In a recent interview, Dr. Stuart Parkin spoke of spintronics as a potential solution for more efficient data storage. As he half-jokingly said, AI has used up all the data on Earth. The race to dump all data from all of time into LMMs is creating an under-evaluated risk. I’m talking about (1/5)

To my AI dev friends out there. Can't we get a "verbose" toggle? I don't necessarily need a history lesson and a 3-year future projection when I'm asking for the date of the next holiday. Especially when I'm mobile. lovyubye

I've been fixing and explaining technology for as long as I can remember. That's not a complaint. Translating tech-ese into English has been my hobby since wii me reset his first blinking VCR clock. Oversimplification is often the most efficient (and amusing) tactic. My favorites include:

HEY! Do you use Alt text? Here’s how to do it. Upload your image in the normal way. Then (before you post), click on it and add a description so that someone with visually impairment can get the gist of it. Then hit save and post.

I often see a key point missing from diversity debates. McKenzie & Co’s 2024 study shows diverse teams are 36% more likely to outperform peers on profitability, a finding echoed in other studies. Diversity initiatives continue for a simple reason — diversity of thought leads to greater performance.

Good people don't need to punch down to stand tall

Dear Ai friends: Can we keep some specificity as buzzwordification takes over? Everything is being rebranded as Ai - algorithms, automation, filtering, ET AL. I'm sure even the VBA macro I wrote a decade ago to consolidate reports would be sold as Ai today. Let's not give in to our marketing depts

getting mad that a tab I’ve had open for six months didn’t actually turn out to be as interesting as I thought

In an effort to ignore the hideous reality we are all facing, here's a picture of me as a cowboy for no apparent reason. 🤠