Coding matters: The ghostly influencer
Jacqui Coosner
2026-02-13
Now your social media accounts can be immortal. Meta has patented a system that can use AI to simulate a your social activity after you are dead.
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Coding matters: The worst combination
Jacqui Coosner
2026-02-06
I discovered that the Grok scandal led to improved safety in some other AI tools. It seemed extreme, but we have so many examples of human stupidity. If we can’t improve humanity, we have to improve AI.
Coding matters: Not on sale
Jacqui Coosner
2025-11-28
Science says gratitude makes us happier. Retailers say that big TV will make us happier. Here’s a reason to give thanks, and it’s not a discount on that TV.
Coding matters: Ring ring
Jacqui Coosner
2025-11-21
Old is the new new – Gen Z is embracing analog tech. And posting it on social media. Because nostalgia has its limits.
Coding matters: Attack of the scroll zombies
Jacqui Coosner
2025-11-14
Doom-scrolling is turning us into zombies and giving us brain rot. And AIs can also develop brain rot. This is the start of a new horror story: zombies feeding on zombies.
Coding matters: The one-bite syndrome
Jacqui Coosner
2025-11-07
How many online courses have you started and not finished? Thanks to AI, we have an infinite number of online courses. But people don’t want content. They want context. They want a human guide.
Coding matters: A tangled web
Jacqui Coosner
2025-10-31
How do you feel about talking to AI, when you don’t know it’s AI? I felt deceived. And worried. We need to insist AI introduces itself properly.
Coding matters: The new resistance
Jacqui Coosner
2025-10-24
AI is everywhere. But there’s also a new resistance movement that promotes a 100% AI Free label. Plus: a mechanic’s story.
Coding matters: Agile, but with arthritis
Jacqui Coosner
2025-10-17
Older developers are the forgotten superheroes of software development. Recruiters ignore them. But there are good reasons to employ them.
Coding matters: JHAFC
Jacqui Coosner
2025-10-10
Corporate jargon can say a lot without saying anything. In a multi-cultural, multi-generational workplace, it’s a great way to confuse instead of communicate.