Catching up on some entropy reduction. 1,187 for today. 1,512 for Thursday. And Wednesday was 2,511. #wordcount
@herself Yes, the audio is a big plus for me because I can speak off the cuff and I don’t have to go looking for a pencil. I can also read sections back to myself that I like. The only time it doesn’t work well is late at night when my wife is asleep and I’m trying to whisper into the phone. :)
865 is the entropy reduction effort today. #wordcount
Book sales are ok. People buy books. Publishers realize revenue. Things are okay in the industry. That’s 500 Words this week. Read it at the link or listen to me read it for you
Huang confirmed media reports that a ramp-up in production of Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell chips was delayed until the fourth quarter, but downplayed the impact, saying customers were snapping up current-generation Hopper chips.
Somehow we ended up living in a world where everything depends on next-generation chips, and then they get delayed until the fourth quarter, and everyone has to go batshit, no matter what the CEO says.
@roseveleth Beautiful.
That piano sounds broken. Wait, no it’s not. music.apple.com/us/album/…
Entropy reduction today at 920 #wordcount
@pratik I use Squarespace for my business sites. Since I'm not a designer, I don't have to do much tinkering to make it look good. As you say, I have a personal blog for tinkering purposes. Squarespace sites, however, don't show up well in search unless you work at it. Listing my business with guides and directories has helped with discoverability.
Entropy reduction today is at 962. #wordcount
This is a fun podcast interview I did about storytelling, writing dystopian stories without getting depressed about it, and one summer spending $1000 on books when I was a kid. www.youtube.com/watch
Is that really you? Deepfaked voices on the web can sound real. Joe Biden has been deepfaked. Obama. Tom Cruise. In this week’s 500 Words, I ask scientists and researchers how to analyze for authenticity. buttondown.com/500words/…
This is a fun podcast interview I did about storytelling, writing dystopian stories without getting depressed about it, and one summer spending $1000 on books when I was a kid. www.youtube.com/watch
My effort at entropy reduction today was 888. #wordcount
@manton Agree! Seeing the forest through the trees will foretell what will be next.
Sometimes, it’s just go time. music.apple.com/us/album/… #writing
An iPod with … a robotic limb? Am I reading The Onion or Bloomberg news? Facepod on Spyglass
As an avid reader, I come upon a difficult question fairly often: What should I read next? I’ve started something called Blurbomatic to answer that question. Blurbomatic - curated book reviews
When is it right to clone the voice of an actor? Or to digitally copy their movements? The newsletter this week wonders aloud if producers will start to like AI actors more than humans. buttondown.com/500words/…
#actors #AI #voiceactor #videogames
@ayjay I don't think I've ever seen those two names in the same sentence, so I will certainly read it. :)
Why does Chopin always sound so modern? music.apple.com/us/album/…
1333 was the entropy reduction number today. #wordcount
Entropy reduction log. 12 AUG 1084. 13AUG mostly background research/notes at 1078. 14AUG 1845. #wordcount
Entropy reduction today at 1062. #wordcount
1209 was my entropy reduction effort today. #wordcount
A new column called INTERROGATING AI! Covering what AI tools to use and what platforms to avoid. I see a near future in which AI will be more than a question-answer box, but a collision between different minds.
@herself @kaa Here’s a method I’ve been trying. As I read, I index (in a notebook) the points that matter to me, with page numbers. At the end of the day, I open Voice Memos on my phone and read in the index, including additional thoughts that occur to me as I flip through the book again. The audio file goes right into Obsidian with the index, or Drafts can do a rough transcript of the audio and I paste that into Obsidian.
@tracydurnell Synthwave! Movie soundtracks also work for me. Even when there is no one around and I can play the music through the speakers, sometimes I’ll still choose headphones. For the zone.
@gruber on Harris possible picks for VP. 💯➡️
The knee-jerk reaction to my suggestion of picking Buttigieg or Whitmer is obvious: isn’t a black woman at the top of the ticket already asking a lot? Why go with two women, or a black woman and a gay man? Because they’re smart and they’re sharp and they’re good on TV. If you don’t like their message or platform, don’t vote for them. But if you don’t want to vote for a ticket with two women, or a ticket with gay man as VP, just because, then fuck you.
@Archimage @manton I wonder what happened to my Newton. I had one around here somewhere about 20 years ago. Wish I still had it!
@Mikehendley That's a beautiful drawing! And I love a Leuchtturm notebook.
@tracydurnell Thanks so much! Lots of folks have liked the cover. My designer made great choices.
@pratik Yes, exactly. I use Drafts for quick drafts and formatting outputs. I have the Claude.ai API hooked up to it. But txt files are what I really want. I can find them. They aren't platform dependent. I can see them. Comforting. Practical.
@petebrown Great book. Always has been my favorite of his.
@pratik I've been using Obsidian, and the micropublish plugin has been invaluable. Keeps me in the flow without having to jump to another app. Good for pulling quotes. Pairing Obsidian with Readwise brings all my Kindle highlights, feeds, and research into Obsidian. Everything working together!