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But I do want to stress that I'm really appreciative that you shared it, including the accompanying social post that prompted me to look. It was a great exercise, and super cool to see. I rarely have a reason to look at something of that nature so closely.

But it was clear to me that understandability was a non-goal. It felt deeply inhuman, uncomfortably so. The uncanny valley of code.

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Absolutely! I recently looked at a generated project that was tackling a very tricky problem. And I immediately looked at the (many) tests to get a better idea of how this was being validated. I was unable to understand them and would have had to put in serious work to do so.

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Just have AI decompile that sucker!

There was a time when human understanding was a necessary part of creating, but have the economics of this changed?

I had this idea of "cognitive forces". I dunno if it makes sense or not, but I was unable to let it go. Yes, it's about AI and yes, I'm rolling my eyes at myself too.

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Cognitive Forces

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Sure yes. But I think you are underestimating here how much of a factor loss aversion is here and how quickly it generalizes

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If you do, please share your experience! I'd love to hear how it works out for you.

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Very common for power supplies to be dual voltage. Perhaps that explains it?

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I know there's so much more nuance and complexity to it than this. But when a bad thing happens, and I see people say "see, dependencies are bad" I cannot help myself from interpreting it as "we should not work together on shared solutions" and I dunno it just makes me very sad especially lately

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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 28/09/2026

Ohh! You know I've been interested in that one for a while, but unfortunately no PlayStation…

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That is but a small taste of the power LinkedIn Premium provides

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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 28/09/2026

You know, it is not necessary to remind me of this at every opportunity

Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 28/09/2026

I really want to play the game on the fake Ikea TV

Picture of a display IKEA TV. There is a print of a video game scene on it. A woman with her back turned, holding a sword, is looking out into a dimly-lit forest. Several hovering stones with glowing tunic symbols surround her.

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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 27/09/2026

Recovery from the previous week Saturday: 20% Sunday: 30%

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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 26/09/2026

I unfollowed all blue checks, and have done so a few additional times. But other than that, I have just left as a way for others to find me elsewhere.

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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 26/09/2026

Ooo yeah that's a good one. I did get a bunch of offers but buying/selling handles was explicitly against Twitter's terms and I was an employee (would not have sold regardless, which really pissed off many people)

Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 26/09/2026

Found this jacket. Got it as a speaker gift for a Twitter conference. There were quite a few attempts to "acquire" my handle, including one that caused quite a bit of drama. I suppose someone will eventually get it now that it's abandoned. But the jacket (I never wear) is mine forever.

Close up of a fleece jacket sleeve with “@mattie” embroidered in blue thread.

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The godfather! I can feel it working already.

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Super intelligence is going to be very popular

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"It is irresponsible to not make our brains vestigial organs" is… not compelling

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I have three things to do today and one of them involves C++. I better not leave that to the end, run out of time, and unfortunately have to push it off until next week.

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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 24/09/2026

new stuff 📈 collaboration 📉

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It is just wild how much cognitive biases affect everyone else but not me I'm special

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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 24/09/2026

Last week I made a grill cheese sandwich with Brie. It rocked.

Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 23/09/2026

Undefeated… but substantially devalued!

Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 22/09/2026

I get the objections to it, I really do. But I cannot tell you how many times I have explained why you cannot await a property assignment in Swift, and had to then go on to cover the alternatives and all their trade-offs. Not wonderful.

Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 22/09/2026

I also don't understand. But I *think* it is a AI system that uses a fundamentally non-text interface. This concept promises much higher efficiency for some kinds of tasks. (Again if I get it, which is unsure)

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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 22/09/2026

I'm in the beta. It has been functional for a number of months.

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I am too! But in my view many of the societal issues here a) are happening and b) will get much worse even if we are at a hard capability ceiling.

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I think it's probably still good to proceed as though this is happening, even if you do not believe it. Because the mitigations seem very hard/impossible and a head start doesn't sound bad to me.

Totally agree on the general idea here. (I also am unfamiliar with a bunch of these specifics, so more research required!)

Just so I understand clearly: are you saying this about our current interaction, or the role that person is trying to play in the discussions about AI?

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I 100% respect this position. Sorry to have put it in your timeline, I hesitated to read/share because of this.

I think the Gates essay on AI is worth your time. I suspect/fear we will look back on this as wishful. But nonetheless, I am heartened to hear powerful voices like this, independent of how you feel about them personally, and I think it is a good sign.

gatesnotes.com

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This was possibly the most defensive I have ever seen Apple's developer messaging. I still cannot believe they said this.

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Boy I have some good news for you!

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If Apple thought 3rd party app support would have a material affect on Duo sales I have a suspicion it would not go like this

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It may very well be a term of art, but I am nonetheless quite amused to discover that there is a type in Godot named "AABB". (It stands for "axis-aligned bounding box")

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What an absolutely awful thing to do. So sorry to see.

Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 17/09/2026

Thanks for sharing this! I'm not sure I agree with the (implied) premise that it is even possible for these kinds of systems to be used and controlled in a way that is productive in the long term. But putting that aside, I am also on board here.

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It was 50% a joke. I totally agree that lots of things are good and worth fighting for.

Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 17/09/2026

I often think in the mornings. And occasionally I'll have a controversial Morning Thought which I'll subject you all to. But today, my only thought is something I'm sure we can all agree on: everything is bad

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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 17/09/2026

Having played and enjoyed 3, I'm not sure I would do another. There's so many games out there, and I want to experience them all! (But I'm still really glad I played it and could also see myself getting tempted again one day)