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ChatGPT is your drunk startup wingman: Why AI validation is just liquid courage with fewer regrets

11 Jun 2025

ChatGPT is your drunk startup wingman - loud, supportive, and totally unqualified to judge your next big idea. It won’t tell you your “AI-powered platform” is old news or that your brilliant pitch already flopped in the App Store. LLMs complete patterns, not business plans. If you want actual validation, don’t expect it from an algorithm designed to clap for everything. Real research beats AI reassurance every time.
  • ai validation, business ideas, chatgpt, market research, startup advice
Senior Developer vs Vibe Coder.

“Vibe coding”: Why literal AI code fails in production

3 Jun 2025

Vibe coding is sending your teenager to buy milk. You’ll get milk. Only milk. Meanwhile, the fridge is on fire, the dog’s eating a USB stick, and the eggs are fermenting in the sink - but hey, the milk’s in the bag.
  • artificial intelligence, Junior Coder, Senior Experience, vibe coding
AI Training is held together by duct tape and hope

AI Development in 2025: Still Building the Plane While Flying It

27 May 2025

AI development feels like raiding a post-apocalyptic junkyard for beta tools, strapping them together with duct tape, and hoping your makeshift plane doesn’t explode midair.
  • ai development, DevOps, LLM Engineering, machine learning, Open Source Tools
taylor swift syndrome in IT: Calm the hell down.

The Taylor Swift Syndrome: Why Tech Freaks Out Over Every New Tool

20 May 2025

Tech needs to stop losing its mind over every new tool like it’s a Taylor Swift drop. Most “revolutionary” launches from Web3 to Clubhouse fizzled fast. Real progress isn’t loud, it’s layered, tested, and boring.
  • ai hype, automation, nft collapse, overhyped technology, tech culture, tool fatigue, web3
We're not training junior coders any longer.

We’re Raising Prompt Monkeys, Not Engineers

13 May 2025

AI is making junior devs faster, but also dumber. We’re killing the very grind that builds senior talent. That’s a long-term disaster in the making.
  • ai, coding, experience, future, junior, senior
Rational analysis of AI and why AGI is still far away

AGI Is Not Around the Corner: Why Today’s LLMs Aren’t True Intelligence

5 May 2025

Today’s LLMs like GPT-4 and Claude are impressive pattern-recognition tools, but they’re not anywhere near true intelligence. Despite the hype, they lack core AGI traits like reasoning, autonomy, and real-world understanding. This article cuts through the noise, explaining why fears of imminent AGI are wildly premature.
  • agi, ai, future, large language models, LLM, llm limitations, machine learning

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