Brian Cordan Young
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Brian Cordan Young
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iOS Engineer, Recovering CG Animation Artist, Father, and one who wanders.

http://Brian.CordanYoung.com

mastodon: @BrianCordanYoung@indieweb.social
I love what the CHT is doing. I am not someone that thinks AGI and the singularity is right around the corner. But the dangers of employing LLM’s as agents is already documented. This episode describes in fairly layman terms how an “AI” can go rouge and blackmail people.

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“Rogue AI” Used to be a Science Fiction Trope. Not Anymore. — Your Undivided Attention
Sci-fi warned us about rogue AI systems that deceive, cheat, even coerce humans when threatened with shutdown or replacement. Yet we’re building AI today that does all of these things and we don’t kno...
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August 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Midnight.

(I still find it stunning I can take a handheld photo of the stars and get this kind of quality. Modern phone cameras are a marvel)
August 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Have a good weekend.
July 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
So many people seem to confuse bravado with leadership. It’s a cut throat world out there, but we all have the chance to build the work environments we want to work in.

This is good leading.
8) I could write a dissertation on this topic but I will end it with this: Expertise doesn’t mean you have to be the loudest in the room. Being RIGHT often ends discussion & shuts the room down. So if you are a creative, what kind of enviro do you want to be a part of and foster?
May 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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When people ask why I trust Apple more then Google
February 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Here's a glossary for Swift concurrency.

I've been asked about this a few times, and I finally sat down to do it.

www.massicotte.org/concurrency-...
A Swift Concurrency Glossary
It would be nice if there was a single place to go to look up all the terms, keywords, and annotations related to Swift concurrency. So here it is. By no means do you need to understand everything her...
www.massicotte.org
January 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
January 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
It’s mushroom season in the giant redwood forest.
January 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Want to free your speech?

A database of actions to mock the powerful, to demonstrate people power, and to build a better world.

www.tactics4change.org
Tactic4Change
The Tactics4Change interactive website provides free access to information about more than 400 hundred cases of nonviolent dilemma actions, from all continents, and more than 100 countries. This datas...
www.tactics4change.org
January 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is important for the web we want. It is focused on Bluesky’s AT protocol, but envisions interoperability with Mastodon’s ActivityPub.

If you can donate, please do.

(This is how we _free_ speech)
🌎 It’s time to reclaim social media.
Billionaires & venture capital shouldn’t control our digital lives.

#FreeOurFeeds is raising $4M to build a public-interest alternative.

Chip in today to make it happen freeourfeeds.com
Free Our Feeds
Let's take social media away from billionaire capture.
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January 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Pismo beach sunrise.
December 27, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Oh how I wish I could have used these shortcuts back when my kids were little!
December 4, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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Let us know if you recently landed your first iOS dev job! We love to highlight people’s stories and how they got to where they are ❤️
If you know anyone who recently got their first iOS dev job and you think they might be interested in sharing their story with @iosdevhappyhour.com could you let me know?

It's challenging to find those people now!
November 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Some pleasant autumn views of my adopted California hometown.

I was born in Washington D.C.. A place that will soon have a front-row seat to massive upheaval and horrors.

For now—it is peaceful here, a continent away.
November 12, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Happy Halloween!
November 1, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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Repurposed an old drawing for an important vote. It’s the final push everybody! Get out and vote, and please Vote Blue!

#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlit4kamala
#voteBlue #StopProject2025
#illustration #bluesky #HarrisWalz2024
October 28, 2024 at 5:04 AM