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Cake day: February 3rd, 2026

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  • I work as a developer for a smaller (~50 people) tech company and most devs use AI on a daily basis, but everyone is free to choose what, how and how much (until our tokens run out 😬, but we do have a decent budget).

    We find we have to learn how to use this new, powerful (and sometimes also very annoying) tool properly. PR have been sent for review without properly being checked by the “author”, bosses have raves about AI but also reality checked when they saw the bills they have to pay and we will probably make more mistakes as well as productivity boosts in the future. We will see where this all ends up.

    For now I just enjoy having this companion when I need it to guide me through new fields I would have not dared to tread before, which is fun. Worst case I’ll be building houses instead of web applications in a few years. Working outside instead of in a stuffy office. Could be worse.









  • Newspapers/websites just want to make money and people tend to read articles that frighten them and/or make them angry. Be careful with what you read/watch and verify with actual statistics.

    I put myself on a news-diet a few months back and it massively improved my life. Instead of worrying about the world burning and feeling unable to do anything about it, I have much more energy to actually do things I like and/or find important and am also much more able to invest in deep relationships with friends. I cannot recommend it enough.

    Important news will get to you anyway, there is no need to check news outlets every 5 minutes.