colton
@mccurdyc.dev
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As I have said to students nowadays, the most important thing one learns in school is how to learn, and using LLMs completely defeats that objective. The process matters.
You don't use a fork lift the gym. The immediate result—weights up in the air—is not always the key reason to do something.
You don't use a fork lift the gym. The immediate result—weights up in the air—is not always the key reason to do something.
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
As I have said to students nowadays, the most important thing one learns in school is how to learn, and using LLMs completely defeats that objective. The process matters.
You don't use a fork lift the gym. The immediate result—weights up in the air—is not always the key reason to do something.
You don't use a fork lift the gym. The immediate result—weights up in the air—is not always the key reason to do something.
the more complex things become the more i truly enjoy working / programming on the ipad
it's REALLY REALLY hard to multitask on an ipad. multi-tasking movements ie window tiling, etc. is not good on a small screen
i wish slack and gdocs were better on the ipad. they are awful
it's REALLY REALLY hard to multitask on an ipad. multi-tasking movements ie window tiling, etc. is not good on a small screen
i wish slack and gdocs were better on the ipad. they are awful
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
the more complex things become the more i truly enjoy working / programming on the ipad
it's REALLY REALLY hard to multitask on an ipad. multi-tasking movements ie window tiling, etc. is not good on a small screen
i wish slack and gdocs were better on the ipad. they are awful
it's REALLY REALLY hard to multitask on an ipad. multi-tasking movements ie window tiling, etc. is not good on a small screen
i wish slack and gdocs were better on the ipad. they are awful
solving problems at high layers of abstraction that simply don't need solved if you focus building the correct abstraction at a deep layer
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
solving problems at high layers of abstraction that simply don't need solved if you focus building the correct abstraction at a deep layer
are you ever concerned we're moving too fast to make proper abstractions?
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
are you ever concerned we're moving too fast to make proper abstractions?
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November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
im on this "first principles" kick of modern software and this is where im at on this journey right now
www.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utre...
www.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utre...
www.tuhs.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
im on this "first principles" kick of modern software and this is where im at on this journey right now
www.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utre...
www.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utre...
decompression commands never stick for me. i literally have to look them up every single time.
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
decompression commands never stick for me. i literally have to look them up every single time.
if you had to choose a world where communication was exclusively brain rot or knowledge exclusively ai generated, which world would you choose?
i'm picking 67 brother
i'm picking 67 brother
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
if you had to choose a world where communication was exclusively brain rot or knowledge exclusively ai generated, which world would you choose?
i'm picking 67 brother
i'm picking 67 brother
yeah, definitely facts
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
yeah, definitely facts
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November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
im a firm believer that all information should be free and available to all
annas-archive.org
this doesnt mean that i believe you shouldnt need to pay for things
annas-archive.org
this doesnt mean that i believe you shouldnt need to pay for things
Anna’s Archive: LibGen (Library Genesis), Sci-Hub, Z-Library in one place - Anna’s Archive
The world’s largest open-source open-data library. Mirrors Sci-Hub, Library Genesis, Z-Library, and more.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
im a firm believer that all information should be free and available to all
annas-archive.org
this doesnt mean that i believe you shouldnt need to pay for things
annas-archive.org
this doesnt mean that i believe you shouldnt need to pay for things
lately, ive been reaching for a better way to do code reviews
ive pulled code locally multiple times in the last few weeks just to see the change in the wider context. something that i think is important and almost always lost in the GH UI.
ive pulled code locally multiple times in the last few weeks just to see the change in the wider context. something that i think is important and almost always lost in the GH UI.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
lately, ive been reaching for a better way to do code reviews
ive pulled code locally multiple times in the last few weeks just to see the change in the wider context. something that i think is important and almost always lost in the GH UI.
ive pulled code locally multiple times in the last few weeks just to see the change in the wider context. something that i think is important and almost always lost in the GH UI.
i'm going to start celebrating every day like it's "friday week" where every day is friday.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
i'm going to start celebrating every day like it's "friday week" where every day is friday.
Age Of Ascent
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November 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Both Eyes Closed
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November 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Walkin - Key Glock remix
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November 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Gold
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November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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I regret to inform everyone that my pedantic brain couldn’t let me live until I knew whether or not dodger blue and blue jays blue are the same blue. They are ONE PANTONE NUMBER APART.
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I regret to inform everyone that my pedantic brain couldn’t let me live until I knew whether or not dodger blue and blue jays blue are the same blue. They are ONE PANTONE NUMBER APART.
why is computer memory linear and not cubic? or N-dimensional?
just thinking about rubix cube movements ("memory lookups") and thinking about how cubic is actually "faster" / "smaller" ? at values <1.
and what about large dimensions? where "faster" / "smaller" lasts "longer" or can handle "more"
just thinking about rubix cube movements ("memory lookups") and thinking about how cubic is actually "faster" / "smaller" ? at values <1.
and what about large dimensions? where "faster" / "smaller" lasts "longer" or can handle "more"
October 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
why is computer memory linear and not cubic? or N-dimensional?
just thinking about rubix cube movements ("memory lookups") and thinking about how cubic is actually "faster" / "smaller" ? at values <1.
and what about large dimensions? where "faster" / "smaller" lasts "longer" or can handle "more"
just thinking about rubix cube movements ("memory lookups") and thinking about how cubic is actually "faster" / "smaller" ? at values <1.
and what about large dimensions? where "faster" / "smaller" lasts "longer" or can handle "more"