An LLM is a computer program. You put text in and get text out. That’s it. The program has no interactions with the real world. It is not going to […]
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Recursive Self-Improvement: Big Lie or Just Wrong?
Most of us are familiar with the humble photocopier. Introduced by Xerox as a product in 1949, the “Xerox Machine” was the high-tech of its day. Xerox went on to […]
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I dare submit there are some curious oddities about the recent claims about AI, in at least one respect: There is a whole lot of lying going on. Let me […]
Read MoreWorkshopping Workshops
I’m at the Conference for the Association for Software Testing (CAST 2026) this week, which has a workshop day followed by two conference days. This raises a question, What is […]
Read MoreiOS App Privacy Policy
Applies to From the Ambo, LittleJournal, Excelon Lean Timer, and EncounterDeck. Last updated: 21 August 2026 These apps do not collect any user-identifying personal data. There are no accounts, no […]
Read MoreBattleChatBots
I’ve been thinking about the Turing test – it was a good start. You could argue we need more advanced tests of artificial intelligence, and I’ll offer one: Can two […]
Read MoreOld man shakes fist at cloud
I found myself writing this in my one of my CS Classes, today, and thought I would share it here: AI Coding is an interesting problem. I am old enough […]
Read MoreA new test challenge!
Today is Thursday, July 24, 2025, and it’s time we did something fun, isn’t it? I’ve been in a debate recently if my website, XNDEV.COM, is useful for test challenges. […]
Read MoreWhat happens when this stuff doesn’t work?
Thanks to the internet, people in software delivery seem to actually remember the last decade or two of history, and are less bound to repeat and reinvent it. Yet the […]
Read MoreTen Thoughts on Technical Debt
Back in 2008 I organized a peer conference on Technical Debt at Calvin College along with Pat Bailey, Steve Poling, and Michael Kelly. Sponsored by the Agile Alliance, the event […]
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