stux⚡️Aug 29, 2025

There is a reason hardcore nerds are often against tech like LLMs(AI) and cryptocurrency

We know how the shit works-ish and what the real costs are 🤷

Same goes with "smart doorbell" this and "smart fridge" that, we do not want that stuff

The ideas behind it at the start are sometimes good and fun to play with but it always ends the same way, capitalize over everything else

If you really want tech advise, listen to your nerds  

We live for this stuff, good and bad

Show threadParker Morse
@stux I feel like I remember a story about how the people who *really* understand computers would say things like, "The only technology I allow my computer to connect to is this printer, and I keep this axe handy in case that goes rogue."
Aug 29, 2025 at 5:25pmWeb
Show threadGhislaineAug 30, 2025
@flashesofpanic @stux This reminds me of my grandfather, who was an accountant and CompSci professor. The computer he used for his accounting work was not connected to the Internet. He had a separate computer for emails and such.
Show threadParker MorseAug 30, 2025
@ghislaine @stux When I was in grad school (for CS) we had a presentation from a visiting professor who did the whole thing in dry-erase markers on transparent plastic sheets, using a projector, rather than Powerpoint. We must have looked just surprised enough that, about ten minutes in, she paused and explained, "I don't think you can do really good computer science unless you hate computers."