diff --git a/content/docs/ai-policy.md b/content/docs/ai-policy.md index d90c487..5c7ba06 100644 --- a/content/docs/ai-policy.md +++ b/content/docs/ai-policy.md @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ description: "What we believe about AI usage." Handmade Cities does not have a blanket ban on AI usage, but we do have sweeping prohibitions on: -1. **AI hype profiteering.** You know when you see it. (Statements like *"Traditional coding is dead. Don't be a tradcoder."*) Respectfully close this tab and burn your token subsidies elsewhere. +1. **AI boosting.** You know it when you see it. (Statements like *"Traditional coding is dead. Don't be a tradcoder."*) Respectfully close this tab and burn your token subsidies elsewhere. -2. **Doom trolling.** Coined by Cal Newport [doom trolling](https://calnewport.com/dear-ai-companies-stop-the-doom-trolling/) captures the fabricated hysteria around the future of our profession (*"Software engineers will be gone in two years."*) Don't do that. +2. **Doom trolling.** Coined by Cal Newport, [doom trolling](https://calnewport.com/dear-ai-companies-stop-the-doom-trolling/) is the fake hysteria around the future of our profession (*"Software engineers will be gone in two years!"*) Don't do that. -HMC is a safe fortress for anyone wanting better software. People who believe in quality and craftsmanship no matter the cost or ridicule. Some of us will judiciously apply AI technology, most often through local open-weight models. Others prefer not to use it in any way, shape, or form. Both classes of users are welcome. +HMC is a safe fortress for anyone wanting better software. People who believe in quality and human craftsmanship. Some of us might judiciously deploy artificial intelligence, with a strong bias for local systems. Others prefer not to use AI in any way, shape, or form. Both classes of users are welcome. diff --git a/content/docs/meetups/coc.md b/content/docs/meetups/coc.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..560d946 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/docs/meetups/coc.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +title: "Code of Conduct" +weight: 30 +--- + +Anyone who's genuinely interested in making better software is welcome! However, we expect a baseline level of decorum. Violating the following rules may result in removal from the group. + +## Rules of Interaction + +### 1. Civility + +Avoid shouting matches, talking over each other, or any personal attacks or insults. Software engineers are absolutely allowed to disagree, but strong opinions are not an excuse to ignore basic manners. + +### 2. Mutual Respect + +Being civil is not very helpful if we regard the other party as *lesser*. For example, if you're a senior C programmer looking down your nose at a junior web developer, you will be asked to introspect on your attitude. + +We can *encourage* others to see things in a different light, or persuade them with sound arguments, but it is never acceptable to mock individuals for rejecting our viewpoint. + +### 3. Zero-Tolerance for Hate Speech + +Modern society is grappling with ever-increasing bigotry or discrimination based on immutable attributes. Meetup hosts will not tolerate ANY hate speech against members: they'll remove offenders from the group and report the incident to support@handmadecities.com