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Cake day: June 13th, 2024

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  • Shew, what a headline. Keep in mind that AI is not just all LLM. I’m not sure how much more juice we can squeeze out of LLMs, but we’re just scratching the surface with other prediction models.

    The ability to have smart cars that improve fuel efficiency by adjusting to traffic conditions may very well compensate for the increased electricity demand created by data centers.

    New chemistry models may finally help us produce batteries that can meet the demands of a renewable energy grid.

    We’re standing at a precipice. What we’re doing as a society is not working today - it’s not sustainable. And I’m not shy to say that I’m one of the few here on ActivityPub that think we may be able to leverage AI to dig us out of this hole we’ve started to dig ourselves in. But, in order to do that, we need clear heads, with clear goals and the incentives to encourage others to execute on them.

    What we’re doing right now, just complaining about what’s not working isn’t going to save us.





  • I’m going to be controversially somewhat mixed on this. There are a significant amount of people who go into the financial sector, make a decent amount of seed money, pair up with some other highly motivated people who also are passionate about a thing, and then start up a business. It can be an excellent networking opportunity.

    Sure, there are certain megalomaniacs in this world, but I feel that most people want to seek out opportunities that fulfill them.







  • There’s a growing wisdom gap coming in America. The people who are already well versed in company practices and culture are going to use AI to complete the tasks that they would have otherwise given to assistants and junior resources.

    The junior resources are going to struggle to find jobs because they are lacking in the KSAs that schools simply cannot provide training for. And that means when us Gen Xers and later Millenials retire there could be a major gap where we have few people with that inherent knowledge to replace us. And where there’s no work and no hope, you get something akin to what is starting to occur in China right now…or revolt.

    My hope is that schools will be rethought and there will be a lot more focus on getting an internship early and for the long term. Something more like apprenticeships, which the blue collar workforce maintained, but it’s something we’ll likely need to bring back to white collar jobs.

    This isn’t to say that schools should diminish a well rounded education. I think it’s extremely important for students to take electives outside of their focus for a multitude of reasons, one being that it helps students realize the importance of how others contribute to society.

    Apprenticeships can help to fill the knowledge gap, but the white collars that are in the jobs now will also need to be retrained and made comfortable to work with a large influx of apprentices to make this approach a success.


  • Uhhhggggg how many times must I say this, you’re not supposed to play chess on an ancient burial mound. Especially not on the 4th Friday on the second full moon when Ares is rising!

    The best thing you can do at this point is concede that your soul now belongs to the Devil, but like, act like you’re really bored and apathetic during the whole ripping out your soul from your body ordeal (he hates that) and then challenge him to a best out of 3, saying next time if he wins you’ll go about it, but with like, a lot more feeling.

    Good luck, hopefully he won’t whip out Bobby Fischer on you.