Corey McMahon
@coreymcmahon.bsky.social
Full stack senior engineer and CTO for hire. Plumbing the internet with Laravel, NestJS and Vue/React. https://slashnode.com
GFC version 2.0?
"The data-center buildout has genuinely absurd finances – there are ... companies that are collateralizing their loans by staking their giant Nvidia GPUs as collateral... there's pretty much nothing that loses its value faster than silicon chips."
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
"The data-center buildout has genuinely absurd finances – there are ... companies that are collateralizing their loans by staking their giant Nvidia GPUs as collateral... there's pretty much nothing that loses its value faster than silicon chips."
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
GFC version 2.0?
"The data-center buildout has genuinely absurd finances – there are ... companies that are collateralizing their loans by staking their giant Nvidia GPUs as collateral... there's pretty much nothing that loses its value faster than silicon chips."
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
"The data-center buildout has genuinely absurd finances – there are ... companies that are collateralizing their loans by staking their giant Nvidia GPUs as collateral... there's pretty much nothing that loses its value faster than silicon chips."
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
I don't think there's ever been any question about whether existing deep learning techniques would hit a scaling wall. The real question is whether new techniques will emerge that allow model performance to continue marching onwards and upwards...
qz.com/meta-ai-llam...
qz.com/meta-ai-llam...
It looks like Meta just hit a big AI roadblock
Rollout of its next Llama model is reportedly delayed, as engineers struggle to improve its capabilities
qz.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I don't think there's ever been any question about whether existing deep learning techniques would hit a scaling wall. The real question is whether new techniques will emerge that allow model performance to continue marching onwards and upwards...
qz.com/meta-ai-llam...
qz.com/meta-ai-llam...
Preordered!
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The first chapter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbD...
EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS!
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
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February 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Preordered!
One of the unintended (but totally predictable) side effects of the USAID cuts is that a lot of very sick people in developing countries are about to lose access to medicine they need to live
I don't know much about helicopters or stars. But I know a lot about one thing. youtu.be/PBjQgizWRBA?...
What's at Stake
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
youtu.be
February 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
One of the unintended (but totally predictable) side effects of the USAID cuts is that a lot of very sick people in developing countries are about to lose access to medicine they need to live
Good learnings here.
The main takeaway is that native dev knowledge is key, even when using hybrid or cross platform frameworks. Also learned this the hard way over many years of trial and error (albeit with Ionic rather than RN)
shopify.engineering/five-years-o...
The main takeaway is that native dev knowledge is key, even when using hybrid or cross platform frameworks. Also learned this the hard way over many years of trial and error (albeit with Ionic rather than RN)
shopify.engineering/five-years-o...
Five years of React Native at Shopify (2025) - Shopify
Five years ago, we announced that React Native (RN) is the future of mobile at Shopify. Today, we are excited to share the progress we've made, lessons learned, and what the future holds.
To recap, we...
shopify.engineering
January 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Good learnings here.
The main takeaway is that native dev knowledge is key, even when using hybrid or cross platform frameworks. Also learned this the hard way over many years of trial and error (albeit with Ionic rather than RN)
shopify.engineering/five-years-o...
The main takeaway is that native dev knowledge is key, even when using hybrid or cross platform frameworks. Also learned this the hard way over many years of trial and error (albeit with Ionic rather than RN)
shopify.engineering/five-years-o...
Mac reformatted ✅
Desk cleaned ✅
Cables organised ✅
Ready for 2025 🎉
Desk cleaned ✅
Cables organised ✅
Ready for 2025 🎉
January 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Mac reformatted ✅
Desk cleaned ✅
Cables organised ✅
Ready for 2025 🎉
Desk cleaned ✅
Cables organised ✅
Ready for 2025 🎉
One of these things is not like the other…
December 31, 2024 at 11:28 PM
One of these things is not like the other…
Domi & JD Beck - SPACE MOUNTAiN - Live at Tokyo, Japan
YouTube video by S B
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December 19, 2024 at 2:22 AM
gearing up to reformat my main work computer over the xmas break...
send hopes and prayers
send hopes and prayers
December 18, 2024 at 11:16 AM
gearing up to reformat my main work computer over the xmas break...
send hopes and prayers
send hopes and prayers
"... one of the charms of computing: the hammer you reach for every day may have, in fact, come from a spaceship"
December 16, 2024 at 10:42 PM
"... one of the charms of computing: the hammer you reach for every day may have, in fact, come from a spaceship"
haven't used WP in several years but it's sad to see it and its community dragged through the mud by Mullenweg who, before this WP engine situation, always seemed genuinely thoughtful and benevolent. Hope he sees the light and turns this situation around
December 12, 2024 at 8:02 AM
haven't used WP in several years but it's sad to see it and its community dragged through the mud by Mullenweg who, before this WP engine situation, always seemed genuinely thoughtful and benevolent. Hope he sees the light and turns this situation around
Reposted by Corey McMahon
gonna end up at a show this evening
December 6, 2024 at 9:56 PM
gonna end up at a show this evening
Key insight on LLMs: Language ability ≠ Intelligence.
"You're not chatting to an intelligent agent; it's autocompleting your questions, like a sociopath getting under your skin by saying what it thinks you want to hear."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lxk...
"You're not chatting to an intelligent agent; it's autocompleting your questions, like a sociopath getting under your skin by saying what it thinks you want to hear."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lxk...
AI is not Designed for You
YouTube video by No Boilerplate
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Key insight on LLMs: Language ability ≠ Intelligence.
"You're not chatting to an intelligent agent; it's autocompleting your questions, like a sociopath getting under your skin by saying what it thinks you want to hear."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lxk...
"You're not chatting to an intelligent agent; it's autocompleting your questions, like a sociopath getting under your skin by saying what it thinks you want to hear."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lxk...
feeling targeted
December 5, 2024 at 6:31 AM
feeling targeted
I very much DO NOT envy HR managers having to sift through reams of AI-slop cover letters at the moment
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-genai-...
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-genai-...
How GenAI is reshaping tech hiring
Large language models are forcing tech hiring managers to adapt software engineering interview processes, fast. We look into how this is happening, and what to expect in the near future
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:24 PM
I very much DO NOT envy HR managers having to sift through reams of AI-slop cover letters at the moment
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-genai-...
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-genai-...
it's nuts to me that in 2024 hardcore bands can not only chart, but appear on prime time talk shows
I mean there's a freakin' circle pit followed by pig squeal vocals... on JIMMY KIMMEL! 🤯
kids these days are
#winning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYeD...
I mean there's a freakin' circle pit followed by pig squeal vocals... on JIMMY KIMMEL! 🤯
kids these days are
#winning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYeD...
Knocked Loose ft. Poppy – Suffocate
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:05 AM
it's nuts to me that in 2024 hardcore bands can not only chart, but appear on prime time talk shows
I mean there's a freakin' circle pit followed by pig squeal vocals... on JIMMY KIMMEL! 🤯
kids these days are
#winning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYeD...
I mean there's a freakin' circle pit followed by pig squeal vocals... on JIMMY KIMMEL! 🤯
kids these days are
#winning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYeD...
Alternative title: The pendulum swings back
December 2, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Alternative title: The pendulum swings back
a friend in sweden just got this government issued pamphlet in the mail: "how to prepare for war" 😮
2025 is shaping up to be a real doozy
2025 is shaping up to be a real doozy
December 1, 2024 at 9:18 AM
a friend in sweden just got this government issued pamphlet in the mail: "how to prepare for war" 😮
2025 is shaping up to be a real doozy
2025 is shaping up to be a real doozy
The problem with benchmarks is that they often make decisive claims about performance when in reality they say more about the benchmarking methodology than the tech used
"Benchmarks are not numerology. Their results are not a divine revelation. Benchmarks are experiments."
mrale.ph/blog/2024/11...
"Benchmarks are not numerology. Their results are not a divine revelation. Benchmarks are experiments."
mrale.ph/blog/2024/11...
Microbenchmarks are experiments
mrale.ph
November 29, 2024 at 7:31 AM
The problem with benchmarks is that they often make decisive claims about performance when in reality they say more about the benchmarking methodology than the tech used
"Benchmarks are not numerology. Their results are not a divine revelation. Benchmarks are experiments."
mrale.ph/blog/2024/11...
"Benchmarks are not numerology. Their results are not a divine revelation. Benchmarks are experiments."
mrale.ph/blog/2024/11...
“Bluesky might not be training AI systems on user content as other social networks are doing, but there’s little stopping third parties from doing so.”
techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/b...
techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/b...
Bluesky's open API means anyone can scrape your data for AI training | TechCrunch
Bluesky might not be training AI systems on user content, but there's little stopping third-parties from doing so.
techcrunch.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:01 AM
“Bluesky might not be training AI systems on user content as other social networks are doing, but there’s little stopping third parties from doing so.”
techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/b...
techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/b...
Reposted by Corey McMahon
An interesting dilemma on the business model of GenAI tools. Take AI coding tools. These are heavy usage and are sold at what are clearly subsidised rates:
1. *Assuing* there's a real efficiency gain, prices could/should be raised
2. But there's so much competition to keep prices down!
1. *Assuing* there's a real efficiency gain, prices could/should be raised
2. But there's so much competition to keep prices down!
November 26, 2024 at 9:50 PM
An interesting dilemma on the business model of GenAI tools. Take AI coding tools. These are heavy usage and are sold at what are clearly subsidised rates:
1. *Assuing* there's a real efficiency gain, prices could/should be raised
2. But there's so much competition to keep prices down!
1. *Assuing* there's a real efficiency gain, prices could/should be raised
2. But there's so much competition to keep prices down!