Steve Robinson

2.73x Engineer 🦹🏽‍♂️ | code 👨🏻‍💻 | plane watching ✈️ | travel 🏔 | unapologetically progressive 🙋🏻‍♀️

[Savukku Shankar @SavukkuOfficial]

There seems to be no deterrent or fear for errant government officers under Chief Minister Vijay’s administration.

If corrupt officials are repeatedly rewarded with coveted positions, incidents like this are bound to occur.

This did not happen even in EPS rule.

@TVKVijayHQ @CMOTamilnadu

[The Kaipullai @thekaipullai]

Punishment across the world for govt servants for dereliction of duty, corruption or inefficiency

China - Dismissal with Jail or Death
Singapore - Dismissal and Jail
US - Dismissal, Fine and Jail
Europe - Dismissal and Fine

India - Transfer, promotion, increment and pension

[Jason Samuel @the_jasonsamuel]

the sector isn't down. retarded c-suites are thinking that redirecting spending to tokens (ai spend) rather than hiring great talent is going to bring them more profits and have thus frozen hiring.

the sooner they learn that it's not going to provide much value and they've been missing out on great talent, the sooner they'll be back to hiring.

[SK @Senthiley]

Beyond repair 😆😆😆

[Sam Elliott @samelliottsam]

BREAKING: Anthropic files their S1 and OpenAI files their S1.5 with improved reasoning and a 2x longer lockup period

[Matt Pocock @mattpocockuk]

So every time I say the word 'workflow' in Claude Code...

(let's say, when I'm creating a new GitHub workflow)

...it tries to enter 'workflow' mode, spinning up dozens of subagents to complete my task.

Stupid fucking thing

[Steve Robinson @steverob_]

@sumanthraman Dude just walked into a minefield 😅

[இசை @isai_]

Without Script With Script

[Steve Robinson @steverob_]

@GuruBharathigs @anbu Jhon

[Mohamed Imranullah S @imranhindu]

When we summoned IPS officer A. Arun on May 20, 2026, he was under compulsory wait but by the time he appeared before us on May 27, 2026, he had been appointed as Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption. DVAC is a post held by persons of exceptional calibre and integrity such as Shri. C.V. Narasimhan and Shri C.L. Ramakrishnan. Even a whiff of allegation was never made against them during their entire career. Corruption is a major social evil and it is eating into the vitals of our society. Just as Caesor’s wife must be above suspicion, the post of Director, V&AC should be headed by professionals of sterling reputation: Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan of #MadrasHighCourt @THChennai
https://t.co/GbIdVwDU1F

[Savukku Shankar @SavukkuOfficial]

The Honourable Madras High Court is guiding you. Kindly note and make course correction. @CMOTamilnadu @TVKVijayHQ

“When we issued summon to Thiru.Arun, IPS, he was on compulsory wait. On 26.05.2026, he had been appointed as Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption, a post held by persons of exceptional calibre and integrity such as Shri. C.V.Narasimhan and Shri.C.L.Ramakrishnan. Even a whiff of allegation was never made against them during their entire career. Corruption is a major social evil and it is eating into the vitals of our society. Just as Caesor’s wife must be above suspicion, the post of Director, V&AC should be headed by professionals of sterling reputation.”

[Jason Fried @jasonfried]

I think you're going to see it's all going to converge back to screens and data and panels and buttons.

People don't want to ask the same question over and over. They'll ask something, it'll be set up to show something, and that thing will be saved as something they can always look at. Stable pre-defined glances, not blank slates each time. Common questions will become buttons and panels again.

Most people ask the same kinds of questions about what they work on most of the time. Having to start from scratch with the questions every time seems like a step backwards.

Another way to put this: Questions are wonderful for a deeper dive, but not a daily drive.

Not sure you're suggesting questions always, but the comparison screenshots looked that way.

[Savukku Shankar @SavukkuOfficial]

திமுக தவெக வேறுபாடு என்ன ?

குமரகுருபரன் IAS, சென்னை மாநகராட்சியில் மட்டும் கொள்ளையடிக்க அனுமதி தரப்பட்டால் அது திமுக ஆட்சி

குமரகுருபரன் IAS, பத்திர பதிவுத் துறை, வணிக வரித் துறை மற்றும் இந்து சமய அறநிலையத்துறை ஆகிய மூன்று துறைகளிலும் கொள்ளையடிக்க அனுமதி தரப்பட்டால் அது தவெக ஆட்சி

நல்ல மாற்றம் @TVKVijayHQ ?

[Steve Robinson @steverob_]

@SundarrajanG What a completely incoherent post. Airport will cause affect decentralized development so we just don’t do airports!?

[Sir Escanor (𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳) @EscanorReloaded]

CEOs are quietly realizing the AI replacement plan has a problem.
Two problems, actually.

One: the token costs for running AI agents are now exceeding what they were paying the employees they fired.

Two: when the tokens run out, the AI stops. Just stops. No continuity. No workaround. Just a spinning wheel where your workforce used to be.

You fired humans to save money and bought a subscription that bills you into a corner.

The employees you let go knew what to do when things broke.
The AI just invoices you for the outage.

And then there’s the permission problem nobody wants to talk about.

To do its job, the AI agent needs access. Full access. Your systems, your patents, your contracts, your future plans. Everything you spent years building, handed over to a process that has no loyalty, no discretion, and no skin in the game.

You didn’t hire a replacement.
You gave a stranger with no soul the keys to everything you own.

Enjoy.

[Anto T Joseph @AntoJoseph]

If anyone believed that TVK has cleaned up #TASMAC corruption…

My colleagues @guruvanmikanat1 & @m_saravanan1705 just did a reality check on the ground

@xpresstn
⁦@NewIndianXpress⁩

[Sandhya Vedullapalli @Sandhyapalli]

The rich encroach pavements like this and with huge ramps, the poor for vending and commercial establishments with their vehicles. I dare you @chennaicorp to remove this!! @reclaimchennai @DavidManohar7 @omjasvinMD @AnnaNagarVoice @chennaipolice_

[Piotr Ch @p_ch]

Rails is so good, we don’t appreciate it enough.

[Muthukrishnan Dhandapani @dmuthuk]

I've already retweeted @Options_IndiaAB post.

Since I want this to reach lot of people, posting it separately too.

Here is the post:

I recently spent 2 weeks in China.

6 cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, Zhangjiajie, Chongqing and Chengdu.

I went there with curiosity.

Like many Indians, I had heard a lot about China through media, social media and conversations. I expected to see progress, maybe discover some business ideas, and understand what the country is actually building.

I came back with a very uncomfortable feeling.

Not because I found a business idea for myself.

But because I saw 100 things that governments can do when infrastructure, tourism, transport, urban planning and civic systems are treated seriously.

I travelled within China by flights, trains, cars and local transport. The infrastructure was honestly stunning.

Clean cities. Smooth roads. High-speed trains. Well-managed traffic. Public spaces that actually feel designed for people. Tourist destinations that are built, maintained and promoted like national assets.

And then I kept thinking about India.

We keep comparing ourselves to China. Our media keeps telling us how India is catching up, how China is restrictive, how we are better in so many ways.

After spending time there and speaking to people, I realised how much of that narrative is just comfort food.

China is not perfect. No country is.

But on infrastructure, execution, tourism, civic discipline and quality of urban life, they are not 5 years ahead of us.

They are decades ahead.

The saddest part for me was the currency.

Everything felt expensive. Not because China was insanely expensive, but because the rupee has weakened so much that even normal spending starts feeling heavy. As an Indian taxpayer, that genuinely hurt.

We pay taxes. We work hard. We talk about becoming a global power.

But where is the quality of life?

Where is the civic sense?

Where is the infrastructure that makes daily life easier?

Where is the tourism vision beyond religious tourism?

I met travellers from other countries who were excited to visit China because they wanted to see its progress. When I asked about India, many had no real desire to visit. Not out of hate. India simply was not on their aspirational travel list.

That should bother us.

Even the so-called “closed internet” surprised me. We are told people there are missing out because they don’t use Google, Instagram, WhatsApp or Facebook.

But China has built its own digital ecosystem. Payments, maps, transport, messaging, shopping, everything works inside their own infrastructure. People did not seem to feel deprived. They seemed adapted.

Again, this is not a hate post.

I love India. That is exactly why this trip bothered me.

Patriotism cannot only be about saying we are great.

Real patriotism is having the courage to admit where we are falling behind.

China made me realise one thing very clearly:

India’s potential is not the problem.

Execution is.

And unless we stop comforting ourselves with comparisons and start demanding better infrastructure, better governance, better tourism, cleaner cities and a higher quality of life, we will keep celebrating the idea of progress instead of actually living it.