Philipp Leitner
@philippleitner.net
(3) Do.Not. Trust. the AI when it declares success. Whether something actually *works* you need to check yourself. I'll leave this example here - the AI broken 25 tests, and decided after fixing one of the failures that the rest probably isn't their fault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
(3) Do.Not. Trust. the AI when it declares success. Whether something actually *works* you need to check yourself. I'll leave this example here - the AI broken 25 tests, and decided after fixing one of the failures that the rest probably isn't their fault.
Am I a fantasy football prodigy or is the NFL draft AI full of shit? Only time will tell.
August 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Am I a fantasy football prodigy or is the NFL draft AI full of shit? Only time will tell.
I'll just leave that quote here ...
July 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I'll just leave that quote here ...
I understand that this article is trying to make a case for tax cuts for tech companies, but they accidentally said the silent part out loud:
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
July 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I understand that this article is trying to make a case for tax cuts for tech companies, but they accidentally said the silent part out loud:
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
Are you alright, Quora?
May 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Are you alright, Quora?
The trick, of course, is to know what's actually inefficient. Too often criticism from newcomers falls into 3 groups:
(1) I wish the world was simpler
(2) We would be faster if somebody else did some of our work
(3) Stuff would be easier if regulations did not apply to us
(1) I wish the world was simpler
(2) We would be faster if somebody else did some of our work
(3) Stuff would be easier if regulations did not apply to us
May 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The trick, of course, is to know what's actually inefficient. Too often criticism from newcomers falls into 3 groups:
(1) I wish the world was simpler
(2) We would be faster if somebody else did some of our work
(3) Stuff would be easier if regulations did not apply to us
(1) I wish the world was simpler
(2) We would be faster if somebody else did some of our work
(3) Stuff would be easier if regulations did not apply to us
I thought we already understand this dynamic
May 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I thought we already understand this dynamic
Had a lovely time giving the opening keynotes at CLOSER'25 and ECEIS'25 this week in Porto.
Small conferences, but lovely community, and a chance to catch up with some old and new friends.
Small conferences, but lovely community, and a chance to catch up with some old and new friends.
April 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Had a lovely time giving the opening keynotes at CLOSER'25 and ECEIS'25 this week in Porto.
Small conferences, but lovely community, and a chance to catch up with some old and new friends.
Small conferences, but lovely community, and a chance to catch up with some old and new friends.
Congratulations to Ranim Khojah for defending her licentiate (half-way point to a PhD dissertation) today, with @coolsweng.bsky.social as discussion leader!
March 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Congratulations to Ranim Khojah for defending her licentiate (half-way point to a PhD dissertation) today, with @coolsweng.bsky.social as discussion leader!
Weren't we going to coordinate the submission deadlines of @icseconf.bsky.social, FSE, and ASE?
I guess it's safe to say that this failed spectacularly?
I guess it's safe to say that this failed spectacularly?
March 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Weren't we going to coordinate the submission deadlines of @icseconf.bsky.social, FSE, and ASE?
I guess it's safe to say that this failed spectacularly?
I guess it's safe to say that this failed spectacularly?
There's people on social media claiming that artists, writers, and programmers will be entirely superficial. And then there is the Copilot we have today:
January 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
There's people on social media claiming that artists, writers, and programmers will be entirely superficial. And then there is the Copilot we have today:
I explain to young adults that ChatGPT isn't always right
(repeatedly and often without success)
(repeatedly and often without success)
December 31, 2024 at 11:19 AM
I explain to young adults that ChatGPT isn't always right
(repeatedly and often without success)
(repeatedly and often without success)
Making a Christmas donation, and saw that @caritas-austria.bsky.social has a field for ... discount vouchers? ... during checkout?
I have to say, the value of a discount on a donation iss not immediately clear to me ;) www.caritas.at
I have to say, the value of a discount on a donation iss not immediately clear to me ;) www.caritas.at
December 13, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Making a Christmas donation, and saw that @caritas-austria.bsky.social has a field for ... discount vouchers? ... during checkout?
I have to say, the value of a discount on a donation iss not immediately clear to me ;) www.caritas.at
I have to say, the value of a discount on a donation iss not immediately clear to me ;) www.caritas.at
Is it just me, or have the bots well and truly arrived at Bluesky?
December 12, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Is it just me, or have the bots well and truly arrived at Bluesky?
Some very sad news from the other app 😢
December 9, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Some very sad news from the other app 😢
The first telco of my life was with a Swedish guy. I was so impressed with his English, I asked him if he was originally from the UK (he wasn’t).
My second telco was with three engineers from Waterford, Ireland. Despite my utmost attempts I could barely follow the conversation.
My second telco was with three engineers from Waterford, Ireland. Despite my utmost attempts I could barely follow the conversation.
December 6, 2024 at 1:48 PM
The first telco of my life was with a Swedish guy. I was so impressed with his English, I asked him if he was originally from the UK (he wasn’t).
My second telco was with three engineers from Waterford, Ireland. Despite my utmost attempts I could barely follow the conversation.
My second telco was with three engineers from Waterford, Ireland. Despite my utmost attempts I could barely follow the conversation.
Finally got some new pictures for my research group done
December 5, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Finally got some new pictures for my research group done
In my experience that’s a lot more common than people think …
November 28, 2024 at 7:22 AM
In my experience that’s a lot more common than people think …
