https://dandylyons.net/topics/search/Recent content in Search on Daniel LyonsHugo -- gohugo.ioen-gbThu, 12 Jun 2025 11:33:00 +0000https://dandylyons.net/thoughts/actually-useful-ai-modern-search/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:33:00 +0000https://dandylyons.net/thoughts/actually-useful-ai-modern-search/<h2 id="introduction-new-dog-old-tricks">Introduction: New Dog, Old Tricks</h2> <p>It&rsquo;s funny how history repeats itself. Every time we get a groundbreaking new technology, our first instinct is often to just use it for the old things we were already doing, just maybe a little bit better. Think about movies back in the day. When they first came out, filmmakers basically just pointed the camera at a stage play. All the techniques, the blocking, the acting – it was all just lifted from the theater. It took time for them to figure out what <em>only</em> a movie could do, things like close-ups, dynamic editing, and special effects that are impossible on stage.</p>