similar problem, and rebooting my router (an Asus RT-AX86U) solved it.
Damn straight. I won't even be buying a vehicle with telematics. My newest vehicle is from 2010, which is fine by me.
July 31, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Damn straight. I won't even be buying a vehicle with telematics. My newest vehicle is from 2010, which is fine by me.
To be fair, hydroxychloroquine *might* be effective against Covid if combined with a bleach chaser and a flashlight enema. We just don't know.
July 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM
To be fair, hydroxychloroquine *might* be effective against Covid if combined with a bleach chaser and a flashlight enema. We just don't know.
Same, and I suspect we played exactly the same sequence of words, but I won't put 'em here to avoid spoiling the fun for others. IM me if you're curious.
July 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Same, and I suspect we played exactly the same sequence of words, but I won't put 'em here to avoid spoiling the fun for others. IM me if you're curious.
What likely comes out ahead of EVs is keeping your reasonably fuel-efficient internal combustion vehicle on the road (and well maintained!) for 30 years or more, so you don't incur the carbon emissions associated with manufacturing a new car ;) I'm not against EVs (except that they all spy on you).
July 24, 2026 at 6:01 AM
What likely comes out ahead of EVs is keeping your reasonably fuel-efficient internal combustion vehicle on the road (and well maintained!) for 30 years or more, so you don't incur the carbon emissions associated with manufacturing a new car ;) I'm not against EVs (except that they all spy on you).
Also, I see you held on to your 533MC after getting the 2600MC. Was that to run two rigs in parallel? If not, why'd you keep it (since I'm in the same boat).
July 23, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Also, I see you held on to your 533MC after getting the 2600MC. Was that to run two rigs in parallel? If not, why'd you keep it (since I'm in the same boat).
Got any ideas for a filter to put in the fifth slot?
July 23, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Got any ideas for a filter to put in the fifth slot?
Actually not going monochromatic: ASI2600MC. I'm only using 4 of the 5 slots for now: two dual narrowband filters (so I can play around w/ SHO), a UV/IR filter (not really necessary for this camera as it was for the 533MC but allows me to swap filters w/o refocusing), and opaque, for dark frames.
July 23, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Actually not going monochromatic: ASI2600MC. I'm only using 4 of the 5 slots for now: two dual narrowband filters (so I can play around w/ SHO), a UV/IR filter (not really necessary for this camera as it was for the 533MC but allows me to swap filters w/o refocusing), and opaque, for dark frames.
No, much more prosaic, I fear. I got a new camera and ordered the components of the new image train around Christmas. (The mounting of the higher end ZWO camera forced the new image train on me.) It took forever for me to get the last piece of the image train, an ordinary ZWO 2" 5-filter EFW.
July 23, 2026 at 12:24 AM
No, much more prosaic, I fear. I got a new camera and ordered the components of the new image train around Christmas. (The mounting of the higher end ZWO camera forced the new image train on me.) It took forever for me to get the last piece of the image train, an ordinary ZWO 2" 5-filter EFW.
That's really nice! I haven't been doing any astrophotography lately, but I finally got the gear that I was waiting on (don't ask), so I'll be starting again very soon.
July 22, 2026 at 7:17 AM
That's really nice! I haven't been doing any astrophotography lately, but I finally got the gear that I was waiting on (don't ask), so I'll be starting again very soon.