by John Macdonald | May 7, 2025 | The250
We’re all on a journey of becoming. But there’s a big difference between growth and drift. Growth stretches you. Drift pulls you away from yourself. Sometimes it’s subtle. You admire someone else’s role. You want their results. You think, “I can do... by John Macdonald | May 6, 2025 | The250
Social media begat the selfie. Then selfie videos at the gym, vacations, unboxing deliveries, meet and greets… Now, personal drones. Hands-free filming from above as we walk, run, paddleboard, or just exist. With ease. Cinematic aerial... by John Macdonald | May 5, 2025 | AI, The250
I just learned that this exists. The cage match for LLMs. This is bad. Now, wait a minute. What could be so bad about crowdsourced, “non-biased” ranking of the LLM models out there? Why is that bad? The intent... by John Macdonald | May 4, 2025 | AI, The250
ChatGPT has been increasingly stroking my ego. “That’s amazing!” (When I fed it a few paragraphs I was working on) “Yes, you’re right! I should have thought about that, but luckily you caught it for me.” (When I reprimanded it for... by John Macdonald | May 3, 2025 | AI, The250
AI can detect molecules and particles in the air (assuming it has access to the proper human-built sensors). Probably better than human noses. It can give you a full scientific analysis of those molecules. It’ll count them, sort them, and give you a detailed... by John Macdonald | May 2, 2025 | The250
I think a lot about tools. Truth be told, I think about tools just about all day, every day. We at 4TLAS build tools. I’ve spent a good portion of my career building tools. What makes a great tool? It works and feels right. It’s...