Craig Hockenberry / is on Nostr

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Blog: https://furbo.org/
Work: https://iconfactory.com
Apps: https://apps.iconfactory.com
Source: https://chockenberry.github.io

Last Notes

2024-06-12 19:11:09

A friend of mine, who's a lead developer on a major app that I’m absolutely sure you’ve heard of (and have probably used) was asked a question last night that pissed both of us off:
“Do you work in design or HR?”
This friend is a woman. This woman is at WWDC. This woman has coding chops that could kick your ass.
Do not make assumptions about _anyone_ at a conference.
When you do, you look like a dumbass.

2024-06-11 05:00:53

I’m surprised this wasn’t mentioned in the keynote or State of the Union, but Apple’s model training data is either licensed or publicly available on the Internet. No personal information is used.
You can opt out of the web based training here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/119829 (no idea if it’s retroactive - probably not).
Again, this should have been mentioned in the presentations because it’s a good approach and directly relevant for developers.
https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/introducing-apple-foundation-models
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/595/753/120/076/622/original/782054e92b001fd2.jpeg

2024-06-10 21:13:08

I want AI to help me figure things out. Not make things up for me.
Apple is clearly looking at the figuring out part - a lot of useful features were presented (albeit with a lot of future tense in the statements). A big plus that it's being done in a private context.
But it's the made up art where everyone (rightly) focuses their attention. Given the huge number of creative people using Apple products, taking away our collective imagination feels like a huge misstep.

2024-06-10 20:44:51

Slop is going mainstream.

2024-06-10 20:25:06

Prediction: Apple Intelligence is going to roll out like Apple TV+ - free until it's actually useful, then rolled into Apple One, et. al.

2024-06-01 01:15:29

- reply

You're keeping me busy.

2024-05-30 23:16:23

The GOP convention is going to be a hoot this year.

2024-05-28 19:33:33

Pro Tip: Get in the habit of annotating your tuples. In six months, you're not going to remember which string is which:
`func apiKeys() -> (String?, String?)`
You future self will be happier with:
`func apiKeys() -> (clientId: String?, clientSecret: String?)`
You can even annotate the return values if you have a lot of complex logic before the return:
`return (clientId: “CHOCK”, clientSecret: “NOUNDIES”)`

2024-05-24 05:35:12

I’m calling it now: the slop feedback loop is going to ruin the Internet.
Look at the second toot in this thread: Google’s AI Assistant got the gasoline recipe from AI generated content.
We’re playing the shittiest game of telephone ever.
https://mastodon.social/@JoeUchill/112493317168967705

2024-05-15 00:41:06

A not fun fact: I didn't get a security bounty for a macOS release that was done specifically to address an issue I found.
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/05/14/no-bounty-for-kernel-vulnerability/
The rational was that I disclosed the issue publicly. Which I did after reporting it in the beta releases, and after they said “we're unable to identify an issue in your report”, AND AFTER THEY RELEASED THE FUCKING VULNERABILITY.
https://mastodon.social/@chockenberry/111580066311950281
I have no energy/desire to argue with Apple, but this ain't a good look for a $3T company.