davidcel.is Notes David Celis me@davidcel.is https://davidcel.is/ https://davidcel.is/assets/me-46c38f84.jpg https://davidcel.is/assets/me-46c38f84.jpg https://davidcel.is/feeds/notes 2026-08-05T23:38:14Z © 2026 David Celis https://davidcel.is/posts/2085148401037645330 <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>the fact that Slack channel names are so frequently used as identifiers and passed around means that their API desperately needs a way to look up a channel by name. having to paginate through <code>conversations.list</code> to find a channel by name is abysmal. and don’t even get me started on enterprise grid</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-08-05T23:38:14Z</published> <updated>2026-08-05T23:38:14Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2085148401037645330"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2085001068709026764</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>lmao, eat shit Haley Stevens</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-08-05T13:52:47Z</published> <updated>2026-08-05T13:52:47Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2085001068709026764"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2084675157062790071</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>“engineer away the slop”</p><img alt="A blog post by Geoffrey Huntley on July 24, 2026 displaying a cartoon hero image of a bearded man wearing glasses and a long-sleeved button-down shirt while sitting at a weaving loom, with various flowers scattered underneath the loom and lotus flower patches on the shirt's sleeve and chest. The image looks suspiciously AI-generated despite the title of the post being "engineer away the slop", with tells such as a bizarre looking set of headphones that have no headband and are instead attached to his glasses, inconsistent warp threads on the loom, odd fabric folds, and other strange artifacts mixed into the leaves." src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2084675159386145266.png" /><img alt="An analysis of the hero image that shows it is, indeed, AI-generated with a 97% likelihood that its fake." src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2084675159490902818.png" />]]> </content> <published>2026-08-04T16:17:44Z</published> <updated>2026-08-04T16:17:44Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2084675157062790071"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2084372235453921542</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>just updated VSCode and the UI changed on me. when will these people learn that software is meant to stay the same forever and ever in perpetuity?</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-08-03T20:14:01Z</published> <updated>2026-08-03T20:14:01Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2084372235453921542"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2083220081201373301</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>for anyone who isn’t aware of how little gig economy workers actually earn, i just got into a $32.99 Lyft to go to SFO where the driver will only get $9. and AI will only make it worse with surveillance pricing</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-31T15:55:46Z</published> <updated>2026-07-31T15:55:46Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2083220081201373301"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2082586090281659781</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>at some point, you have to accept that the company you keep reflects on your own character. to me, Matz and everyone who remains on the Rails core team are so obviously complicit in DHH remaining platformed and relevant and it’s laughable to suggest otherwise</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-29T21:56:31Z</published> <updated>2026-07-29T21:56:31Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2082586090281659781"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2081857362655267525</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>just got to my hotel and surely the view from my room will be the envy of all</p><img alt="A hotel window featuring the rather remarkable view of another wall 5 to 10 feet away" src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2081857364957201913.jpg" />]]> </content> <published>2026-07-27T21:40:49Z</published> <updated>2026-07-27T21:40:49Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2081857362655267525"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2081535393741547124</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>it’s always hilarious when someone’s a huge fucking asshole to you and then they block you, like thanks for saving me the trouble? lol</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-27T00:21:26Z</published> <updated>2026-07-27T00:21:26Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2081535393741547124"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2081083485463324919</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>wtf when did Carrot add a trip manager? incredible feature for a weather app</p><img alt="A temporary five day weather forecast for a trip to San Mateo, CA" src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2081083487968925992.png" />]]> </content> <published>2026-07-25T18:25:42Z</published> <updated>2026-07-25T18:25:42Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2081083485463324919"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2080503105554936369</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>made SIX panuozzi for a “Stoney Baloney” potluck in the park today… sourdough pizza crust folded and stuffed with burrata, peaches tossed in chili crisp and red wine vinegar, mortadella, and fresh basil</p><img alt="A nicely charred pizza crust folded in half and stuffed with burrata, peaches tossed in chili crisp and red wine vinegar, mortadella, and fresh basil" src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2080503108042071510.jpg" />]]> </content> <published>2026-07-24T03:59:29Z</published> <updated>2026-07-24T03:59:29Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2080503105554936369"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2080364240661265174</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>i don’t usually respond to these kinds of emails, but this one made me so fucking mad that i blacked out and regained consciousness with this in my outbox</p><img alt="An email exchange between Andre Hamra and David Celis ANDRE HAMRA: Hi David, Andre here – Stanford MBA'24, Forbes Under 30, and founder of Refer. Not sure if you saw on Business Insider this week, but we just raised $10M for the crazy idea of making recruiting free for companies and built around the candidate instead. Do you happen to be hiring for Freshworks? Or planning your next move? If yes I’m happy to share more. DAVID CELIS: No thanks, Andre. I think it shows a distinct lack of empathy to be running a recruiting platform where people who need work and who may already be unemployed are forced to pay for the “privilege” of getting hired, especially in the current job market. It's should be so obvious that companies who actually have the cash to hire should be the ones paying for candidate placement that this comes off as ludicrously out of touch and the fact that you’ve been able to secure $10M in funding only further entrenches my belief that this industry is run by absolute sociopaths who only care about sucking the working class dry. I truly hope your company crashes and burns." src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2080364243203099671.png" />]]> </content> <published>2026-07-23T18:47:41Z</published> <updated>2026-07-23T18:47:41Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2080364240661265174"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2080087529145425638</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>94°F out and hearing thunder but getting no rain 🫩</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-23T00:28:08Z</published> <updated>2026-07-23T00:28:08Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2080087529145425638"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2079633393229988605</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>whenever a game lets you choose between playing as a man or a woman i choose a woman, bc why would a man be there</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-21T18:23:33Z</published> <updated>2026-07-21T18:23:33Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2079633393229988605"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2079278580602949535</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>is it finally happening?</p><img alt="US Corporate Insiders Are Selling Stocks at a Near Record Pace Michael Msika • July 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM PDT US executives are selling shares at the second-fastest pace in more than 20 years, a classic red flag to some investors because it suggests people with the most corporate knowledge are wary about markets." src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2079278583071273418.png" /><img alt="Hedge Funds Add Bullish Oil Bets at Fastest Pace in a Decade By Mia Gindis and Will Kubzansky July 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM PDT Hedge funds piled into bullish bets on Brent oil at the fastest pace in almost a decade as fighting between Iran and the US ramped up, dampening investors' expectations of a sustained recovery in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz." src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2079278583138367533.png" /><img alt="Goldman Says Hedge Funds Sell US Tech Stocks at Record Pace Michael Msika • July 20, 2026 at 6:16 AM PDT Hedge funds pulled back from US tech stocks at a record pace over the past two months, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Prime Services desk. The cohort was a net seller of the sector in six of the past eight weeks, according to the desk led by Vincent Lin. The cumulative reduction in market value totaled about 10%, marking the largest such retreat from the sector since the data series began more than a decade ago." src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2079278583219071353.png" />]]> </content> <published>2026-07-20T18:53:40Z</published> <updated>2026-07-20T18:53:40Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2079278580602949535"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2078851698450474026</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>i rediscovered my Nintendo 3DS XL the other day and turned it on and it just… turned on? the battery was low, but it actually turned on. i don’t think i’ve used it since i got my Switch almost a decade ago and the battery still had some charge. that’s crazy</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-19T14:37:23Z</published> <updated>2026-07-19T14:37:23Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2078851698450474026"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2078644303866025069</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>reading The Song of Achilles kinda makes me wanna play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey again</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-19T00:53:16Z</published> <updated>2026-07-19T00:53:16Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2078644303866025069"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2077887416024102186</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>pizza</p><video title="A ball of pizza dough being kneaded by a spiral mixer until it’s smooth and elastic, forming a pumpkin shape around the breaker bar" poster="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/previews/2077887418456975188.jpg" controls="controls" src="https://cdn.davidcel.is/blog/2077887418456975188.mp4"></video>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-16T22:45:40Z</published> <updated>2026-07-16T22:45:40Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2077887416024102186"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2076736030594037396</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>it always surprises me how often PMs will decide to introduce a net new feature as configurable. nobody is using it yet! just make a decision on what makes the most sense for most people and introduce configuration options when enough people ask for them</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-13T18:30:28Z</published> <updated>2026-07-13T18:30:28Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2076736030594037396"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2076479148109902814</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>TIL that CPR is a proper emergency response to someone who has merely fallen down</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-13T01:29:43Z</published> <updated>2026-07-13T01:29:43Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2076479148109902814"/> </entry> <entry> <id>https://davidcel.is/posts/2076329683496956528</id> <title/> <content type="html" xml:lang="en"> <![CDATA[<p>hey everyone, just woke up. did i miss any overnight updates about Mitch McConnell? let me just take a big sip of coffee and open the news</p>]]> </content> <published>2026-07-12T15:35:48Z</published> <updated>2026-07-12T15:35:48Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://davidcel.is/notes/2076329683496956528"/> </entry> </feed>