Reminding me that the only ‘engineering ethics’ I was ever taught as a software engineer was a single day in high school comp sci where we discussed the false emissions readouts from VW vehicles circa 2015. Not a spirited or comprehensive discussion, either.

And that’s more than most get.

Gotta take a break from Writing the Thing to Write the Different Thing, which I will inevitably take a break from by Writing the Thing.

I think that's what makes Hallmark Christmas Movies (as a genre) entertaining, even if they're not "high art".

Watching "Christmas Alpaca Farm", a friend of mine pointed out how good some of the performances are because of how straight people deliver the most ham-fisted lines. It's fun!

(this isn’t about AI but… isn’t it?)