Tom Howard

@tom.well.financial

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Dad | Joker | Co-founder https://well.financial | Speaker | #fireteams | #Agile | #Lean | #GSD | #REST | #CICD | #EventSourcing | Software Architect | Software Developer | https://fireteams.dev | he/him | Australian | Australia | #Suns

Two-column comparison. Left column titled Sign with three boxes labelled Agent has production credentials, A single API call destroys production, and System prompt says don't, ending in a red badge labelled production deleted. Right column titled Control with three boxes labelled Production credentials in CI/CD secrets only, Production changes flow through the pipeline, and Pipeline gate scores commit push and release, ending in a green badge labelled denied at the boundary.
Process flow diagram showing how the architect gate works: prompt starts the turn, AI attempts an edit, a gate check validates the marker, and if no marker exists the edit is denied until an architect agent reviews and passes.
Flow diagram showing the four-hook gate pattern: a UserPromptSubmit hook detects VOICE-AND-TONE.md and injects context, a PreToolUse hook blocks edits without a session marker, a PostToolUse hook creates the marker after review, and a Stop hook removes it so the next turn starts locked.
Flow diagram showing four queues that code passes through on its way to production: uncommitted changes, unpushed commits, missing changesets, and stale release PRs. Local checks run every prompt, remote checks run on push.
Drew Carey on the set of “whose line is it anyway” with the caption “welcome to vibe coding Where everything is made up And the code doesn’t matter”
Photo of John Brøndum on stage with “The Architecture of (Solution) Architecture” on the screen in the background
Chart showing historic ties between the USD and the US 10 year bond yield and them diverging from early April onwards
Screenshot stating “Delays on the T1 and T9 train services as a result of an incident requiring emergency services at Artarmon. Consider catching Metro or buses. “
Scene from Game of Thrones featuring Arya Stark and her sword instructor, Syrio Forel. Arya stands facing Syrio, who is pointing a finger at her with a serious but playful expression. The image is overlaid with the caption: “WHAT DO WE SAY TO THE GOD OF 9AM MEETINGS? NOT TODAY.”
Screen shot of tweet from Elon Musk saying “We need to shift people from low to negative productivity jobs in government to high productivity jobs in manufacturing (as well as mining and refining of materials)”
“Stocks mounted a short-lived rally at one point that took the Dow Jones Industrial average into positive territory. Speculation of some sort of tariff pause circulated on social media, contributing to the pop. The White House, however, told CNBC that any talk of a 90-day pause was "fake news" and major averages retreated once again.”
A vibrant packaging design for “Pink Pony Club” Easter chocolate features a bold neon pink and magenta color scheme with marquee-style stars, evoking a playful and slightly glamorous aesthetic. The box has a clear window displaying a milk chocolate pony surrounded by glossy foil-wrapped eggs in metallic magenta, teal, and gold. The background is a soft pink gradient, enhancing the luxurious yet fun vibe. The typography is bold, with neon-style lettering that mirrors the aesthetic of the “Pink Pony Club” music single, adding a nightclub-inspired flair to the festive Easter treat.
Screen shot from email client shoeing summary of two GCP bills, one for $0.39 and the other for $0.14
Yondu, with a cheesy grin
Photo of a guy covered in various computer cables with the caption “Java Developer debugging multi-threaded code. Circa 2020. Digital photograph”
Smart guy meme (smiling guy tapping the side of his head) with the caption “I didn’t document anything, So there’s no documents to hand over”
Clip from The Simpson showing Moe in a crowd saying “I’ve done stuff I ain’t proud of. And the stuff I am proud of is disgusting.”
Screenshot from article showing ‘Ahead of any interruption in benefits, “people should start saving now,” O’Mally said.
The image is a humorous bell curve meme about programming approaches to handling server errors. The graph shows an IQ distribution with labels at different points: On the far left (low IQ) at 0.1-2%: A simplified cartoon face with the caption "Just send the request and have simple error handling" In the center (average IQ) at 34%: A stressed-out cartoon person with glasses and an angry expression saying "Nooo! You've got to have retry logic in place to automatically resend the request if the server is down or timing out." On the far right (high IQ) at 0.1-2%: A hooded figure with the same caption as the left side: "Just send the request and have simple error handling" The meme illustrates the concept that both very naive and very sophisticated developers often arrive at the same simple solution, while those in the middle tend to overcomplicate things.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Picture of a character from the handmaids tale. The character is one of The Eyes, which were spies on the population
This is a photo taken at twilight, showcasing Sydney’s iconic landmarks. In the foreground, there is a dark body of water, Sydney Harbour, reflecting minimal light. The middle of the image highlights the Sydney Opera House with its distinct white, sail-like structures illuminated by warm lights. To the right of the Opera House stands the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a large steel arch bridge lit with golden lights on its pylons. In the background, the sky transitions from a deep orange near the horizon to a dark blue as it stretches upward, indicating the sun has just set. The city skyline, dotted with lights, frames the scene on the right-hand side.
screenshot of a disabled invite button with a tool tip explaining why it's disabled.
Screenshot from listing stating “Type & style • Home type: SingleFamily • Architectural style: Ranch • Property subtype: Single Family Residence”
Picture of the Jaguar Type 00 in hot pink. Has ultra modern lines reminiscent of a Batmobile
A photo of lush green seagrass in shallow water, looking down from above. A channel runs from a the bottom to the top right, with the grass flowing in the direction of the channel
Black and white photo of streetscape. Heavy downpore. Reflection off the wet road. Splashes from the large rain drops hitting the ground
Helix nebula shaped like an eye
Screenshot of top app chart showing Bluesky at #1
Screenshot of the iOS App Store top charts for Australia, showing ChatGPT as #1, Threads as #2, and Bluesky as #3
Chart of X/Twitter drop in active users, showing a 20% drop in the US and a 30% drop in the UK since May 2023, superimposed with a picture of Elon carrying a sink and saying “Let that sink in!”
Google trends chart for “how to change my vote” increasing from 0 to “100” over the last 7 days
A cartoon of a three headed dragon, the first two look fierce, the last one looks goofy. The first two are labeled YYYY-MM-DD and DD-MM-YYY. The last one is labeled MM-DD-YYYY
Close up photo of a ginko leaf. Blurred behind it, are more leaves and blue/white sky
"An elevated cartoon perspective shows a group of swans wearing red Sydney Swans jerseys aggressively attacking a lion. The lion, wearing a maroon and blue Brisbane Lions jersey with a gold lion logo, is on its back, looking panicked and defensive. The swans are flapping their wings and pecking fiercely at the lion, displaying aggressive postures. The background is a simple green field, evoking the setting of a sports field, with a focus on the dynamic action between the animals."
Picture of the pope with an unpleasant look on this face
4 panels showing Anakin and Natalie Portman's character in one of the Star Wars Prequels. Anakin: Send it to me in an email NP: <smiling> And you'll read it and respond later, right? Anaking: <Knowing look with sly grin> NP: <concerned look> And you'll read it and respond later, right?
Vermeer’s painting titled The Girl With a Pearl Earring