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Yet Another AI Post https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/yet-another-ai-post

Yet Another AI Post - Gibberish and Stuff

Unpopular opinion: I think the price of LLM tokens will go up in the future, not down. Because almost everything else in life (groceries, housing, cars, clothes, video games, streaming services,...

Gibberish and Stuff Nov 25

The Lunch Machine, Part 3 https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/the-lunch-machine-part-3

The Lunch Machine, Part 3 - Gibberish and Stuff

(This is part 3 of a three-part series. Read part 2 here.) The villagers grew sick from the food of the Large Lunch Machine, but the inventor was never punished. Because in this kingdom, bad people...

Gibberish and Stuff Sep 15, 2025

When You’re No Longer One of Us https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/when-youre-no-longer-one-of-us

When You’re No Longer One of Us - Gibberish and Stuff

When Reddit forced Apollo to shutdown, its developer, Christian Selig, was one of the most beloved figures in the Reddit community. But after the shutdown, the tone shifted. The same person who had...

Gibberish and Stuff Aug 31, 2025

We Can’t Have Nice Things https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/we-cant-have-nice-things

We Can’t Have Nice Things - Gibberish and Stuff

"Pffft a subscription app. I'd buy it if it were a one-time purchase." "Pffft a paid app. I'd download it if it were free." "Pffft proprietary software. I'd use it if it were open source." "Pffft...

Gibberish and Stuff Jul 15, 2025

My Intern Al https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/my-intern-al

My Intern Al - Gibberish and Stuff

Business update: I hired an intern. His name is Alfred, but he prefers to be called Al. After working with Al for a while, I realized that having an intern on your team tends to reduce overall...

Gibberish and Stuff Jul 8, 2025

I Tried Making an AI App and It Made My Life a Living Hell https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/i-tried-making-an-ai-app-and-it-made-my-life-a-living-hell

I Tried Making an AI App and It Made My Life a Living Hell - Gibberish and Stuff

A while back, my friend who runs a wedding website came to me with an idea. He wanted to create a virtual try-on app so people could try wedding gowns, something not unlike Google's Doppl. I had no...

Gibberish and Stuff Jul 1, 2025

The Age of Slop https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/the-age-of-slop

The Age of Slop - Gibberish and Stuff

"Advertising… Advertising… Fix Vista." We laughed at this ad in 2007 because (obviously) the best way to solve Vista's problems was to spend your budget fixing it instead of advertising. But...

Gibberish and Stuff Jun 18, 2025

Technotes https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/technotes

Technotes - Gibberish and Stuff

A few months ago, I posted this image on Mastodon, because the Apple documentation website sometimes feel… err, underwhelming. Many people have already pointed this out, so I won't repeat their...

Gibberish and Stuff Apr 18, 2025

The Lunch Machine, Part 2 https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/the-lunch-machine-part-2

The Lunch Machine, Part 2 - Gibberish and Stuff

(This is part 2 of a two-part series. Read part 1 here.) After the cook left the village, some villagers decided to open their own restaurants. Every morning, they all ran to the Large Lunch...

Gibberish and Stuff Apr 3, 2025

Eight-Nation Alliance https://zhenyi.gibber.blog/eight-nation-alliance

Eight-Nation Alliance - Gibberish and Stuff

In 1894, the Qing dynasty lost the First Sino-Japanese War. After this loss, China signed a treaty agreeing to pay a lot of money to Japan. The treaty also gave Japan access to Chinese markets for...