Interview with Big Data engineer in 2026
Eventual consistency was too hard so we opted for immediately wrong.
Work
dario, please!
Why we keep trusting CEOs when their incentive is just to make more money? “I feel like Dario is torn. He wants Anthropic to have this bad boy street cred of wielders of this crazy power, yet at the same… Read More »dario, please!
The Rapture of the Nerds: On the Delirium of Transhumanism
You cannot avoid wrestling with ethics and morality, no matter the system. “The Prime Directive itself is, arguably, the most pseudo-theological law ever conceived in science fiction. A secular commandment forged in Kantian steel, backed by liberal guilt and anthropological… Read More »The Rapture of the Nerds: On the Delirium of Transhumanism
Why the software industry needs a lot of regulation
I think this will need to change soon. “Engineers, even at big technology companies, don’t have the authority to make critical safety decisions. If an executive wants to ship self-driving software that has deadly flaws, they can just overrule any… Read More »Why the software industry needs a lot of regulation
The Succession Crisis That Tore England Apart
King is dead. Long live the king. “Both Stephen and Matilda had children, and this was another important factor in the struggle for the crown. Had either of them been childless it would have weakened their position considerably, because even… Read More »The Succession Crisis That Tore England Apart
Software Drives People Insane
Yes it does. “Software combines speed, money, complexity, abstraction, and almost unlimited freedom to change your mind. On their own, those things are perfectly manageable, but put them together and you start to get some really bizarre side-effects.” https://graybeard.ing/software-drives-people-insane
Najprv problém, potom kód
S AI teraz riešime všetko, aj to čo netreba.
Authoritarianism of Code
Many IT guys are like this. And their companies follow. “Believing whatever someone in a position of authority says even in the face of clear evidence that it is false.Allowing someone in a position of authority to break the rules… Read More »Authoritarianism of Code
Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad?
Shit always happens. “Some will say: good, fuck ‘em. In the 2010s, Knowledge Workers told everyone to learn to code while they sipped kombucha and played Xbox in beanbag chairs. Then, Knowledge Workers sat inside during the pandemic while frontline… Read More »Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad?
Myths vs. AI
I am currently reading Iliad. Have read it in elementary school bud did not like it back then. Now I quite enjoy it. Books like these have shaped human society and thinking for hundreds or thousands of years. Even before… Read More »Myths vs. AI