Efficiency Paradox
How most stuff is a waste and how it kills the world.
Work
Not Being Needed
It is good to remind yourself from time to time that you are not needed. Taking a vacation, not helping your kid doing something, not stepping in for your colleague. It is not only good for you, but also for… Read More »Not Being Needed
AI Downsides
It is also about breaking culture and common understanding “It turns out we don’t use code review to prevent errors. We use it to help other developers understand and accept our proposed changes to the source code. It is a… Read More »AI Downsides
Manufactured Consensus
This is what I dislike most about LLMs “Large language models are manufacturing consensus on a planetary scale. Fine tuned for “helpfulness”, they nod along to our every hunch, buff our pet theories, hand us flawless prose proving whatever we… Read More »Manufactured Consensus
AI Disaster is Coming
Just wait for it. The first big AI disaster is yet to happen https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-first-big-ai-disaster/
Don’t Panic, but Douglas Adams Predicted All of This
Just read the article. “Then the internet came along, and that internet, naturally enough, was contaminated with fourteen-year-olds. We didn’t realize this because fourteen-year-olds used to be relegated to the corners of society.” “Do I hate Google with the heat… Read More »Don’t Panic, but Douglas Adams Predicted All of This
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Aviation
You always learn on the job https://flightaware.engineering/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-aviation/
Getting Better
Getting better often feels like getting worse. Having a withdrawal from addiction. Cutting toxin person you liked from your life. Exercising when you are not fit. Changing bad processes at the company. So if things are getting worse, think about… Read More »Getting Better
Why Most Sites Are Bad
This never occurred to me as a reason but makes so much sense “The accuracy of the search results was reduced, which meant that users needed to do two or three queries to the get the results they would have… Read More »Why Most Sites Are Bad
Agreeing
Agreeing is easy. Disagreeing is hard. Despite this, people agreeing are usually considered better than people disagreeing. Disagreeing creates discomfort and people like to avoid this. As a leader, you cannot fear the discomfort. Discomfort moves us forward. Creating a… Read More »Agreeing