Toots from 2024-06-26
If an LLM could speak, we wouldn’t be able to understand it. “And therein lies the problem w…
If an LLM could speak, we wouldn’t be able to understand it.
“And therein lies the problem with the internet, a problem that we have thus far mischaracterized as one of “ethics,” “misinformation,” or “search,” all efforts to treat the symptoms and not the disease. The problem of the internet is the problem of epistemology.”
https://www.publicbooks.org/the-encyclopedia-project-or-how-to-know-in-the-age-of-ai/
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“Pivotal did a lot of things differently, but it did management really differently. Let’s break…
“Pivotal did a lot of things differently, but it did management really differently. Let’s break it down.”
https://www.simplermachines.com/management-at-pivotal-draft/
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“But these tests are not being used to disprove a hypothesis or discover a fundamental truth of…
“But these tests are not being used to disprove a hypothesis or discover a fundamental truth of the system, they are being used to test the invariants of the system and provide the guardrails for continued experimentation, discovery, refinement, and iteration.”
https://blog.colinbreck.com/is-the-scientific-method-valuable-in-engineering/
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@jalcine Excellent! 👋
@jalcine Excellent! 👋
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“Throughout my journey in DevOps, I’ve encountered numerous individuals quietly battling this a…
“Throughout my journey in DevOps, I’ve encountered numerous individuals quietly battling this affliction. Their experiences echo a familiar pattern of emotional exhaustion, a sense of detachment, and a profound dissatisfaction with their accomplishments, which can lead to self-destructive tendencies.“
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“The Kano model shows that even if more features add to your products, it doesn’t mean that c…
“The Kano model shows that even if more features add to your products, it doesn’t mean that customer satisfaction will also increase accordingly. No matter how good the features are, some do not create positive customer satisfaction.”
https://big-agile.com/blog/prioritizing-with-the-kano-model
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“This does not mean seniors become obsolete; they simply shift their focus from being the first…
“This does not mean seniors become obsolete; they simply shift their focus from being the first to adopt new technologies to being the best at selecting and implementing the right tools for the right job. Their value lies in their ability to foresee technical debt, prevent architectural blunders, and cultivate a culture of thoughtful, deliberate progress.”
https://luminousmen.com/post/senior-engineer-fatigue
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“The statement blames managers for not getting into the details instead of taking into account …
“The statement blames managers for not getting into the details instead of taking into account (and taking responsibility for) the environmental factors that made it difficult to do so.”
https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-295-going-deep
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“In any case, the AWS Free Tier details give the impression to unsuspecting new users that Post…
“In any case, the AWS Free Tier details give the impression to unsuspecting new users that PostgreSQL is free, without making an explicit distinction between true PostgreSQL and Amazon’s faux PostgreSQL.”
https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2024/6/7.html