Ricardo Tavares
Creates things with computers to understand what problems they can solve. Passionate for an open web that everyone can contribute to. Works in domains where content is king and assumptions are validated quickly. Screaming at phone lines since before the internet.
May 25, 2026
As an increasing part of coding, LLMs (large language models) aren't another layer of abstraction, but a level of ambiguity that you can work with to incorporate something you do know with something you don't. This can...
May 20, 2026
No matter how you structure it, managing a to-do list is in itself a recurring item on your to-dos. I'm not a productivity expert, but I've learned from those books that writing down a good next action is essential for...
May 3, 2026
Seems reasonable to say that AI is in a railway mania bubble, the kind where there is too much hype for a technology that actually has decisive long-term value. But if so, where's the decentralised infrastructure that...
March 18, 2026
Three steps for a modern-day data breach: • give data you don't want someone else to know to some automated process • let that automation have a way to send that data out • ignore how this can be triggered by people you...
March 17, 2026
If you start coding as a kid, you can experience a lot of time where you're wrong about programming because you aren't ready to understand fundamental concepts. Especially if, like me, you learn how to code by yourself,...
March 3, 2026
As digital crime keeps increasing, the biggest offenders aren't doing advanced technical attacks. Criminals are mostly just scamming people into doing what they want. They are particularly targeting companies and keep...
February 1, 2026
The world has a lot more code now, since large language models (LLMs) can easily generate it. As the CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei has predicted, AI is probably writing 90% of all the code in the world. But does that...
December 19, 2025
This list of things computers can do probably won't surprise you: • Learn what you tell them. • Apply instructions when needed. • Remember and read numbers. • Add, subtract, multiply, divide, and round off. • Look at a...
December 12, 2025
Banning social networks isn't the same as keeping smartphones out of schools. Some of the very best and worst things are on the internet. In what are commonly called social networks, there are issues that exist in any...
December 7, 2025
Say I have a human arm. Imagine that I'm biased against it, that I'm tired of having to do pushups or clip its nails to enjoy the full potential of my arm. I'm jealous of other people's arms, but I don't appreciate...