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iOS 26: My iPhone 13 mini is Now a Slug!

2025-09-19

After updating to iOS 26, the author's iPhone 13 mini, only four years old, runs significantly slower than before. The previous iOS version was perfectly snappy, leading the author to suspect planned obsolescence or a shockingly poor update. The author also mentions their cautious approach to macOS updates, preferring to avoid them until absolutely necessary.

(www.robinsloan.com)

Tech Performance Issues

Large Language Models' Hallucinations: The Missing Piece is Memory

2025-09-10

The author contrasts human and large language model (LLM) information processing by recounting a personal experience using a Ruby library. Humans possess sedimentary memory, allowing them to sense the origin and reliability of knowledge, thus avoiding random guesses. LLMs lack this experiential memory; their knowledge resembles inherited DNA rather than acquired skills, leading to hallucinations. The author argues that resolving LLM hallucinations requires new AI models capable of "living" in and learning from the real world.

(www.robinsloan.com)

AI

Shopify's LLM Doc Bot: Guesswork Over Facts?

2025-07-09

Shopify's LLM-powered developer documentation bot provided an incorrect Liquid syntax for detecting Shopify Collective items in order confirmation emails. While the bot provided a quick answer, the code didn't work in practice because the Shopify Collective tag is added after the email is generated. The author questions the value of this 'guessing' doc bot, arguing that the cost of bad advice far outweighs the benefit of quick help. He suggests relying on official documentation instead of a potentially inaccurate bot.

(www.robinsloan.com)

Development Doc Bot

Fighting the Digital Ghosts: Author Robin Sloan Builds an Alternative Network

2025-03-18

Author Robin Sloan, concerned about the internet's increasing dominance by algorithms and malicious information, is exploring the creation of an alternative network based on mail. He's opened a small shop selling zines printed on an eco-friendly Riso printing press, aiming to leverage the US Postal Service to build a more authentic and human connection network to combat the "ghosts" of the digital age. This isn't just nostalgia; it's a commitment to democracy and offline connection.

(www.robinsloan.com)

Startup alternative network mail Riso printing