SiegfriedsonA Small Inconvenience of Being an iOS DeveloperLast night I realised that for iOS developers, there was a short path from updating your phone OS to making a Macbook purchase. It bothers…Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
SiegfriedsonThe Problems that Attract the Smartest PeopleThe roller-coaster that is generative AI keeps chugging on, and for those of us sitting in the audience, it is more than entertaining.Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
SiegfriedsonIdeas Will Be KingIn a world where implementation is commoditized, ideas will be king. That world is just round the corner.Mar 24, 20231Mar 24, 20231
SiegfriedsonConsumer AI is Ripe for CentralizationOne of the greatest ironies of the last few months was when we found out that decentralized finance (De-Fi) was, in fact, centralized.Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
SiegfriedsonThe Psychology of Product Use: NotificationsThe following is a semi-structured brain dump of observations I’ve made as a consumer of products and services, mainly software and…Mar 17, 2023Mar 17, 2023
SiegfriedsonSpeculative Fiction with Stanford AlpacaThere are a number of tasks authors writing speculative fiction perform that offer us readers a handle on the “extent” of their creativity.Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
SiegfriedsonTruth Seeking in a Grey World: a Dialectical ApproachI stalled on writing this a few days ago, because I needed a break after an intense week-long writing sprint.Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
SiegfriedsonDocumenting Arguments Against Artificial General IntelligenceFollowing conversations I’ve had with friends, and threads on the Internet about the recent leaps in AI and the questions they’re raising…Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
SiegfriedsonBuilding a Church Website: Constraints, Considerations, ChoicesWhen you’re one of the ‘tech people’ in your small church community, and when you have friends in just the right places, it’s only a matter…Mar 9, 2023Mar 9, 2023
SiegfriedsonProfiles: the One Thing Firefox needs to get RightIf you’re not using Profiles on your browser, you’re missing out. If you’re using them on Firefox, you’re hurting but you don’t know it. If…Mar 7, 20232Mar 7, 20232