I feel like I am in one of those nightmares where you are running from an unseen horror that is rapidly catching up, but your legs are stuck in jello.
I spent the day today using AI to build a program. It built a program that in the past would have taken me weeks of totally committed work in a few hours.… read more “Escaping containment”
The most important work I do these days is thinking hard and trying to make good decisions. The people I work with are usually better than I am at implanting those decisions, whether that be fixing farm equipment, talking to customers, or doing accounting. I subscribe to the best artificial intelligence available and have been astounded by its exponential advances to now reach higher levels of intelligence than any humans.… read more “Grok Heavy vs Gemini Pro”
The farm boys and I sang this ditty about our ongoing battle with local bureaucracy…
Stick in your earbuds and turn it up 
Context and links to our fight in the comments below! 
The first post fighting the state stealing my land: https://www.facebook.com/joelgross.joelx/posts/pfbid0PBTBDfup9RPwrbpbgbmD1FWQvAPNJPfq2bBsPPkdhheQ46MBM7Gegn4LBngg7Wqbl
The public retaliation: https://www.facebook.com/joelgross.joelx/posts/pfbid0zE52YVQ57xDNZYt7eA8JtD3iCvdg4awAxaR5QA43AZw8SPbNDi1dRkX4mC7RmYEol
The nepotism: https://www.facebook.com/reel/28150029621287557
Retaliation becomes national news: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1973458806643152
I never set out to make enemies: https://www.facebook.com/reel/2329041131233478/
https://youtube.com/shorts/Q9V-irqVxK0?is=xCmPSqpySegBxtmE
There are two major laws in Washington state that prevent new housing from being built and dramatically raised the costs for anyone to buy even basic homes: the growth management act also known as GMA and the State Environmental Protection Act also known as SEPA.
Both of these laws were initially past 30 years ago with good intentions, but have been twisted and warped beyond recognition by NIMBYs and bureaucrats and special interests.… read more “Trapped as renters?”