Eric Safstrom

Turning AI buzzwords into results. Building custom software that works for humans. Pragmatist, digital craftsman, occasional golf hacker.

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@iamdevloper Midday magpie

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Imagine waking up with Superman's speed and strength. How would you stop yourself from using those abilities? Every moment could be spent having major positive impacts. Small talk, watching shorts, even pooping feels like an immoral waste of time.

Our nervous system wasn't built for this. The AI-pilled folks like me keep describing the same restlessness. There's no psychological term for it yet.

I'm calling it Salmon Syndrome.

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@badlogicgames Asking ChatGPT to review and refine Claude's outputs is the new asking the other parent hoping for a different answer than the first one gave.

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Most people have the access and know-how to have Mother Nature produce vegetation. Why do we still have farmers? Most don't want to spend the time or effort to grow things themselves.

Most people now can easily get the access and know-how to have computers produce any digital creation. Why will we still have technologists?

The same reason we still have farmers.

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@brockpierson Restarting posting here....boost would be helpful.

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I worked in a book bindery years ago. Materials go in one side, changed product comes out the other. When the materials are good and the machine runs well, the output is usually good. Usually. It still required inspection to catch the idiosyncrasies that inevitably happen.

Everyone's focused on model quality and context quality. Not many are talking about output inspection. Are we about to see an explosion of QA jobs for these new software factories?

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AI is the Genie from Disney's Aladdin. Make a wish for a nickel and poof, wish granted. But choose your words carefully as Robin Williams may improv something unexpected.

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What if every few pulls on the water faucet handle resulted in dirty water coming out? It's not the end of the world. You just pull it again. It is an irritation though. You could try replacing the faucet, but no one has solved the dirty water issue fully. Higher priced faucets produce dirty water less often, but it still happens. Regardless it is way better than hauling water from the creek by hand. This is AI in 2026.

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This isn't just a tweak; it's a revolution! 🔥 SMEs can now have software as unique as their quirks—no second mortgage needed. Tired of wrestling with clunky SaaS or overpriced flops? Let's rewrite the playbook together!

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The tech naming paradox: We build tools smart enough to transform industries but not smart enough to name them comprehensibly. "LangChain" isn't jewelry made of dictionaries, and "RAG" isn't for dusting furniture. What's your vote for worst-named tech?

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If your inventory system still relies on Post-it notes, prayer, and occasional panic attacks, you might be doing business in 2003. Imagine an AI that handles the tedium while you focus on what matters—like figuring out why the office coffee always tastes like disappointment.

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Asked Claude to rename "AI Agent" and got some winners:

DASH (Directed Autonomous System Helper)
ADAM (Autonomous Decision-Action Machine)
MILO (Machine Intelligence with Logical Objectives)

Maybe we should let AI name itself?

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The bits about smaller, focused models for companies makes sense to me. https://t.co/KdGMAgDRND

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Clunky SaaS = a tricycle. Custom software = a gold-plated rocket. AI? It’s the turbo scooter your biz actually needs.

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Remember when Netflix saved us from ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ marathons? AI’s doing the same for SMEs: software that works WHEN you want, HOW you want. No more 3am Excel meltdowns.

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AWS seems a little late to the game here but can't be discounted because of their market share. https://t.co/0DcnULoPh0

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Greenland's naming was Viking marketing. "Agentic AI" is our version - impressive-sounding but mystifying to most people. What if tech was named to help people understand its impact rather than impress academic committees? Revolutionary concept, I know.

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A whopping 91% of small businesses using AI are reporting serious cash flow glow-ups. Think of it as giving your business a double shot of espresso—and who doesn’t need that? https://t.co/VznDQBpJEw

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AI: The genius intern who never sleeps, never complains, and definitely doesn't raid your fridge. Now making custom software affordable enough that your accountant won't need therapy.

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Picture this: You're sipping coffee while your AI inventory system has already analyzed yesterday's sales, spotted emerging trends, and placed perfectly-timed orders with suppliers. This isn't science fiction—it's the small business future we could all be living.