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Change in the workplace is constant. Whether it’s a reorganization, a new tool, or a …
I got a pre-release copy of this and have read a bit of it but I'm starting to dig in fully.
I got a pre-release copy of this and have read a bit of it but I'm starting to dig in fully.
A smart, incisive take-down of the bogus claims being made about so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing …
I enjoyed reading this book, though as someone who watches Mystery AI Hype Theatre 3000 pretty regularly, the information contained within is something I was already aware of.
For those of you who haven't read it, give it a read - it covers a lot of the underlying lies being bandied about in the current AI Hype bubble, and the sheer amount of bullshit coming out of Silicon Valley as they desperately grasp for the trillion dollar use case.
Overall, pretty short, but extremely well cited. The only ding I'm giving the book is that I think the prose could have been structured a bit better, there are a bunch of "we'll cover this in {x} section" or "we covered this in {x} section" as you go through and I think you'd have needed less of that were the sections reorganized a bit to have a stronger "narrative" …
I enjoyed reading this book, though as someone who watches Mystery AI Hype Theatre 3000 pretty regularly, the information contained within is something I was already aware of.
For those of you who haven't read it, give it a read - it covers a lot of the underlying lies being bandied about in the current AI Hype bubble, and the sheer amount of bullshit coming out of Silicon Valley as they desperately grasp for the trillion dollar use case.
Overall, pretty short, but extremely well cited. The only ding I'm giving the book is that I think the prose could have been structured a bit better, there are a bunch of "we'll cover this in {x} section" or "we covered this in {x} section" as you go through and I think you'd have needed less of that were the sections reorganized a bit to have a stronger "narrative" arc.
Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself …
A big-hearted, no-bullshit memoir from the TikTok superstar about her journey from living paycheck to …
Grabbed this from the library. It's alright so far, it's mostly a biography with some financial advice mixed in so far.
Grabbed this from the library. It's alright so far, it's mostly a biography with some financial advice mixed in so far.
What are the major business risks to avoid with generative AI? How do you avoid having it blow up in …
What are the major business risks to avoid with generative AI? How do you avoid …
Great book. It's clear that Mr. Bjarnason is a Generative AI skeptic (and I am too) but he gives a lot of practical advice which aims to tamp down on the hype a little.
Great book. It's clear that Mr. Bjarnason is a Generative AI skeptic (and I am too) but he gives a lot of practical advice which aims to tamp down on the hype a little.
Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now …
Only on the first chapter and it's already a bit of a doozie.
Only on the first chapter and it's already a bit of a doozie.
Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a …
Content warning Lots of Cosmere Spoilers
Like Tress, this book contains a number of Cosmere in-references and features Hoid as the narrator. Pretty quickly you find that Hoid has found himself in yet another ridiculous situation where he's incapacitated in some way (like Tress), but he's unable to act in this one (unlike Tress). Taking Hoid's place in the role of "mentor" is Design, the cryptic that Hoid picked up in the Stormlight Archives. Now she's a buxom woman now (or rather, the illusion of a buxom woman) with "definitely very human mannerisms". I enjoyed her persona here, it provided the comic relief as a stand-in for Hoid. They really are made for each other.
The ideas behind how the Nightmares work and how the world functions really didn't make sense to me at first, but when the reveal comes at the end of the novel it all satisfyingly clicked into place. Like, in the initial chapters, I was wondering if it was tidally locked, but turns out, no.
Other thoughts:
The moral lesson / Painter's growth was good. He did that thing again where he has a character plainly lay out the backstory which is useful, but I'm not a big fan of that. The third viewpoint character (who didn't really get any viewpoint scenes) was nice, I enjoyed her. The reference to Threndony was A+.
Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a …
I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to, and I'll post a separate comment with spoilers in it right after this one.
I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to, and I'll post a separate comment with spoilers in it right after this one.
Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a …
So far so good, I'm liking the narrative and the world building. Though it did take me a couple of tries to figure out if this was a tidally locked planet like the one White Sands takes place on.
So far so good, I'm liking the narrative and the world building. Though it did take me a couple of tries to figure out if this was a tidally locked planet like the one White Sands takes place on.
This was a surprisingly good read - I didn't expect to like a non-cosmere book as much as I did, but the premise was great and there were several "unexpected" twists in it.
This was a surprisingly good read - I didn't expect to like a non-cosmere book as much as I did, but the premise was great and there were several "unexpected" twists in it.
Getting an MBA is an expensive choice-one almost impossible to justify regardless of the state …
Solid book, I did already understand a lot of the concepts but there were several times while reading the various sections that I thought to myself "Yeah, I see this every day". Likewise, the book does a good job of distilling the concepts into digestable chunks so it can be used for easy reference.
Solid book, I did already understand a lot of the concepts but there were several times while reading the various sections that I thought to myself "Yeah, I see this every day". Likewise, the book does a good job of distilling the concepts into digestable chunks so it can be used for easy reference.
Getting an MBA is an expensive choice-one almost impossible to justify regardless of the state …
So far so good, basically the first chapter is "Why you shouldn't get a traditional MBA" which boils down to "It's expensive and there's no evidence it makes you any better at conducting business."
So far so good, basically the first chapter is "Why you shouldn't get a traditional MBA" which boils down to "It's expensive and there's no evidence it makes you any better at conducting business."
Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a …
I've got it in hand now and queued up for "soon"
I've got it in hand now and queued up for "soon"
