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by sandspar 1y ago
I love Amazon Prime. I pay like $15 a month and get one-day shipping on pretty much every product on Earth. Coming from the old days of waiting two weeks for every package, 1 day shipping is a godsend. I never tire of it. Plus I get a reaso
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"Some memories are easy to recall—lush with detail, fresh as the moment itself." Opening line. If you don't recognize yourself in this then you may want to Google "SDAM": severely deficient autobiographical memory.
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Bill Bryson maybe? E.g. "A Short History of Nearly Everything". Kids might not understand everything but they'll probably feel Bryson's warmth.
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Am I correct that your argument is something like, "AI endangers our water supply"? If so, what evidence would it take for you to change your mind? Maybe someone here can provide it.
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Saw a friend's recent wedding video. It appears she hired a professional documentary film crew? Like there were multiple angles of the same events, Hollywood level production values etc. It also seemed like she went down a checklist of
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I noticed that when my Dad tells stories about his college years, he seems sprightly for a few minutes. Like his laugh sounds more energetic. It's fleeting but I'm sure it's real.
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Google Discover is also remarkably bad at serving me stories I want to read, at least in my experience. One of those products that I wished worked better.
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Adrian Pocobelli has a daily vlog where he shows different artists' latest works. Just watch a random video and jump around to different timestamps. There's some really really cool stuff out there. https://youtube.com&#
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NFT's continue to draw many talented artists. The scene is thriving.
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My city has a medium size art gallery. Every couple of years, the curators will hold their nose and run an exhibit by "dead white males": figurative painters like Rembrandt. The gallery becomes packed with people. Afterward the cu
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Prompt engineering remains valuable. Add [1] to ChatGPT custom instructions and responses improve dramatically. [1] https://github.com/DenisSergeevitch/chatgpt-custom-instructi...
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The best interviewers are OK with irritating their guests. An interview guest generally has some conversational line or script that they plan to use. A good host has to break them out of that script - otherwise every interview with that gue
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I think trading card game art has a ratchet effect. Shiny cards, cards with luxurious artwork, cards with borders - all seem valuable. And worthy of purchase! Since consumers are willing to pay more for prettier cards, game producers are ob
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I like how his talk involves lots of "nesting". (Not sure the correct word for it.) Like, he sets something up then pays it off 5 minutes later. He makes me think of a watchmaker.
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If you've used AI to create flashcards then you've probably encountered many annoyances. For example, AI-created flashcards tend to be too wordy. Share this article with them and ask them to follow the rules. It makes for better f
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From that description, undaunted courage sounds like an apt title.
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Think of human DJs vs TikTok algorithms. In general, people prefer algorithmic DJs. The AI game dev may watch thousands of metrics - pupil dilation, linger time, interaction - then generate personalized games on the fly. Swipe for a new gam
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Nah dating under a cactus is easy: just don't be a prick.
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I'm reminded of executioners. Nobody likes executioners, not even the people hiring them. But if you live in a society that needs lots of dirty work done, then you kind of need a guy like that around. Think of Luca Brasi from "The
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>Buy a trailer, live somewhere cheap, do odd jobs Unrelated to the discussion, but I love these kinds of backup plans. I've found that most guys I talk to have one. Just a few days ago a guy was telling me that, if his beloved wife
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Bending Spoons are the same people who bought and then systematically abused and violated poor Evernote.
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Maybe AI games can use AI-first art styles. If I ask a camera to create an André Derain painting then it will fail. But that's my fault for misunderstanding the medium.
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Not OP but I also order extra lettuce on burgers. Lettuce is free "crunch", basically. Crunch is good in general - and especially necessary on burgers, which otherwise tend to sliminess.
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What a nice personal website! I like the quotes section, the essays section. It's cozy and personal.
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All media technologies seem weird at first. 19th century Europeans fled from the first movies of trains, expecting to be struck by the moving image. Deep jungle tribes believe that photographs steal a piece of your soul. I myself remember s
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It's an interesting peek into their milieu. For those in the club, the statement might seem self-evident.
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People get upset when I share this anecdote but I think it's enlightening. I talked to a guy whose sister has Williams Syndrome. About her personality, he said "She's like a Golden Retriever who can text." I got the sens
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I feel honored to participate in this story, even as a spectator.
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Yeah. And like watching a child grow up.
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I scored 40/40 on the celebrities test. It was very easy for me and I never had a doubt. My wife scored much lower. Also, I have met and noticed many celebrities (including Tony Hawk, who is famously hard to differentiate.) Whereas my

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