June 17, 2025

This is a story about lawyers and moronicans, laziness and greed, and why blame for bad AI results should frequently rest with people, not technology. You should be skeptical about reports of flaws and problems with AI – but also skeptical about the results you get from your own use of AI, and skeptical about…

March 11, 2025

It’s difficult to keep up with the news this year. Oh, you noticed? I wouldn’t blame you if you’ve given yourself permission to detach from daily updates about the world as a way to preserve your mental health. I understand there’s a lot of that going around now. I’m sorry to intrude, seriously, but you…

January 28, 2025

I’m going to change what arrives in your mailbox in a very minor way. You don’t have to do anything except whitelist my emails when they get sent to junk mail. (Gmail sometimes sends them to “Promotions” for some reason.) Here’s the short version. I’m retired from consulting but I’m still going to write about…

April 18, 2024

On Friday, March 29, Microsoft engineer Andres Freund saved the world. He found malware shortly before it was due to be distributed to the vast majority of the world’s servers, including those used by banks, hospitals, governments and Fortune 500 companies. The bit about saving the world – that’s not hyperbole. An attack was foiled…