Landing The Submarine: Further Ironies, Part III
Welcome to the third and final part in our three part series “Further Ironies” (please see Part I and Part II) discussing generalization, specialization, and how…
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No Such Thing As Unskilled Labor: Further Ironies, Part II
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The Generalist’s Bargain: Further Ironies, Part I
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A Meditation On Peak
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Tina’s Hints For Writing Gud
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Service Message: September Updates
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That’s Not An Exception Path
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Mythology In The Technical World
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Commodification: The Race To Zero
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Why They’re Gross
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A Dishwasher Is A Robot
One of my favorite ways to troll roboticists is to claim, very loudly, that “a dishwasher is a robot”. It’s a great litmus test for how…
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Hit Dogs Bark
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