So beware. “LLMs optimize for plausibility over correctness. In this case, plausible is about 20,000 times slower than correct.” https://x.com/KatanaLarp/status/2029928471632224486#:~:text=LLMs%20optimize%20for%20plausibility%20over%20correctness.%20In%20this%20case%2C%20plausible%20is%20about%2020%2C000%20times%20slower%20than%20correct.
Another myth busted by science. “Just about every claim made about psychopathy follows the same path. It begins with one or two studies that find tentative evidence to support some common claim. But a few years later, there is a… Read More »There are no psychopaths
Standardization matters. “The problem with Arm processors in the desktop (and laptop) space certainly isn’t one of performance – as this latest design by Arm once again shows. No, the real problem is a complete and utter lack of standardisation,… Read More »Never bet against x86
I got this feeling every time I see a document at work “polished” by AI. “First, there’s a corpse alert. Corpses are dangerous, and something that’s alive/not alive is a warning sign. Same thing with zombies.Second, imposter alert. Imposters are… Read More »The Uncanny Valley
Little Britain AI. “If AI takes over the coding, that layer of knowledge disappears. Not just for the user, but for the software engineers themselves. The product becomes a black box. And yes, perhaps new craftsmanship emerges in directing the… Read More »Computer Says No
Funny dystopia about AI. “A recurring argument in favor of this perspective was based on comprehensibility. The volume of code AI developers could produce on demand was much larger than what human developers were able to produce and understand in… Read More »Ape coding
Very true from my experience. “Most organizations over-invest in executive alignment and employee engagement and quietly under-invest in the layer that determines whether either one works. They treat middle managers as a communication channel, not a culture-driving force. They’re told… Read More »Ignoring the Middle: How Overlooking Middle Managers Erodes Culture
It is good to know how stuff breaks. “increasing complexity yields diminishing marginal returns: each new layer of administration, infrastructure, or technology demands ever-greater energy and material inputs for proportionally smaller benefits. When the energy surplus required to sustain this… Read More »Collapse: A Framework for Understanding and Navigating the Decline of Industrial Civilisation
Shipping is the core. “it is surprisingly hard to motivate yourself to focus on the main thing. It’s much more natural to just jump into something that looks probably useful and start working immediately” https://www.seangoedecke.com/getting-the-main-thing-right/
Even fiction can be grounded in economy. “our protagonists aren’t typical Hobbits. Bilbo, Frodo, Merry, and Pippin are all very clearly members of the landed gentry, the landowning class that controls most means of economic production and maintains social dominance… Read More »The Moral Economy of the Shire