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With the extremely well-founded concern about North Korea, I do want to be careful not to revive all the barenaked racism and xenophobia of the anti-outsourcing arguments from 20 years ago. Not that any replies are doing so yet; it's just a danger that\u2019s lurking here.<\/p>

Per this conversation in the replies, when offshoring does a faceplant, it\u2019s is almost always about the client company\u2019s dysfunction \u2022first\u2022, the overseas team second, and the innate general properties of people from that other country\u2026um, not at all:<\/p>

https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/117265404729717952<\/a><\/p>

So let's just stay clear on that. If scammy emails like the one in the OP are actually finding traction in the US, then that's a sign of rot \u2022in the US\u2022.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265732427174569","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265732427174569","objectType":"note","content":"

With the extremely well-founded concern about North Korea, I do want to be careful not to revive all the barenaked racism and xenophobia of the anti-outsourcing arguments from 20 years ago. Not that any replies are doing so yet; it's just a danger that\u2019s lurking here.<\/p>

Per this conversation in the replies, when offshoring does a faceplant, it\u2019s is almost always about the client company\u2019s dysfunction \u2022first\u2022, the overseas team second, and the innate general properties of people from that other country\u2026um, not at all:<\/p>

https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/117265404729717952<\/a><\/p>

So let's just stay clear on that. If scammy emails like the one in the OP are actually finding traction in the US, then that's a sign of rot \u2022in the US\u2022.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265732427174569","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265683910558021","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265683910558021"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163139","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:59:30+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265732427174569"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler","displayName":"Jonas Geiler","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-original-tmp20260817193956.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-96-20260822220358.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-48-20260819162143.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-24-20260822220358.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"242173"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-96-20260822220358.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Passionate software developer and open-source enthusiast, always experimenting around with new ideas and overflowing with side-projects \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83d\udcbb","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@jonasgeiler","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"jonasgeiler","displayName":"Jonas Geiler","note":"Passionate software developer and open-source enthusiast, always experimenting around with new ideas and overflowing with side-projects \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83d\udcbb"}},"content":"

@inthehands<\/a>
I use specific emails for all the places on the internet to track where spam comes from, and I'm pretty sure it's coming from the Email on my GitHub profile, if that's any help<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler\/statuses\/117265696479164533","object":{"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler\/statuses\/117265696479164533","objectType":"note","content":"

@inthehands<\/a>
I use specific emails for all the places on the internet to track where spam comes from, and I'm pretty sure it's coming from the Email on my GitHub profile, if that's any help<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@jonasgeiler\/117265696479164533","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265685967811596","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265685967811596"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163126","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:53:29+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@jonasgeiler\/117265696479164533"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-original-tmp20231130153900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-48-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-24-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53259"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","note":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable"}},"content":"

@jonasgeiler<\/a>
Oh, 100%, multiple other versions of this email have even said so (\u201cI was reviewing your GitHub profile\u201d\u2026sure, buddy)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265710511831146","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265710511831146","objectType":"note","content":"

@jonasgeiler<\/a>
Oh, 100%, multiple other versions of this email have even said so (\u201cI was reviewing your GitHub profile\u201d\u2026sure, buddy)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265710511831146","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler\/statuses\/117265696479164533","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@jonasgeiler\/117265696479164533"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163127","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:53:28+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265710511831146"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-original-tmp20231130153900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-48-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-24-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53259"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","note":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable"}},"content":"

@jonasgeiler<\/a>
And here I thought I was Very Special<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265685967811596","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265685967811596","objectType":"note","content":"

@jonasgeiler<\/a>
And here I thought I was Very Special<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265685967811596","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler\/statuses\/117265665360837560","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@jonasgeiler\/117265665360837560"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163114","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:46:13+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265685967811596"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler","displayName":"Jonas Geiler","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-original-tmp20260817193956.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-96-20260822220358.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-48-20260819162143.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-24-20260822220358.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"242173"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/242173-96-20260822220358.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Passionate software developer and open-source enthusiast, always experimenting around with new ideas and overflowing with side-projects \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83d\udcbb","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@jonasgeiler","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"jonasgeiler","displayName":"Jonas Geiler","note":"Passionate software developer and open-source enthusiast, always experimenting around with new ideas and overflowing with side-projects \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83d\udcbb"}},"content":"

@inthehands<\/a>
same here, got like 2 or 3 of those in the past year...<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler\/statuses\/117265665360837560","object":{"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/jonasgeiler\/statuses\/117265665360837560","objectType":"note","content":"

@inthehands<\/a>
same here, got like 2 or 3 of those in the past year...<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@jonasgeiler\/117265665360837560","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265349376371165","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265349376371165"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163113","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:46:13+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@jonasgeiler\/117265665360837560"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-original-tmp20231130153900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-48-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-24-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53259"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","note":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable"}},"content":"

Several replies suggest this is North Koreans or other phishing \/ infiltration \/ exfiltration ops, and\u2026sure? I mean, everything about it reeks of scam. Who knows which particular scam or who's really the mark, but\u2026.<\/p>

What I'm most interested here is that we're in a situation where apparently this kind of \u201cfarm it out\u201d pitch is getting traction again.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265683910558021","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265683910558021","objectType":"note","content":"

Several replies suggest this is North Koreans or other phishing \/ infiltration \/ exfiltration ops, and\u2026sure? I mean, everything about it reeks of scam. Who knows which particular scam or who's really the mark, but\u2026.<\/p>

What I'm most interested here is that we're in a situation where apparently this kind of \u201cfarm it out\u201d pitch is getting traction again.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265683910558021","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265392389627127","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265392389627127"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163111","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:45:42+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265683910558021"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/left-bank.net\/ap\/users\/115996564141250603","displayName":"BlueDot","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/404227-original-tmp20260701035039.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/404227-96-20260701035039.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/404227-48-20260701035039.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/404227-24-20260701035039.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"404227"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/404227-96-20260701035039.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"American anti-fascist, democratic socialist, sponsor of four Ukrainian refugees, fencer. Avatar is definitely not a picture of me.I generally don't boost toots that contain links to Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, the Washington Post, or the New York Times.","url":"https:\/\/left-bank.net\/@BlueDot","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"BlueDot","displayName":"BlueDot","note":"American anti-fascist, democratic socialist, sponsor of four Ukrainian refugees, fencer. Avatar is definitely not a picture of me.I generally don't boost toots that contain links to Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, the Washington Post, or the New York Times."}},"content":"

@inthehands<\/a> <\/p>

So, if I'm pretending to do the work, then it's my reputation taking the hit when the work is low quality, right?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/left-bank.net\/ap\/users\/115996564141250603\/statuses\/117265399428619292","object":{"id":"https:\/\/left-bank.net\/ap\/users\/115996564141250603\/statuses\/117265399428619292","objectType":"note","content":"

@inthehands<\/a> <\/p>

So, if I'm pretending to do the work, then it's my reputation taking the hit when the work is low quality, right?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/left-bank.net\/@BlueDot\/117265399428619292","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265349376371165","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265349376371165"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163105","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:43:54+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/left-bank.net\/@BlueDot\/117265399428619292"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-original-tmp20231130153900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-48-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-24-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53259"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","note":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable"}},"content":"

@BlueDot<\/a>
In a properly functioning economy, I assume that would be the case. I have no way of knowing, of course, since \u201cproperly functioning\u201d is such a wild hypothetical.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265672864839479","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265672864839479","objectType":"note","content":"

@BlueDot<\/a>
In a properly functioning economy, I assume that would be the case. I have no way of knowing, of course, since \u201cproperly functioning\u201d is such a wild hypothetical.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265672864839479","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/left-bank.net\/ap\/users\/115996564141250603\/statuses\/117265399428619292","url":"https:\/\/left-bank.net\/@BlueDot\/117265399428619292"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/left-bank.net\/ap\/users\/115996564141250603"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163106","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:43:53+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265672864839479"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/thepit.social\/users\/peter","displayName":"Peter","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/16909-original-tmp20221104202314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/16909-96-20221104202314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/16909-48-20221104202315.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/16909-24-20221104202315.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"16909"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/16909-96-20221104202314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"admin of thepit.social. writer of a newsletter on AI and other things, called Endnotes (https:\/\/www.endnotes.net\/about). he\/him. in Barcelona, from USA. hit your computer with a hammer.","url":"https:\/\/thepit.social\/@peter","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"peter","displayName":"Peter","note":"admin of thepit.social. writer of a newsletter on AI and other things, called Endnotes (https:\/\/www.endnotes.net\/about). he\/him. in Barcelona, from USA. hit your computer with a hammer."}},"content":"

@inthehands<\/a> Hello , Paul Cantrell<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/thepit.social\/users\/peter\/statuses\/117265410959013840","object":{"id":"https:\/\/thepit.social\/users\/peter\/statuses\/117265410959013840","objectType":"note","content":"

@inthehands<\/a> Hello , Paul Cantrell<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/thepit.social\/@peter\/117265410959013840","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265349376371165","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265349376371165"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163009","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:08:23+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/thepit.social\/@peter\/117265410959013840"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-original-tmp20231130153900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-48-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-24-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53259"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","note":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable"}},"content":"

@peter<\/a>
The space before the comma is how you know they\u2019re serious<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265535188093677","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265535188093677","objectType":"note","content":"

@peter<\/a>
The space before the comma is how you know they\u2019re serious<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265535188093677","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/thepit.social\/users\/peter\/statuses\/117265410959013840","url":"https:\/\/thepit.social\/@peter\/117265410959013840"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/thepit.social\/users\/peter"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13163010","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T20:08:21+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265535188093677"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-original-tmp20231130153900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-48-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-24-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53259"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","note":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable"}},"content":"

In my experience, at least, it feels like offshoring went through a productive evolution over the years, from<\/p>

\u201cJust farm it out to a bunch of those third world people who are cheap and barely even exist as humans!!\u201d<\/p>

to<\/p>

\u201cWe can totally have globally distributed software teams with some people in places with a lower cost of living, as long as we work extra hard to make sure everyone functions as a team.\u201d<\/p>

That may be a rosy picture that comes from my own limited circles, but\u2026that's the progress I saw. I wonder when \/ if folks will do similar learning about the current cost-cutting manias.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265392389627127","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265392389627127","objectType":"note","content":"

In my experience, at least, it feels like offshoring went through a productive evolution over the years, from<\/p>

\u201cJust farm it out to a bunch of those third world people who are cheap and barely even exist as humans!!\u201d<\/p>

to<\/p>

\u201cWe can totally have globally distributed software teams with some people in places with a lower cost of living, as long as we work extra hard to make sure everyone functions as a team.\u201d<\/p>

That may be a rosy picture that comes from my own limited circles, but\u2026that's the progress I saw. I wonder when \/ if folks will do similar learning about the current cost-cutting manias.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265392389627127","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265359683542601","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265359683542601"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13162859","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T19:35:41+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265392389627127"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-original-tmp20231130153900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-48-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-24-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53259"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","note":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable"}},"content":"

I've thought often the last couple of years about how the \u201cFire your developers! Use AI!!\u201d craze feels really similar to the outsourcing \/ offshoring mania of a few decades ago \u2014 and how many of the same problems it shares:<\/p>

- Cost-cutting shiny things
- but turns out generating code was the easy part
- and building cumulative shared understanding is everything
- and shortcuts around that dig you in a hole really fast
- and that hole is full of code that nobody can maintain.<\/p>

Something in the water, I guess. Something always in the water that once in a while explodes when conditions are right, like algae blooms.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265359683542601","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265359683542601","objectType":"note","content":"

I've thought often the last couple of years about how the \u201cFire your developers! Use AI!!\u201d craze feels really similar to the outsourcing \/ offshoring mania of a few decades ago \u2014 and how many of the same problems it shares:<\/p>

- Cost-cutting shiny things
- but turns out generating code was the easy part
- and building cumulative shared understanding is everything
- and shortcuts around that dig you in a hole really fast
- and that hole is full of code that nobody can maintain.<\/p>

Something in the water, I guess. Something always in the water that once in a while explodes when conditions are right, like algae blooms.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265359683542601","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265349376371165","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265349376371165"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13162844","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T19:27:28+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265359683542601"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-original-tmp20231130153900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-48-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-24-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53259"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","note":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable"}},"content":"

I've been getting a steady stream of these unsolicited messages. The pitch is always the same: \u201cUse your US location to attract clients, pretend to be the one doing all the work, and we'll subcontract for you on the sly.\u201d<\/p>

Are we looking at a return of actual offshoring? but now with a sort of Mechanical Turk flavor?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265349376371165","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/117265349376371165","objectType":"note","content":"

I've been getting a steady stream of these unsolicited messages. The pitch is always the same: \u201cUse your US location to attract clients, pretend to be the one doing all the work, and we'll subcontract for you on the sly.\u201d<\/p>

Are we looking at a return of actual offshoring? but now with a sort of Mechanical Turk flavor?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265349376371165","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-13:objectType=thread:nonce=9f758a3d13d18af2","notice_info":{"local_id":"13162829","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-13T19:21:48+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/117265349376371165"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6688760","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}