Alfred Brose
@alfredbrose.dev
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On the blog: Think for Yourself
"By skimming past the friction necessary for learning, the pursuit of convenience can end up deskilling rather than enhancing skills."
kevlinhenney.medium.com/think-for-yo...
"By skimming past the friction necessary for learning, the pursuit of convenience can end up deskilling rather than enhancing skills."
kevlinhenney.medium.com/think-for-yo...
Think for Yourself
Understand and improve on LLM-generated code
kevlinhenney.medium.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
On the blog: Think for Yourself
"By skimming past the friction necessary for learning, the pursuit of convenience can end up deskilling rather than enhancing skills."
kevlinhenney.medium.com/think-for-yo...
"By skimming past the friction necessary for learning, the pursuit of convenience can end up deskilling rather than enhancing skills."
kevlinhenney.medium.com/think-for-yo...
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“Don’t accept code that is worse than what you would have written.”
AMEN
AMEN
On the blog: Think for Yourself
"By skimming past the friction necessary for learning, the pursuit of convenience can end up deskilling rather than enhancing skills."
kevlinhenney.medium.com/think-for-yo...
"By skimming past the friction necessary for learning, the pursuit of convenience can end up deskilling rather than enhancing skills."
kevlinhenney.medium.com/think-for-yo...
Think for Yourself
Understand and improve on LLM-generated code
kevlinhenney.medium.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“Don’t accept code that is worse than what you would have written.”
AMEN
AMEN
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"They're lies. These companies are lying to people."
@chrissimon.au on the idea of infinite storytelling from an AI Dungeon Master, and how a creative human can prompt them away from the mean.
@chrissimon.au on the idea of infinite storytelling from an AI Dungeon Master, and how a creative human can prompt them away from the mean.
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"They're lies. These companies are lying to people."
@chrissimon.au on the idea of infinite storytelling from an AI Dungeon Master, and how a creative human can prompt them away from the mean.
@chrissimon.au on the idea of infinite storytelling from an AI Dungeon Master, and how a creative human can prompt them away from the mean.
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This was a tough but necessary decision - I posted my own notes on this here, from the perspective of a current PSF board member https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/psf-withdrawn-proposal/
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
The Python Software Foundation was recently "recommended for funding" (NSF terminology) for a $1.5m grant from the US government National Science Foundation to help improve the security of the Python …
simonwillison.net
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This was a tough but necessary decision - I posted my own notes on this here, from the perspective of a current PSF board member https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/psf-withdrawn-proposal/
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376
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A helpful explanation of why LLM performance degrades rapidly with increasing context size, and why the *effective* maximum context size is orders of magnitude smaller than the one they sold you.
www.ashisharora.ai/post/the-hid...
www.ashisharora.ai/post/the-hid...
The Hidden Science Behind LLM Token Limits (And How Million-Token Models Actually Work)
Introduction"Why can't I just paste my entire company's documentation into ChatGPT?"If I had a dollar for every time I've heard this question in my two years as a Generative AI consultant, I could pro...
www.ashisharora.ai
October 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
A helpful explanation of why LLM performance degrades rapidly with increasing context size, and why the *effective* maximum context size is orders of magnitude smaller than the one they sold you.
www.ashisharora.ai/post/the-hid...
www.ashisharora.ai/post/the-hid...
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Effective separation of concerns in software designs is the key to reducing cognitive load when trying to understand and change code.
It turns out that’s good advice when working with LLMs, too.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/t...
It turns out that’s good advice when working with LLMs, too.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/t...
The AI-Ready Software Developer #1 – Separation of Concerns
Can we talk about separation of concerns and cognitive load? One thing about LLM coding assistants that’s very interesting is how they tend to crap out on code that has poor separation of con…
codemanship.wordpress.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Effective separation of concerns in software designs is the key to reducing cognitive load when trying to understand and change code.
It turns out that’s good advice when working with LLMs, too.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/t...
It turns out that’s good advice when working with LLMs, too.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/t...
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Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).
October 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).
Bald könnten ALLE Chat-Nachrichten von den Behörden durchsucht werden – selbst ohne Verdacht! Das entscheiden *heute* die Minister*innen. Sag Nein zur Chatkontrolle! Jetzt unterzeichnen ✍️ weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
Chatkontrolle stoppen!
Die EU-Kommission will Messenger-Dienste wie WhatsApp und Signal zwingen, alle privaten Nachrichten und Fotos in Echtzeit zu scannen. Angeblich zum Kinderschutz. In Wahrheit bedeutet die Chatkontrolle...
weact.campact.de
October 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Bald könnten ALLE Chat-Nachrichten von den Behörden durchsucht werden – selbst ohne Verdacht! Das entscheiden *heute* die Minister*innen. Sag Nein zur Chatkontrolle! Jetzt unterzeichnen ✍️ weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
100 times this!
as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
October 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
100 times this!
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ICYMI: I wrote about how your domains and bounded contexts don't map 1 on 1. #DDDesign
verraes.net/2025/08/doma...
verraes.net/2025/08/doma...
No, Your Domains and Bounded Contexts Don’t Map 1 on 1
Bounded Contexts are a design choice to suit engineering needs
verraes.net
September 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
ICYMI: I wrote about how your domains and bounded contexts don't map 1 on 1. #DDDesign
verraes.net/2025/08/doma...
verraes.net/2025/08/doma...
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"It is time to stop pretending that we are just one more model away from magic. We are not. The magic trick is over. The rabbit is not coming out of the hat."
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/t...
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/t...
The LLM In The Room: ChatGPT Speaks
With the long-awaited and much anticipated launch yesterday of the mythical GPT-5, and observing the widespread disappointment that it isn’t just not the superintelligence we were promised, b…
codemanship.wordpress.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"It is time to stop pretending that we are just one more model away from magic. We are not. The magic trick is over. The rabbit is not coming out of the hat."
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/t...
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/t...
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NEW POST
@xpmatteo.bsky.social shows why the common metric of AI code acceptance has big hole. LLM can be helpful even if you throw away its code.
martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
@xpmatteo.bsky.social shows why the common metric of AI code acceptance has big hole. LLM can be helpful even if you throw away its code.
martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
Partner with the AI, throw away the code
Notes from my Thoughtworks colleagues on AI-assisted software delivery
martinfowler.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
NEW POST
@xpmatteo.bsky.social shows why the common metric of AI code acceptance has big hole. LLM can be helpful even if you throw away its code.
martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
@xpmatteo.bsky.social shows why the common metric of AI code acceptance has big hole. LLM can be helpful even if you throw away its code.
martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
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I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg
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Sätze, die man aus einigen Ecken nicht hört:
„Natürlich hat der Iran ein Recht auf Selbstverteidigung, aber auch die Pflicht zur Klugheit, einzusehen, wann man sich ergeben muss.“
„Weder Sanktionen noch Waffenlieferungen stoppen diesen Horror“
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„Natürlich hat der Iran ein Recht auf Selbstverteidigung, aber auch die Pflicht zur Klugheit, einzusehen, wann man sich ergeben muss.“
„Weder Sanktionen noch Waffenlieferungen stoppen diesen Horror“
1
June 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Sätze, die man aus einigen Ecken nicht hört:
„Natürlich hat der Iran ein Recht auf Selbstverteidigung, aber auch die Pflicht zur Klugheit, einzusehen, wann man sich ergeben muss.“
„Weder Sanktionen noch Waffenlieferungen stoppen diesen Horror“
1
„Natürlich hat der Iran ein Recht auf Selbstverteidigung, aber auch die Pflicht zur Klugheit, einzusehen, wann man sich ergeben muss.“
„Weder Sanktionen noch Waffenlieferungen stoppen diesen Horror“
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Nochmal im Klartext: Im Jahr 2050 hat der dritte Planet dieses Sonnensystems 500 ppm CO₂ in der Atmosphäre und +2,5 °C Erhitzung. Einfach linear extrapoliert. Das ist das brutale numerische Maß für -alles- Weitere. Es geht in dieser Zeit nun vor allem um eines: die Menschlichkeit nicht zu verlieren.
June 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Nochmal im Klartext: Im Jahr 2050 hat der dritte Planet dieses Sonnensystems 500 ppm CO₂ in der Atmosphäre und +2,5 °C Erhitzung. Einfach linear extrapoliert. Das ist das brutale numerische Maß für -alles- Weitere. Es geht in dieser Zeit nun vor allem um eines: die Menschlichkeit nicht zu verlieren.
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Uncertainty and
anxiety-driven clarity vs.
curiosity-driven clarity – emergent, sustainable clarity
—from @neuranne.bsky.social
in @bigthink.com Smarter, Faster
bigthink.com/smart-skills...
#neuroscience #psychology
anxiety-driven clarity vs.
curiosity-driven clarity – emergent, sustainable clarity
—from @neuranne.bsky.social
in @bigthink.com Smarter, Faster
bigthink.com/smart-skills...
#neuroscience #psychology
The hidden cost of chasing clarity
Uncertainty can trigger stress responses that make quick clarity feel rewarding, even when it doesn't align with your goals and values.
bigthink.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Uncertainty and
anxiety-driven clarity vs.
curiosity-driven clarity – emergent, sustainable clarity
—from @neuranne.bsky.social
in @bigthink.com Smarter, Faster
bigthink.com/smart-skills...
#neuroscience #psychology
anxiety-driven clarity vs.
curiosity-driven clarity – emergent, sustainable clarity
—from @neuranne.bsky.social
in @bigthink.com Smarter, Faster
bigthink.com/smart-skills...
#neuroscience #psychology
My own Wim Hof morning routine - taking a look on my stocks and funds portfolio. Works way better than cold plunges. Gets the juices flowing nicely :).
April 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
My own Wim Hof morning routine - taking a look on my stocks and funds portfolio. Works way better than cold plunges. Gets the juices flowing nicely :).
Reposted by Alfred Brose
Reposted by Alfred Brose
What the duck is going on in tech?
We talk about performance. We rarely talk about the pressure behind it!
I wrote about the duck syndrome and why pretending to be fine is exhausting.
🦆 medium.com/@aichalaafia...
We talk about performance. We rarely talk about the pressure behind it!
I wrote about the duck syndrome and why pretending to be fine is exhausting.
🦆 medium.com/@aichalaafia...
April 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
What the duck is going on in tech?
We talk about performance. We rarely talk about the pressure behind it!
I wrote about the duck syndrome and why pretending to be fine is exhausting.
🦆 medium.com/@aichalaafia...
We talk about performance. We rarely talk about the pressure behind it!
I wrote about the duck syndrome and why pretending to be fine is exhausting.
🦆 medium.com/@aichalaafia...
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"Die sanfte Radikalität der Freundlichkeit im Angesicht von Gewalt. Die tausend Akte des Widerstands, die sich hier ereignet haben."
@jagodamarinic.com @afelia.bsky.social
🩷
@jagodamarinic.com @afelia.bsky.social
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Ich war heute im KZ Buchenwald, um zum 80. Tag der Befreiung zu sprechen. Eine schwierige Aufgabe. Hier ist, was ich gesagt habe: marinaweisband.de/rede-zum-80-...
Rede zum 80. Befreiungstag des KZ Buchenwald - Marina Weisband
Rede als Video ansehen Sehr geehrte Menschen, es war eine sehr schwere Aufgabe, eine Rede für heute zu schreiben. Weil ich keine Überlebende bin. Weil ich eine Nachfahrin der Überlebenden bin. Weil ...
marinaweisband.de
April 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"Die sanfte Radikalität der Freundlichkeit im Angesicht von Gewalt. Die tausend Akte des Widerstands, die sich hier ereignet haben."
@jagodamarinic.com @afelia.bsky.social
🩷
@jagodamarinic.com @afelia.bsky.social
🩷
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"Die Normalität geht weiter. Die Sonne scheint, die Vögel zwitschern, du gehst zur Arbeit... Und es passiert niemals dieser Zeitpunkt, ab dem klar ist, JETZT ist Faschismus. Und wenn, ist es zu spät, um etwas dagegen zu unternehmen." Eindringliches Bild von @afelia.bsky.social bei #FreiheitDeluxe
Am Freitag ist wieder FREIHEIT DLEUXE und @afelia.bsky.social ist mein Gast. Es geht um Radikalpazifismus und Täter -Opfer - Umkehr, um Demokratie und Faschismus und woran man merkt, dass die Welt um einen herum sich verändert. Es ist gut, dass sie diese Woche da war und gut, dass es sie gibt.
March 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Die Normalität geht weiter. Die Sonne scheint, die Vögel zwitschern, du gehst zur Arbeit... Und es passiert niemals dieser Zeitpunkt, ab dem klar ist, JETZT ist Faschismus. Und wenn, ist es zu spät, um etwas dagegen zu unternehmen." Eindringliches Bild von @afelia.bsky.social bei #FreiheitDeluxe
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Spannende Frage für Nationalisten?
Wenn unterstützen Sie wenn es drauf ankommt?
Die eigenen Landsleute - oder den ausländischen Feind, der ihre Ideologie teilt?
Verräter.
Wenn unterstützen Sie wenn es drauf ankommt?
Die eigenen Landsleute - oder den ausländischen Feind, der ihre Ideologie teilt?
Verräter.
Die US-Botschaft in Paris fordert französische Unternehmen schriftlich dazu auf, Programme gegen Diskriminierung zu stoppen – und binnen fünf Tagen ein Formular auszufüllen.
Komplett lost.
Komplett lost.
Vorgehen gegen Diversität: US-Botschaft verschickt Briefe an französische Konzerne
Die US-Botschaft in Paris fordert französische Unternehmen schriftlich dazu auf, Programme gegen Diskriminierung zu stoppen – und binnen fünf Tagen ein Formular auszufüllen. Das Vorgehen schlägt hohe ...
www.faz.net
March 30, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Spannende Frage für Nationalisten?
Wenn unterstützen Sie wenn es drauf ankommt?
Die eigenen Landsleute - oder den ausländischen Feind, der ihre Ideologie teilt?
Verräter.
Wenn unterstützen Sie wenn es drauf ankommt?
Die eigenen Landsleute - oder den ausländischen Feind, der ihre Ideologie teilt?
Verräter.
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In case you still think I "exaggerate" when I say that Trump is a Russian asset.
Important to realize that Trump’s approach to Canada and Greenland is like his approach to Ukraine. It’s not even simply American imperialism. It is America enabling Russian imperialism. (1/3)
March 30, 2025 at 6:34 AM
In case you still think I "exaggerate" when I say that Trump is a Russian asset.
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"Three prominent critics of President Donald Trump are leaving Yale’s faculty — and the United States — amid attacks on higher education." yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03...
One of them is history professor Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social
One of them is history professor Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.
yaledailynews.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"Three prominent critics of President Donald Trump are leaving Yale’s faculty — and the United States — amid attacks on higher education." yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03...
One of them is history professor Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social
One of them is history professor Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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If you care about EU industrial policy and sovereign cloud computing, this article is a must-read:
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
But how to get to that European cloud? - Bert Hubert
The very short version: It has now become clear that European governments can no longer rely on American clouds, and that we lack good and comprehensive alternatives. Market forces have failed to deli...
berthub.eu
March 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
If you care about EU industrial policy and sovereign cloud computing, this article is a must-read:
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
berthub.eu/articles/pos...