benschwarz

🇦🇺 Co-founder / “CEO” @calibreapp. I’m a web product developer, #webperf researcher & writer. Cycling as much as I can and trying to have a nice time ✌️

2025-06-27

youtube.com/watch?v=RnsIjXqFm3

Quite cool to see behind Jamie XX's logic files, which have samples weren't used on the final tracks, just a big ol’ wad of unnamed photoshop layers.

2025-06-24

@decryption Big ugh.

Cycling vs public transport from Brunswick. Despite being only 5.5kms from the city, PT remains pathetically limited.

2025-06-22

@johnallsopp @kottke We achieved perfection in the 1950s

1954 Messerschmitt KR1751957 BMW Isetta 300
2025-06-20

@pat it’s spam (according to the spam act) if that company has a “business” relationship with you e.g. you bought a product, signed up for a thing etc.

what he did sounds like 100% like spam and he’s either a fool or an asshole for saying otherwise.

2025-06-19

@rmehner haven’t noticed anything.

had a number of recent really good/helpful/resourceful technical support conversations. A++ would buy again

Not familiar with how snowflake do business, but they have well liked (afaik) & powerful data products.

2025-06-19

New Four tet always hits just right

2025-06-18

@200ok I use OVO for power, and used to use Momentum for gas (gas gas since been removed)

2025-06-11

@pcalcado As I understand it, MCP works by documenting object shape, so an LLM can quickly see the types of objects and what actions it can execute. Adoption seems pretty wide already and it means that you can externally manage a range of services.

Since forever using APIs has been a pain in the ass because every API is generally reasonably different and often has weird mappings to tasks that users want to perform… so they're hard to use.

I haven't used MCP, but seems like it could be useful

2025-06-09

Feeling refreshed after a public holiday honoring a king that isn't ours, for a day that isn't his birthday. Just colony things.

2025-06-07

@hailey my “favourite” is that Apple still claim to offer a 1 yr warranty then act like they’re offering a sign of good faith to honour a 2nd year should anything go wrong — NO, that’s the law for electronics in Australia. I’ve corrected Apple Store staff on this more than once.

2025-06-05

Just dropped a donation to Orange Sky who have DONATION MATCHING for the next few hours.

My donation got doubled, yours will too 🤗

🍊 Orange sky help rough sleepers get access to showers and laundry services. I’ve seen them a lot amongst my local area, so they’re a great donation for this month.
aus.social/@voltagex/114628476

benschwarz boosted:
2025-06-05

For the next 17 hours one of my favourite charities, Orange Sky is doubling (matching) all donations.

This charity should not need to exist in a rich country like Australia, but while it does, we should help.

give.orangesky.org.au/event/gi

#BoostPlease

2025-06-05

@paulca "out of the way nerds, real kid coming through"

2025-06-02

🦘 Found a super rare young kangaroo the other day and went back to visit it yesterday.

The mob are located next to a highway, sandwiched next to a new housing project. Urban sprawl stealing habitat from these beauties 😠

This white kangaroo was a bit mesmerising to look at, enjoy 🥺

White kangaroo
2025-06-02

@janl Ah, ok, that’s of no interest to me then 🫡

2025-06-02

@echofivelima @fox The majority of Polish people you've encountered in the USA reflect actual Polish people in Poland? On a scale of 1-5, just how cooked are you?

2025-06-02

@decryption Careful, you might be able to visit the USA for speaking ill of their allies on social media

2025-06-01

@janl JSConf USA?

2025-05-29

@chendo yes, this is definitely saving money 😁

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