Just Plain Weird

Weird things from around the web, most that predate the 2024 usage of that word

• Dreamhost Strikes Again 02 Sep 2024

• Generative AI still hallucinates 08 Oct 2023

• A sideways view of tech innovations 21 May 2023

• More things Derek Lowe will not work with 25 Feb 2023

• ChatGPT - do not fall for the hype 07 Feb 2023

• Simon Wardley's Blah Template 20 Sep 2022

• A legal framework for automated vehicles 27 Jan 2022

• When does Herd Intelligence kick in? 24 Jan 2022

• Hoping for the Best, Planning for the Worst 08 Jan 2022

• A different take on autonomous vehicles 02 Dec 2021

• English speaking aliens/UFO/UAP 25 Nov 2021

• Another bad idea for the use of technology 25 Nov 2021

• Hyperloop Delusions 25 Jun 2021

• University Leadership... 25 May 2020

• Are we getting better at estimating software projects? 27 Oct 2019

• Blockchain - is it a good idea for some domains? 15 May 2019

• Rethinking Driverless Vehicles 10 May 2019

• Another take on "How Hard Can It Be?" 04 Mar 2019

• Cognitive and Social Biases 02 Mar 2019

• More "Things I won't work with" Chemistry Edition 02 Oct 2016

• Breaking news...programmers are not engineers 07 Nov 2015

• The Economist does not understand numbers 20 Jan 2013

• Some thoughts about the media 28 Oct 2011

• Even the Onion gets on on the act 07 Sep 2011

• Celebrating the day of fools... 31 Mar 2011

• Celebrating 15 years of the Sokal expose... 04 Mar 2011

• TL;DR Soundbites Are Going To Kill Us 02 Mar 2011

• Very interesting Chemist blog 16 Nov 2010

• Redefining the conversation 24 Oct 2010

• Inmates are running the Asylum? 27 Sep 2010

• SPIEGEL Interview with Craig Venter 06 Aug 2010

• The Rugged Software Manifesto is not a Parody 28 Jun 2010

• Understanding large numbers 16 May 2010

• Worst Case Thinking leads to bad decisions 13 May 2010

• Wisdom from Neil deGrasse Tyson 08 Apr 2010

• A different take on climate change and the media 08 Apr 2010

• Solving the birthday problem using Ruby 07 Apr 2010

• Just read Debunking the Science that Makes Life Dismal 12 Mar 2010

• Seeking Simpler Explanations 02 Mar 2010

• The Onion has written a software manifesto... 28 Feb 2010

• Amusing quote from an economist 25 Nov 2009

• Software development as a scientific activity 22 Nov 2009

• Pseudo random links 07 Oct 2009

• Artisans and Handmade Software 07 Oct 2009

• The Argument From Ignorance 22 Sep 2009

• Nice observation from Scalzi 20 Sep 2009

• Which is better, an untested theory or not knowing? 02 Sep 2009

• Some quotes that might be useful 27 Oct 2007

• Uncertainty in Software Development 20 Apr 2007

• Reality vs. Theory 14 Jan 2007

• Does SOX solve the problem? 23 Nov 2006

• An interesting design failure 09 Oct 2006

• Can "Thought Leaders" change their mind? 05 Oct 2006

• Why Improving Wetware? 19 Jul 2006