Author: Paul Ford

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January 22, 2025

Use Worse Tools

I can’t really understand LLMs unless I keep taking steps backwards.

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January 15, 2025

Where’s the Dragon?

I bet you think you know what the dragon is, but you’ll be surprised.

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January 8, 2025

Software Theater

The secret, as always, is rehearsal.

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December 18, 2024

The Eternal Thrift Store

Like thrift stores, the new AI systems are chaotic, weird—and ultimately human.

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December 4, 2024

Nobody Knows Anything (Still)

Some thoughts on AI at the end of 2024—and one great link about the beauty of non-AI tech.

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