Tim Saucer

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  • That pure AI contribution is not contributing much

    In my open source work on Apache DataFusion, I’ve seen this growing trend of people finding an open issue and having an AI agent author the complete solution with no real input from the author. We’ve had plenty of discussion about this in the different project mailing lists, issue boards, and during our meetings. I’m…

  • Working with a LLM agent is… good?

    Can you teach an old dog new tricks? I’m trying to get good at working with agents and picking up a few things along the way.

  • How do I get started working in Technology X?

    One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how to transition into working in a new field or technology.

  • Preparing Session 1 for Session 0

    You’re making a homemade epic TTRPG campaign. That’s awesome! Before you sit down for your players to talk about the game, this is a good time to start planning for Session 1. Let’s talk about how to do this. Yes, I call this preparing for session 1 but it’s really preparing me for session 0.…

  • One month with Loot Studios

    For my new TTRPG campaign coming up, I plan on using miniatures heavily. It’s a fantasy campaign (but not D&D) and I want to make an immersive experience. I’ve also been trying to improve my 3d printing and painting skills. At the start of this month I subscribed to Loot Studios. The Models I’m very…

  • Kingdom Building

    You’ve decided to write an epic campaign for your tabletop role playing game from scratch. Awesome! But how do you do that? In this series I’ll chronicle my approach to designing and writing a long campaign as I’m doing it. Today’s topic in the series: creating nations, kingdoms, factions, etc. Use your Why In my…

  • Star Trek Mission Chicago

    This year we attended the Star Trek convention in Chicago. It’s our third convention and the first where we brought our children. The last time we went was 2017, so a lot had changed in the world (COVID) and also in the Star Trek universe (release of Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy and upcoming Strange…