Nate Bohman

Gay, smartass, traditionally liberal (think Stephen Fry), Python DevOps engineer, concerned about privacy, dad of doggos

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

I concur, AI slop causes burnout but asking AI to write a table with the pros and cons discovered through testing saves a ton of time and effort... It's like saying spellcheck should be banned because it doesn't know every word and you need to add some custom ones occasionally?

[Ayaan 🐧 @twtayaan]

The creator of Linux just publicly called out the AI hype. Word for word.

Linus Torvalds took the stage at Open Source Summit 2026 and said this:

"When I see people saying 99% of our code is written by AI, I literally get angry. Because those same people — I can pretty much guarantee — 100% of their code is written by compilers. But they never say that."

He is not anti AI. The Linux kernel saw a 20% jump in submissions this release because of AI tools. He uses it. He gets it.

His point is something most people are too afraid to say.

AI is a productivity tool exactly like compilers were. Compilers boosted programming by 1000x. AI adds another 10x on top. Enormous. But nobody says "the compiler wrote my code." So why are we saying AI wrote it?

He also flagged something nobody is talking about.

AI is flooding small open source projects with drive-by bug reports. Someone runs a prompt, files a report and disappears when asked for a patch. Maintainers with one or two people are drowning trying to keep up.

"Sometimes AI reports a bug and when you ask for more information the person has done that drive-by and does not even answer your question. That is the real burnout issue."

And his final warning was the sharpest of all.

"People who do not understand the complexity of systems will prompt systems and write processes that will fail."

The AI hype crowd is very loud right now.

Linus has been building real systems for 35 years. When he talks, engineers listen.

Full interview here:
https://t.co/LmXJtvKc4O

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@RestoreOrkney @AdrianM85395175 @grok @grok please answer his question, I'd like to know as well?

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@melhael I see animal videos and Dad jokes... The algorithm feeds you what you interact with... What are you looking at...? 🧐

🤣😂🤣😂

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@DanaLeaB1 Today can shove it... Cheers!

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

I need an inclusive AK! Happy pride! 🤣

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇸 The easiest way to make your AK compliant with California's gun regulations 🤣

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@DylanLeeMoore I don't think I ever won a fish? Did always love looking at fish though!

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@DylanLeeMoore I've used older ones than that?

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

I love lightning storms! Driving through one tonight!

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@DanaLeaB1 There have been stranger things...

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

There was... Shit...

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@realimbored668 @The_GayRedneck He's still here with me, not sure why he was shadow banned...

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@scottm9000

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

Are screws and nails boring to a board?

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@scottm9000 Does that make them holy?

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@DanaLeaB1 @NormalGayPsych @jef_gr They have, just some pain points. Unintentional harms, bit of crazy, overall I'd say better than many experience?

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@DylanLeeMoore It's not too difficult! 😉

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

Finally needed a new phone... 3 years isn't terrible but the battery is dying fast and the screen is all burned in on my 11... Then they offered me $100 off a tablet with a free pen and I snatched it...

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@DylanLeeMoore Thermo - Heat
Plastic

Therefore, plastic able to be formed with heat?

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@DylanLeeMoore My OnePlus have worked fairly well? The 15 includes such a high water ingress level that it can withstand steam?

[Nate Bohman @natrinicle]

@DylanLeeMoore That's preferable to the thermoplastic studs you've gotta fall back to?