Tag: computers

  • AI is not for experts

    Emma Thompson does not need Clippy Jr.: “When I’ve written something and put it into a Word document, it’s constantly saying, ‘Would you like me to rewrite that for you?’” Thompson said. The UK national treasure added: “I don’t need you to [expletive deleted] rewrite what I’ve just written. Will you [expletive deleted] off. Just…

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  • “Let’s face it, everything runs on computers now.”

    “Let’s face it, everything runs on computers now.”

    Original content Here’s two of my podcasts to share with you: Capitalism is working, Software Defined Talk #534: “This week, we discuss the US backing Intel, SaaS staying power, and AI’s impact on deep work. Plus, Matt Ray’s moving tips and more kolache talk in the after show.” Also available, unedited, in video form. The…

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  • How to add a directory to your PATH – Computers are easy, they said. You just need to read the manual, they said. It’s so intuitive!

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  • Link: The computers are too slow

    In the long run finance tends to proceed through logic and self-interest, but in the short run the computer systems cause a lot of frictions. Source: Bloomberg

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  • Link: The Smart, the Stupid, and the Catastrophically Scary

    “Part of me likes being a programmer—because we’re the last job. I can see a future—if we don’t manage to blow ourselves up first—in the robot paradise where people are either robot engineers or programmers, or I guess do marketing. Or maybe bake pies, or smell things? Those are essentially the hardest things for a…

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  • Link: Curated list of awesome lists

    A directory of interesting stuff for computer nerds. Original source: Curated list of awesome lists

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