Matt Hogg

"We try hard to get noticed and make a first impression within a cold and mechanical system stacked against us before we submit our first application. My advice is focused on how to protect and empower yourself in the shadow of an inescapable power dynamic." #hiring matthogg.fyi/the-rules-wo...

me: mom, what was I like as a little girl? my mom (completely fucking braindead): hey alexa describe a human kid or something

“No Signs of AI Payoff Outside the Tech Sector” https://www.apollo.com/wealth/insights-news/insights/daily-spark/no-signs-of-ai-payoff-outside-the-tech-sector?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email > the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech.

That “Who’s On First?” tutorial was a cinematic MOMENT that had me thinking this doc was about dissecting Holmes’ identity & have her confront the truth just in time for prison. But then she goes & there’s half a movie left & Fielder cracks his knuckles & REALLY goes to work. #movies boxd.it/gQnX49

The awkward tension finally broke for me when Edward Norton inexplicably pops up behind the couch. Chef’s kiss. #movies boxd.it/gOb9oh

I’m imagining a version of my life where a significant problem I need to solve is “I need to make so many restaurant reservations that I can’t do them all myself.” A problem burdening my life to such an extent that I’ll burn the world down to build a robot that can almost do it for me.

A classic 90s era pre-CGI monster movie where the good ol’ boys win. #movies boxd.it/gLyuOf

If you like climaxes that feature TV people doing stuff in control rooms and compelling line readings like, “This is disclosure day,” well then do I have a movie for you! #movies boxd.it/gJcHJZ

anyone who earnestly calls it super intelligence is a mark

It’s been two years since Ontario Place West Island was destroyed for a planned private spa. Hundreds of trees were cut down - here’s a snapshot of the many species who lost habitat. 🧵

More like ho-hum, am I right? #movies boxd.it/gAnfGf

Raising my hand as somebody who’s too boring to need an agent. ✋ “Silicon Valley executives may love over-optimizing their lives and running chatbots like a team of tireless assistants, but I’m just not convinced the general public wants to be a manager.” www.garbageday.email/p/am-i-too-b...

I don’t think you should have more needle drops than plot. #movies boxd.it/gzv7rD

I was kinda expecting more, I dunno, Passchendaele… in a movie called Passchendaele. #movies boxd.it/gvHC81

An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.

"And then, finally, and perhaps most importantly, Silicon Valley executives may love over-optimizing their lives and running chatbots like a team of tireless assistants, but I’m just not convinced the general public wants to be a manager." Am I too boring to need an AI agent?

It’s bullshit like this, combined with flashy promo videos that promise cutesy magic, that make me simply NEVER BELIEVE that “AI” can do these things. It’s the closest I’ve ever felt to tinfoil hat conspiracy theory stuff. But it’s always lies and puffery.

Our hero telegraphs his inadequacy so well throughout his absurd and doomed quest that OF COURSE when the time comes his clever action hero quip is, “Stupid fucking…. Monsters.” #movies boxd.it/gqijF1

Evergreen statement 🫡

Somewhere between the phenomenal first hour and the old man’s diarrhea anecdote scene you’ll start to wonder where this movie could possible go next, and when it ends you still won’t know! #movies boxd.it/gkdasD

In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.

That uneven feeling even when your top and bottom padding are identical? Fonts reserve room for ascenders and accents up top and descenders below. text-box-trim cuts it away! youtu.be/Tdpoa1j5fcU

Across many regions and demographics, people underestimate the safety of large cities and say they believe crime is increasing when it’s going down! Thankfully, we don’t have to rely on surveys about perceived safety. Statscan keeps data on this! www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...

How this works: - The implicit default region for Google Maps JavaScript API is the United States - You can fix it by adding `&region=CA` to the call I checked with chrome devtools, that's the fix.

Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.”

"Their hydronyms" is a legitimately funny punchline.

Very reminiscent of the 90s animated series in a madcap, what-is-it-this-time kinda way. #movies boxd.it/g12eav

Delicious details of an all-red lighthouse. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

FEET OF SEA WATER. There are a lot of delicious lights, labels, and gauges to be seen on the decommissioned submarine HMCS Onondaga, preserved at the Pointe-au-Père maritime historic site. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

SPEED GROUP INDICATOR. There are a lot of delicious lights, labels, and gauges to be seen on the decommissioned submarine HMCS Onondaga, preserved at the Pointe-au-Père maritime historic site. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

HYDROGEN CLEARING FANS RUNNING. There are a lot of delicious lights, labels, and gauges to be seen on the decommissioned submarine HMCS Onondaga, preserved at the Pointe-au-Père maritime historic site. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

Remember, these 50% tariffs are a tax PAID BY AMERICANS. They will add to US inflation and upward pressure on interest rates, just as a US bond market crisis is gathering speed. The US economy is more vulnerable to this new disruption than Canada’s. We can outlast Trump on this.

If a baby hands you a toy telephone to answer, that's a sign of great respect in their culture.

Umbrellas in the sun? When they're public art, then yes. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

48. Just one of many eye-catching doors to be found on the streets of Old Quebec. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

32. Just one of many eye-catching doors to be found on the streets of Old Quebec. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

42. Just one of many eye-catching doors to be found on the streets of Old Quebec. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

The First Face. This ivory carving, found in Canada's arctic, is one of the oldest known depictions of a human face and is between 3,600 and 3,900 years old. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

The Spirit of Haida Gwaii. Just one humble, isolated sample of the imposing and chaotic sculpture by Bill Reid. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

DANGER NO SWIMMING. STRONG CURRENTS HAVE CAUSED THE DROWNING OF 4 PERSONS IN THIS CANAL SINCE 1971. OK, but how about lately...? #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

SILVERWOOD'S QUALITY PRODUCTS AT ECONOMICAL PRICES. I think this sale might be over... #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...

The most undervalued front-end skill right now isn't prompting, it's being able to look at a broken layout and know what's causing it. youtu.be/2pJHWhmqlNU

Ross Douthat is unsettled. The "left-of-center" "elite consensus" of the Obama era he hated is gone (yay!) and replaced by a right-wing populism he dreamed of (YAY!) but he can see it going bad (oh no) so instead of opposing it or reconsidering how bad the Obama era was, he's confused. Cue dril 2/x

Chekhov’s Wedding Speech. #movies boxd.it/fC497v

When the movie let out I texted my wife, “On my way home,” and kept my fingers crossed for the entire 20 minute drive in the car. 🤞🏻 #movies boxd.it/fAj6rp

Good thing we don’t have a long history of people incorrectly projecting human traits on computers and overestimating what they’re really doing.

Very cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?