It’s siesta nice that LinkedIn puts that little Premium icon next to people who for some reason paid for business Facebook. Really lets you know who’s a good decision maker and who isn’t.
Next week I head to Ireland for Rebase, a gathering where creators, makers, founders, and, yes, investors meet to talk about what’s next in record of tech. I’ll be cohosting a salon on why community is so important to success. We’ll see how it goes :)
you are *not* prepared for what this technology company is called, nothing can prepare you
UK installs AI facial scanning technology at residence halls
The University of Kentucky is installing artificial intelligence facial scanning technology on several campus buildings.
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I wasn’t asked but I’m also pulling out as an opening act for Ed Sheeran
“…all the work”s done low on the food chain. Everyone else just has meetings.” - Slow Horses
Just talking about how awesome @xirclebox.com is - who recently found out what happened to Bruce Wayne’s parents Cc: @jerdog.dev
Hold up, Reddit is doing commercials now? We live in mad times
“commitment to excellence” is such a funny slogan. i feel like that’s kinda what everyone shoots for. nobody ever goes “oh we’re committed to mediocrity”
I’ve been using a gen3 iPod nano lately & here’s a few things I’ve noticed 1) 3.5mm direct audio rules over Bluetooth 2) having choice takes relearning: you need to actively direct your music, which is freeing but freedom comes at a cost 3) Listening to full albums is always a superior experience
Other than @matty.wtf who was a big Urge Overkill fan? Just listened to the classic No Alternative compilation album and their song, “Take a Walk” is still relevant and maybe more people should hear it. open.spotify.com/track/0pcuvM...
View of the Rain a/k/a Take A Walk
Urge Overkill · No Alternative · Song · 2011
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Finally, an AI tool that replaces the people you really don't need consuming massive resources in a company: www.pcmag.com/news/laid-of...
Laid-Off Developers Create AI Model to Replace CEOs and Other Executives
There's no reason the 'AI revolution' shouldn't also impact the C-suite, right?
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"pontificating" is doing a lot of work in this sentence, but "hullabaloo" is spot on... Have a read on what @aspleenic.bsky.social and I wrote about AI-Native Engineering and #DevOps
PJ Hagerty@aspleenic.bsky.social · last mo.So, @jerdog.dev and I were pontificating on what all this hullabaloo with AI Native Engineering meant on a practical level. So, we wrote this… www.wwt.com/blog/is-ai-n...
So, @jerdog.dev and I were pontificating on what all this hullabaloo with AI Native Engineering meant on a practical level. So, we wrote this… www.wwt.com/blog/is-ai-n...
WWT | JS Challange
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Three years ago today we released this album. Still proud of the work we did! open.spotify.com/album/3NYxBn...
No Time Wasted - Album by The Kings Highwaymen | Spotify
The Kings Highwaymen · album · 2023 · 10 songs
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"oh no they don't like computer" Yeah brother, it's because the computer people discounted wide swaths of expertise that were not computer
It is very rich that these people are suggesting there has been a "death of expertise" when the technologies and institutions they promote are premised on just that.
ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@@sven.blacksky.app · last mo.Oh no, not the "scorn of expertise", noooo! Chat, are these tears of unfathomable sadness?
It is now and ever shall be Lake Ontario, you absolute moose scrotum.
Dolly Parton and now Tim Curry?!? Seriously, fuck this week.
The annual @kcdc.bsky.social Karaoke Night is happening again on Thu, Sept 10, with doors opening at 930p. Make sure you register for a great, fun night of music, open bar, and some nibbles. #kcdc luma.com/we9vgdxx
Karaoke Night at KCDC · Luma
We're back for another edition of KCDC Karaoke! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a shower-singing enthusiast, grab the mic and belt out your favorite…
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In the latest episode of @communitypulse.bsky.social, @wesley83.bsky.social, @mary-grace.bsky.social, & I discuss the importance of story telling, not just giving the bare facts about a technology or process, & why it's such an important part of modern #DevRel www.communitypulse.io/105-let-me-t...
Let Me Tell You a Story (Ep 105)
In this episode of Community Pulse, the hosts explore why storytelling is one of the most valuable skills in Developer Relations. Through examples from conference talks and internal product meetings, ...
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For the first time in a long time I sat behind this kit today
The environmental damage is well documented at this point. I think the status of data centers as focal points of economic damage merits a little more expansion: www.wired.com/story/the-ai...
Hannibal (the 2013 series with Madds Mikkelsen as Dr Lester) really is an amazing show based on psychological profiling, conversation driven drama, and beautiful cinematography
Most American workers will never be able to bootstrap their ideas. It takes a level of financial safety to achieve that. AI does not level that playing field, it makes it worse by adding additional cost to the already costly world of chasing your (“American”) dream
Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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