The sounds of the birds in the forest (and a bit of my breathing 😅)
#treeoftheday
"...software engineers’ work consists of a “decide-execute-deliver” sandwich (with understanding being a prerequisite for all three). AI has compressed the middle of the sandwich, but has left the two ends largely unchanged. ..." 1/2
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It was cold (10C when I started), but still lovely to be out and about the gravel roads around the Netherlands. Got plenty of elevation in too.
The Marly Grav route is slightly different from previous years, so worth it to ride again.
“One stage, a few performers, and an algorithm throwing chairs into the crowd for engagement is not a community. It is a dopamine trap and it comes with a terms-of-service agreement written entirely in the landlord’s favour.”
"... As long as software development teams are in charge of decision making and accountable for what they deliver, engineers still need to spend time building up a deep understanding of the system." 2/2
This is our extraordinary 🌎
Over fishing and warming oceans are going to destroy all of it
What's wrong with us? why do we let it happen?
Why do we destroy everything?
#ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature
This was excellent. Strongly encourage you to read both Bens's and Laurens posts. We've been so focused on decentralizing power (which is important) that we haven't really thought much about how we actually work together.
This needs lots more discussion