Fighting the automation paradox Deployment θα κάνουμε φωνάζοντας 'αέρα'
Projecting the current trends, future software will consist of a synthetically generated code. No one will have the foggiest idea what is in that code. Somewhere in the basement of MegaCorp will be a huge computer file with the listing of that code. The last sysadmin will sit beside the file, handcuffed to the disk drive like a Continue reading Happy Sysadmin Day
As a systems administrator I am used to stitching together other people s code and systems to produce a working outcome within given constraints. Which means, the rise of agentic coding should make me happy. Alas, outside work, it seems to make me sad. Which is why I still discuss my saddening experience with friends, coaches Continue reading software calligraphy part 2
or What objecting to LLM agents teaches you about you (sometimes) There was a small positional game that I ve wanted to implement for some years, long before the LLMs and their agents became a thing. I did not have the time. By now we know that using an LLM shrinks this time demand. So I Continue reading software calligraphy
I see Open-weight AI models as a form of digital soft power. When an entity releases their models for free public use, they aren t doing this operating under an altruistic motive; they re aiming at shaping global perception: users get to run the latest (or the best for their hardware) model for free, but in return, Continue reading Open Weight models and soft power
I have a good friend who is into meshcore. Seeking to expand the network he participates in, he asked me if I could host a repeater on the rooftop, to which I agreed. He also gave me a little companion to connect so that I could also test and participate if I liked. The companion Continue reading adventures with meshcore-cli
Thomas J. Watson famously said “the world only needs five computers”. With the data center being the computer we can say that the world concentrated around five clouds and he was just about right. Now it concentrates roughly around five LLMs.
One of the kids was watching Handy Manny and now I cannot stop thinking that LLM agents are like Handy Manny’s tools. We are like Handy Manny discussing with the tools and directing the repairs.
Ιστορία στην οποία συμμετέχουν εγώ, ο Theodore Dalamagas και ο Stelios Tzivakis. Την θυμήθηκα τώρα που είδα το post για το Minitel από τον Yann LeCun: Δουλέψαμε με τον Θοδωρή για 2 μήνες στο Kapa-TEL τα παλιά τα χρόνια και μας δώσανε στον Στέλιο να μας κάνει κάτι. Το κάτι ήταν κάτι script σε AWK Continue reading Ο κυρ-Βαγγέλης
Conway s Law posits that organizations design systems that mirror their own communication structure. With #GenAI which enables for the use of the smallest teams possible (often teams of one) it will mirror directly your state of mind when vibing that stuff. (…or the LLM s interpretation of your mind)
Τον παλιό καιρό που η Τράπεζα Πληροφοριών του ΤΕΕ στεγαζόταν ακόμα στην Σόλωνος 53, είχαμε ένα χώρο στον τέταρτο όροφο αρκετά μεγάλο πριν από τα γραφεία, γενικής χρήσης. Είχε και ένα μεγάλο τραπέζι που είχε γίνει de facto πάγκος εργασίας. Όποιο μηχάνημα λύναμε και δέναμε το κάναμε εκεί πάνω και ό,τι περίσσευε έμενε εκεί. Στο Continue reading Το κακό εργοτάξιο