Notes

Short thoughts, links, and passing notes.

when you sign for the claude API, you have to choose what you’ll be using it for - and one of the options is “trust & safety”. cool!

computer science degrees should always include at least one (1) class in science & technology studies

i'd guess that most most people who post online about AI water/energy use don't actually care about those things beyond the abstract, but mostly see them as convenient issues to weaponize in their dislike of AI

the word “directionally” has really taken off lately; my pet theory is that it’s because AI makes us care even less about rigor and truth

when i see an article with an infographic generated by nano banana, i immediate assume that it’s not worth reading. it’s basically pure filler

a lot of people get excited about what AI can do for them, while forgetting that everyone else has access to the same AI too. there are no comparative advantages here, we’re just raising the floor for us all

one of my blog posts got picked up by boingboing, but looking at boingboing today, i can’t tell if that’s a good thing

can’t wait for AI to obsolete office jobs so we can all become bakers, farmers, weavers, florists, etc