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Baldur Bjarnason - All Writing

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The two worlds of programming: why developers who make the same observations about LLMs come to opposite conclusions đź”—

“Why are you being so difficult? This could be a good thing for us? How can you be so sure?” This was in late 2000. We were having drinks in the Water [...]

Ravens in March đź”—

This raven is picking the meat off a sheep’s jaw. I’m guessing somebody threw their “svið” leftovers out for the ravens to enjoy. Whoops dropped it. I [...]

Objects not data: a photography and illustration print experiment đź”—

Information Wants To Be Free. Information also wants to be expensive. —Stewart Brand There is a tension inherent in the economic nature of data. Data [...]

Birds in February đź”—

A couple of simple bird shots. Redcaps and a starling. The ravens are still in town. [...]

Have I hardened against LLMs? đź”—

The other day a reader of The Intelligence Illusion sent me a short email that outlined their takeaway from the book and ended it with a simple questi [...]

Black and white January đź”—

Icelandic ravens stay in the countryside during the summer, but are urban in the winter. The cemetery in Gufunes, for example, usually has a bunch of [...]

Books as signifiers, the paradox of tolerance, and Nazi bars đź”—

“Could you have a quick look at this manuscript? I think it could do with a fresh pair of eyes.” A request like this wasn’t unusual in the early days [...]

'AI' is a dick move, redux đź”—

(This was originally posted as a social media thread. Edited and posted here for posterity.) I’ve stopped trying to debate software developers on LLMs [...]

My town looks okay, for now (photos) đź”—

Things look a bit dire all over, but last week’s photography walk was a good one. This raven pair gave off strong “Statler and Waldorf commenting on p [...]

A foggy respite đź”—

Given how rough this year has been for most people, I’m postponing off some of the end-of-year review essays and, instead, present you with these phot [...]