Dan Reinish
@teachernerd.com
Software engineer and former journalism teacher with a background in tech, English literature, and cognitive science. Occasional writer, photographer, and musician.
This is a personal account. Any views expressed here are solely my own.
This is a personal account. Any views expressed here are solely my own.
Reposted by Dan Reinish
A recurring “AI” evangelist tactic is using it for tasks that were already solved by tech that is more deterministic, faster, and uses less energy, but has been downgraded or de-emphasised in recent years by software companies
Like, we genuinely used to have better search and spellcheck.
Like, we genuinely used to have better search and spellcheck.
January 4, 2026 at 10:53 AM
A recurring “AI” evangelist tactic is using it for tasks that were already solved by tech that is more deterministic, faster, and uses less energy, but has been downgraded or de-emphasised in recent years by software companies
Like, we genuinely used to have better search and spellcheck.
Like, we genuinely used to have better search and spellcheck.
Reposted by Dan Reinish
I’m so glad all our electric bills are going up so we can have calculators that don’t work.
August 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m so glad all our electric bills are going up so we can have calculators that don’t work.
Original article: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/w...
A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia
www.nytimes.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Original article: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/w...