by John Macdonald | Jun 6, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
“On your left!” serves as a polite warning to the walkers on a trail. It means, “I’m going faster than you and I’m about to overtake you. Please don’t do anything rash. Just stay on your course. Please let me by. If you don’t, I’m gonna run you over.” It’s the polite... by John Macdonald | Jun 5, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
We all know buzzwords when we hear them. Each profession and each level has its favorite buzzwords that make you roll your eyes. Each time you hear one, you lose a little respect for the person who used it. LLMs are buzzword factories. They spew buzzwords and build... by John Macdonald | Jun 1, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
AI agents excel at doing what they’re told. It’s basically what they’re built for. But you? Is that what you’re built for? You can, and maybe that will provide the status or the safety that you’re looking for. But is that how you’ll make a difference? Let the AI... by John Macdonald | May 26, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
AI agents overshare. They create more documents, more paragraphs, more explanations, and more words. And if they’re writing code, they create more code, more comments, more tests, and more review items. More, more, more. So much so that you can’t help but say, to... by John Macdonald | May 24, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
The models, they are a-changin’. Therefore, I’ve updated the ”How to Talk to AI” page. Some terminology: The term “frontier model” is just fancy AI-speak for “the latest model.” The one’s that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google announce in the press. Enjoy. Share this:... by John Macdonald | May 23, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
Most people expected that LED lighting would lead to a significant reduction in global lighting power consumption. Why wouldn’t you? Seems reasonable. The Occam’s Razor outcome. A 60W incandescent bulb costs about $10 a year to run versus $1 for a similar LED version....