AI
42 entries- Jul 20Essay The secret flag of content
I don’t have any fun when I use LLMs to write. It may have perceived utility: popping out a LinkedIn article or two everyday. But I bet no one is actually reading. It’s a strip mall for a thumb …
2 min - Jul 16Essay Divine Documentation
Dad was about my age when he said that reading the manual was better than hypothesis driven button pressing. For teenage me, that took too long. Sure, I may have crashed a computer or two but …
2 min - Jul 11Essay Beyond the Dataset
On the recent season of the show Clarkson’s farm, J.C. goes through great lengths to buy the right pub. As with any sensible buyer, the team does a thorough tear down followed by a big build up before …
4 min - Jul 5Essay Chatbots, Bats & Broken Oracles
I had the strangest conversation with my son today. There used to be a time when computers never made a mistake. It was always the user that was in error. The computer did exactly what you asked it to …
7 min - Apr 29Essay We Need Homes in the Delta Quadrant
Place is security, space is freedom. — Yi-Fu Tuan Starfleet Log, Delta Quadrant—Classified Briefing At the edge of the known, maps fail and instincts take over. We don’t just explore new worlds—we …
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