Knowledge, Tooling, and Time
For any job, you usually need three things, Knowledge (how to do it), Tooling (the tools to do it), and Time (the time to do it). In theory, anyone can do any job as long as they have these three things.
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AI compresses time
AI compresses time, not complexity. Many people have the naive notion that thanks to AI, anyone can do anything now. I've seen this a lot with app development, suddenly everyone can build an app. That's true, but that has always been true; before the dawn of AI coding assistants…
We tried to skip the cable car line in Rio… ended up needing rescue
It was a Thursday, and my wife and I decided to visit Sugarloaf Mountain, which is a hill on the bay of Rio de Janeiro. The way to get there is by cable car from the Bondinho Park. From there, the cable car takes you to the first station on Morro da Urca, a smaller hill right next to Sugarloaf.
A New Era
Nydia and I are about to begin a New Era in our lives. That may sound overly dramatic; I could simply say that we are starting a new chapter in our story. I like to think of my personal history as divided into chapters, with the cities where I have lived marking distinct stages, each with its own character.
My experience using locally installed LLMs on a Mac
I'm writing to share my experience using local LLMs (Large Language Models) on a Mac, in case someone is wondering about their practicality, usability and if it's worth the hassle.
The Neurotic Driver
The neurotic driver is the principal affliction of our cities. It is an undeniable, pervasive, everyday phenomenon. Judging by observation alone, I would venture that most people driving on the streets at any given moment are neurotic drivers.
The River
I have come to the following realization. Life is a river, always moving, flowing, and changing. Inevitably, the river carries me along; it is impossible to swim against the current.
The rise of idiots
This explains the rise of idiots. How can people who are clearly idiots reach the top of companies, governments, and other fields? How did they get there? They arrived exactly as probability predicts—by chance.
An inability to analyze
I believe one of the greatest problems most people face is having little or no capacity for analysis. This does not necessarily stem from a low IQ but, in most cases, from simple mental laziness about questioning (1) the available information…
About Bitcoin
Bitcoin is many things—a cryptocurrency, a protocol, a network and a monetary system. Perhaps the easiest way to approach the subject is to describe briefly how it began and what purpose it was intended to serve.
Government incompetence without consequences
We recently received terrible news. According to official Mexican government figures, in just nine months the country has recorded more than one million SARS-CoV-2 infections and over 100,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Disconnected from reality
A few days ago, a post by Ricardo Salinas Pliego about pensions caused some controversy. Although the author presented it as an essay, it is really a brief opinion piece explaining how he believes pensions should work.