Editorial note: I originally wrote this post over on the Hit Subscribe blog. Second editorial note: I’ve got a new theme! It was kind of forced on me by needing to upgrade the old PHP version and the old theme having long since stopped being up to date. I tried to pick something minimalist and…
I have a complex relationship with generative AI. On the one hand, I use it constantly and find it to be a godsend for some formerly laborious stuff. I’ll never visit another recipe site, comb through some dusty gadget troubleshooting site, or write boilerplate code by hand as long as I live. Read through terms…
About 6 months ago, I teased a series on the idea of facadeware, largely starring our lemon of a Grand Cherokee, but speaking more broadly to a problem with how we’re developing technology. Specifically, I defined this concept as: Facadeware: superficially advanced gadgetry with an actual net-negative value proposition. I’d like to start unpacking that…
I haven’t forgotten about my promise to discuss the concept of facadeware. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune continue their assault on me as I navigate, among other things, two relocations in two months. I want to write the series, and I plan to write the series, but I’ve been busy. Nonetheless, thanks to…
I promise you that I’m going to make some grammar mistakes and maybe even factual errors in this post. Well, promise might be strong. But it’s quite likely at least. The reason, dear reader, is that I simply don’t care enough to remedy that ostensibly bad situation. That, and the fact that I read at…
