If you remove all bad human behavior from literature/art, there's very little left, and none with power as it becomes didactic and flat. It's precisely in seeing our less-than-ideal selves in these portrayals that we can find motivation to become better.
@mjasay
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Using LLMs as Search Alternative Instead of Google
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I'd heard the kids were replacing Google with ChatGPT for search, but even though I use LLMs for a *lot* of things now, it wasn't until I read your article that I thought of using LLMs for search. But…this morning that's all I've been using, inspired by you.
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OpenTofu Fork Gains Traction with Community Support
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With an engaged community, compatibility with big-name vendors, and innovative features, the @OpenTofuOrg fork of Terraform is on an upward trajectory. My weekly column for @InfoWorld
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infoworld.com/article/385216
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Software Developers Managing AI Coding Agents and Supervisors
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"The new job of a software developer going forward will soon be managing dashboards of coding agents and their AI supervisors."
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The Price of Working in Technology: Career Challenges
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This is the price you pay for working in tech. It is your destiny.
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How LLMs Expand Thinking and Reveal Hidden Insights
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LLMs like Gemini and ChatGPT are giving me more time to think, and prompting me to see things I might otherwise overlook.
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LLMs Transform Work Type, Not Volume Reduction
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I've been dismissive of LLMs as a productivity enhancer, but I've been experimenting heavily this week, and I'm blown away. It doesn't leave me with less work, but changes the kind of work I do. I'm using it to summarize content, draft reports, and more.
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LLMs reshape hiring: companies seek senior talent with AI skills
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Had a fascinating discussion with a senior marketing leader today (not at my company), who said LLMs are changing who they hire. They want the same number of people, but more senior people that can skillfully use LLMs.
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Corporate Interests Shape Open Source Development Dynamics
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Interesting post by @mtrifiro on how corporate interests in open source projects (like Elasticsearch, in this case) change, but don't necessarily kill, how communities build software https://
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earch-open-search-aws-battle-sources-soul-matt-trifiro-gektc/
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LLMs as Data Extractors: Community as Sustainable Alternative
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LLMs are the new stripminers: ingesting data from the web but not replenishing their sources. Community may be key to breaking this downward spiral. https://
infoworld.com/article/384634
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… by @mjasay for @InfoWorld