M Matute
@mmatute.bsky.social
NJ-US. Not interested in the musings of billionaires. Interests: technology, taming a Corgi, adult beverages, football/soccer, RuPaul's Drag Race, photography, and managing complicated things.
For the first time a software program shows an “Ai” button and they also included a “remove Ai button” link so it doesn’t continue to intrude. Now that’s kind and user friendly. Now I want to subscribe just because they were so thoughtful and not pushy. All other companies take note.
We have no idea what the motivations were for the Air Dubai co-pilot. We do know that a lot of people are going to use this event for political purposes. Approach all coverage with caution.
AI is a useful, accessible tool that increases efficiency, which is why so many tech CEOs have to openly threaten their workers to use it
"For a long time, I thought becoming a scientist meant learning how to appear certain, composed, and knowledgeable. But the people I came to admire have held on to their willingness to ask questions and to be excited by what they did not yet know." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4rsIztb
It's 9/25, and Disney is getting into the spirit of 'Give Like Dolly Day' by re-releasing the movie '9 to 5' and donating the proceeds to The Dollywood Foundation. www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202609...
Disney celebrates Dolly Parton Day
It's 9/25, and Disney is getting into the spirit of 'Give Like Dolly Day' by re-releasing the movie '9 to 5' and donating the proceeds to The Dollywood Foundation.
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The FAA should be much more transparent about what Is going on here. My first question has to do with tech staffing at these locations (techs fix what breaks at ATC facilities). Tech staffing has been an ongoing Issue with ATC that hardly anyone talks about. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Flights delayed out of Newark and Philadelphia after FAA orders ground stops
The agency is dealing with a technology breakdown of some kind at Philadelphia’s Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON, facility.
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They have no gods. They work magic, and think they are gods themselves. But they are not. And when they die, they become dust and bone, and their ghosts whine on the wind a little while till the wind blows them away. They do not have immortal souls.
When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
For the last 2 years I have been tracking a generational change in the nature of software development, and I think I've finally decided where all of this turmoil is going to end up. It's good news, but not for everybody. https://seldo.com/posts/we-are-all-product-engineers-now/
We are all Product Engineers now | Seldo.com
Agents are eating the software development lifecycle from the bottom up — code generation already gone, review and ops following fast. What remains is figuring out what people actually want, which can't be automated or scaled. That job is called product engineering, it pays $240k, and nobody's training for it.
seldo.com
The people who go to supermarkets at weekend are a very different species to weekday shoppers. It feels like they’ve just materialised for their first day on earth in the Tesco fresh produce section. No, you can’t just stand there. Yes, that’s a carrot. Well done.
MapQuest becomes the top free iPhone app on the App Store in Canada and fourth on the US App Store after refusing to change Lake Ontario to Lake America (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: https://gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)
Autocorrecting every instance of 'America' that you type to 'Ontario'. Not just for the lake. For everything.
🎢 Celebrate National Roller Coaster Day by joining ACE! 🎢 Connect with fellow coaster fans, enjoy exclusive events, publications, merch and help preserve coaster history. Already a member? Spread the word and invite your friends and family to join! ridewithace.com
I emailed a library asking for a small but annoying favour, and they did me a big favour and it's provided absolutely crucial data for a new project and publication, and slopAI could never and yay for humans, and librarians and archivists in particular.
I hate to get the begging bowl out, but I need more paid subscribers to keep 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 going! Post-World Cup freelance landscape is a bit bleak. I'm running a $5 season ticket offer. Have written an open letter here 👇
📫 An open letter from Graham (the guy who writes this newsletter)
The Soccer Dispatch really needs your support to continue!
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The DFB has decided to reintroduce standing areas at Germany national team games for the first time in 25 years. Ticket prices will begin at 18 Euro. Hopefully an example to others.
Koan #57 8 features delivered at 100% completion, even if minor: Customers rejoice. 10 features not quite finished at 80% each: Customers switch to a competitor who is more active. And the student was enlightened.
Catch the full interview and other science stories today from 2–4pm ET on your local public radio station, or listen to our podcast. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sit...
Sitting all day is terrible for us. Moving a little can help
Modern life involves a lot of sitting and staring at screens, and that takes a toll. Can moving for 5 minutes make a difference?
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Using social media in middle school predicts lower standardized test scores in high school. Evidence: 10th graders who started social media before 9th grade are ~6 months behind their peers on math & reading. They're more distracted by their phones. No child should have access to social media.
