The Day the Computers Turned Blue. (This Issue Is Not the Result of or Related to a Cyberattack. We Did It to Ourselves.)

As the only thing in the universe that writes software, we are the best at it. But is what we write any good? Do we make poor software? And is it just because it's cheaper?

Software Crisis, Software Glut, and Software Plop

Discussion of the increasing complexity facing humanity is unavoidable. We've been in a "software crisis" since at least 1968. Will AI programming, which we might call "plop," make things better...or worse? Are we doomed to 500+ generations of unsafe computers?

It’s a Race to the Top. Claude 3.5 Sonnet Claims the Crown. For Now...

I believe that competition makes most things better, and my goodness, do we have competition in the LLM/GenAI space right now! And, most importantly, users are the big winner!

Programming for People Who Don't Program Good

Most software companies need to solve problems of a certain size in order to find the right return on investment. But what about all the other smaller problems we deal with? The thousands of paper cuts we endure daily? Can GenAI help MORE people solve SMALLER problems with software?

We Will Remember It For You At Wholesale Token Prices

You make an appointment to meet with a specialist who will help you recreate lost memories. Are you in a sci-fi movie...or is this happening in real life?

The Purpose of the Hypersurface Is to Keep Expanding: The Non-Human Identity Explosion

Dropbox was recently hacked and non-human identities were involved. How cyberpunk! Identity in the cloud is extremely complex and can only be managed by modelling with tools. This complexity has contributed to the continued growth of the attack hypersurface.

Anthropic Pokes at the “Brain” of AI and It Smells Burnt Golden Gate Bridge

Large Language Models have largely been a black box, in that we don't understand what's going on inside them. This makes them difficult and sometimes unsafe to use. But new research is shedding light on their inner workings, paving the way for greater security in their application.

Welcome to the TCA: The Total Cloud Abstraction

Computers should be more secure and easier to use. While the public cloud has many benefits, it also adds complexity. What if we used a cloud account differently... what if we entered the TOTAL CLOUD ABSTRACTION zone!

Is Software Regulation Coming?

We know that software is full of security holes. That's the way it works: it costs more to write secure software. But we also know that some key industries, like finance, are heavily regulated, and it is effective. Regulation seems to make finance healthier. Could software be next?

Is AI a Generational Movement for Developers?

Over the last few weeks I've been lucky enough to attend AI related events in Toronto. From those events I've developed some views on what is going on with AI and new developers.