“ChatGPT Cites Economics Papers That Do Not Exist – Economist Writing Every Day”

Here’s a bunch of economists surprised that ChatGPT consistently makes shit up.

“Deno 1.30: Built-in Node modules”

I’ve been using Deno quite a bit for a side project and it’s honestly been a joy.

“Software and its Discontents, Part 2: An Explosion of Complexity - Kellan Elliott-McCrea: Blog”

Good post. Doesn’t touch on the management issue, though. That is, current management tactics are a very bad fit for most software projects.

“Software and its Discontents, January 2023, Part 1 - Kellan Elliott-McCrea: Blog”

“The Best Time to Own a Domain Was 20 Years Ago; The Second Best Time Is Today - Jim Nielsen’s Blog”

“As ComiXology fades, the industry reacts – and wonders what’s next”

An overview of what’s being written about the ComiXology layoffs. My first reaction: “wow, comics people sure are better writers than tech people”

“A Short, Totally Unofficial, History of Port Numbers in Web Development - Jim Nielsen’s Blog”

“Why Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata refuses to lay off staff - Polygon”

From 2013. But still good advice.

“Maybe the Book Doesn’t Need to Be “Disrupted” in the First Place?”

“But the fact is the tech skeptics get it right at least as often as the tech optimists”

That a tech is ‘inevitable’ is a myth. Tech is made to happen

“SEO Spammers Are Absolutely Thrilled Google Isn’t Cracking Down on CNET’s AI-Generated Articles”

The web’s signal-to-noise ratio is about to drop like a stone.

“What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs”

“Enshittification truly is how platforms die. That’s fine, actually.”

“10x Devs Don’t Exist, But 10x Organisations Do”

Yesterday’s newsletter. About how the organisation you work in has a greater effect on your performance as a developer than your experience, intelligence, or pay grade.

“Technology: What about “Log in with Twitter”? – Adam Chandler’s Blog”

“Inside the Comixology bloodbath”

This’ll either de facto kill off the product category or, if it turns out to be too lucrative, force them into a future massive, expensive rewrite and rebuilding from scratch

“UK’s Online Safety Bill Gets Ridiculous: Includes Jail Time For Tech CEOs - Techdirt”

“AI and Political Lobbying - Schneier on Security”

“Updates on my Bing ban - daverupert.com”

“The Anti-Capitalist Web - Jim Nielsen’s Blog”

“24 Seriously Embarrassing Hours for AI - by Gary Marcus”

“A quote from Justin Etheredge”

“20 Things I’ve Learned in my 20 Years as a Software Engineer - Simple Thread”

Good advice.

“The Art of Knowing When to Quit - Jim Nielsen’s Blog”

“On women who talk, and also write books – Going Medieval”

“Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable Diffusion for scraping its content”

There are going to be more of these. A lot more. Then another wave once the EU normalises its copyright regulations