Posts Tagged: Ai

I developed a web extension called Mark Scroll Positions about 1.5 years ago. I built it both to solve my own need and to experiment. If you are interested in how it looked and the original idea, you can check Introducing: Mark Scroll Positions. But long story short, other people started using it after I published it, even though I did not have high expectations for it. I received some comments on both Firefox and Chrome. A few users even went to GitHub and opened issues.

I frequently come across people thinking, ‘Why bother learning something if AI will do it better than me in the future?’ Alongside this thought, I also noticed a rise in pessimism. I believe this pessimism originates from three misconceptions: (1) overlooking the difference between instrumental and intrinsic value, (2) underestimating our ability to adapt to change, and (3) losing sight of what essentially matters. Focus More on Intrinsic Value Some things need to be done by specifically you. Not because they can’t be done by other beings, but because they are good for you when you do it yourself.

For me, whether AI can be beneficial or not is out of the question, and I am not here to discuss that in much detail. I already heavily use tools like aider (a terminal-based alternative to Cursor), autocompletion assistants such as copilot, and conversational LLMs like claude, chatgpt, and deepseek all the time. So, I truly believe there’s immense value these tools can provide, and I’m not here to discourage anyone from using them. They’ve already proven their worth to me in many ways.

For those who may not be aware, Neovim is to me what a lightsaber is to a Jedi. It forms an essential part of my routine, as I use it for nearly all my tasks involving text. Be it drafting an essay, sending an email, or coding, Neovim is my go-to tool. Moreover, I have a deep admiration for the UNIX philosophy and its command-line interface programs. It’s quite fascinating to observe how these small, uncomplicated UNIX programs, designed to do one thing flawlessly, interact effectively using piping mechanisms. Tools like sed, grep, awk, count, cut, and many others, often prove to be incredibly useful for text processing.