2022/09 on rkempe’s blog

The lack of broader perspective in tech

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 22:43:22 -0400

You know, if arts education at the elementary and high school level was better maybe we’d have to deal with less bullshit from tech bros.

I very much feel like most people in tech with any sort of inclination towards caring about anything else get pushed out, and that lack of perspective is a problem.

AI "artists" should just become writers instead

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:05:35 -0400

AI “artists” should just become writers instead, they’ll still get to use words to make art and it won’t be theft!!

Except that writing is actually difficult and takes real time and effort and skill, lol.

Also, the amount of people who compare typing in text and choosing from auto generated work to photography is staggering. Bro, do you even understand how photography works?

You don't need to experience heartbreak to be an artist

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 01:23:54 -0400

The problem I have with telling people that they need to go out and experience heartbreak and stuff before they can be a good artist is that I don’t know if we should be encouraging people to actively seek out negative life experiences for the sake of having a broader outlook on the human experience (or whatever bullshit terminology is being used these days).

That’s actually a really concerning mentality. Just try to live outside your head a little and do stuff, that’s all.

Reading through mathematical proofs

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 17:12:48 -0400

Reading through mathematical proofs sometimes feels like trying to understand gibberish while simultaneously trying to unravel where the spontaneous leaps of intuition came from.

Why do children's book characters always have terrible passwords?

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:18:00 -0400

Why do children’s book characters always have terrible passwords that can easily be guessed? Why is this a common plot device? Can we please start modeling proper digital literacy? Do we really want to be teaching kids that it’s okay to use the name of a family member or crush as your password?