Mastodawn

This is perfect - “but AI code generation tooling is turning it into an expansive gulf. The best programmers are more clearly the best than ever before. The worst programmers have gone from laying a few turds a day to spewing veritable mountains of hot steaming stinky shit, while beaming with pride at their increased productivity.”
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/13/grief-and-the-ai-split

‘Grief and the AI Split’

Link to: https://blog.lmorchard.com/2026/03/11/grief-and-the-ai-split/

Daring Fireball

Dan Horwood 6d ago

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Brent Simmons Mar 10

@Doomscroll I think that people who make things have a sense that doing it right, to the very best of their ability, without cutting corners, is the path to a profound respect for other people, which we all need (and which seems to be in such short supply these days).

It’s also the road to gratitude, to telling the universe we are grateful to be alive and grateful for humanity, and we want to contribute our most inspired and careful work so we can say thank you, over and over.

#interview

Dan Horwood Dec 4

Bastian Greshake Tzovaras Dec 2

«The moment was absurd but revealing; the university wasn’t resisting bullshit education, it was onboarding it. Education at its best sparks curiosity and critical thought. “Bullshit education” does the opposite: it trains people to tolerate meaninglessness, to accept automation of their own thinking, to value credentials over competence.»

An excellent read about how/why uni admin pushes the use of "AI" and the impact

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself

AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself

Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.

Dan Horwood Nov 23

Tom Forsyth Nov 21

Recent discussion about the perils of doors in gamedev reminded me of a bug caused by a door in a game you may have heard of called "Half Life 2". Are you sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin.

Dan Horwood Nov 12

Stephen Farrugia Nov 12

I feel like the "it's good for building prototypes" vibe coding excuse ignores the way that building a prototype also helps build a strategy for how to code the real thing. As in, a prototype isn't just to validate the idea, it also helps validate the best course of production.

Dan Horwood Nov 11

Dr. Drang Nov 11

The Guardian missed out by not saying the Turkish football federation has suspended 1 kibiplayer.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/10/turkish-authorities-alleged-betting-investigation-arrests-tff-suspensions

Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting investigation

Turkish authorities have arrested eight people, include a top-flight club chairman, while the country’s FA has suspended 1,024 players

The Guardian

Dan Horwood Oct 28

daniel:// stenberg://Oct 27

The Python Software Foundation shows more spine than every single tech giant in just one single decision.

> Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values

https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html

The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program

In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Op...

Dan Horwood Oct 9

The Oatmeal Oct 7

Let’s talk about AI art.

https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

Dan Horwood Jul 10, 2025

Cat Hicks Jul 2, 2025

Casual thoughts about memory and our misconceptions about it, based on the last few weeks of seeing a LOT of lay mental models about memory and cognition:

- it is well known in the psychological and cognitive sciences that memory is not like a man-made recording device. Your memory is not a tape recorder, or analogous to computer memory. Nevertheless people will insist on constantly using computer metaphors for memory. Just know this is widely regarded as inaccurate

Dan Horwood May 12, 2025

Lacci May 11, 2025

This is really important advice, especially for anyone dealing with mental health struggles or a chronic illness.