Russell Conard

[François Chollet @fchollet]

Pragmatically, we can say that AGI is reached when it's no longer easy to come up with problems that regular people can solve (with no prior training) and that are infeasible for AI models. Right now it's still easy to come up with such problems, so we don't have AGI.

[Charity Majors @mipsytipsy]

The hard parts of software are what come next. when you scope, integrate, scale, upgrade, instrument... when you extend it, understand it, and maintain it. Over the entirety of its lifetime.

Generative AI isn't making this easier. If anything, it's making the real work harder.

[Ian M @enj316]

I am so excited to share that Trusted Signing (aka Azure Code Signing) is now in Public Preview! #codesigning #Authenticode #Windows https://t.co/ZmD2LEjcCs

[json @JsonBasedman]

Software engineers on their knees, crying, throwing up

[Russell Conard @Nature_Numbers]

@amandaksilver and @FilishaShah are delivering an outstanding presentation at @msdev #MicrosoftIgnite showcasing the ways that we're empowering developers with AI

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

One of my favorite scientific figures is this one of the entropy levels of 100 world cities by the orientation of streets. The cities with most ordered streets: Chicago, Miami, & Minneapolis. Most disordered: Charlotte, Sao Paulo, Rome & Singapore. Paper: https://t.co/DTd5JiahmF

[Russell Conard @Nature_Numbers]

I started describing my career as helping "smart people do smart people work" more than a decade ago.

AI is the biggest opportunity that I have had to help my customers focus more of their time on the things that matter, and I'm excited to be part of it!

7/7

[Russell Conard @Nature_Numbers]

I am a @Microsoft engineer. I have helped build features that are used in Windows on your computer today.

I have been pulling my hair out for two hours trying to get WiFi working on my laptop. I have been troubleshooting Windows networking since AOL dial-up on Win95.

1/7

[Russell Conard @Nature_Numbers]

If anyone wonders why @Microsoft is working so hard to integrate Copilot into everything, it's exactly for this reason – to give you back 2 hours of your weekend.

6/7

[Russell Conard @Nature_Numbers]

I wonder if I wait twice as long before my next order if @Postmates will double the discount offer to -2% off?!

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

Breathtaking view from a November afternoon hike 🥰

[Russell Conard @Nature_Numbers]

Due to supply chain issues, Seattle had to order their fog in "Smoke" flavor this week

I hope "Autumn Fir" is back in stock soon.

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore

🧵

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

When I am saying I personally am not promoting or benefitting from crypto - PoW of any kind - I mean it.

Updated my job board terms to reflect this. Said no to a fiat-to-crypto company wanting to post several ads.

I personally do not support the environmental impact of PoW.

[US Consumer Product Safety Commission @USCPSC]

Birds are real.

[Russell Conard @Nature_Numbers]

@NWSSeattle, we are getting heavy graupel east of Redmond!