• Dumb Smart Software? This Is News?

    Updated: 2025-01-31 10:53:00
    A blog post written by a real and still-alive dinobaby. If there is art, there is AI in my workflow. The prescient “real” journalists at the Guardian have a new insight: When algorithms are involved, humans get the old shaftola. I assume that Weapons of Math Destruction was not on some folks’ reading list. (O’Neil, […]

  • Two Rules for Software. All Software If You Can Believe It

    Updated: 2025-01-31 10:37:00
    Did you know that there are two rules that dictate how all software is written? No, we didn’t either. FJ van Wingerde from the Ask The User blog states and explains what the rules are in his post: “The Two Rules Of Software Creation From Which Every Problem Derives.” After a bunch of jib jab […]

  • Happy New Year the Google Way

    Updated: 2025-01-31 10:12:08
    We don’t expect Alphabet Inc. to release anything but positive news these days. Business Standard reports another revealing headline, especially for Googlers in the story: "Google Layoffs: Sundar Pichai Announced 10% Job Cuts In Managerial Roles.” After a huge push in the wake of wokeness to hire under represented groups aka DEI hires, Google has […]

  • AI Innovation: Writing Checks Is the Google Solution

    Updated: 2025-01-30 10:54:08
    A blog post from an authentic dinobaby. He’s old; he’s in the sticks; and he is deeply skeptical. Wow. First, Jeff Dean gets the lateral arabesque. Then the Google shifts its smart software to the “I am a star” outfit Deep Mind in the UK. Now, the cuddly Google has, according to Analytics India, pulled […]

  • Who Knew? A Perfect Bribery Vehicle, According to Ethereum Creator

    Updated: 2025-01-30 10:33:00
    A blog post from an authentic dinobaby. He’s old; he’s in the sticks; and he is deeply skeptical. I read “Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin: Politician Issued Coins Perfect Bribery Vehicle.” Isn’t Mr. Buterin a Russian Canadian? People with these cultural influences can spot a plastic moose quickly in experience. The write up reports: Ethereum founder […]

  • Ah, the Warmth of the Old, Friendly Internet. For Real?

    Updated: 2025-01-30 10:07:00
    I never thought I’d be looking back at the Internet of yesteryear nostalgically. I hated the sound of dial-up and the instant messaging sounds were annoying. Also AOL had the knack of clogging up machines with browsing history making everything slow. Did I mention YouTube wasn’t around? There are somethings that were better in the […]

  • Microsoft and Security: What the Style Guide Reveals

    Updated: 2025-01-29 10:53:00
    A blog post written by a real and still-alive dinobaby. If there is art, there is AI in my workflow. If you have not seen the “new” Microsoft style guide, you will want to take a quick look. If you absorb the document, you might qualify to write words for Microsoft. I know that PR […]

  • How Does Smart Software Interpret a School Test

    Updated: 2025-01-29 10:33:00
    A blog post from an authentic dinobaby. He’s old; he’s in the sticks; and he is deeply skeptical. I spotted an article titled “‘Is This Question Easy or Difficult to You?’: This LSAT Reading Comprehension Question Is Breaking Brains.” Click bait? Absolutely. Here’s the text to figure out: Physical education should teach people to pursue […]

  • The Joust of the Month: Microsoft Versus Salesforce

    Updated: 2025-01-29 10:07:00
    These folks don’t seem to see eye to eye: Windows Central tells us, “Microsoft Claps Back at Salesforce—Claims ‘100,000 Organizations’ Had Used Copilot Studio to Create AI Agents by October 2024.” Microsoft’s assertion is in response to jabs from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who declares, “Microsoft has disappointed everybody with how they’ve approached this AI […]

  • What Do DeepSeek, a Genius Girl, and Temu Have in Common? Quite a Lot

    Updated: 2025-01-28 00:17:00
    A write up from a still-living dinobaby. The Techmeme for January 28, 2024, was mostly Deepseek territory. The China-linked AI model has roiled the murky waters of the US smart software fishing hole. A big, juicy AI creature has been pulled from the lake, and it is drawing a crowd. Here’s a small portion of […]

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