A lot of self-promotion quotes in there from companies involved in the H1B visa industry. But one broad trend among them: this will empower developing and non-Western developed nations at the expense of the American tech industry - especially the tech industry outside the big 5 or 6 giants.

Let the backpedaling begin!

I didn’t know about this before. But sadly I’m not surprised. And I won’t be surprised if it happens in other countries too. Especially the US. The corporate and political climate in most countries is ripe for exploitation by robber barons. Eroded safeguards and unbridled corporate greed are not a good combination for the average blue- or white-collar person trying to save for retirement.

It’s the same reason IBM still exists. Massive multinational / government contracts keep them alive and healthy.

Oracle will be handling TikTok’s algorithm? Okay, so TikTok’s back-end workflow/decisioning engine will rapidly bloat up and will need to be completely replaced every two years. Got it.

How long before the Presidency starts hosting monster truck themed executions at the Whitehouse? It can’t be much longer now.

[Meta] has said she was fired for “poor performance and toxic behaviour”

I read this as:

• ‘toxic behavior’ = she complained to HR about there being a hostile environment, which hurt the corporation’s feelings.
• ‘poor performance’ = she didn’t meet the impossible performance goals they gave her in retaliation for her complaining about the abuse she was suffering.

Fuck Meta and fuck Zuckerberg. The sooner they both disappear into irrelevance the better.

Mostly public pressure, and probably some residual guilt.

“We need to know how dangerous these skibidi people are, how safe our toilets are from them, and if they are vulnerable to labubu attacks!”

There’s are still some consumer TVs out there that allow you to use the green without an Internet connection. Although they are kinda rare these days.

Sony Bravia. Because I just did this last year. My old TV was also a Bravia, and it lasted about 15 years. One big selling feature for me was that you can set it up as either a smart TV, or a ‘basic’ TV that doesn’t require an Internet connection and doesn’t pester you for one.

Amen. I’ve tried the vibe coding thing but it’s frustrating because a) too often the AI output has some profound problems and it gets annoying ‘babysitting’ it; and b) I usually prefer the challenge of figuring out syntax and implementation issues myself.

If something is taking too long I’ll ask the LLM. But I feel like if I do this too much my skill set will atrophy and I’ll lose my sharpness. So it’s a balancing act.

But this brings up another wider question: where is the line between “occasionally getting AI help” and “vibe coding”? Surely it’s subjective.

Ireland announced yesterday that they will.

Cars 4? Interesting.

It’s almost like he’s full of shit and he’s nothing but a snake oil salesman, eh.

They’ve been talking about replacing software developers with automated/AI systems for a quarter of a century. Probably longer then that, in fact.

We’re definitely closer to that than ever. But there’s still a huge step between some rando vibe coding a one page web app and developers augmenting their work with AI, and someone building a complex, business rule heavy, heavy load, scalable real world system. The chronic under-appreciation of engineering and design experience continues unabated.

Anthropic, Open AI, etc? They will continue to hype their own products with outrageous claims. Because that’s what gets them more VC money. Grifters gonna grift.

He sounds like a gnat on speed.

Government when Banksy creates artwork critical of their rivals: “Haha, so true! We’ll let this fine artwork stay up.”

Government when Banksy creates artwork critical of them: “Our feelings are hurt and we’re removing this vile graffiti post-haste!”

Careful! Facts will damage the worn-out, out-dated stereotype!

The argument that you shouldn’t get divorced as after a certain age is as absurd as the argument that an acrimonious couple should stay together “for the children” (when too often staying together just causes more trauma to the children).

There’s no wrong age to divorce, because couples can drift apart at any time. And in fact, when they retire and end up spending more time together is often a point when the chances of divorce increase a lot.

The only caution I’ll say is about finances. Make sure getting a divorce doesn’t catastrophically screw up your finances. But if you can split from your wife and be able to live comfortably then it sounds like divorce is a good option for you.

All the heinous things their leadership has done over the years… all the horrible actions that have resulted in death and harm to people… And this is a bridge too far?! Eesh.