An unexpected hallucination
(Bard, today, 6/22/23)…
Tools
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"Blogging" vs "writing about blogging"
This image (from a great webcomic) brought a smile to my face, and if you've procrastinated by blaming your tools, it might for you too.…
Visual Thinking
Watching this Youtube video by the excellent Beck Tench. Cataloguing some of what she mentioned, for reference People Dave Gray Brandy Agerbeck (Twitter) Books and Mindsets Cartooning by Ivan…
Dotfiles & Vim
My “dotfiles” repo is a decade old now, and it has been interesting to see a progression through * .vimrc (ye olde days) * init.vim (“modern” vim) * init.lua (All-in on Lua with NeoVim) (is t…
Observe
I had the opportunity to use this excellent tool/service/platform over the last month. I won’t go into details about features etc (maybe later?) but the part that impressed me was how the core concep…
Tools for Thought
If you like “this sort of thing“, you should watch this talk by Mark Bernstein. It talk isn’t a TED talk, it isn’t on StrangeLoop, but it might be the best overview of this area yet. Touches on lost…
Looking within the lens
As seen at "Museo Camera"…
Blackberry finale
All good things must come to an end, a personal technology lesson that’s hard to learn.…
Yes, "stable diffusion" can be addictive
Decided to spend 15 minutes with this, and wow, I see what the big deal is. All of these were made at this web interface.…
Of analog “anti-nets” and slip-boxes
Came across this series of “emails” or “letters” about someone embarking on an analog thinking system. An Antinet is for those who wish to read more effectively, take valuable notes from readings, an…
Obsolescence
My Powerbeats headphones broke apart today. I wanted to get a replacement, but I found it isn't made any more. I looked for the closest equivalent and didn't find one 1. I found this compar…
The making of a friendly robot
Learnt more about the "origin story" of Roomba from an article in the WSJ this weekend. * First sold as a product 20 years ago * Joe Jones joined the AI pan 20 years before that * Variou…