lyle

I make software (@NetflixEng) and podcasts: @WeAreNetflix, The Important Thing, & GeekSpeak. (he/him/his) Mastodon

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So long and thanks for all the fish!

I’m at https://t.co/Q2J34j81pC
@[email protected] - Mastodon

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SquareSpace used to be my go-to recommendation. Unfortunately, I can't say that anymore—their growth strategy seems to depend, in part, on locking users into their platform.

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Authority is not Leadership.

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@diarnold19 @LylePSchmee @HOUmanitarian Hey, that's not me.

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Asking ChatGPT in a neutral way produces a fairly neutral take... which is boring, so let me ask it this:
"Please write like Bart Simpson to the question of Mastodon vs Twitter"

/12

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These "large-language-model-fine-tuned-with-both-supervised-and-reinforcement-learning-techniques" systems will still amplify one's own beliefs. And I am fairly sure we don't want confirmation bias super-charged by AI.

/11

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@rothgar Also, you may want to add an rss link to your page… I couldn’t find it.

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@danielpunkass Oh, that’s what apps keep having versions - I noticed it with 1Password. Bummer Apple doesn’t support paid upgrades.

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@rothgar Your blog is great with good pics, but the images don’t seem to show up with a feed reader.

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@ThePrimeagen This week I did two office days:

It filled my cup to see colleagues/friends.

I am more productive at home.

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💭 iOS vs Web - Developer thoughts 💭
1997 Web -> 2015 iOS -> 2020 Web-> 2022 #iOS
• CSS is fantastic!
• Web wins Text
• Types are good
• #JavaScript event-loop limitation is simpler
• Non-UI threads are fantastic!
• Privacy is good🍏
• Open Web is good
• Web Community👍