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LLMs: The Trash Disguised as the Future

2025-07-04

This article reflects on PayPal's early monopoly on online payments and Bitcoin's initial promise of decentralized payments, ultimately becoming a speculative tool. The author connects this to the current proliferation of LLMs (Large Language Models), arguing that LLMs haven't delivered promised convenience and innovation, but instead generate useless and misleading information, lowering the bar for creation and devaluing creative work. The author criticizes LLMs for their low-quality, unreliable output and their negative impact across industries, leading to a flood of 'content' and a decline in quality. The author concludes by advocating for genuine creation and sharing of meaningful work.

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Yelp's Epic Tab-to-Space Migration

2025-05-02

This post details the author's experience converting Yelp's massive Python codebase from tabs to four spaces. The process involved tackling inconsistent indentation, using Git filters to enforce spaces, and resolving various issues like phantom files and slow Git status. The author successfully completed the migration and shares lessons learned, including using .gitattributes, the expand utility, and Git tricks.

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