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Last Notes npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…mk4g 1337 is good. Vivaldi is now my fallback. Ideally, my server would relate to my human identity. However, I'm running low on ideals this week. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…mk4g thanks, I will add it to my of list of things to try. The BeigeParty and Hachyderm both support longer posts and their a little closer to my vibe. I'm hoping knocking on their doors will help. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Having a hard time migrating to a new Mastodon instance. I've applied for access on both beige.party and hachyderm.io npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…uptt I can’t imagine a reason not to try it and see if it’s fit for purpose. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…uptt npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…2vgs So this is almost buzzword bingo? Except in this case it's Capitivation Tricks Bingo? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…2vgs Thank you for your suffering. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison ⚡ Risk-averse cultures create efficiency paradoxes. When every decision needs senior approval, GenAI that produces more content makes bottlenecks worse. Solution: recognize most decisions are reversible, push authority down, reduce delays. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 🤖 Will AI make government more efficient or just more busy? The answer might surprise you. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 💡 Every organization: "We need AI to be more efficient!" npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…rqx0 Good. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…rqx0 not knowing SwiftUI how many of them are fake? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…vl8w npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Let’s keep it real—AI impacts more than productivity; it impacts people’s minds and hearts. Learn how to navigate this wave with empathy and care. Details here: https://agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-human-cost-of-genai/ npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…vl8w curious as to why it would need useful? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…48vs I get it. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…48vs this is old news. Going back to 2022 npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 💡 "AI will streamline everything!" npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…w7ln @nprofile…md38 npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Your AI coding assistant doesn’t understand your product. Or your users. Or your legacy architecture. 😬 npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 📊 "Did the code pass the test?" isn't enough. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…zmt2 @nprofile…e8sw @nprofile…e752 npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…xsst and next you will tell me that an LLM doesn’t know which test matters most. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…e8sw npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Amazing to see one last lilly this late in August npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 🎯 The biggest AI risk isn't job loss—it's creating MORE bureaucracy. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…nz9s @nprofile…5xz5 npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…zmt2 npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…zmt2 In the most recent story of @nprofile…5amu you mentioned the Readwise API is missing some functions. I went to check, because I was about to make a feature request. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…dcv5 Neil Young wrote a song about this. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…97en npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…r0kn does your friend use MacOS? https://www.insanelymac.com/blog/best-photo-recovery-software/ npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Finished. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Current Status npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…50af what you haven’t burned nearly a trillion dollars to make a few billion? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…jqvx congrats and welcome. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison You write code in a Scrum team. Your bookshelf should reflect that. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…a0t0 So no benefit and no harm. Zero is better than reduced Collaboration and Engagement - which some are seeing. https://agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-human-cost-of-genai/ npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…w89s npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…w89s @nprofile…6m2n npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…w89s @nprofile…6m2n npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…6m2n npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Using GenAI tools? What changes have you noticed in your team? Collaboration, Autonomy, Morale, or Engagement? Something else? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Using AI to write code feels like cheating—until you're the one untangling its logic spaghetti. 🍝 npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…lgp0 @nprofile…a7x2 npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 🔍 Red flags in productivity research: npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…lgp0 @nprofile…a7x2 npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…5q8k Important Canadian question. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…7mte everything about Perplexity is wrong. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…qtsx thanks for introducing me to another set of very interesting ideas. My ADHD has just planed a month of work in five minutes npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison AI wrote the code. Now the team writes bug reports. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…nz9s I just saw your track over the airfield and thought. "Folks, we have another exciting left turn coming up." npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…nz9s congrats on orbiting the field successfully. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 💡 Most successful client Scrum projects have deeply involved clients who AREN'T the Product Owner npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…4fn8 you don’t have test cases for that? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…4y2z I’m thinking that ZIRP doesn’t make sense at the micro level. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…76ap Thanks. The 417 was a challenge in general last night. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison #Ottawa does any one know why the 417 is closed Westbound between Pinecrest and Bayshore? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…g4n8 thank you a thousand times npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Le Petit Train Du Nord - Day 2. We managed to make a 59km ride a 65km ride. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Feeling the AI heat? 🔥 Our latest article reveals the human toll of GenAI—stress, burnout, and uncertainty. Let’s talk about how empathy and awareness can help us thrive through change. Read more: https://agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-human-cost-of-genai/ npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…a7x2 Former rail road tracks: Le Petit Train Du Nord. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Tomorrow and Saturday I forecast more of the same. Only anoth 143 km to go npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Just one of the views npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison No mentioned Agile, AI, Use Stories or anything else. Just kilometers and views. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison My day today. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Browser fingerprinting randomization. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison AI is transforming work, but what about the emotional cost? Discover how to support your team’s well-being amidst rapid tech changes. It’s about human resilience, not just algorithms. https://agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-human-cost-of-genai/ npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…ncl2 The GenAI mistakes of 2025 will us all very busy for 2026 and 2027. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…npq2 that was a fun paper to read. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…hex5 very cool. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Generative AI is exciting, but it’s also stressful. Our new article explores the human side of AI adoption and shares tips to stay balanced in these times. Because tech should serve us, not stress us. https://agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-human-cost-of-genai/ npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…406p npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Repeat after me, there are no learning styles, just preferences. Catering to preferences doesn't improve learning outcomes. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison If “prioritize the backlog” is the start and end of your PO job description… you need this reading list. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…xrfg at usual we’re aligned npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…qgms I’ve got a series of articles: https://agilepainrelief.com/blog/category/artificial-intelligence/ npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 🤖 AI code generators promise speed, but what about the hidden costs? From technical debt to team dynamics, there's more to consider. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Not all Agile books are created equal. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison AI killed Agile 2025? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Daily Standups? Check. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Looking for anecdotes about the effects of #AI on your work, especially the human side. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison ⚡ Feeling productive ≠ being productive npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison A focused backlog is the quiet superpower of a great Scrum team. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison Scrum Masters: feel like you’re doing all the right things but not making the impact you want? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…mffy I look forward to hearing you talk shout it npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…mffy reason? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 🔍 Beyond the AI hype: What teams actually experience with generated code. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…nz9s Agreed, this is a challenge. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 🤔 New research reality check: AI-assisted developers were 19% slower but felt 20% faster. The perception gap is real and affects how we plan and measure success. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…a5pj @nprofile…psrp that's well framed. The question as usual, will be: Beyond anecdotal evidence, are these LLM tools saving time overall at finding errors of this nature? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…psrp npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 💡 "AI makes coding faster!" - but are we counting all the costs? npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…md38 which one wants to be selected? Did you ask them? Maybe if they felt recognized they display more colour. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison I'll be speaking at the Regional Scrum Gathering Banff in September where we will discuss AI's role in Scrum. https://www.rsgbanff.org/ npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison 🎯 The AI coding revolution has hidden costs nobody talks about. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…u29w love most things x about it. Ours is 5yrs old. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…ncl2 I’m doing some plugin development for an app I use #NotePlan the plugin only needs one helper function and about 5 lines of glue code. npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…ncl2 I hate when I open JavaScript source file npub13xz6j567xy97trefeczr5sshw0ynjm2th0qy37wxxan9uywe3s0sx4q7g9 Mark Levison @nprofile…r4zj I’m curious as to what app you use during your rides?
