My first comic strip, inspired by our growing tendency to trust AI-generated content without questioning the fine print, and by the importance of validating what we present as fact.
In Loving Memory of Sarylda Ortiz (1964 – 2025) It is with profound sadness that we announce that on October 31, 2025, at the age of 61, Sarylda Ortiz, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and love. In…
In Memory of Eric Maginniss Eric Maginniss will be deeply missed. What a sharp mind, what a gifted software engineer. In my ~30 years in this field, I’ve had the privilege of working with some incredibly bright individuals, and Eric was absolutely…
We have entered a new era of software development where natural language, AI, and intuition replace traditional coding. The new programming language? English. The new compiler? Prompts and Large Language Models. The new IDE? Natural language conversation. We’re moving from spec-driven, syntax-first coding to vibe-coding— Where…
I shared this with my team. There are many valuable skills that aren’t taught in school or in life, and proactiveness is one of them. For some, it comes more naturally than for others. However, it requires practice for everyone. Proactiveness is…
In software development, the principles of abstractions and separation of responsibilities and concerns are essential for creating clean, maintainable, scalable, and secure systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception to these principles. In this essay, I will explore the concepts of AI system…
Musk insists on navigation using computer vision (CV) alone, partly due to cost and partly because he believes that, just as humans rely on vision to drive, machines should be able to do the same with advanced neural networks. His argument is that…
Back when I was a younger software engineer, I had the privilege of writing software for the Space Shuttle onboard systems. I also supported Shuttle missions in real-time as part of the Backroom team in the Mission Evaluation Room (MER). It was an…
Read this today: “Occasionally in human history,” Nosanov wrote, “a superpower will choose to abandon a position of leadership, or yield dominance of a frontier, in favor of, or because of, internal or domestic conflict.” In the case of the NASA layoffs, which…
Read today: “You have to remember, as old as I am, I was born in the Great Depression,” she said. “I lived through World War II. I remember Hitler. I remember my cousin was with Eisenhower when they opened up the concentration camps.…
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