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A display of maneki-neko (Japanese “beckoning cat”) figurines arranged on white shelves. The front row features cats in vibrant solid colors including yellow, orange, blue, teal, green, pink, and silver. The cats have one paw raised and hold a coin, traditionally symbolizing good luck and fortune, but also ominously reminiscent of a certain kind of salute that became popular in the 1930s.

AI Like It's 1930

I have an idea for an experiment.

a photo of the robot luggage-storage arm at the Yotel in NYC

Bots Behaving Badly

I’ve seen an uptick in people I respect concluding that the massive increase in badly-behaved web-scraping bot is intentional and just another example of sociopathic AI companies ripping-up long-respected web conventions for the sake of profit

The image shows shadows of several people cast on a brick wall behind supporting scaffolding. The black and white photograph captures silhouettes of what appears to be three or four individuals standing together, with their elongated shadows projected onto the light-colored brick surface. The scaffolding's metal poles and cables create a grid-like pattern across the foreground, adding geometric lines that contrast with the human forms. The high contrast between the dark shadows and the light wall creates a striking, somewhat abstract composition.

Tomorrow's ScholComm Headlines: Predictions from 2023

My 2023 predictions on the ScholComm headlines in a few years

Large pink peace symbol leaning against a stone wall, alongside a collection of discarded items including purple foam shapes, a smaller multicolored peace symbol, cardboard boxes (one labeled "CAMINO REAL TEQUILA"), plastic crates, and packaging materials arranged on tiled pavement.

Comments on Proposed POSI 2.0 Revisions

The POSI Adopters1 called for feedback on their Proposed POSI 2.0 revisions. You might not be surprised to know that I have opinions.

CDG airport, terminal 2f: Urban gardening installation with rows of gray plastic pots arranged in neat lines on a concrete surface within what appears to be a brutalist architectural setting. The concrete structure has several levels with pillars and overhead cables visible.

The Developer Experience in Early 2025

Imagine pair programming with an eccentric software developer…