This Ain’t Michael
@micheil.bsky.social
Digital ecosystems, information systems, physicist, bulldog dad since 1996.
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Chicago. Silicon Valley. Scottsdale. Denver.
Opinions and insights do not reflect any organization I am affiliated with.
Yup! 💯
It is legally impossible for software to apologize. It’s painful to see lazy posting that implies otherwise.
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It is legally impossible for software to apologize. It’s painful to see lazy posting that implies otherwise.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Yup! 💯
It is legally impossible for software to apologize. It’s painful to see lazy posting that implies otherwise.
🤦🏼♂️
It is legally impossible for software to apologize. It’s painful to see lazy posting that implies otherwise.
🤦🏼♂️
Assuming these are global numbers. For the US, yet another sign Trump is investing our future in the wrong solution.
US is behind on green tech, hence Trump’s focus on fossil fuels.
US is behind on green tech, hence Trump’s focus on fossil fuels.
January 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Assuming these are global numbers. For the US, yet another sign Trump is investing our future in the wrong solution.
US is behind on green tech, hence Trump’s focus on fossil fuels.
US is behind on green tech, hence Trump’s focus on fossil fuels.
Their recruiting tactics imply they are targeting inertly racist and conservative recruits.
ICE will be an eternally racist, thuggish organization if it's not already.
ICE will be an eternally racist, thuggish organization if it's not already.
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Their recruiting tactics imply they are targeting inertly racist and conservative recruits.
ICE will be an eternally racist, thuggish organization if it's not already.
ICE will be an eternally racist, thuggish organization if it's not already.
When a non-profit has leadership paid over 10x the average US citizen, they should not be non-profit. That is just heinous.
December 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
When a non-profit has leadership paid over 10x the average US citizen, they should not be non-profit. That is just heinous.
Worse, this is simply incredibly bad advice.
Taking on a home loan with multiple parties comes with legal challenges (how to split costs, profits; conflict resolution; etc.) as well as social challenges (maintaining a healthy relationship w partners; etc.).
It's basically a non-option.
Taking on a home loan with multiple parties comes with legal challenges (how to split costs, profits; conflict resolution; etc.) as well as social challenges (maintaining a healthy relationship w partners; etc.).
It's basically a non-option.
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Worse, this is simply incredibly bad advice.
Taking on a home loan with multiple parties comes with legal challenges (how to split costs, profits; conflict resolution; etc.) as well as social challenges (maintaining a healthy relationship w partners; etc.).
It's basically a non-option.
Taking on a home loan with multiple parties comes with legal challenges (how to split costs, profits; conflict resolution; etc.) as well as social challenges (maintaining a healthy relationship w partners; etc.).
It's basically a non-option.
This really illuminates a key LLM flaw: even if given 100 factual data, an LLM cannot reliably reproduce those facts.
It's simply reproducing words, and in doing so, may or may not put them together in a manner that accurately represents that factual data.
LLMs know no semantics, meaning or truth
It's simply reproducing words, and in doing so, may or may not put them together in a manner that accurately represents that factual data.
LLMs know no semantics, meaning or truth
December 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This really illuminates a key LLM flaw: even if given 100 factual data, an LLM cannot reliably reproduce those facts.
It's simply reproducing words, and in doing so, may or may not put them together in a manner that accurately represents that factual data.
LLMs know no semantics, meaning or truth
It's simply reproducing words, and in doing so, may or may not put them together in a manner that accurately represents that factual data.
LLMs know no semantics, meaning or truth
That's not really limited to the French, in my experience... 😜
December 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
That's not really limited to the French, in my experience... 😜
Exactly! Computers were electro-mechanical and resembled telephone operating boards of the day... which were also operated, predominantly, by women. 😇
Even the name "operating system" refers to automating the "operations" that previously were performed manually.
Even the name "operating system" refers to automating the "operations" that previously were performed manually.
December 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Exactly! Computers were electro-mechanical and resembled telephone operating boards of the day... which were also operated, predominantly, by women. 😇
Even the name "operating system" refers to automating the "operations" that previously were performed manually.
Even the name "operating system" refers to automating the "operations" that previously were performed manually.
Reposted by This Ain’t Michael
we're also coming up to the 4 year point of Starlink's big deployment push (see 2022 on that chart) which means not only does SpaceX need to spend capital on growth, they're hitting replacement CapEx cycles with no profitability. The business model is busted as the existing fleet falls from the sky
December 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
we're also coming up to the 4 year point of Starlink's big deployment push (see 2022 on that chart) which means not only does SpaceX need to spend capital on growth, they're hitting replacement CapEx cycles with no profitability. The business model is busted as the existing fleet falls from the sky
A lot of this is driven by retail investors who are easy cons. Elon, Altman, Trump, VC Techbros all realize this is about sustained hype; that narrative is taking the place of factual data.
Vibes all the way up and down.
Vibes all the way up and down.
December 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A lot of this is driven by retail investors who are easy cons. Elon, Altman, Trump, VC Techbros all realize this is about sustained hype; that narrative is taking the place of factual data.
Vibes all the way up and down.
Vibes all the way up and down.
Reposted by This Ain’t Michael
After the dotcom bubble collapsed, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy had this to say about the (at the time) eye popping 10x revenue threshold many frothy companies exceeded:
December 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
After the dotcom bubble collapsed, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy had this to say about the (at the time) eye popping 10x revenue threshold many frothy companies exceeded:
Software doesn't live by the same standards as material products. Material products have to be recalled if broken or dangerous.
The internet enabled over the wire updates; that enabled Agile; that enabled software MVP and The Lean Startup; Fail Fast ethos; etc.
The internet enabled over the wire updates; that enabled Agile; that enabled software MVP and The Lean Startup; Fail Fast ethos; etc.
December 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Software doesn't live by the same standards as material products. Material products have to be recalled if broken or dangerous.
The internet enabled over the wire updates; that enabled Agile; that enabled software MVP and The Lean Startup; Fail Fast ethos; etc.
The internet enabled over the wire updates; that enabled Agile; that enabled software MVP and The Lean Startup; Fail Fast ethos; etc.
You may (I hope!) have it backwards. They likely started with places that could easily be covered, to keep out of the public eye.
If they are using areas that are easily viewable? Tthat tells me they're running out of options.
Let's hope I'm right! 😇
If they are using areas that are easily viewable? Tthat tells me they're running out of options.
Let's hope I'm right! 😇
December 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
You may (I hope!) have it backwards. They likely started with places that could easily be covered, to keep out of the public eye.
If they are using areas that are easily viewable? Tthat tells me they're running out of options.
Let's hope I'm right! 😇
If they are using areas that are easily viewable? Tthat tells me they're running out of options.
Let's hope I'm right! 😇
Respectfully, @carnage4life.bsky.social, you're conflating "software developer" with engineer.
No engineer in their right mind would vibe-build anything. Stop putting uneducated, undisciplined hacks on a mantle they know nothing of.
No engineer in their right mind would vibe-build anything. Stop putting uneducated, undisciplined hacks on a mantle they know nothing of.
December 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Respectfully, @carnage4life.bsky.social, you're conflating "software developer" with engineer.
No engineer in their right mind would vibe-build anything. Stop putting uneducated, undisciplined hacks on a mantle they know nothing of.
No engineer in their right mind would vibe-build anything. Stop putting uneducated, undisciplined hacks on a mantle they know nothing of.
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Not to mention the stalling confidence in US tech.
The lack of confidence is not limited to the US dollar: it's in the US, full stop.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/u-s-...
The lack of confidence is not limited to the US dollar: it's in the US, full stop.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/u-s-...
U.S. Investors Are Going Big on China AI Despite Concerns in Congress
Investors are plowing money into Chinese companies involved in AI despite growing competition between Washington and Beijing over the technology.
www.wsj.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Not to mention the stalling confidence in US tech.
The lack of confidence is not limited to the US dollar: it's in the US, full stop.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/u-s-...
The lack of confidence is not limited to the US dollar: it's in the US, full stop.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/u-s-...
Not to mention the stalling confidence in US tech.
The lack of confidence is not limited to the US dollar: it's in the US, full stop.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/u-s-...
The lack of confidence is not limited to the US dollar: it's in the US, full stop.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/u-s-...
U.S. Investors Are Going Big on China AI Despite Concerns in Congress
Investors are plowing money into Chinese companies involved in AI despite growing competition between Washington and Beijing over the technology.
www.wsj.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Not to mention the stalling confidence in US tech.
The lack of confidence is not limited to the US dollar: it's in the US, full stop.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/u-s-...
The lack of confidence is not limited to the US dollar: it's in the US, full stop.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/u-s-...
OpenAI is cooked. They are battling Google on three fronts, and losing:
1 Google already monopolizes the ad industry
2 Gemini is on par or better than ChatCPT
3 Google owns its own data centers and GPU architecture
Oh. And Alphabet is profitable.
1 Google already monopolizes the ad industry
2 Gemini is on par or better than ChatCPT
3 Google owns its own data centers and GPU architecture
Oh. And Alphabet is profitable.
December 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
OpenAI is cooked. They are battling Google on three fronts, and losing:
1 Google already monopolizes the ad industry
2 Gemini is on par or better than ChatCPT
3 Google owns its own data centers and GPU architecture
Oh. And Alphabet is profitable.
1 Google already monopolizes the ad industry
2 Gemini is on par or better than ChatCPT
3 Google owns its own data centers and GPU architecture
Oh. And Alphabet is profitable.