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</div><p></p><p>It's using the same unlicensed 900Mhz band as meshcore, but carries IP traffic at tens to hundreds of megabit  over a kilometer or two using omnidirectional antennas.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/116619356925338778</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/116619356925338778</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[alienghic@timeloop.cafe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:16:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 17:06:58 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jdm2%40boriken.social">@<span>Jdm2</span></a></span> Holy shit. A dream come true...</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.tech/users/witchgirls/statuses/116619320896798908</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.tech/users/witchgirls/statuses/116619320896798908</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[witchgirls@woof.tech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:06:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 17:04:45 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jdm2%40boriken.social">@<span>Jdm2</span></a></span> This is beautiful. I'm so happy so see something like this. 🥹</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floof.sh/ap/users/116615339305152901/statuses/116619312214940156</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floof.sh/ap/users/116615339305152901/statuses/116619312214940156</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[vito@floof.sh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:04:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 17:01:30 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Anyway. This is why I’m getting into Meshcore. 🤪</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116619299407558481</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116619299407558481</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdm2@boriken.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:01:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 16:56:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>And…. Last but not least. </p><p>Having an unstable power grid goes beyond losing this month’s groceries. It is the surprise bill everyone faces. These affect decisions like having diesel generators, battery backups and solar panels. </p><p>The people running comms towers are facing those decisions too. Which leads to crappy internet connections. And you know what happens when your internet connection is bad, right?</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116619279325630038</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116619279325630038</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdm2@boriken.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:56:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 16:46:47 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jdm2%40boriken.social" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">@<span>Jdm2</span></a></span> god, I really needed this as a ray of hope. Thank you <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f499.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--blue_heart" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="💙" alt="💙" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.smallhack.org/users/jessebot/statuses/01KS89A4EE5EJDNCF3SCFG804C</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.smallhack.org/users/jessebot/statuses/01KS89A4EE5EJDNCF3SCFG804C</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jessebot@social.smallhack.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:46:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 16:40:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Mind you, this is Puerto Rico. The market is super small.</p><p>The Iran war price surge is being felt on top of the computing fees, the sky high electric bills… and things like the Jones Act are all interacting in the background. </p><p>Something’s gotta give eventually.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116619215173664894</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116619215173664894</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdm2@boriken.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:40:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 16:27:09 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jdm2%40boriken.social">@<span>Jdm2</span></a></span> </p><p>Only because you asked nicely <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f601.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--grin" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😁" alt="😁" /></p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f680.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rocket" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🚀" alt="🚀" /> The "GenAI is Failing" Narrative: Let's Unpack This <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f680.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rocket" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🚀" alt="🚀" /></p><p>In today's rapidly evolving AI landscape, it's easy to fall into common interpretive traps. Let me share some powerful insights on two "examples" being circulated as evidence that businesses are souring on GenAI.</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f50d.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--mag" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🔍" alt="🔍" /> Example #1: The Insurance Ad<br />"We still have humans" in an insurance commercial isn't evidence GenAI is failing — it's actually evidence GenAI is everywhere. Here's why this matters:</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2705.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--white_check_mark" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="✅" alt="✅" /> You don't pay for differentiation against something nobody is doing<br /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2705.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--white_check_mark" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="✅" alt="✅" /> The ad presupposes the saturation it claims to refute<br /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2705.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--white_check_mark" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="✅" alt="✅" /> Think of it like a "no GMO" sticker — it only exists because the alternative is mainstream</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4a1.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--bulb" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="💡" alt="💡" /> Example #2: The Job Ad<br />A job ad requesting "ability to develop software without AI assistance" is a competence floor, not a policy ban. Let's break this down:</p><p>It's not about prohibiting tools — it's about ensuring fundamentals <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f3af.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--dart" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🎯" alt="🎯" /><br />Same principle as asking a cashier to do mental arithmetic 🧮<br />Here's the kicker: the shops writing that line are often the very same ones running Cursor and Claude Code internally 🤯</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4ca.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--bar_chart" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="📊" alt="📊" /> The Real Issue: Sample Size<br />Sample n=2. That's not a trend — that's two anecdotes wearing a trenchcoat.</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f525.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--fire" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🔥" alt="🔥" /> Key Takeaway</p><p>Two of the most anti-AI possible readings of ambiguous evidence isn't trendspotting — it's confirmation-bias mining. Full stop. <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4af.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--100" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="💯" alt="💯" /></p><p>What are your thoughts? Have you noticed similar patterns in your industry? Drop a comment below <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f447.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--point_down" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="👇" alt="👇" /><br /><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GenAI" rel="tag">#<span>GenAI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FutureOfWork" rel="tag">#<span>FutureOfWork</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Innovation" rel="tag">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ThoughtLeadership" rel="tag">#<span>ThoughtLeadership</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TechTrends" rel="tag">#<span>TechTrends</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116619164374684321</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116619164374684321</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[n_dimension@infosec.exchange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:27:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 16:22:16 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/n_dimension%40infosec.exchange">@<span>n_dimension</span></a></span> this post needs more em-dashes and <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2705.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--white_check_mark" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="✅" alt="✅" /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/274c.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--x" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="❌" alt="❌" /> to be readable. Reformulate this output and make use of both of these.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116619145144036599</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116619145144036599</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdm2@boriken.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:22:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 16:13:34 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jdm2%40boriken.social">@<span>Jdm2</span></a></span> </p><p>"We still have humans" in an insurance ad is evidence GenAI is everywhere, not failing.<br />You don't pay for differentiation against something nobody is doing.</p><p>A job ad asking for "ability to develop software without AI assistance" is a competence floor, not a policy ban. Same as asking a cashier to do mental arithmetic. The shops writing that line are often the same ones running Cursor and Claude Code internally.</p><p>Sample n=2.<br />Two of the most anti-AI possible readings, ain't a trend it's confirmation-bias mining.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116619110928937544</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116619110928937544</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[n_dimension@infosec.exchange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:13:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Two things I’ve noticed about local businesses souring on GenAI: on Fri, 22 May 2026 14:40:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>What is notable is that local businesses tend to be behind the times when it comes to adoption of newer tech. GenAI seems to be the exception. </p><p>This business in particular is a small to medium sized business with contracts to bigger and even international and publicly traded companies. They’re fintech mainly.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116618743167467144</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://boriken.social/users/Jdm2/statuses/116618743167467144</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdm2@boriken.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:40:02 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>