I have warned repeatedly of the downsides of giving the wrong people access to generative AI tools, but warnings be damned progress cannot be stopped. […]
Carvana engages in deceptive AI chatbot practices
I recently had the displeasure of buying a car from Carvana. I will explain why in a separate article, but along the way I found […]
A message to New Year gym resolutionists
The target audience for this article is anyone who is considering going to the gym as their New Year resolution. If you already go to […]
Making time
It’s a genuine pet peeve of mine to hear the phrase, “Make time!” As in: My whole life, I have been busy. I have absolutely […]
MongoDB: The ObjectId trap
Back in June I dropped this article: https://obscureproblemsandgotchas.com/development/things-to-know-before-using-mongodb/ and it got excellent reception. I was pleased to hear from colleagues of mine that they read […]
Easing into trading
I have had an interest in trading stock since I was a kid. I hate that I am aging myself by saying the following sentence, […]
Grounding treadmill static charge
This is not something I ever thought I would be writing about, but well here we are. So for several months now I have been […]
Things to know before using MongoDB
I have been working with MongoDB for the past year or so and I feel as if I have earned the right to have an […]
Microsoft is screwing its base again
I thought Microsoft learned their lesson with Vista, Windows 8 and the failed Windows phone; but here we are again. I love Microsoft because I […]
The inherent disrespect of software developers
I have been wanting to write about this for a long time now. I have seventeen years of professional software development experience at the time […]