... works as a web developer in Hveragerði, Iceland, and writes about the web, digital publishing, and web/product development
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IA Writer releases are always interesting. The idea here of tracking pasted text versus your own has broad application. It’s sad that it’s tied so strongly with ChatGPT
I’m also very sceptical about the idea that talking about your ideas with ChatGPT is beneficial
“My Journey Away from the JAMstack | The Spicy Web”
Catching up on the “JAMstack is dead; long live JAMstack” discourse. Netlify doesn’t come out well in any of the blog posts
Still not sure how well ‘Yellow’ works as a video product but I think I’ll continue to experiment a bit more with audio formats.
Reading all of the jokes people are making about Kissinger finally being dead has thrown my morning routine completely out of whack. I’m an hour behind, easy.
“The Internet Is Full of AI Dogshit - Aftermath”
But apparently it helps managers write their bullshit emails a microsecond faster so it’s all good. 😑
Finally, some good news.
What Hveragerði looked like today at noon
Always link to posts that cite “Programming as Theory Building”.
And that is going to turn all of the easy software development problems into hard problems.
“Rogue Amoeba - Under the Microscope » Blog Archive » A Word of Caution on MacOS Updates”
I just published “On code smell and gut feeling”
It’s an extract from the Uncluttered web-book/course.
At the very least, you can’t accuse me of not having opinions. 🙂️
“OpenAI’s Custom Chatbots Are Leaking Their Secrets | WIRED UK”
So, as you might guess, I think generative models are both less functional than claimed and harmful where they are functional.
But I also specifically distrust OpenAI and Microsoft as companies.
“siderea | Up the Slope: On Mastodon and What Social Engineering Should Be”
“CSS { In Real Life } | Hide and Debug Empty Elements with CSS”
This is a neat feature.
“The Bluffer’s Guide to A Spiral Model of Software Development and Enhancement – Codemanship’s Blog”
This seems suboptimal.
“Unity Software with a ‘company reset’ walks away from film VFX and the Wētā Deal. – fxguide”
Announce a strategy. Buy a product and its large team. Have a panic attack when your stock price dips, abandon said strategy, and fire everybody. All in the space of a couple of years.
This is a thing people are doing. Decided to complete the list to see what I use.
“How to Use Responsive HTML Video (…and Audio!)”
This looks useful.
I got several reports yesterday of people not being able to buy the bundle. I think Teachable had issues due to Cyber Monday traffic. So I’ve extended the bundle sale by a day
This is the only reminder I’m posting about it, though 🙂️
“Some Google Drive for Desktop users are missing months of files - The Verge”
Like I said when the mass layoffs were first announced: software companies that do mass layoffs run a high risk of critically compromising the reliability and quality of the software they make
“Doctor Who | Writers reportedly not receiving residuals after move to Disney+ | Film Stories”
Like I said, media is in a race to the bottom.