Normal people are starting to go xrazy
Seeing this first hand with some people I know.
Leadership
Could you do it without a computer?
If no, you should probably not do it. Trained engineers use computers to do calculations, but if needed they have the training to calculate by hand and build intuition to see something is off. If you do not have this,… Read More »Could you do it without a computer?
If you thought the speed of writing code was your problem – you have bigger problems
AI won’t solve shit if you do not understand your value flow. “Every system has exactly one constraint. One bottleneck. The throughput of your entire system is determined by the throughput of that bottleneck. Nothing else matters until you fix… Read More »If you thought the speed of writing code was your problem – you have bigger problems
The “A” in “AI” Stands For Amnesia
Why do we let AI do stuff we wouldn’t tolerate in humans? “Even in ordinary life, Crichton says, “if somebody consistently exaggerates or lies to you, you soon discount everything they say”.In other words: if your credibility takes a hit… Read More »The “A” in “AI” Stands For Amnesia
People are not friction
People can do what AI can’t. “We need experts to share what they know and improve the quality of our work, generated or otherwise. We even need idiots to make sure we can break ideas down into their simplest form… Read More »People are not friction
Generational Talk is BS
At least from a talking point of view of millennials, GenZ, GenX etc. The differences these categories describe have nothing to do with the year they were born but with their age. The same issues you can read about describing… Read More »Generational Talk is BS
Economy vs. Ecology
Economy and Ecology come from the same language concept. Both come from oikos, which means “house”. Economy is joined with nemein, which means “to manage”. Ecology is joined with logia, which means “study of”. Nowadays we focus a lot on… Read More »Economy vs. Ecology
Every layer of review makes you 10x slower
AI won’t save us. “As companies grow, they all end up with more and more layers of collaboration, review, and management. Why? Because otherwise mistakes get made, and mistakes are increasingly expensive at scale. The average value added by a… Read More »Every layer of review makes you 10x slower
Writing is Thinking
A lot of people are boasting about how they automate their writing to an AI. My take is simple – if AI can write it, maybe it does not need to be written. Writing is thinking. Outsourcing your thinking is… Read More »Writing is Thinking
A Luddite Criticism of Open Source
Dictating to people how to do stuff is counterproductive in many cases.