This weekend, I had been intending to start writing a careful and comprehensive ‘how to argue against the people who believe AI is conscious’ piece. But, at this very minute, everyone is going crazy on the internet shouting at each … Read more
I’ve written before about how I am sometimes haunted by my own side projects that I should finish, but I also want to pursue a shiny new thing instead. After shipping some projects (like PocketCal and Ductts, among others), I … Read more
DeepSeek-R1 is a blockbuster open-source model that is now at the top of the U.S. App Store. As a Chinese company, DeepSeek is beholden to CCP policy. This is reflected even in the open-source model, prompting concerns about censorship and … Read more
25th November 2024 I built a new plugin for my sqlite-utils CLI tool that lets you ask human-language questions directly of SQLite databases and CSV/JSON files on your computer. It’s called sqlite-utils-ask. Here’s how you install it: sqlite-utils install sqlite-utils-ask … Read more
Lately, I’ve been keeping a close eye on the xenocog community and projects that are spinning out of the ideas of the cyborgism and act 1 projects. However, in classic fashion, the aspects that are intriguing me the most are … Read more
Question: Do developers in your organization have full admin rights on their own computer? Rationale: While blocking admin rights might make sense for regular office workers it is a massive hindrance for software developers. They do need admin access for … Read more
Typical Employee Equity LevelsShare section Compensation data is highly situational. What an employee receives in equity, cash, and benefits depends on the role they’re filling, the sector they work in, where they and the company are located, and the possible … Read more
Usage-based pricing (aka consumption-based pricing) is a popular pricing strategy, especially among developer-focused startups. Amazon AWS, Twilio, and Datadog are three great examples of this model. Companies with usage-based pricing. Source: Kyle Poyar at TechCrunch Usage-based pricing is popular because … Read more