How it feels being a software engineer that doesn't use chatbots to write code
Alexander Everett
@alexandereverett.bsky.social
Independent app developer. Creating low cost apps to help people improve their health. Creator of Plant Points, Japanese walking, Chess Remix and more. British but living in Sweden. everettappdevelopment.com
I also think ai will kill is all. Not because they have built something powerful, that’s just lies to get investment, but because the data centres are speeding up climate change
Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030
If any tech companies want to pay me I will absolutely run out of their office screaming “those madmen will kill us all”
We haven’t had a banger new vegetable in a while. That year avocados and sweet potatoes got invented was a banger
You can tell a tech innovation isn't going to be a success by how much money facebook spends on it
I can now reach 4 pokestops in Pokemon go from my sofa. If this was 2016 I’d be the most popular trainer around
Quite proud of this weeks Plant Points score, well above the 30 plant goal
Oh no, the news says the extra virgin olive oil I have been buying has been fake the whole time. Devastating
Tracking what plants you have eaten in Plant Points in America doubles as a way of working out how you got food poisoning
They call it the Laffer Curve because the rich people Laffer at you for believing it
I love when users switch from monthly to annual subscriptions in my app. It means they have tried it out, found it useful and committed to making it part of their routine long term #BuildInPublic
Anyone else getting YouTube adverts for religions? I’m torn choosing between Islam and Mormonism
Salmon for dinner tonight. Sprinkled on Shiso, sesame seeds and hemp seeds to boost the fibre #food #PlantPoints #30Plants
If someone tells you ai can do their job they are really telling you they are bad at their job
Is number 10 north just Andy Burnham saying he’s going to work from home?
Has Jared Leto started a right wing podcast yet?
@pierrenovellie.bsky.social as someone who has built an app to play chess I can confirm it was a complete waste of time and chess.com is the only chess app. Does this app I made after a Wikipedia chess variant binge (largely while listening to budbod) qualify as an autism test? chessremix.app
Chess Remix - Chess variants
Play by your rules. Create your own Chess variants or try out others creations.
chessremix.app
Quite excited my local supermarket had purple cauliflower
I guess you can say I’m an atheist. I don’t believe we have created an artificial god that will bestow riches upon whomever words their prayers the best
As always I’m torn between making a brand new app and improving the apps I already have
Parenting tip: painkillers also work on emotional pain
Anyone else getting tired of this Andy Burnham guy?
I can actually see the heatwaves in my apps numbers. No one starts new diet or exercise regimes when it’s 38C outside
New batch of kombucha prepared. 2 raspberry and 2 pear flavoured
Spent a while wondering the amount of loose tea leaves I should use for a cup of tea before realising there is a blindingly obvious answer
Major update to plant points is now out. You can import recipes straight from the internet and the points are calculated automatically. You can then open the recipes again from the app creating a recipe book in the app. everettappdevelopment.com/plantpoints
Plant Points App | 30 Plants Per Week Tracker
Track your plant variety and hit the thirty plants a week goal with Plant Points. Improve your gut health and diversity through simple tracking.
everettappdevelopment.com