US+UK. San Francisco. He/Him. Somewhat liberal/socialist/snarky. Software/hardware/chip architecture, systems prototyping, generalist from silicon to apps, somewhat InfoSec. empeg/Diamond/Rio/etc 1999-2007, Google 2007-2009, Apple 2009-2025. Currently gainfully unemployed, but could be convinced out of it. Carrying water for “AI” and fashtech gets you blocked.
US+UK. San Francisco. He/Him. Somewhat liberal/socialist/snarky. Software/hardware/chip architecture, systems prototyping, generalist from silicon to apps, somewhat InfoSec. empeg/Diamond/Rio/etc 1999-2007, Google 2007-2009, Apple 2009-2025. Currently gainfully unemployed, but could be convinced out of it. Carrying water for “AI” and fashtech gets you blocked.
Ballpark comparison, if most people used LLM chat frequently: it would be as if we wiped out the energy savings of moving entire nations from incandescent light bulbs, to LED.
