Chad Fowler
Person on 4 sites
Programmer, musician and author of The Passionate Programmer; organised RubyConf and RailsConf and has worked as a CTO.
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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3 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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9 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Safety cannot be enforced by filtering prompts or outputs once frontier models are powerful enough. (opens korrents.com)
“In the near future, frontier models will be powerful enough that you won’t be able to enforce safety by filtering prompts or outputs. Completely innocuous requests will compose into capabilities you wanted to prohibit.”
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Rewrites fail because architecture treats the implementation as the system, though it holds years of accumulated memory. (opens korrents.com)
“Most software architecture assumes the implementation is the system. That’s why rewrites fail.”
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A regenerative system's architecture is defined by what you can't delete: boundaries matter, internal structure is fluid. (opens korrents.com)
“The architecture of a regenerative system is defined entirely by what you can't delete. Internal structure is fluid. Boundaries are everything.”
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Safety cannot be enforced by filtering prompts or outputs once frontier models are powerful enough. (opens korrents.com)
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12 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Apple TV (opens rcmnd.app)
“Lately, my wife and I have started carrying an Apple TV for long trips as well. We have two in the house. We love these little devices. Perfect for watching TV and movies while tired and bored in a hotel room.”
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Yamaha Custom Alto Saxophone (opens rcmnd.app)
“For music I play a Yamaha Custom Alto Saxophone from the early 90s. This is about as uncool as you can possibly get when it comes to pro-level saxophones, but the damn things just sounds good.”
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Brian May signature model (opens rcmnd.app)
“I play guitar a lot too, and recently got myself a Brian May signature model. Brian May was the guitarist for Queen. He's really good but not my cup of tea specifically. That makes it weird to have a Brian May…”
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Apple TV (opens rcmnd.app)