Aaron Rieke

can you tell I use Gemini mostly for SQL syntax help? 😂

@delba_oliveira Wow! TIL. I'd been using the separate translate property to accomplish much the same.

TIL multiple CSS transform functions of the same type are additive. I used it to add a turbulence effect that doesn't overwrite existing or in-progress transforms.

@JaredWalczak Saw your tweet right after reading this: nytimes.com/2025/05/01/mag…

AI "friends" are a poor substitute for real-world friends, but they're still substitutes, not just supplements. Digital connections have already displaced real-world friendships to our detriment. Interactions on social media, Reddit, and messaging apps have, instead of supplementing or sustaining real-world friendships, increasingly served as a substitute for them. Younger generations are experiencing the loneliness and isolation that comes with having fewer actual human bonds -- and cultivating antisocial attitudes and alignments that not only feed into society's growing polarization, but also make it harder for people to form real-world community even if they want to. AI "friends" will only make the problem worse. Zuckerberg is right, of course, that an AI companion will never be able to match a real one. But the "friendships" will certainly be easier! For generations increasingly uncomfortable with social interaction, an AI chatbot that can be regarded as a "friend" will be easier to approach, more likely to affirm you, and less likely to demand anything of you, other than your attention. Actual friends will seem messy and difficult by comparison, and forming new friendships is much harder than striking up a conversation in the Meta app. Sure, those chatting with an AI may still wish for more real friendships, but in the moment, it's just less convenient. In time, people accustomed to fake digital friendships will find it harder to interact with other flesh-and-blood human beings, accelerating a negative trend we're already experiencing. They may not even know that they're lonely (which might inspire them to do something about it) as they succumb to ennui that turns them even more inward, to themselves and their AI friends. It sounds like bad science fiction, to be honest: who would really think of a bot as a friend? But I think we have to assume that many people will, and that they'll be worse off for it.

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Apropos of nothing, I just launched Spelt, a daily word farming game! Spelt is a web game about vocabulary, strategy, and pushing your luck. It rewards thoughtful play, but won't outlast your morning coffee. Give it a try, and challenge a friend. Link in the comments.🌾

1/ Thank you for the question, Senator Lee. Respectfully, this is me in July publicly telling Secretary Vilsack that 13 year olds were going hungry due to high grocery prices.

“Indiscriminate workforce cuts aren’t efficient and won’t fix the federal budget, but they will hurt good people who have answered the call to public service to do important work for our nation.”

Why you should care about what’s happening to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Commissioner @RKSlaughterFTC and I have sent an open letter to Commissioner @AFergusonFTC asking him about his priorities for the FTC.

@thekibosch increasingly

Also banned: "We as a society must"

I'm increasingly tempted to set up any auto-rejection to any submission that includes the phrase "apply learnings." Please, no b-school jargon or LinkedIn speak!

@TravelGamesUK @TrickstersTable 100% is possible. Don't give up. 😂

@TrickstersTable I agree it's quite addictive too

Nabber is so much fun: tidy.games/nabber/

@TrickstersTable Thanks for trying it out!

I get lots of questions about the visuals and animations. If you're interested in that stuff, look no further than @JoshWComeau. I've benefitted enormously from his blogs posts and CSS course. (Thanks, Josh!)

If Nabber isn't your jam, you might enjoy one of my previous games, Tile Tizzy and Triq. tidy.games/tile-tizzy/ tidy.games/triq/

You can play with one click here: tidy.games/nabber/

Do you enjoy trick-taking games like Spades, Hearts, and Oh Hell? If so, I'd love it if you tried my latest game Nabber! Each game only takes a few minutes. The rules—a twist on traditional games—are simple, but not easy. I bet you can't get 100%. 😁 Link below.

This repost is an endorsement.

@random_walker Fantastic series. Gosh, that hype loop feels *so* familiar....

There's a great video series that shows in detail that –just about everything is CGI –everyone in Hollywood lies through their teeth and claims that nothing is CGI –people believe it because they can't tell the difference youtube.com/watch?v=7ttG90… Looks like gen AI is the new CGI.