The 2013 Blackfish documentary had a huge impact on the marine training industry.
Chronicling my six-month journey daily-driving Linux (EndeavourOS) and the eventual return to macOS, plus some thoughts and opinions.
Which will come first, Fallout 5 or an actual nuclear apocalypse?
From the article:
Next year Fallout 4 will turn 10 years old. By the time Fallout 5 releases, at this rate, Fallout 4 will be closer to two decades old. That is an insane gap for such a popular series, made worse by the fact it is not going to capitalize on the popularity of Amazon’s new Fallout TV show, which will no doubt be gone or on its way out by then.
The timing of the TV show does seem odd. You’d think they would have it somewhat lined up with a new Fallout release, but Fallout 5 is so far out they may as well exist in separate dimensions. I think it did bring a little bit of attention to Fallout 4, but there’s only so much milk you can squeeze out of that old cow. Even the latest Fallout game, 76, is already six years old at this point.
In any case, I was really excited for Starfield before that released, but was extremely disappointed (and I’m not overly critical like many gamers are). The only silver lining is the wait for Elder Scrolls 6 (and Fallout 5) will be a lot easier since I don’t have high hopes for either at this point.
Does AI pose a threat to the web? I doubt it, but it’s worth thinking about.
The article basically argues that AI will eventually replace user-created content, thus eliminating the need for humans at all in the process, but I beg to differ. Just because what AI can do right now may seem impressive, I suspect the gap between where it is today and where it needs to be as described by the article is a lot larger than what many people realize.
Last month Ed Zitron published a pretty convincing argument on why we should judge AI on what it can do and not what we think it might be able to do in the future, because the hype that’s being perpetuated by AI companies and the press is greatly inflating the value—and abilities—of generative AI (not to mention legal issues that may stop further progress in this space).
Also, the article seems to only be thinking of the “informational” aspect of the web, but one of the most (if the the most) important aspects of the web is user-to-user discourse. Just like AI doesn’t care what people think, humans don’t care what AI “thinks”, so we will always seek ways to connect with one another to engage in meaningful discussions and share our thoughts and opinions.
I don’t think AI is a threat to the web in the same way the web was to physical encyclopedia volumes of the past. If that’s all the web was about, sure, but it’s so much more than that.
An amazing font that is both readable and visually appealing (it’s the font used on this site). I also use it on my Kindle for reading.
All about the new design of jonbeebe.net in 2024, a list of all the updates, and how I'm approaching the content strategy of this site going forward.
Learn to properly use three important React hooks: useEffect, useCallback, and useMemo, how their dependencies work, and avoiding common mistakes.
A short guide to JavaScript's idea of "equality", what object references and primitives are, how conditions are evaluated, and how it all fits together.
My preferred settings for ESLint and Prettier for React, JavaScript, and TypeScript development, with a setup guide.
A simple but fast fuzzy matching function written in TypeScript with code and line by line explanations.
Tutorial on how to install and use Node Version Manager (nvm) to manage multiple Node.js installations on your system.