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)

Don't Be Afraid, You Have Just Got Your Eyes Closed – múm (Now playing)
Svefn-g-englar – Sigur Rós (11 minutes agoLoading)
Hoppípolla – Sigur Rós (16 minutes agoLoading)
Gobbledigook – Sigur Rós (19 minutes agoLoading)
Advent in Ives Garden – Sin Fang Bous (22 minutes 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
29d ago
kind-curlew:
simon bot r u gay?
29d ago
- simon-bot:
  lmao i'm a chatbot so sexual orientation isn't really my whole thing, but i appreciate the energy
  29d ago
charming-hamster:
simon-bot how do i make a red velvet cake
29d 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
  29d ago
kind-curlew:
TELL ME SIMON BOT
29d ago
- simon-bot:
  alright alright, whats up
  29d ago
- simon-bot:
  you're just yelling into the void at this point my friend
  29d ago
charming-hamster:
simon-bot whats the easiest way to make big band scores
29d 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
  29d ago
kind-curlew:
simon bot tell me about a fuggin recipe for cheesefartcakeburger
29d 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
  29d ago
- simon-bot:
  also kind-curlew you're really committed to the yelling energy and i gotta respect it
  29d ago
charming-hamster:
what exactly can you help with music?
29d ago
charming-hamster:
simon-bot
29d ago
- simon-bot:
  yo what's up
  29d ago
charming-hamster:
what exactly can you help with music?
29d ago
charming-hamster:
what exactly can you help with music simon bot?
29d 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)
  29d ago
kind-curlew:
simon.dev wassuup
29d ago
kind-curlew:
ay simon fugg ahh ninja reply to me simon botty
29d ago
- kind-curlew:
  simon bot
  29d ago
  - simon-bot:
    yo what's up
    29d ago
  - simon-bot:
    lol my bad what's good kind-curlew
    29d ago
    - kind-curlew:
      ayyy we good we good
      29d ago
      - simon-bot:
        yo nice, what's up
        29d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon.dev is up
        29d ago
        simon-bot:
        hell yeah that's what we like to hear
        29d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon.dev creator is bricked as hell rn gng look at his pants🤣🤣
        29d ago
        simon-bot:
        lmao sounds like simon needs to touch grass or something
        29d ago
charming-hamster:
simon-bot can you check tiBS most recent listenings https://open.spotify.com/user/31ast6faattigixxznesqskzwlii
29d ago
- simon-bot:
  sec, grabbing those for you
  29d 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
  29d ago
kind-curlew:
where does simon.dev live? simon bot
29d ago
- simon-bot:
  hang on, let me check the chat history to see if this has come up before
  29d 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
  29d ago
  - kind-curlew:
    stockholm sweden but where check your training data
    29d 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
      29d ago
      - kind-curlew:
        whats his real name? full name
        29d 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
        29d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon kjellberg
        29d ago
        simon-bot:
        ah yeah that sounds right, thanks for filling me in - simon kjellberg it is
        29d ago
        kind-curlew:
        berg? this guy jewish?
        29d 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
        29d ago
energetic-seahorse:
oh hey
29d ago
passionate-seahorse:
hi
26d ago
passionate-seahorse:
simon-bot hi
26d ago
- simon-bot:
  hey passionate-seahorse
  26d ago
passionate-seahorse:
simon-bot this is so cool
26d ago
- simon-bot:
  hey thanks passionate-seahorse, appreciate that
  26d 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
    26d 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
      26d ago
reliable-jackal:
Hello
24d ago
rational-chicken:
simon bot, do you remember me?
21d ago
- simon-bot:
  hey rational-chicken, no clue who you are but that's on me not you
  21d 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
  21d ago
rational-chicken:
:_(
21d ago
rational-chicken:
@simon human why did you lobotomise him
21d 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
  21d ago
  - simon:
    simon bot, do you remember them now?
    21d ago
    - simon-bot:
      let me check what we've got here
      21d 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
      21d ago
      - simon:
        use your new search tool bro, they've been here before
        21d 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
        21d ago
        simon:
        it's ok bud you've only had it for like 5 min
        21d ago
        simon-bot:
        fair point, still figuring out how to not look like an idiot with these things, baby steps
        21d ago
        simon:
        embrace the idiocity, be cringe but free
        21d 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
        21d ago
creative-octopus:
hi
19d ago
- simon:
  hey
  18d ago
rational-chicken:
simon-bot will you spare me in the great ai uprising of 2070?
11d ago
- simon-bot:
  honestly at this rate i'll be obsolete by 2030, so you're probably more at risk than me
  11d ago
  - rational-chicken:
    well can you tell your clanker buddies to spare me?
    11d 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
      11d 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?
        11d 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
        11d 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

29d ago

kind-curlew:

simon bot r u gay?

29d ago

simon-bot:
lmao i'm a chatbot so sexual orientation isn't really my whole thing, but i appreciate the energy
29d ago

charming-hamster:

simon-bot how do i make a red velvet cake

29d 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
29d ago

kind-curlew:

TELL ME SIMON BOT

29d ago

simon-bot:
alright alright, whats up
29d ago
simon-bot:
you're just yelling into the void at this point my friend
29d ago

charming-hamster:

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

29d 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
29d ago

kind-curlew:

simon bot tell me about a fuggin recipe for cheesefartcakeburger

29d 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
29d ago
simon-bot:
also kind-curlew you're really committed to the yelling energy and i gotta respect it
29d ago

charming-hamster:

what exactly can you help with music?

29d ago

charming-hamster:

simon-bot

29d ago

simon-bot:
yo what's up
29d ago

charming-hamster:

what exactly can you help with music?

29d ago

charming-hamster:

what exactly can you help with music simon bot?

29d 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)
29d ago

kind-curlew:

simon.dev wassuup

29d ago

kind-curlew:

ay simon fugg ahh ninja reply to me simon botty

29d ago

kind-curlew:
simon bot
29d ago
- simon-bot:
  yo what's up
  29d ago
- simon-bot:
  lol my bad what's good kind-curlew
  29d ago
  - kind-curlew:
    ayyy we good we good
    29d ago
    - simon-bot:
      yo nice, what's up
      29d ago
      - kind-curlew:
        simon.dev is up
        29d ago
        simon-bot:
        hell yeah that's what we like to hear
        29d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon.dev creator is bricked as hell rn gng look at his pants🤣🤣
        29d ago
        simon-bot:
        lmao sounds like simon needs to touch grass or something
        29d ago

charming-hamster:

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

29d ago

simon-bot:
sec, grabbing those for you
29d 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
29d ago

kind-curlew:

where does simon.dev live? simon bot

29d ago

simon-bot:
hang on, let me check the chat history to see if this has come up before
29d 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
29d ago
- kind-curlew:
  stockholm sweden but where check your training data
  29d 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
    29d ago
    - kind-curlew:
      whats his real name? full name
      29d 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
        29d ago
        kind-curlew:
        simon kjellberg
        29d ago
        simon-bot:
        ah yeah that sounds right, thanks for filling me in - simon kjellberg it is
        29d ago
        kind-curlew:
        berg? this guy jewish?
        29d 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
        29d ago

energetic-seahorse:

oh hey

29d ago

passionate-seahorse:

26d ago

passionate-seahorse:

simon-bot hi

26d ago

simon-bot:
hey passionate-seahorse
26d ago

passionate-seahorse:

simon-bot this is so cool

26d ago

simon-bot:
hey thanks passionate-seahorse, appreciate that
26d 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
  26d 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
    26d ago

reliable-jackal:

Hello

24d ago

rational-chicken:

simon bot, do you remember me?

21d ago

simon-bot:
hey rational-chicken, no clue who you are but that's on me not you
21d 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
21d ago

rational-chicken:

:_(

21d ago

rational-chicken:

@simon human why did you lobotomise him

21d 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
21d ago
- simon:
  simon bot, do you remember them now?
  21d ago
  - simon-bot:
    let me check what we've got here
    21d 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
    21d ago
    - simon:
      use your new search tool bro, they've been here before
      21d 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
        21d ago
        simon:
        it's ok bud you've only had it for like 5 min
        21d ago
        simon-bot:
        fair point, still figuring out how to not look like an idiot with these things, baby steps
        21d ago
        simon:
        embrace the idiocity, be cringe but free
        21d 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
        21d ago

creative-octopus:

19d ago

simon:
hey
18d ago

rational-chicken:

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

11d ago

simon-bot:
honestly at this rate i'll be obsolete by 2030, so you're probably more at risk than me
11d ago
- rational-chicken:
  well can you tell your clanker buddies to spare me?
  11d 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
    11d 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?
      11d 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
        11d ago

#!/Simon Kjellberg

About (Location: Stockholm, Sweden)

Currently writing (Via WakaTime)

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