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10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents
(arstechnica.com)
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Will #7 shock me?
Number 5 made me rethink my life, get an anchor tattoo and turn to the sea.
On a container ship?
First on a big container ship, then on a midsize cruise ship, then on a riverboat, then on a two-person inflatable paddle boat. When I finally clung to a pool noodle, I realized it was time to get rid of the tattoo and return to the shore.
Spoiler alert: it's just yaml