Jamu Kakar
@jkakar.bsky.social
Cofounder of Blaide. Audio chisel. Slow clapper. Foot stomper.
How fast is AI actually changing everything? Ryo Koyama sits down with @jkakar.bsky.social, co-founder of Valet, to explore what that pace of change looks like for developers building in the agentic era. Full episode out now wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/pmFsbCLZTP4
I built an interview agent yesterday. You give it an initial question, a list of things you want to know, and a maximum number of question/answer rounds. It works but is painfully slow with gpt-5 with 30-40s waits between questions. gpt-4.1-mini is faster with 5-8s waits but the quality is poor.
I spent a couple days cooking up an AI agent to drive a browser to try to add ingredients to an online grocery store shopping cart. I got it to work, but it’s fragile and takes 15-20 minutes to add 6 items to a cart, and costs about $1.25 in tokens. The hype is much more impressive than the reality.
It’s fascinating to me that people hear about coding with AI and then think that it eliminates the need for the things we’ve collectively learned are needed to make software work (design, testing, refactoring, data modelling, contracts, etc.). The widespread magical thinking is wild to see.
I've been building Cookwith which is an app to generate recipes and meal plans tailored to users dietary needs and preferences (eg, protein goals, allergy considerations, etc.). I used this tofu marinade recipe for a party I threw yesterday and everyone loved it! cookwith.co/recipe/4fdab...
Cookwith - Greek-Inspired Tofu Marinade with Fresh Rosemary
This Greek-Inspired Tofu Marinade is a celebration of Mediterranean flavors that transforms tofu into a savory, zesty main. With the switch to fresh rosema...
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I’m digging OK Aurora’s new single “In Bloom”: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
In Bloom
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How do we square the fact that, “the mind can only do one thing at a time”, with a world of AI tools and expectations that an individual’s (or a team’s) output is going to be dramatically increased. I struggle to see how this won’t exacerbate burnout for all but the best meditators.
Building wallets used to be really hard. This article by @snoble.bsky.social demonstrating how Fragment makes it easy is really cool: www.linkedin.com/pulse/pairpr...
Pair‑Programming a Wallet on Fragment
How an LLM used Fragment to delete code I thought I had to write Me: "I want to build a wallet for my app. Can you help?" LLM: "Great, let's build a wallet! …But first—what *is* a wallet?" Me: "It's t...
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If I ever open an AirBnB it’s going to have the best toothpaste.
I called 911 for the first time ever. I was in my backyard kicking a soccer ball around with my son when I heard a weird thump sound. I opened our back gate and found a man collapsed in the alley, who I later learned was our neighbour from the end of the block. Paramedics came and I think he’s okay.
It’s wild that humans had to invent lawn mowers as a precursor to inventing games like soccer and field hockey.
Just did early voting at Atrium Hotel on Hastings. A few people there, but not much of a wait. I’m always impressed by the quality of staffing and ease of process and this time was no exception.
I made a factory factory. It rules. I see you my Java peeps! :high-five:
Traffic calming should be entirely about creating space for hordes of kids to roam around the neighborhood on bikes. I want that in my East Van neighborhood. Riding bikes across, around, through, over, under, and in the neighborhood was a highlight of my childhood in the 1980’s that kids miss today.
Never thought I’d have to say, “Brush your teeth, don’t lie through them”, but here we are.
Partial degradation is always interesting. The central burner on our 10+ year old Black and Decker toaster no longer works, so it only toasts one side of the bread at a time. You can still make toast, you just have to flip it after each side is done.
90% of writing happens away from the keyboard. In the shower. On a walk. In the car. Wherever you & your thoughts are alone together, that's when writing happens. If you find yourself stuck, staring at a blinking cursor, unable to find the words, don't be afraid to step away & find somewhere quiet.
Remember how good Perl was when you learned it 25 years ago? It was soooo good.
Do you also say, “eggcellent!”, in your head whenever you pick up a carton of eggs in the grocery store?
Think the tariffs are bad? Keep you eye on what really matters -- how corporations will use this moment to profiteer, and how our govenrment doesn't seem to care enough to stop them. noraloreto.substack.com/p/ok-but-wha...
Ok, but what about profiteering?
A sober reminder of what's actually at stake in the Canada-US tariff war
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Canada’s biggest labour organization is calling on the federal government turn off the taps, “cutting US access to critical Canadian resources—including electricity, lumber, critical minerals, oil, and gas—until the tariffs are lifted” 75% of Canadians support restricting US access to our resources
Cut Off U.S. Energy and Resources Now: No Electricity, No Critical Minerals, No Oil and Gas | Canadian Labour Congress
WINNIPEG – Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, issued the following statement today: Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers and our economy. With 2.4 mil...
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I’m questioning the life choices that have led me to be in Metrotown Mall two weekends in a row. 😬
Why do I always get a burst of mental and creative energy like 20 minutes before I'm going to finish my work day... even on days when I've been struggling to focus and be productive?
Today I had lunch with @mooshymikew.bsky.social which was awesome, and several positive conversations with colleagues. It's easy to get dismayed by everything, especially recently, but these moments are a good reminder that I'm surrounded by good people and good communities.
Does anyone else see a ✨ icon in an app and immediately distrust whatever it is that it might do? Maybe I’m too cynical. 🤔
I've been using TypeScript, Node, Remix, Drizzle, React, tRPC, etc. for almost a year now. They're great when they work, but the magic baked in to make them easy to use also makes them heinous to debug when things break. It's wild that this massive design fail permeates everything in this ecosystem.
My almost 8yo son just asked, “Does coffee have coffeine?”, and it made my day.
www.joanwestenberg.com/we-dont-need... One of those essays I just want to print out and place all over the city. It’s the kind of essay pg/a16z types would want to write if they weren’t such asswipes Thanks for sharing @nickheer.com
We Don't Need More Cynics. We Need More Builders.
Cynicism is the cheap seats. It’s the fast food of intellectual positions. Anyone can point at something and say it’s broken, corrupt, or destined to fail. The real challenge? Building something bette...
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