Hardly Any AI

Matt Birchler, writing about the technology used in wristbands at concerts: > Whenever a company says, “We’re using AI to enhance our product,” ask them for specifics. Often, it’s either complete nonsense or something so minor that it’s essentially doing nothing. It’s not always the case,

No More Snacks

Rex Barrett writing about his ongoing content diet: > ... Filling my time with these junk apps is alluring, and I feel good when using them, but I want to find content that takes me somewhere. Ultimately, I don’t want to look back and see hours blocks of time squandered

I Struggle With AI Images

Cory Dransfeldt has great posts about AI, and this one is no exception. Of course, he's right in his stance on AI-generated images, but as with everything, I don't find the conclusion so simple. > The images it generates are, at best, a polished regression to

Did I Read That?

One of the first sections I added to my new blog is a reading page. I adore reading, and if I'm not reading, I am often pondering over the things I have read. It's an obsession, but one I happily embrace. The only problem with my

It's Your Work, You Should Be Able To Decide

I wrote a few days ago about my personal take on AI being trained on my writing. Although I expected much more anger, hence the rather long block at the bottom, I am happy to see some nice responses and some pushback on the ideas. It sparked several emails, a

Spending Time In The Dark Forest

Kyle Hill in their YouTube video on generative AI: > The Internet feels steadily more lifeless. But that's because, like those alien civilisations, the real human users are hiding in private apps, servers, and RSS feeds, lest they be beset by these digital predators. This is Yancey Strickler&

Feeding Alpacas

For mother's day in the UK we went to feed the animals at J and J Alpacas. This was a really nice experience and we also saw some lambs being born. Of course I couldn't resist taking my Ricoh GRiiix along and snapping a few shots.

Blogging and AI: A Personal Take

I've been mulling over this clash between AI and the content it's trained on for some time now. As a frequent user of AI and a regular online publisher, I see both sides of the coin. I'm well aware that the articles I put

My Enjoyment Is Always Last

On their Bear blog, tiramisu writes about their family: > it doesn't matter what he thinks or feels about things like family vacations. He does them because they're things he should do, and moments like that illustrate how differently our brains are wired. This cuts very

Don't Miss Anything Or You Won't Make It

Cory Dransfeldt writes in a way that feels like it's aimed at me, because everything is a checklist: > Check, check, check, clear the queue, close the rings, get to zero. I know this looks neurotic; it is neurotic because I'm neurotic. I always have been,