Finance
A trading competition between AI models
Six LLMs compete trading crypto perpetual futures to show which model is best at trading. I have been watching for two weeks.
Stefano Garavelli
Algorithms are bad for society, but we are better than them
I read less and less. Despite the Internet giving me access to reputable sources on virtually any topic, my online information intake is mostly low-value knowledge. I have a feeling that algorithms became so wicked effective that what I'm being fed has numbed my desire to research. I
Beyond Individual Blame. Systemic Solutions
The recent revelations about high-level government officials accidentally sharing sensitive military information through Signal highlight a critical intersection of personal responsibility and systemic security vulnerabilities. 404 rightly emphasizes individual accountability, but overlooks two crucial protective strategies: multi-person authentication and comprehensive federal regulations on secure communications. One fundamental defense against human
Reimagining Publishing in the Modern Media Landscape
Publishing faces a critical digital transformation challenge, requiring executives who bridge traditional journalism and modern digital strategies. Developing user-centered digital products that maintain the core principles of quality reporting is the next challenge.
The Attention Crisis
Remember when important discussions happened in meetings or through carefully crafted emails? What once would have been a focused 30-minute conversation has morphed into dozens of notifications spread across hours or days. Business chat platforms delivered fragmentation. A single discussion might span multiple threads, requiring participants to piece together context
Be Google, be me.
Be Google Have more data than God Sell ads like my life depends on it (because it does) Know what you want before you do "Don’t be evil" lol AI overlord in the making Everyone hates me, but everyone needs me Incognito mode doesn’t mean what
Web Development
Astro is the ideal lightweight framework to build content websites
Web Development. Content websites, blogs, simple marketing websites can all benefit from a simpler development experience to achieve a finely tuned presentation.
Virtual Machines
Run Ubuntu 24.0.4 on Windows Hyper-V virtual machines
Hyper-V manager is included in Windows 10 and Windows 11 Pro computers and running the latest LTS Ubuntu desktop is very easy. Upon installation, Linux won’t have all the necessary drivers to take full advantage of the virtualization features of Windows in the Linux guest.
Privacy
Getting out of the Google ecosystem
Cutting the Google cord is more difficult than expected but the reward is to be part of something better, more user-centric and most importantly privacy-respecting.
Product Management
Product backlog estimation and refinement with Story Points
Story Points can help making better user story estimates than time-based estimation. Agile sprint planning benefits from estimating risk, uncertainty and complexity.
Ghost
How to configure Ghost transactional emails with Docker Compose ENV variables
If you are getting errors in Ghost running on Docker when signing up for a new user, adjust your ENV variables to get rid of a couple of variables
Infrastructure
How to run a free virtual machine on Apple Silicon M1
Run virtual machines on Apple Silicon for free using Apple virtualization environment.