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date    = "2026-01-01T20:34:56+00:00"
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The happy new year is here. I was conversing offline with individuals about
courses a little ways back in time. And, if it's any solace to anyone online
[deathly afraid](/tdro/messages/forget/#tdro-messages-forget) of the future, keep reading?

{{< disclose "On courses and generative tooling (click to expand)" >}}

I personally don't think a `$1000+` dollar course is crucial for learning
how to use generative intelligence for writing, art, or programming. I've had
generative/agent tooling for a long while and it's as self accessible as it gets.

My programming inertia for personal projects is high, but so far my main usage
has been occasionally testing incredible claims. In the last tech revolution
(not the [metaverse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse)), there were many
courses on non-fungible tokens. Don't ask how I know about those tokens.

{{</ disclose >}}

Fun fact: Many seemingly think that I've used generative models to build this
inert static site (hoho). How would you
[know](/tdro/messages/web4/#tdro-messages-web4) the difference? And can you
fully trust it?