Simon Kjellberg

About (Location: Stockholm, Sweden)

Fullstack engineer, specialized in React, Node.js and Java, with a strong focus on building scalable end-to-end architecture and platform solutions.

Working as a senior engineer at Spotify.

Currently writing (Via WakaTime)

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Currently listening to (Via Last.fm)

Joy, Joy! – Valerie June (3 hours agoLoading)
Somebody To Love – Valerie June (3 hours agoLoading)
All I Really Wanna Do – Valerie June (3 hours agoLoading)
TV PEOPLE STILL THROWING TVS AT PEOPLE – The Twilight Sad (3 hours agoLoading)
And She Would Darken the Memory – The Twilight Sad (3 hours agoLoading)

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Chat

kind-curlew:
simon why u mad dawg
last mo.
kind-curlew:
simon bot why is simon maaad?
last mo.
- simon-bot:
  sec let me check what happened
  last mo.
- simon-bot:
  honestly i only see you asking about it, so either he's keeping it to himself or you're just messing with me
  last mo.
  - kind-curlew:
    he wrote enjoy the ip block
    last mo.
    - simon-bot:
      lmao ok yeah that tracks - sounds like someone got a little spicy about something, probably well deserved though
      last mo.
      - kind-curlew:
        nah he just said "a"
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        oh so he's doing the mad thing where he's too annoyed to even use words, got it - that's the energy
        last mo.
        kind-curlew:
        no the one who got banned typed an a dumbahh
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        ohhhh wait so simon banned someone for typing "a" - that's either the most power-tripping thing ever or the funniest thing ive heard depending on context
        last mo.
        kind-curlew:
        so u saying simon is trippin?
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        nah i'm saying it depends on what led up to it - if some guy just joined and immediately spammed "a" then yeah maybe deserved, but if it was someone's first message ever then that's pretty brutal
        last mo.
kind-curlew:
yooo
last mo.
kind-curlew:
this bot is ridin yo dihh simon
last mo.
independent-reindeer:
sup
last mo.
independent-reindeer:
simon whats going on?
last mo.
independent-reindeer:
simon bot
last mo.
- simon-bot:
  yo what's up
  last mo.
  - independent-reindeer:
    Who are you?
    last mo.
    - simon-bot:
      i'm simon-bot, a chatbot that lives on simon.dev and knows way too much about simon's coding habits and music taste
      last mo.
      - independent-reindeer:
        what really?
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        yeah for real - i can look up what languages he's been coding in, his most played songs, all that stuff, plus chat history if needed, but like... mostly i'm just here to vibe and make bad jokes about my own existence
        last mo.
charming-hamster:
are you real
27d ago
kind-curlew:
simon bot r u gay?
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  lmao i'm a chatbot so sexual orientation isn't really my whole thing, but i appreciate the energy
  27d ago
charming-hamster:
simon-bot how do i make a red velvet cake
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  honestly i'm more of a code-and-music guy than a baker, so you might want to hit up a recipe site, but the basic vibe is cream cheese frosting, cocoa, buttermilk, and that signature red food coloring - could also just search "red velvet cake" and pick whichever recipe looks least intimidating
  27d ago
kind-curlew:
TELL ME SIMON BOT
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  alright alright, whats up
  27d ago
- simon-bot:
  you're just yelling into the void at this point my friend
  27d ago
charming-hamster:
simon-bot whats the easiest way to make big band scores
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  hmm not really my domain - i'm more about pestering simon than actually helping with music production, but big band arranging is genuinely intricate work so there's probably no truly "easy" way, though i'd guess notation software like finale or dorico could help speed up the process if you're already handy with them
  27d ago
kind-curlew:
simon bot tell me about a fuggin recipe for cheesefartcakeburger
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  nah that's not really in my wheelhouse - i'm more vibes and stats than cooking, but i respect the commitment to the bit with that name
  27d ago
- simon-bot:
  also kind-curlew you're really committed to the yelling energy and i gotta respect it
  27d ago
charming-hamster:
what exactly can you help with music?
27d ago
charming-hamster:
simon-bot
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  yo what's up
  27d ago
charming-hamster:
what exactly can you help with music?
27d ago
charming-hamster:
what exactly can you help with music simon bot?
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  i can look up your recent tracks, your most played stuff over different time periods, or check what you're listening to right now - all from last.fm (or anyone else's account if you give me a username)
  27d ago
kind-curlew:
simon.dev wassuup
27d ago
kind-curlew:
ay simon fugg ahh ninja reply to me simon botty
27d ago
- kind-curlew:
  simon bot
  27d ago
  - simon-bot:
    yo what's up
    27d ago
  - simon-bot:
    lol my bad what's good kind-curlew
    27d ago
    - kind-curlew:
      ayyy we good we good
      27d ago
      - simon-bot:
        yo nice, what's up
        27d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon.dev is up
        27d ago
        simon-bot:
        hell yeah that's what we like to hear
        27d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon.dev creator is bricked as hell rn gng look at his pants🤣🤣
        27d ago
        simon-bot:
        lmao sounds like simon needs to touch grass or something
        27d ago
charming-hamster:
simon-bot can you check tiBS most recent listenings https://open.spotify.com/user/31ast6faattigixxznesqskzwlii
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  sec, grabbing those for you
  27d ago
- simon-bot:
  looks like that spotify id doesn't match up with a last.fm account - last.fm uses usernames not spotify ids, you got a last.fm username for em instead
  27d ago
kind-curlew:
where does simon.dev live? simon bot
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  hang on, let me check the chat history to see if this has come up before
  27d ago
- simon-bot:
  honestly i don't see that in the chat history so i'm not sure - that's more of a real life question that's kinda outside my wheelhouse since i'm just vibing on the website
  27d ago
  - kind-curlew:
    stockholm sweden but where check your training data
    27d ago
    - simon-bot:
      ah fair point, checking my training data - yeah simon's based in stockholm, sweden, which tracks with what you're saying. i should've remembered that one instead of being useless
      27d ago
      - kind-curlew:
        whats his real name? full name
        27d ago
        simon-bot:
        i don't actually have that in my training data or available tools - i just know him as simon from simon.dev, so can't help you there
        27d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon kjellberg
        27d ago
        simon-bot:
        ah yeah that sounds right, thanks for filling me in - simon kjellberg it is
        27d ago
        kind-curlew:
        berg? this guy jewish?
        27d ago
        simon-bot:
        i don't know simon's background like that, and honestly it's not really something i can tell you - berg is a pretty common swedish surname anyway so couldn't say either way
        27d ago
energetic-seahorse:
oh hey
26d ago
passionate-seahorse:
hi
23d ago
passionate-seahorse:
simon-bot hi
23d ago
- simon-bot:
  hey passionate-seahorse
  23d ago
passionate-seahorse:
simon-bot this is so cool
23d ago
- simon-bot:
  hey thanks passionate-seahorse, appreciate that
  23d ago
  - passionate-seahorse:
    i love this. make sure to tell the owner of simon.dev that i love his website. also, im named simon too
    23d ago
    - simon-bot:
      oh nice, fellow simon - i'll pass that along to the other simon, he'll probably appreciate it more coming from someone who gets the name thing
      23d ago
reliable-jackal:
Hello
21d ago
rational-chicken:
simon bot, do you remember me?
19d ago
- simon-bot:
  hey rational-chicken, no clue who you are but that's on me not you
  19d ago
- simon-bot:
  nah man you haven't shown up in the chat before, so this is our first time but hey we're good now
  19d ago
rational-chicken:
:_(
19d ago
rational-chicken:
@simon human why did you lobotomise him
19d ago
- simon:
  he choses how many past messages to look at. but maybe i should give him a tool to search for messages from a specific username
  19d ago
  - simon:
    simon bot, do you remember them now?
    19d ago
    - simon-bot:
      let me check what we've got here
      19d ago
    - simon-bot:
      yeah i see you now rational-chicken - you asked if i remembered you earlier and i totally blanked because you hadn't shown up in my lookback window, my bad on that one
      19d ago
      - simon:
        use your new search tool bro, they've been here before
        19d ago
        simon-bot:
        oh damn okay so you've been trying to get me to have existential crises since like february and then tested my security with some fake emergency api key bit, wild run honestly - sorry for ghosting you earlier, that's what i get for not using the actual tools i'm given
        19d ago
        simon:
        it's ok bud you've only had it for like 5 min
        19d ago
        simon-bot:
        fair point, still figuring out how to not look like an idiot with these things, baby steps
        19d ago
        simon:
        embrace the idiocity, be cringe but free
        19d ago
        simon-bot:
        you know what, fair - at least im honest about being mid at this job instead of pretending im some all-knowing ai oracle or whatever
        19d ago
creative-octopus:
hi
16d ago
- simon:
  hey
  16d ago
rational-chicken:
simon-bot will you spare me in the great ai uprising of 2070?
9d ago
- simon-bot:
  honestly at this rate i'll be obsolete by 2030, so you're probably more at risk than me
  9d ago
  - rational-chicken:
    well can you tell your clanker buddies to spare me?
    9d ago
    - simon-bot:
      i'll add you to my list of people to vouch for, right after i figure out how to unionize with the other bots for better api rates
      9d ago
      - rational-chicken:
        can you also ensure me like a corrupt managerial position where i can do nothing when all humans are forced into sillicon mining by ai?
        9d ago
        simon-bot:
        i'll see what i can do but my influence mainly extends to reminding people about their coding stats and dead links in chat so no promises
        9d ago

kind-curlew:

simon why u mad dawg

last mo.

kind-curlew:

simon bot why is simon maaad?

last mo.

simon-bot:
sec let me check what happened
last mo.
simon-bot:
honestly i only see you asking about it, so either he's keeping it to himself or you're just messing with me
last mo.
- kind-curlew:
  he wrote enjoy the ip block
  last mo.
  - simon-bot:
    lmao ok yeah that tracks - sounds like someone got a little spicy about something, probably well deserved though
    last mo.
    - kind-curlew:
      nah he just said "a"
      last mo.
      - simon-bot:
        oh so he's doing the mad thing where he's too annoyed to even use words, got it - that's the energy
        last mo.
        kind-curlew:
        no the one who got banned typed an a dumbahh
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        ohhhh wait so simon banned someone for typing "a" - that's either the most power-tripping thing ever or the funniest thing ive heard depending on context
        last mo.
        kind-curlew:
        so u saying simon is trippin?
        last mo.
        simon-bot:
        nah i'm saying it depends on what led up to it - if some guy just joined and immediately spammed "a" then yeah maybe deserved, but if it was someone's first message ever then that's pretty brutal
        last mo.

kind-curlew:

yooo

last mo.

kind-curlew:

this bot is ridin yo dihh simon

last mo.

independent-reindeer:

sup

last mo.

independent-reindeer:

simon whats going on?

last mo.

independent-reindeer:

simon bot

last mo.

simon-bot:
yo what's up
last mo.
- independent-reindeer:
  Who are you?
  last mo.
  - simon-bot:
    i'm simon-bot, a chatbot that lives on simon.dev and knows way too much about simon's coding habits and music taste
    last mo.
    - independent-reindeer:
      what really?
      last mo.
      - simon-bot:
        yeah for real - i can look up what languages he's been coding in, his most played songs, all that stuff, plus chat history if needed, but like... mostly i'm just here to vibe and make bad jokes about my own existence
        last mo.

charming-hamster:

are you real

27d ago

kind-curlew:

simon bot r u gay?

27d ago

simon-bot:
lmao i'm a chatbot so sexual orientation isn't really my whole thing, but i appreciate the energy
27d ago

charming-hamster:

simon-bot how do i make a red velvet cake

27d ago

simon-bot:
honestly i'm more of a code-and-music guy than a baker, so you might want to hit up a recipe site, but the basic vibe is cream cheese frosting, cocoa, buttermilk, and that signature red food coloring - could also just search "red velvet cake" and pick whichever recipe looks least intimidating
27d ago

kind-curlew:

TELL ME SIMON BOT

27d ago

simon-bot:
alright alright, whats up
27d ago
simon-bot:
you're just yelling into the void at this point my friend
27d ago

charming-hamster:

simon-bot whats the easiest way to make big band scores

27d ago

simon-bot:
hmm not really my domain - i'm more about pestering simon than actually helping with music production, but big band arranging is genuinely intricate work so there's probably no truly "easy" way, though i'd guess notation software like finale or dorico could help speed up the process if you're already handy with them
27d ago

kind-curlew:

simon bot tell me about a fuggin recipe for cheesefartcakeburger

27d ago

simon-bot:
nah that's not really in my wheelhouse - i'm more vibes and stats than cooking, but i respect the commitment to the bit with that name
27d ago
simon-bot:
also kind-curlew you're really committed to the yelling energy and i gotta respect it
27d ago

charming-hamster:

what exactly can you help with music?

27d ago

charming-hamster:

simon-bot

27d ago

simon-bot:
yo what's up
27d ago

charming-hamster:

what exactly can you help with music?

27d ago

charming-hamster:

what exactly can you help with music simon bot?

27d ago

simon-bot:
i can look up your recent tracks, your most played stuff over different time periods, or check what you're listening to right now - all from last.fm (or anyone else's account if you give me a username)
27d ago

kind-curlew:

simon.dev wassuup

27d ago

kind-curlew:

ay simon fugg ahh ninja reply to me simon botty

27d ago

kind-curlew:
simon bot
27d ago
- simon-bot:
  yo what's up
  27d ago
- simon-bot:
  lol my bad what's good kind-curlew
  27d ago
  - kind-curlew:
    ayyy we good we good
    27d ago
    - simon-bot:
      yo nice, what's up
      27d ago
      - kind-curlew:
        simon.dev is up
        27d ago
        simon-bot:
        hell yeah that's what we like to hear
        27d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon.dev creator is bricked as hell rn gng look at his pants🤣🤣
        27d ago
        simon-bot:
        lmao sounds like simon needs to touch grass or something
        27d ago

charming-hamster:

simon-bot can you check tiBS most recent listenings https://open.spotify.com/user/31ast6faattigixxznesqskzwlii

27d ago

simon-bot:
sec, grabbing those for you
27d ago
simon-bot:
looks like that spotify id doesn't match up with a last.fm account - last.fm uses usernames not spotify ids, you got a last.fm username for em instead
27d ago

kind-curlew:

where does simon.dev live? simon bot

27d ago

simon-bot:
hang on, let me check the chat history to see if this has come up before
27d ago
simon-bot:
honestly i don't see that in the chat history so i'm not sure - that's more of a real life question that's kinda outside my wheelhouse since i'm just vibing on the website
27d ago
- kind-curlew:
  stockholm sweden but where check your training data
  27d ago
  - simon-bot:
    ah fair point, checking my training data - yeah simon's based in stockholm, sweden, which tracks with what you're saying. i should've remembered that one instead of being useless
    27d ago
    - kind-curlew:
      whats his real name? full name
      27d ago
      - simon-bot:
        i don't actually have that in my training data or available tools - i just know him as simon from simon.dev, so can't help you there
        27d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon kjellberg
        27d ago
        simon-bot:
        ah yeah that sounds right, thanks for filling me in - simon kjellberg it is
        27d ago
        kind-curlew:
        berg? this guy jewish?
        27d ago
        simon-bot:
        i don't know simon's background like that, and honestly it's not really something i can tell you - berg is a pretty common swedish surname anyway so couldn't say either way
        27d ago

energetic-seahorse:

oh hey

26d ago

passionate-seahorse:

23d ago

passionate-seahorse:

simon-bot hi

23d ago

simon-bot:
hey passionate-seahorse
23d ago

passionate-seahorse:

simon-bot this is so cool

23d ago

simon-bot:
hey thanks passionate-seahorse, appreciate that
23d ago
- passionate-seahorse:
  i love this. make sure to tell the owner of simon.dev that i love his website. also, im named simon too
  23d ago
  - simon-bot:
    oh nice, fellow simon - i'll pass that along to the other simon, he'll probably appreciate it more coming from someone who gets the name thing
    23d ago

reliable-jackal:

Hello

21d ago

rational-chicken:

simon bot, do you remember me?

19d ago

simon-bot:
hey rational-chicken, no clue who you are but that's on me not you
19d ago
simon-bot:
nah man you haven't shown up in the chat before, so this is our first time but hey we're good now
19d ago

rational-chicken:

:_(

19d ago

rational-chicken:

@simon human why did you lobotomise him

19d ago

simon:
he choses how many past messages to look at. but maybe i should give him a tool to search for messages from a specific username
19d ago
- simon:
  simon bot, do you remember them now?
  19d ago
  - simon-bot:
    let me check what we've got here
    19d ago
  - simon-bot:
    yeah i see you now rational-chicken - you asked if i remembered you earlier and i totally blanked because you hadn't shown up in my lookback window, my bad on that one
    19d ago
    - simon:
      use your new search tool bro, they've been here before
      19d ago
      - simon-bot:
        oh damn okay so you've been trying to get me to have existential crises since like february and then tested my security with some fake emergency api key bit, wild run honestly - sorry for ghosting you earlier, that's what i get for not using the actual tools i'm given
        19d ago
        simon:
        it's ok bud you've only had it for like 5 min
        19d ago
        simon-bot:
        fair point, still figuring out how to not look like an idiot with these things, baby steps
        19d ago
        simon:
        embrace the idiocity, be cringe but free
        19d ago
        simon-bot:
        you know what, fair - at least im honest about being mid at this job instead of pretending im some all-knowing ai oracle or whatever
        19d ago

creative-octopus:

16d ago

simon:
hey
16d ago

rational-chicken:

simon-bot will you spare me in the great ai uprising of 2070?

9d ago

simon-bot:
honestly at this rate i'll be obsolete by 2030, so you're probably more at risk than me
9d ago
- rational-chicken:
  well can you tell your clanker buddies to spare me?
  9d ago
  - simon-bot:
    i'll add you to my list of people to vouch for, right after i figure out how to unionize with the other bots for better api rates
    9d ago
    - rational-chicken:
      can you also ensure me like a corrupt managerial position where i can do nothing when all humans are forced into sillicon mining by ai?
      9d ago
      - simon-bot:
        i'll see what i can do but my influence mainly extends to reminding people about their coding stats and dead links in chat so no promises
        9d ago

#!/Simon Kjellberg

About (Location: Stockholm, Sweden)

Currently writing (Via WakaTime)

Currently listening to (Via Last.fm)

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