Notices by Simon MacDonald (macdonst@mastodon.online)

@mcneely did you ever find a good source of NHL data? I'd love an API I could query that let's me know when there is player movement.

Another banger by @pluralistic.

“an AI-supported radiologist should spend exactly the same amount of time considering your X-ray, and then see if the AI agrees with their judgment, and, if not, they should take a closer look. AI should make radiology more expensive, in order to make it more accurate.”

We knew this back in 2011-12 when I worked at IBM. AI is a support tool, not a replacement for human beings.

https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/

@technomancy this hit hard for me this week since we lost our notes from a meeting we had two weeks ago. Discord just ate them.

@inthehands @jenniferplusplus One spot I worked, I saw someone climb the ranks by starting new initiatives that "seemed" like a good idea but were incredibly badly thought out. The person used each project as a springboard to something bigger by getting out before it was discovered the previous project was crap. That way they could always blame the maintainers.

“My theory, which I outlined in the book, is that software quality and business success, especially for individual managers, have been completely decoupled. Insisting on software development methods that are known to reduce defects and improve User Experience is more likely to harm your career than help. High-level managers and executives get rewarded for project size, not long term success.”

From: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2023/tech-broke-the-webs-social-contract/