Toots from 2023-09-11
“The big problem is as follows. Instead of stepping back and asking WHY this is happening or wh…
“The big problem is as follows. Instead of stepping back and asking WHY this is happening or whether it is HELPING, the work world seems to adopt the attitude that even more simplification is required!“
https://www.inoreader.com/article/3a9c6e754c3926ed
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“To change the culture, you must change the system. To change the system, you must change what…
“To change the culture, you must change the system.
To change the system, you must change what you reward.”
https://hagakure.substack.com/p/the-hagakure-69-sunday-round-up
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“If you do understand this, then you have to ask, well, where are LLMs useful? Where is it usef…
“If you do understand this, then you have to ask, well, where are LLMs useful? Where is it useful to have automated undergraduates, or automated interns, who can repeat a pattern, that you might have to check?”
https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2023/7/2/working-with-ai
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“But incidents can happen as a result of normal work, when everyone whose actions contributed t…
“But incidents can happen as a result of normal work, when everyone whose actions contributed to the incident was actually exercising reasonable judgment at the time they committed those actions.”
https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2023/08/20/normal-incidents/
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“Unfortunately, broken ownership is much more common than true ownership which leads to frustra…
“Unfortunately, broken ownership is much more common than true ownership which leads to frustration, demoralization, and poor operational performance.”
https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/broken-ownership
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Given layoffs in Jan, lead time for offers and start dates, now rescinding outstanding starts, lo…
Given layoffs in Jan, lead time for offers and start dates, now rescinding outstanding starts, logistics sounds like an area for growth. Stipends are (possibly) good, but do not cover relocation commitments, immigration issues, or health care costs.