Life advice: don’t choke on something and have it go into your larynx and trachea. It’s generally not the most efficient peasant of experiences. It’s not something I want to ever repeat.
I think about the "The Widening Gap: The Benefits and Harms of Generative AI for Novice Programmers" paper from 2024 a lot recently and specifically the phrase "illusion of competence". (dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10....)
The Widening Gap: The Benefits and Harms of Generative AI for Novice Programmers
dl.acm.org
When you stare at the goose, the goose stares back at you.
SoftBank’s investor presentation is one of the greatest things ever made. I’ve been thinking about it all day. These are the real slides shown in a speech where Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t retire for at least another decade. The goose stuff is truly demented. Bravo group.softbank/media/Projec...
Always bewilders me whenever I see companies that claim to be want to become carbon neutral making public announcements about partnerships with fossil fuel companies.
I decided to try using this website after having a dormant account for nearly 3 years. 2023 also does not feel like it was 3 years ago either.