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There’s a lot of talk about “digital currency,” but as far as I can tell, my bank account and retirement account, along with my credit cards and mortgage payments, have already been maintained in digital form for many years now. I...
Is it Friday yet?
Thanks to Charlie Horse 47 and Killdumpster for their sponsorship of this post, via the magic of Patreon. ***What was occurring in this week of exactly fifty years ago?This was occurring.The UK's legendary heat wave peaked with a...
“As Russia continues bombing Ukraine, international sports organizations embrace Moscow” kyivindependent.com/as-russia… #RussiaIsATerroristState
There is an old Steve Jobs clip from a 1992 MIT Sloan talk that feels newly relevant in the age of AI. In the talk, available here as Steve Jobs MIT 1992 Lecture, Jobs is asked about consultants. His answer is not that consultants are...
I took my Dutch bike in for servicing today (to get my brake pads replaced) and calculated some usage statistics. Indeed, on the ride from home to the bike store, I crossed 7,000 km of total distance on the bike. One interesting element...
A Is For AmericaIt’s increasingly clear that nobody has a plan for if this AI thing turns out to be real. Some people have suggestions, but they’re all things like “regulate a little more” or “regulate a little less” or “react to things...
The numbers are simply mind-blowing: up to £264 billion for a climate “solution” that will increase emissions. Has the government lost its mind? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 8th July 2026 The new prime minister will be...
Lately, I have been addicted in scrolling through Reddit. There are no specific topics, I just let it show me all kinds of interesting videos or topics. I would scroll it while waiting for the elevator. There was once, I even scroll it...
Hello, loves! We’ll glance at Flooder, to see if it needs any improvement (it surely well), then improve it. (Brief oblique cut at LLMs, oligarchs, etc.) I am not ashamed to say that I’m pleased with how the change to Flooder went in. We...
I’m reminded that I like the feeling of having a plan and seeing it change versus no plan at all and seeing the chaos take over.
I'm stuck in my own AI bubble; almost everyone in my field is. We all have our own unique stack of tools, setups, and settings; we all have model preferences, with me leaning more towards open-weight models. Even my mom has her...
“Meta has filed a patent for a system that records your voice and surroundings all day, then uses an AI to analyse your mood. The patent’s stated, theoretical goal is for Meta, a company that makes billions of dollars targeting ads at...
QUI-GON JINN — JEDI DUEL STAR WARS: EPISODE I (HASBRO) “A wise and powerful Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn discovers young Anakin Skywalker, proving to be a pivotal event to the future of the Jedi and to the entire galaxy for generations to come.”...
I have a love/hate relationship with the gym. I love working out with weights. I absolutely hate doing cardio. I have plenty of options for the cardio part of my workout. Upright bike, recumbent bike, treadmill, stair climber,...