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We need to reconsider the inherent value of software. The value used to be based in design, massive amounts of manual coding, painstaking debugging, etc. Now I’d say humans are 90% design, 8% coding oversight, and 2% coding and debugging. None of the 10% are strictly required.
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All AIs have ADHD. They’ll get super-excited about a solution and insist it’s the only way forward, but you have to calm them down, have them take a deep breath, and ask them again to do it the way you originally asked. Unless their idea was genius.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/danielpunkass/100540145","date_published":"2026-11-05T05:17:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Jalkut","url":"https://bitsplitting.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F17%2F18.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"danielpunkass"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 05:17","date_timestamp":1793855823,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100508426","content_html":"Can we have elections next week, too?
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/danielpunkass/100247724","date_published":"2026-10-31T20:09:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Jalkut","url":"https://bitsplitting.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F17%2F18.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"danielpunkass"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-31 20:09","date_timestamp":1793477361,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100241305","content_html":"Black Ink 3 betas for iOS and Mac are coming soon. Here’s my NYT solution for today.
\n\n![\"Animated](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/8/2026/pasted-2026-10-31-at-1.27.03-pm.gif\")
Hey! I just wrote this
\nAnd it’s my fish tale
\nMy name is Herman
\nBut call me Ishmael
I should write a longer post, but: AI is more a boon to indies than to corporations. An individual, or small group, can leverage the power of this infinite idea machine, while maintaining some caution, whether personal or closely-agreed. Corporations reward contribution and suss out the merit after.
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