Here’s a radical suggestion: maybe a good way to boost subscriber numbers would be to let more people subscribe
(Apple TV+ isn’t available here in Iceland, for example)
Met this friend while on my mental health walk.
“The long and winding road to implement the AI Act – Euractiv”
Yesterday I followed watching Road House—fun, bit silly, carried by a very charming lead—yesterday by watching a Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes—fun, bit silly, carried by a very charming lead—and discovered that I’d accidentally set a theme of sorts for the evening’s movies
Debating the usefulness of LLMs is kind of futile because people rarely appreciate the difference between personal usefulness, perceived productivity, project productivity, project ROI, sustainability, and overall business value
An LLM tool can excel at the first two but be a disaster on the rest
“The negotiation cycle. — Ethan Marcotte”
Our tools keep getting updated, processes become more complex, and the simple act of just doing work seems to get redefined overnight.
“The Foo Fighters’ AIDS denialism should be on the record | by Schwartz Media”
“On popover accessibility: what the browser does and doesn’t do”
I really, really appreciate articles like these
I’m guessing Gruber will find some way to blame this on the EU
“Apple sued by Biden administration over alleged iPhone ‘monopoly power’”
“The creator economy trap: why building on someone else’s platform is a dead end — Joan Westenberg”
Finally, a presidential candidate here in Iceland that I can vote for. Exactly the right sort of expertise and experience. That he’s half of one of Iceland’s major power couples doesn’t hurt either.
“What if the doors to the creative industry are all closed?”
They used to say in comics that every time a new talent found their way into the industry, the powers-that-be would board it that way up so others wouldn’t follow. Looks like other creative industries are heading down the same path
Now when I see an utterly incorrect statement in a web dev post, it’s hard to tell if it’s a misunderstanding or LLM-nonsense
That I’m seeing more of it is hopefully just psychological. It would be bad news if it’s because everybody writing tech content is leaning on bullshit-spouting LLMs
“John Romero doesn’t believe in prototypes - daverupert.com”
My next blog/newsletter entry isn’t going to be a fun read, I think. Hope I can get it done sooner rather than later so I can focus on something more positive
(Am writing this up primarily to clarify my own thinking on the situation, but once I’ve written it I might as well post it, right?)
One of the infuriating aspects of the various electron and chromium-based editors out there is the lag. On every device I use (Linux, Windows, Mac) there’s a fraction of a second lag between typing and the character appearing on screen in VS Code that isn’t there in native editors or writing apps
“CSS Button Styles You Might Not Know – David Bushell – Freelance Web Design (UK)”
“Adactio: Journal—What the world needs”
This.
Me, I write primarily to explain and clarify ideas to myself. Unexpressed thoughts are wishy-washy and muddled. Expressed thoughts can be worked on and sharpened. This is already valuable even without publishing