Weird vs smug

April 29, 2023•49 words

Spotted on a day out today: a person wearing a T-shirt with a slogan: "Keep coding weird".

Dig deep enough, and every code - human language, programming language, dance, anything - becomes weird and quirky. Smooth things over enough, and all of the quirks disappear under a smug explanation.

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There's a difference between the games humans enjoy playing, and the games which generative AI is capable of playing. Appreciating and supporting generosity, surprises and change: this seems to be the true delight, the way to make your work different, and out of reach of AI models - for a little while longer. ...

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What else must your school ignore?

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