Had lunch with a grad school peer and we talked about some of the goals I had when I was heavy involved in community building. He thought my main angle was recruitment for increased representation and I had to stop him.

Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.

That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/

me looking at new math textbooks to buy knowing damn well I don’t need them…

Just left a conference where I got dragged for not championing my accomplishments more.

My shyness really does get the better of me in those spaces.

Me: *builds something cool*
World: “Who’s buying it?”
Me: “No one. I just built it.”

I sat in philosophy talk recently where the speaker spoke about atomism vs holism and how they are employed in analyzing oppression.

I left wondering how identity membership [assumed, recognized and/or actual] may limit the ability to apply holism effectively across contextual planes.

I’ve always admired those people who have made large technological impacts while remaining largely hidden.

How do you ask “do you want a shoulder or a solution?” professionally?

No matter how good you think you are, you gotta be coachable if you want to get better.

I should know this play by now.

2024 started off very chaotic but I’m ending it with so many wins, love and
happiness I am reminded once again the storms are always worth it.

As reclusive as I prefer to be, I’ve started going to in-person tech events again.

Networking is a fascinating experience when you’re no longer a junior and lead a business unit. I now understand why executive tickets exist.

It’s always been odd to me that there aren’t more philosophy majors that consider software engineering as a career path…

For the amount of symbolic logic I see y’all do, you’d be absolute beasts.

Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of AI – but he was also adamant that we must never confuse computers with humans https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/25/joseph-weizenbaum-inventor-eliza-chatbot-turned-against-artificial-intelligence-ai?CMP=share_btn_tw

So then is this app dead or are we still trying to make it happen?

It’s been 3 years…. I think I’m done resting.