Ward Bell

Voted #1 in Humility

[Ward Bell @wardbell]

Navigation:
- ignores painted lane markings (left turn in straight lane; straight in left turn lane)
- left turn into cul de sac instead of proper street 10’ later
- left turn on wrong street, 10’ past correct street
- left turn inside parking lot instead of exit street 10’ on

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@Tesla FSD 14.3.2 is rough; hope 14.3.3 comes soon and improves behavior.

Driving with FSD 99% and living it. But the move from 14.3.1 to 14.3.2 was a step back for me as a user.

Still feel safe but intervening 2 or 3 times almost every short trip

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Regression Areas: Drive Quality and Navigation.

Drive Quality:
- wandering in highway lane as if buffeted by wind
- last minute (<100 feet) lane change for exit
- indecision leads to wheel wiggle
- brake stabbing is back (not terrible)

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@billyhollis Hmm. I think skill and experience with AI should be a plus. “Not being averse to” sounds like you think it’s an unnecessary, vaguely unwanted, part of the tool bag.

I agree strongly that the person takes top priority while coding skills (w or wo AI) are down the list

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@MikeRyanDev @CopilotKit Congrats (I think). You had a pretty sweet setup and lifestyle there in Oregon. Hope you preserve that same peace and tranquility in your new home.

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@blovedev So what comes next? Can MCP be fixed? Will it be? Or are alternatives emerging? And what are YOU doing about it?

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@billyhollis Dear Billy. There are 2 kinds of people: those that divide people into 2 kinds and those that don’t. I am the latter.

The world of words & symbols, where you clearly belong & are welcome, has the same range of empathy as the other worlds.

Agree empathy is critical for design.

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@jeffbcross Remember also to specify when you will be back in your room

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@Live360events @billyhollis “With a contrarian streak that often challenges”

The pronoun “that” throws me. I thought it was you, Billy, who often challenges and not your streak.

Or have you found a different pronoun to announce your gender preference?

A person of mystery indeed!

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@juristr Those “devs” will never get a job as Devs.

They might get jobs as business analysts; their experience as “jive coders” (ha ha) could make them better at THAT BA job than BAs are today (and wouldn’t that be welcome!).

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@victorsavkin These are important observations, not special pleading from defensive IT staff.

MANAGEMENT should read. I don’t know that people who have never programmed at all can understand these points. Maybe by analogy and self-reflection?

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@billyhollis Or maybe we chose to delegate in different regions of our lives at different times?

I’m reluctant to divide people into those who do and do not value their agency. It can seem that way, especially in circumstances where we are frustrated by the people who are apathetic

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@billyhollis @VSLive This is a very good idea.

As you observed, the legacy app is the product of a dev saying “Because no one knows, I’ll design the UI myself.”

But is there a better understanding of actual workflows now? Can AI find them? What is AI doing for me? I’m looking forward to it Billy!

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@billyhollis @Dorizzdt SILLINESS. My remarks were half in jest. There are a few truly terrible languages (hi there COBOL) in which it is almost impossible to write something good. JS isn’t one of them. Except at the margins where “bad fit” really exists, it’s the “man not the clothes” that matter.

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@billyhollis @Dorizzdt “Frameworks thrown together in two weeks”? You mean JS right? All others known to me have been carefully cultivated over years.

We measure quality by how much clients pay now? Or do they pay you twice as much because it takes you four times as long? KIDDING!

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@mgechev What’s not to like? You are “driving the conversation forward”! You are one of the select voices. That is so innovative! - Mr A.I. Marketspeaker

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@MikeRyanDev I’ve looked at Hashbrown and I think you will want to as well.

It’s a pragmatic way to integrate AI tools with an app to create user experiences that are natural for regular people. With guardrails.

That’s a dream within reach for developers and their employers

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@billyhollis The telling karmic consequence is the impoverishment of their souls. These principles are foundational to a rich and happy life, without regard to accolades or advancement (the least important “achievements”). Sorry for them … and the people they hurt.

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@DanielGlejzner Publicly auditable, incorruptible audit trails (think tracking food from field to shelf for food safety). Then I am out of ideas.