Mark
@markferree.com
Buddhism, software, AI, books, movies and unfortunately too often politics
https://markferree.substack.com
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I don't want an AI that renders images that vaguely resemble Ghibli films. I want an AI - or just a regular I - that informs everyone the man's name was Yoshifumi Kondo, he's the guy who designed the characters you think of when you think of "Ghibli", and he died in 1998 at age 47 from overwork
March 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I don't want an AI that renders images that vaguely resemble Ghibli films. I want an AI - or just a regular I - that informs everyone the man's name was Yoshifumi Kondo, he's the guy who designed the characters you think of when you think of "Ghibli", and he died in 1998 at age 47 from overwork
At srecon this week so you all might get a break from my constant AI musings while I focus on my day job.
March 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
At srecon this week so you all might get a break from my constant AI musings while I focus on my day job.
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“Any security professional, military, government or otherwise would be fired ON THE SPOT for this type of conduct, and criminally prosecuted for being so reckless with this kind of information.”
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
March 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“Any security professional, military, government or otherwise would be fired ON THE SPOT for this type of conduct, and criminally prosecuted for being so reckless with this kind of information.”
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
Only on Bluesky would I find sci-fi authors through their cat pictures
March 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Only on Bluesky would I find sci-fi authors through their cat pictures
My other teenager will probably be texting soon to let me know I forgot the avocados
March 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My other teenager will probably be texting soon to let me know I forgot the avocados
Setting everything else aside I’m a little impressed they were smart enough to use Signal
March 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Setting everything else aside I’m a little impressed they were smart enough to use Signal
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Spray-Painted Penis Only Thing Holding Cybertruck Together
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Spray-Painted Penis Only Thing Holding Cybertruck Together
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So much talk about AI coding tools, vibe coding, AI agents
So many complaints of these tools “breaking down” above some complexity / context length
So little - basically no - talk about software architecture that makes for code devs can easily maintain/evolve. Or AI tools!
So many complaints of these tools “breaking down” above some complexity / context length
So little - basically no - talk about software architecture that makes for code devs can easily maintain/evolve. Or AI tools!
March 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
So much talk about AI coding tools, vibe coding, AI agents
So many complaints of these tools “breaking down” above some complexity / context length
So little - basically no - talk about software architecture that makes for code devs can easily maintain/evolve. Or AI tools!
So many complaints of these tools “breaking down” above some complexity / context length
So little - basically no - talk about software architecture that makes for code devs can easily maintain/evolve. Or AI tools!
A lot of pushback on using AI tools for software development is starting to look like old fashioned gate keeping.
The things we know are unlearnable and only possible for experienced people to continue to produce.
The things we know are unlearnable and only possible for experienced people to continue to produce.
March 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A lot of pushback on using AI tools for software development is starting to look like old fashioned gate keeping.
The things we know are unlearnable and only possible for experienced people to continue to produce.
The things we know are unlearnable and only possible for experienced people to continue to produce.
March 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
After years of Amazon Prime it’s interesting how much more excited I am for a package that took one week to ship and will take another week to arrive.
March 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
After years of Amazon Prime it’s interesting how much more excited I am for a package that took one week to ship and will take another week to arrive.
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The Constitution is clear: the President can't arrest people he disagrees with.
By detaining Mahmoud Khalil — a legal permanent resident whose American wife is 8-months pregnant — Donald Trump seeks to undermine basic freedoms.
We must oppose this move toward authoritarianism.
By detaining Mahmoud Khalil — a legal permanent resident whose American wife is 8-months pregnant — Donald Trump seeks to undermine basic freedoms.
We must oppose this move toward authoritarianism.
March 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Constitution is clear: the President can't arrest people he disagrees with.
By detaining Mahmoud Khalil — a legal permanent resident whose American wife is 8-months pregnant — Donald Trump seeks to undermine basic freedoms.
We must oppose this move toward authoritarianism.
By detaining Mahmoud Khalil — a legal permanent resident whose American wife is 8-months pregnant — Donald Trump seeks to undermine basic freedoms.
We must oppose this move toward authoritarianism.
Really enjoyed Electic State, perfect time for a little escapist reminder not to put the country in the hands of an unhinged tech oligarch.
March 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Really enjoyed Electic State, perfect time for a little escapist reminder not to put the country in the hands of an unhinged tech oligarch.
Annoyed that Walgreens pushed out all the community pharmacies in San Francisco and has now decided that it’s inconvenient to do business here.
Leaves large swaths of the city without access to a convenient pharmacy.
Leaves large swaths of the city without access to a convenient pharmacy.
March 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Annoyed that Walgreens pushed out all the community pharmacies in San Francisco and has now decided that it’s inconvenient to do business here.
Leaves large swaths of the city without access to a convenient pharmacy.
Leaves large swaths of the city without access to a convenient pharmacy.
March 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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My contraband has arrived!
Thanks Meta legal team for calling my attention to this book.
Thanks Meta legal team for calling my attention to this book.
March 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My contraband has arrived!
Thanks Meta legal team for calling my attention to this book.
Thanks Meta legal team for calling my attention to this book.
Threatening activists with deportation because you don’t agree with their speech is counter to every value this country holds.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pro-Israel group says it has ‘deportation list’ and has sent ‘thousands’ of names to Trump officials
Betar US is among far-right groups supporting Trump effort to deport students involved in pro-Palestinian protests
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Threatening activists with deportation because you don’t agree with their speech is counter to every value this country holds.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Saying you shouldn’t use AI because of the environmental impacts is equivalent to telling all Java engineers to switch to Golang because they use too much CPU and Memory.
March 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Saying you shouldn’t use AI because of the environmental impacts is equivalent to telling all Java engineers to switch to Golang because they use too much CPU and Memory.
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My child just asked if the x in SpaceX stands for explode. 😭
March 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My child just asked if the x in SpaceX stands for explode. 😭
I want a weather app that just averages the results of all the other weather apps.
Rain currently stopping in 15, 35 or 48 minutes.
Rain currently stopping in 15, 35 or 48 minutes.
March 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I want a weather app that just averages the results of all the other weather apps.
Rain currently stopping in 15, 35 or 48 minutes.
Rain currently stopping in 15, 35 or 48 minutes.
Makes frozen chicken nuggets and steamed broccoli while reading Food and Wine
March 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Makes frozen chicken nuggets and steamed broccoli while reading Food and Wine
Finally some action on my personal Substack. Two posts in two weeks feels pretty good after a years-long drought. open.substack.com/pub/markferr...
If You Push It You Own It
Ownership in an Agentic World
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Finally some action on my personal Substack. Two posts in two weeks feels pretty good after a years-long drought. open.substack.com/pub/markferr...