swalchemist - Network

I went to a conference to get help, and I offered help instead.Open-Minded...

I went to a conference to get help, and I offered help instead.

Open-Minded Networking
https://swalchemist.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/open-minded-networking/

#professional #networking

I'm writing non-fiction, but listening to a music playlist for fantasy writers. Maybe that'll spice it up. :)#writing #nonfiction

I'm writing non-fiction, but listening to a music playlist for fantasy writers. Maybe that'll spice it up. :)

#writing #nonfiction

Three different people in the past few weeks have been no-shows to meetings we had scheduled. Probably not a trend, but it makes me wonder...

Three different people in the past few weeks have been no-shows to meetings we had scheduled. Probably not a trend, but it makes me wonder if people are more distracted now.

I asked Claude for help using some software. It guided me to the solution but didn't know for sure how to do it. Then it asked me for...

I asked Claude for help using some software. It guided me to the solution but didn't know for sure how to do it. Then it asked me for feedback on what I did. Pretty impressive, and it motivated me to take the time to do that and help others.

I didn't even need the right level of StackOverflow reputation to do it (though now I wonder what Claude thinks internally my reputation is. :)

#AI

Wow - extreme coercion makes AI work...

Wow - extreme coercion makes AI work better.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/quintbrut_i-came-across-something-insane-while-using-activity-7300478287737163776-fygk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAABVsoBSMledW5o4msiP6uMs_4NASb1rn4

#AI

Unbelievable. RTO includes weekends now?"Google’s Sergey Brin Urges Workers to the Office ‘at Least’ Every...

Unbelievable. RTO includes weekends now?

"Google’s Sergey Brin Urges Workers to the Office ‘at Least’ Every Weekday"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/technology/google-sergey-brin-return-to-office.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0k4.udi5.wG17IKhm_h3f&smid=url-share

"The code you write today shapes the work-day for someone else later."-Salve J. Nilsen...

"The code you write today shapes the work-day for someone else later."

-Salve J. Nilsen (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7296070556125216769?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7296070556125216769%2C7296084054100078592%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287296084054100078592%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7296070556125216769%29)

@Bean_the_Bard Welcome to the Fediverse!

@Bean_the_Bard Welcome to the Fediverse!

What was the Warnier Prize?https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-warnier-prize-danny-faught-3uuuc

What was the Warnier Prize?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-warnier-prize-danny-faught-3uuuc

Yep. I just used #ChatGPT as a thesaurus. I went there, but I feel strange about it.

Yep. I just used #ChatGPT as a thesaurus. I went there, but I feel strange about it.

I just tried #MacWhisper for the first time to transcribe some recordings of interviews I did for a book project, and wow, it really nails...

I just tried #MacWhisper for the first time to transcribe some recordings of interviews I did for a book project, and wow, it really nails it.

Well, there was some singing, and I can forgive it not getting those parts right.

Proud of myself - I responded to a cute bunny picture with "awww" instead of "awe".I'm setting a low bar.#spelling

Proud of myself - I responded to a cute bunny picture with "awww" instead of "awe".

I'm setting a low bar.

#spelling

This weekend I'm doing live foley for the second time in my life and I'm so...

This weekend I'm doing live foley for the second time in my life and I'm so excited!

https://youtu.be/B4zuuuiitMk?si=m42oqLiTKt3Hc4fc

#soundeffects #foley #theater

I've finally figured out that not replying in a conversation can be more powerful than any rebuttal I could craft.

I've finally figured out that not replying in a conversation can be more powerful than any rebuttal I could craft.

Blogged about how it can be practical to improve some of the code but maybe not a lot of it."Design Evolutions Doomed to Never...

Blogged about how it can be practical to improve some of the code but maybe not a lot of it.

"Design Evolutions Doomed to Never Finish"
https://swalchemist.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/design-evolutions-doomed-to-never-finish/

#software #design #legacycode

Great quote from an interview with @RonJeffries by @mgaertne:Markus Gärtner: “Hi Ron, nice to meet you.”Ron Jeffries: “We’ll see...

Great quote from an interview with @RonJeffries by @mgaertne:

Markus Gärtner: “Hi Ron, nice to meet you.”
Ron Jeffries: “We’ll see about that.”

https://ronjeffries.com/articles/-x024/-v04/8/

My experience with Libib and cataloguing my books.https://swalchemist.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/adventures-in-personal-library-management/

My experience with Libib and cataloguing my books.

https://swalchemist.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/adventures-in-personal-library-management/

Standing desk is under siege. I’ve done a lot of standing today.#CatsOfMastodon

Standing desk is under siege. I’ve done a lot of standing today.

#CatsOfMastodon

Opinions can change over time. Here's what has changed since I gave an interview to @angryweasel. Of course, I had to mention...

Opinions can change over time. Here's what has changed since I gave an interview to @angryweasel. Of course, I had to mention Mastodon.

"Four Years after the 343"
https://swalchemist.wordpress.com/2024/07/05/four-years-after-the-343/

#abtesting #generalist #biography #DuoLingo

The way my teams managed their work doesn't have a name, but it worked well nonetheless.Beyond Scrum -...

The way my teams managed their work doesn't have a name, but it worked well nonetheless.

Beyond Scrum - https://swalchemist.wordpress.com/2024/06/28/beyond-scrum/

#scrum #beyondscrum