UX of AI chat is bad for many software tasks. Chatting takes longer than pushing a couple of buttons.
@paulkedrosky.com put it best -- "People no more want to chat with every device in their life than they want to have dinner with their Kitchenaid dishwasher."
paulkedrosky.com/chatgpt-as-t...
@paulkedrosky.com put it best -- "People no more want to chat with every device in their life than they want to have dinner with their Kitchenaid dishwasher."
paulkedrosky.com/chatgpt-as-t...
ChatGPT as the Original AI Error
The human fascination with conversation has led us AI astray
paulkedrosky.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
UX of AI chat is bad for many software tasks. Chatting takes longer than pushing a couple of buttons.
@paulkedrosky.com put it best -- "People no more want to chat with every device in their life than they want to have dinner with their Kitchenaid dishwasher."
paulkedrosky.com/chatgpt-as-t...
@paulkedrosky.com put it best -- "People no more want to chat with every device in their life than they want to have dinner with their Kitchenaid dishwasher."
paulkedrosky.com/chatgpt-as-t...
Alarming to see some really popular food items so high in microplastics - www.plasticlist.org/report
PlasticList
Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods
www.plasticlist.org
September 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Alarming to see some really popular food items so high in microplastics - www.plasticlist.org/report
Pragmatic take on the what and why of America's current economic reckoning from @paulkedrosky.com -- paulkedrosky.com/life-under-t...
Life Under Two: Debt, Deficits, and the AI Discontinuity
The U.S. is in the midst of a growth crackup that is causing it to distrust modernity itself
paulkedrosky.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Pragmatic take on the what and why of America's current economic reckoning from @paulkedrosky.com -- paulkedrosky.com/life-under-t...
So many AI bots are getting humanized and it's never sat right with me. Steven Sinofsky does a great job articulating why: hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/233-the-il...
233. "The Illusion of Thinking" — Thoughts on This Important Paper
This is a fantastic paper. I just love it. tl;dr AI is not human. Anthropomorphization has been bad for AI, LLMs, and Chat. Clippy walked so today's AI could run.
hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So many AI bots are getting humanized and it's never sat right with me. Steven Sinofsky does a great job articulating why: hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/233-the-il...
Gonna start an AI company called Misanthropic. Immediate $10B valuation based on name alone.
June 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Gonna start an AI company called Misanthropic. Immediate $10B valuation based on name alone.
Awesome! So many screens in cars these days, when it's been an obvious step back in UX (e.g. three clicks to turn on your seat warmer, vs. pushing one button) -- www.wired.com/story/why-ca...
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its sen...
www.wired.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Awesome! So many screens in cars these days, when it's been an obvious step back in UX (e.g. three clicks to turn on your seat warmer, vs. pushing one button) -- www.wired.com/story/why-ca...
Met @jeffatwood.bsky.social randomly in an elevator after his talk this weekend in NYC. Highly recommend his treatise on saving the American Dream. Bravo to him for taking on this project during such challenging times -- blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-am...
Stay Gold, America
We are at an unprecedented point in American history.
blog.codinghorror.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Met @jeffatwood.bsky.social randomly in an elevator after his talk this weekend in NYC. Highly recommend his treatise on saving the American Dream. Bravo to him for taking on this project during such challenging times -- blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-am...
BlueSky CEO live at SXSW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Ow...
Bluesky's CEO on the Future of Social Media | SXSW LIVE
YouTube video by SXSW
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
BlueSky CEO live at SXSW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Ow...
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on feb. 28 FAA gave spacex permission to fly Starship again despite SpaceX not having completed a mishap investigation into its jan. Starship explosion — maybe it’s worth figuring out what went wrong & how to mitigate that before flying again? www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/f...
March 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
on feb. 28 FAA gave spacex permission to fly Starship again despite SpaceX not having completed a mishap investigation into its jan. Starship explosion — maybe it’s worth figuring out what went wrong & how to mitigate that before flying again? www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/f...
Great to see this. I'd hoped Sacks didn't succumb to being a full-on grifter in this new role. cryptobriefing.com/sacks-crypto...
Trump's crypto czar David Sacks confirms selling all Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana before administration began
White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks confirms crypto divestment of Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana before joining Trump administration.
cryptobriefing.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Great to see this. I'd hoped Sacks didn't succumb to being a full-on grifter in this new role. cryptobriefing.com/sacks-crypto...
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Steve Cohen sounds pretty bearish. He starts talking about markets around 13 minutes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-tt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-tt...
Steve Cohen & Richard Attias on Investing in Success #FIIPRIORITY
YouTube video by FII Institute
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Steve Cohen sounds pretty bearish. He starts talking about markets around 13 minutes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-tt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-tt...
Heads up BlueSky folks making the move over (hurry up) and migrating accounts you follow elsewhere...
Some accounts that *appear* to be the same as you follow over there, but they are username squatters. Some are in my DMs asking me about crypto. Watch out.
Also send me cool accounts to follow 😎
Some accounts that *appear* to be the same as you follow over there, but they are username squatters. Some are in my DMs asking me about crypto. Watch out.
Also send me cool accounts to follow 😎
February 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Heads up BlueSky folks making the move over (hurry up) and migrating accounts you follow elsewhere...
Some accounts that *appear* to be the same as you follow over there, but they are username squatters. Some are in my DMs asking me about crypto. Watch out.
Also send me cool accounts to follow 😎
Some accounts that *appear* to be the same as you follow over there, but they are username squatters. Some are in my DMs asking me about crypto. Watch out.
Also send me cool accounts to follow 😎
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Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
How much are those baseball cards worth in your basement?
January 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
How much are those baseball cards worth in your basement?