technology
From Check-Ins to Chatbots
Fifteen Years of Blogging Through Tech Shifts
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technology
Abusive Relationships—With Our Devices
Our tech relationships turn abusive. Endless scrolling, constant notifications chip away at lives, demanding attention away from loved ones. Apps, designed for engagement, create false community, isolating us. Like toxic individuals, they only seek your attention, not your well-being.
AI
Highlight, Tag, Save: A Simple App Built with AI
Last week I wrote about my experience with vibe coding. I’ve been using the Cursor AI editor, along with a Claude model, to build a web application that allows me to save articles I find online, highlight them, tag them, etc. For years, my app of choice for this
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It’s Not the Tools, It’s Us
Tools aren’t the enemy, our intentions are. From capitalism to technology, it’s not the tools that shape our world, but how we use them. Let’s stop blaming what’s neutral and start taking responsibility for how we wield what’s in our hands.
business
Technology Has Lowered the Bar for Starting a Business
Starting a business was once a monumental task, particularly for endeavors requiring significant investment, such as spacecraft, pharmaceuticals, or automotive manufacturing. However, the landscape for launching software or service companies has vastly improved in terms of accessibility. There was a time when establishing a software business necessitated significant investments in
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The rectangle
All these people walking around, and here I am just watching them. It’s a lot of people, and they are all distracted, looking at a rectangle, ignoring what’s around them. It’s happening more and more, and it is sad. It illuminates their faces, bringing happiness and sadness
AI
Tinkering with AI: My First Steps
Lately, I’ve been exploring the realms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). My interest was sparked by a project at my day job, where we identified the potential for a simple ML model to enhance our data mapping process. We often encounter straightforward cases where source values
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Understanding AI and Embracing Its Potential.
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a thrilling and mysterious subject, much like a captivating science fiction book you can’t put down. However, beyond fiction, AI is a reality, and its history is just as fascinating. Can you imagine a machine that learns, thinks, and adapts? Sounds incredible, right? Well,
blogging
Use technology, don’t let it use you.
I am sitting in a lounge at an airport in Mexico City. My flight is in three hours, I am on my way back to Seattle, the city I call home. I visited my family in Guadalajara. I love seeing my parents, my siblings, their spouses, and the charismatic nephews
anonymity
A note on boredom, anonymity, and declinism
It’s interesting to see how the amount of ennui in our society increases simultaneously as technology advances. We are doing something wrong. Technology and its rapid advancement can be not only distracting but dangerous. Is this contributing to the declinism of our society? I think it is, and my
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How to explain technical information to someone with no technical knowledge
Last week as I was asked to describe what a JavaScript callback is to someone without any technical background. I thought about it for a few seconds and couldn’t think of a non-technical way to explain that a callback is a function that gets executed after another function has
business
Innovation
Innovation is an overused word and very often, not recognized for what it is or what it means but instead, for what each one of us wants to believe it means. Innovation is not something you teach or buy; innovation is not something a consultant will find for you or