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There's a belief that if you can't see the exact path forward, that no path is possible, and that's just not accurate and not how the world has ever worked. The way forward is almost never known in detail. But getting the compass heading right matters a lot.

EdTheDev 1d ago

Jess👾1d ago

The less someone understands about a job, the more they think it can be replaced by AI

EdTheDev 2d ago

🕹️Jaystation🎮Mar 10

If you're #trans and feeling lonely, repost this.

If you are an ally and care about trans people, repost this.

You may be feeling lonely. But, you're not alone.

EdTheDev 2d ago

One of the delights of working in Higher Education is rubbing shoulders with brilliant researchers.

Today was a long day, but I'm fortunate to only work late when a particularly interesting problem is being solved.

I'll share more with y'all when my peers go public with the very cool things they are up to.

#highereducation
#quantumcomputing

EdTheDev 4d ago

Vincent Sparks 4d ago

I, a programmer, am not afraid of #vibecoding because I'm afraid a chatbot will take my job. I'm afraid of vibe coding for the same reason that a licensed electrician who moonlights as a firefighter is afraid of homeowners who do their own electrical work.

EdTheDev 5d ago

RevK

Feb 25

OK, that works... Quite impressed with @jlc3dp

The PCB with LEDs to go inside is expected tomorrow.

Update: Someone asked me if this image was real, not AI, or proof of concept: FFS, it is a real photograph I took of a real 3D print!

And yes, I am mastodon only now, so bloody well boost 🙂 thanks. Yes, thank you.

P.S. never expected "bloody well boost" to work. Extra cool. Thanks all.

#stargate #openscad #stl

EdTheDev Mar 14

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Todd Knarr Mar 14

@elasticsoul @pluralistic Bets that the seniors start not signing off on code they aren't positive really works, with vague comments like "Overly complex, please simplify." or "Insufficient error checking. Please improve."?

EdTheDev Mar 14

Brian Gordon Mar 14

RE: https://mamot.fr/@Khrys/116226030767910474

As predicted, humans are being turned into accountability sinks for #AI. AI code doesn’t work? You're fired!

"After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes"

@pluralistic

EdTheDev Mar 14

Miguel Afonso Caetano Mar 14

"The point I’m making is fairly simple: the whole “AI SaaSpocalypse” story is a cover-up for a much, much larger problem. Reporters and investors who do not seem to be able to read or use software are conflating the slowing growth of SaaS companies with the growth of AI tools, when what they’re actually seeing is the collapse of the tech industry’s favourite business model, one that’s become the favourite chew-toy of the Venture Capital, Private Equity and Private Credit Industries.

You see, there are tens of thousands of SaaS companies in everything from car washes to vets to law firms to gyms to gardening companies to architectural firms."

https://www.wheresyoured.at/hatersguide-saas/

#SaaS #Software #VCs #PrivateEquity #StartUps

Premium: The Hater's Guide To The SaaSpocalypse

Soundtrack: The Dillinger Escape Plan — Black Bubblegum To understand the AI bubble, you need to understand the context in which it sits, and that larger context is the end of the hyper-growth era in software that I call the Rot-Com Bubble. Generative AI, at first, appeared to be the panacea

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At

EdTheDev Mar 14

For folks feeling the #ai #fomo (fear of missing out), here's an interesting article on BuzzFeed getting in early on AI and riding it from $3 per share to $15 per share to $0.70 per share.

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/buzzfeed-disastrous-earnings-ai

For collegues who feel they urgently need to investigate AI, I have some expertise and I am here to help.

But please do remember that I still get paid whether your bet on AI pays off or not.

I can advise you, but we should both remember that I am not actually taking the risk with you.

And no, I won't be accepting offers of equity in lieu of cash, at this time, obviously.

BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI

Three years after its pivot to AI, the writing is on the wall for BuzzFeed. The company said there's "substantial doubt" it can keep going.

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