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I'm a member of a nice forum for a particular kind of professional. A while ago, the developer of this forum implemented a new feature to the daily email summaries: GenAI summaries of the posts. It immediately turned me off, and still all these months later, I hate it. The summary takes all the humanity out of the original post, and more often than not, it removes any kind of curiosity I might have developed about the content. Even just the first few sentences of the actual post would be better.

seangoedecke.com/large-established-codebases/

"My virtual assistant Aimee took the liberty of analyzing six months of your cell data. Looks like you hit up Jamba Juice at 3:30 on Thursdays when your work calendar says you’re meeting with Seth from Accounting, who clearly does not exist. Since you’re free at this time, we can engage in a thought shower about how our company can help you shoehorn AI into your existing services."

pointsincase.com/articles/i-can-only-assume-youre-ignoring-my-unsolicited-linkedin-messages-because-i-havent-sent-enough

I don't know, dad, but I think mom's pissed off

youtube.com/watch?v=Mtd24QIBJ5Y

Still love this song/video in a "the kids are all right" kind of way

Whenever I think, "When are the kids going to learn [to XYZ]?" and then reflect back on my own life I realize the answer is, "Sometimes in their 20s, or 30s, or 40s, or maybe their 50s, or maybe never."

Just discovered this apparently popular artist via this great cover youtube.com/watch?v=hysbWNn9WqI

It's weird living through 2001 again 14 years later

daniel.industries/2025/04/27/culture-is-what-we-collectively-agree-upon/

@lcamtuf ...which recreates the conditions for the cataclysm, restarting the cycle

Looking at photos of California Condors, the 10yo boy says, "Looks like a drunk Lorax"