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Be careful listening to advice on "AI-assisted" coding that's born out of small, self-contained projects undertaken by people working alone.
You run the risk of running your marathon using strategies that worked for the first 100m.
You run the risk of running your marathon using strategies that worked for the first 100m.
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Be careful listening to advice on "AI-assisted" coding that's born out of small, self-contained projects undertaken by people working alone.
You run the risk of running your marathon using strategies that worked for the first 100m.
You run the risk of running your marathon using strategies that worked for the first 100m.
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i've been the monkey anxiety bitch for TEN YEARS
just shared this in a group and realised it’s the anniversary of this absolute s tier tweet by @jon-snow-420.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
i've been the monkey anxiety bitch for TEN YEARS
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in addition to coining the terms hypertext & hypermedia, Ted Nelson also coined the term "clanker" *in context* over half a century ago and i am LOSING MY MIND
October 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
in addition to coining the terms hypertext & hypermedia, Ted Nelson also coined the term "clanker" *in context* over half a century ago and i am LOSING MY MIND
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built on theft and at massive environmental cost and most importantly, numerous studies keep demonstrating that genAI tools often work a little better than by chance. how is it that we can’t expunge these slop machines out of our institutions and communities
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
built on theft and at massive environmental cost and most importantly, numerous studies keep demonstrating that genAI tools often work a little better than by chance. how is it that we can’t expunge these slop machines out of our institutions and communities
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Shout out to everyone only now learning that "Albert Einstein was reclusive at the end of his career, shunning public engagements."
Really meant,
"For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Really meant,
"For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
September 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Shout out to everyone only now learning that "Albert Einstein was reclusive at the end of his career, shunning public engagements."
Really meant,
"For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Really meant,
"For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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i don't know what the source of this video is but I love it
September 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
i don't know what the source of this video is but I love it
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Since that time I have stopped asking "should designers code" and started wondering "do devs know how to code"
September 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Since that time I have stopped asking "should designers code" and started wondering "do devs know how to code"
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Linguistics lesson for the day: Accountability is crucial to interpreting language. We make sense of something based on who we believe said it. Synthetic text extruded by LLMs was not said by anyone -- so a crucial step in the chain is broken.
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LLMs are not a suitable technology for information access. Here is a quick summary of why not:
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
But to take the SIFT framework, LLMs cannot be a source. They are synthetic text extruding machines, that's all. Text without accountability.
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
But to take the SIFT framework, LLMs cannot be a source. They are synthetic text extruding machines, that's all. Text without accountability.
Information literacy and chatbots as search
By Emily This post started off as a thread I wrote and posted across social media on Sunday evening. I'm reproducing the thread (lightly edited) first and...
buttondown.com
September 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Linguistics lesson for the day: Accountability is crucial to interpreting language. We make sense of something based on who we believe said it. Synthetic text extruded by LLMs was not said by anyone -- so a crucial step in the chain is broken.
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I think I need to drive this home more: programming didn't used to be like this—even for complex, networked apps with a large amount of features and complex user interfaces.
And apps didn't have thousands of dependencies like many even simple ones do now.
And apps didn't have thousands of dependencies like many even simple ones do now.
IMO the reason why people yearn for tools that generate code is that programming is broken—everything now is giant layer cakes of huge, complex and intransparent frameworks designed by and for large teams in giant tech companies.
i'm actually not averse to the idea of computers generating code. after all, that's what all scripting languages etc. do, and all visual programming tools do, and all plain-language programming languages do
i could see there being actually smart tools for this
but this is not where we're at
i could see there being actually smart tools for this
but this is not where we're at
September 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I think I need to drive this home more: programming didn't used to be like this—even for complex, networked apps with a large amount of features and complex user interfaces.
And apps didn't have thousands of dependencies like many even simple ones do now.
And apps didn't have thousands of dependencies like many even simple ones do now.
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With alt text:
September 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
With alt text:
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Another "where's the AI code?" question: where's the shovelware? If AI coding is so hot, we should be seeing a flood of crappy little apps, and we aren't.
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
note this post is from a huge AI bro too
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
note this post is from a huge AI bro too
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.
mikelovesrobots.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Another "where's the AI code?" question: where's the shovelware? If AI coding is so hot, we should be seeing a flood of crappy little apps, and we aren't.
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
note this post is from a huge AI bro too
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
note this post is from a huge AI bro too
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i met anubis in the realm of the underworld, big strong guy by the way, had a dog’s head, i’m not so sure about that. and he said to me, mr president, you’ve got the heaviest soul we’ve ever weighed down here. can you believe it? they’ve never seen a soul that heavy in all of duat
September 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
i met anubis in the realm of the underworld, big strong guy by the way, had a dog’s head, i’m not so sure about that. and he said to me, mr president, you’ve got the heaviest soul we’ve ever weighed down here. can you believe it? they’ve never seen a soul that heavy in all of duat
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once again tapping the sign
September 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
once again tapping the sign
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I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
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Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
August 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
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Generating text statistically similar to training, 2 years ago, meant statistically similar to humans.
Now it means statistically similar to a billion reddit posts where a guy is ranting and raving about how quantum recursion is transforming him into an immortal god
Now it means statistically similar to a billion reddit posts where a guy is ranting and raving about how quantum recursion is transforming him into an immortal god
August 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Generating text statistically similar to training, 2 years ago, meant statistically similar to humans.
Now it means statistically similar to a billion reddit posts where a guy is ranting and raving about how quantum recursion is transforming him into an immortal god
Now it means statistically similar to a billion reddit posts where a guy is ranting and raving about how quantum recursion is transforming him into an immortal god
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for the reduction of friction that makes meaning impossible. There's a Fisher quote that's somehow stuck with me, something like "Some want Nietzsche like they want a hamburger; they fail to grasp that the indigestibility, the difficulty is Nietzsche." 2/n
August 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
for the reduction of friction that makes meaning impossible. There's a Fisher quote that's somehow stuck with me, something like "Some want Nietzsche like they want a hamburger; they fail to grasp that the indigestibility, the difficulty is Nietzsche." 2/n
> LLMs perform a kind of taxidermy with words, presenting them in a lifelike fashion that mainly serves to remind you that they are dead. Being compelled to consume LLM-generated content is like being stuffed with that sawdust.
robhorning.substack.com/p/the-reifie...
robhorning.substack.com/p/the-reifie...
The reified mind
A note on generative AI as commodified language
robhorning.substack.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
> LLMs perform a kind of taxidermy with words, presenting them in a lifelike fashion that mainly serves to remind you that they are dead. Being compelled to consume LLM-generated content is like being stuffed with that sawdust.
robhorning.substack.com/p/the-reifie...
robhorning.substack.com/p/the-reifie...
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so if the new research proves AI is actually not using a lot of energy then why are AI companies so worried about not having enough energy is a question i am mulling to myself
August 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
so if the new research proves AI is actually not using a lot of energy then why are AI companies so worried about not having enough energy is a question i am mulling to myself
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Pain is your body's way of saying "ouch!"
August 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Pain is your body's way of saying "ouch!"
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we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
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Coincidentally, since 2023 the quality of content translated *into* non English languages has gone straight down the fucking toilet. I wonder if the two are related somehow.
Since 2023, translators and interpreters have seen work dry up, rates plummet and their jobs reduced to editing AI-generated output. Some are leaving the field, others are considering bankruptcy. All despite any major upgrade in translation quality.
This is how AI is killing translation work:
This is how AI is killing translation work:
AI Killed My Job: Translators
Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Coincidentally, since 2023 the quality of content translated *into* non English languages has gone straight down the fucking toilet. I wonder if the two are related somehow.
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Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
Workers under cover of night removed a rainbow crosswalk outside of the former Pulse nightclub, apparently as part of state and federal transportation officials’ aim to wipe “political banners” from public roadways. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/21/r...
Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight
“We did everything according to state law, everything was compliant,” said Patty Sheehan, the city’s first openly gay elected official. “FDOT never moves that quickly with anything.R…
www.orlandosentinel.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
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Since 2023, translators and interpreters have seen work dry up, rates plummet and their jobs reduced to editing AI-generated output. Some are leaving the field, others are considering bankruptcy. All despite any major upgrade in translation quality.
This is how AI is killing translation work:
This is how AI is killing translation work:
AI Killed My Job: Translators
Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Since 2023, translators and interpreters have seen work dry up, rates plummet and their jobs reduced to editing AI-generated output. Some are leaving the field, others are considering bankruptcy. All despite any major upgrade in translation quality.
This is how AI is killing translation work:
This is how AI is killing translation work:
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continue to be pleasantly surprised by Steve Wozniak managing to be one of the only big names in tech who isn't an enormous piece of shit
August 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
continue to be pleasantly surprised by Steve Wozniak managing to be one of the only big names in tech who isn't an enormous piece of shit