"productive friction" is a phrasing I picked up on several years ago and have since worked it into almost every design conversation. Pushing problems downstream with interest is another facet of enshittification, improving your team's metrics by sabotaging a different team.
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"productive friction" is a phrasing I picked up on several years ago and have since worked it into almost every design conversation. Pushing problems downstream with interest is another facet of enshittification, improving your team's metrics by sabotaging a different team.
Democrats. The parking lot of politics.
November 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Democrats. The parking lot of politics.
From my admittedly limited perspective, it seems like our universities in general have shifted from being institutions of intellectual inquiry to vocational schools, leading to this tendency to acquiesce. I can't blame this one on MAGA, feels like it's been devolving for a long time.
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
From my admittedly limited perspective, it seems like our universities in general have shifted from being institutions of intellectual inquiry to vocational schools, leading to this tendency to acquiesce. I can't blame this one on MAGA, feels like it's been devolving for a long time.
John Cusack movies in general are like a Gen x diary
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
John Cusack movies in general are like a Gen x diary
"grown men" is really stretching it
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"grown men" is really stretching it
This is the only proper response to someone that wants to run a survey
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is the only proper response to someone that wants to run a survey
The trick is vodka, either in the crust or as self-medication (or both), choose your adventure
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The trick is vodka, either in the crust or as self-medication (or both), choose your adventure
"This is not a drain" on every kind of drink dispenser in every office and restaurant.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"This is not a drain" on every kind of drink dispenser in every office and restaurant.
The "claw" is one of my favorite research methodologies
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The "claw" is one of my favorite research methodologies
Great show. It's been long enough that I should probably watch it again.
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Great show. It's been long enough that I should probably watch it again.
A zen life is all about making good choices about what to hate 🧘♂️
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A zen life is all about making good choices about what to hate 🧘♂️
I might need to have this site "accidentally" loaded on my screen at the start of every work meeting. Priceless.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I might need to have this site "accidentally" loaded on my screen at the start of every work meeting. Priceless.
The way this year is going, I can't help but think the next one will be even worse 😞
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The way this year is going, I can't help but think the next one will be even worse 😞
I'd say it's a bit more nefarious than simple anthropomorphism. Like the chicken playing tic-tac-toe or the mechanical turk, where there's a profit motive in the deception. I like that the article goes into some detail about why LLMs are a dead end when it comes to AGI. That needs more attention.
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'd say it's a bit more nefarious than simple anthropomorphism. Like the chicken playing tic-tac-toe or the mechanical turk, where there's a profit motive in the deception. I like that the article goes into some detail about why LLMs are a dead end when it comes to AGI. That needs more attention.
"Ran a maze with no corners or choices."
✅ Mouse intelligence
"But wait, hamsters can do that too..."
✅ Hamster intelligence
✅ Mouse intelligence
"But wait, hamsters can do that too..."
✅ Hamster intelligence
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
"Ran a maze with no corners or choices."
✅ Mouse intelligence
"But wait, hamsters can do that too..."
✅ Hamster intelligence
✅ Mouse intelligence
"But wait, hamsters can do that too..."
✅ Hamster intelligence
Yeah, it seems like they are basing it on the ability to deliver a coherent sentence. Human "intelligence" is a coherent conversation. PhD "intelligence" uses bigger words. Game is easier when you get to decide where to put your own goal post. 🙄
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Yeah, it seems like they are basing it on the ability to deliver a coherent sentence. Human "intelligence" is a coherent conversation. PhD "intelligence" uses bigger words. Game is easier when you get to decide where to put your own goal post. 🙄
Knowledge of your opposition's leverageable secrets is power
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Knowledge of your opposition's leverageable secrets is power
Yes, they are that fragile, I want to propose the title "purse jacket"
October 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Yes, they are that fragile, I want to propose the title "purse jacket"
I often wonder how much of perceived stupidity is just different goals, like inflating the personal wealth of a few at the cost of the business/customers. Then I stop wondering because I usually don't like the answers to these questions.
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I often wonder how much of perceived stupidity is just different goals, like inflating the personal wealth of a few at the cost of the business/customers. Then I stop wondering because I usually don't like the answers to these questions.
I absolutely love the choice of that image. I've used the Wile E. Coyote metaphor to describe businesses using AI.
October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I absolutely love the choice of that image. I've used the Wile E. Coyote metaphor to describe businesses using AI.
Darwinism still working
October 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Darwinism still working
It would be dishonorable to provide a button without function, American businesses are blissfully unaware of the concept of honor.
October 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It would be dishonorable to provide a button without function, American businesses are blissfully unaware of the concept of honor.
It's like the "close door" button on the elevator that's not actually wired to anything.
October 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's like the "close door" button on the elevator that's not actually wired to anything.
The tech industry is the dog that caught the car, and given its share of our economy, I'd say we're pretty much fucked at this point
October 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The tech industry is the dog that caught the car, and given its share of our economy, I'd say we're pretty much fucked at this point
It strikes me as the full manifestation of silicon valley "fake it til you make it" culture. They never needed to develop actual viable products, just impressive demos they would wow a couple of billionaire investors for the next round of funding based on "potential" (or vibes of potential).
October 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It strikes me as the full manifestation of silicon valley "fake it til you make it" culture. They never needed to develop actual viable products, just impressive demos they would wow a couple of billionaire investors for the next round of funding based on "potential" (or vibes of potential).