Logitech finally announced its new ultraportable travel mouse following leaked marketing images that spoiled the surprise last month. As the name implies, the Mobi Fold is a compact mouse that can  fold in half using a hinge that can pivot about 130 degrees. At $79.99 in graphite, off-white, lilac, and sand color options, the Mobi […]

I’ve always been intrigued by Go. It’s powerful, fast (I really like fast), and simple. The tradeoff? It’s simple. Coming from higher level languages like PHP & JavaScript, Go can feel crude.

As I’ve recently written, this blog went back to Hugo. Hugo is also fast and crude. But with LLMs, the crudeness of things doesn’t hurt as much as before. I don’t need to deal with writing it anymore, and crude is still readable.

From Just Fucking Use Go:

The boring choice is the right choice. It always was.

I agree. More than ever, I have an urge to dabble into lower level languages. AI is a huge layer of complexity we’re adding to our tooling. Let’s use it to trim the fat from our outputs.

Wall Street Journal:
Sixteen economists on what AI will mean for the US economy, workers, and workplaces: AI will boost productivity in the near term, but only two expect more jobs  —  How 16 top economists think AI will change the job market, and how to prepare  —  Will artificial intelligence improve workers' lives …

New York Times:
An expert panel with Daron Acemoglu, Dean Ball, Ethan Mollick, and Clara Shih discusses AI's impact on jobs and how to prepare for the future of work  —  This May, a new genre of viral video emerged: clips from several college commencements, at which the new grads heartily booed speakers …

Gregory Meyer / Financial Times:
Walmart outlined a future where AI will change how people work, not necessarily how many work, at its annual Associates Week, as it accelerates AI adoption  —  Retailer's embrace of artificial intelligence comes amid anxiety that the technology will create mass redundancies.