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very beautiful. The impossibility of trying to describe incomprehensible things, the inability to explain what you like about someone, or the risk of breaking them down into categories that are then interchangeable

everything is complicated.

Lot of interesting stats throughout.

1. To add enough CO2 to Mars to make the atmosphere thicker (which reduces temp fluctations), would make the atmosphere unbreathable regardless of O2 content
2. Earth-like does not mean like current earth. For most of the planet's history the water and atmosphere were toxic to us
3. It would take 79,000 years at current rocket speeds to get to Alpha Centauri

Will GPT improve GDP? Eli suspects probably not. Mentions that computers didn't (or haven't yet), and examples of larger industries that are not likely to be immediately affected; either slow moving regulatory blockers, or stuff like buildings that people are still better at.

Upsides are you are tweaking an existing app, improving a familiar experience. And same-origin requests vs having to mess with public APIs.

Look at their choice of spouse, how they treat service workers, how they invest their money and their time.

the low low low returns to artists from music streaming

Self-recommending

Unsurprising, but still shocking

• Be more specific in prompts, for role of the writer, and style and tone. It is not having a conversation
• Don't ask it for facts or references or math.
• Play with memory and length, write smaller sections at a time to refine style

“There are two ways of doing calculations in theoretical physics”, he said. “One way, and this is the way I prefer, is to have a clear physical picture of the process that you are calculating. The other way is to have a precise and self-consistent mathematical formalism. You have neither.”

most truffle flavor is not derived from truffles. Often odorless other mushrooms are added for decoration (like the black pieces in truffle cheese).

Interesting that substuck gets mentioned for this - that maybe the main selling point is the subscription part rather than the publishing part. Maybe this is obvious but I had previously thought they were more about editing experience and hosting text.

Keep slightly tweaking and patenting the "new" thing.

Grim that the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 gets a section on this page..

The social survival mammoth - the irrational and unproductive obsession with what others think of us. It is more possible in smaller tribes, impossible in the global one.

About scaling culture rather than codebases

and some alternative suggestions on the topic

Very impressive speech synthesis demo - 3s of audio input and a passable imitation of the voice and tone.

you think are are doing ok at programming then come across this kind of thing

Python project to archive youtube videos

mostly just jokes and funny ones rather than best. I don't even know what best would mean.

A grand thing to get better at

• Not being specific about your goals
• Not asking it to reduce its output (ask to reduce, remove, compile, or rewrite)
• Mixing topics in a single chat
• Asking only 1 thing at a time
• Prompting in the negative (instead of "without X", add "delete X" to the end of prompt)
• Not giving examples
• Asking it to do math
• Not iterating

Impurities (lime clasts) that heal cracks when water runs through them.

1. Now and then, break out the fancy china and drink the good wine for no reason at all.
2. Dance at weddings until your feet are sore.
3. Don’t fear sadness, as it tends to sit right next to love.
4. Treat your body like a house you have to live in for another 70 years.
5. Do one good deed every single day, but never tell anyone about it.
6. Time doesn't heal anything when it comes to relationships. Don't delay difficult conversations.
7. Find the things that make your eyes light up. Do more of those.
8. Always remind yourself that your track record for making it through your bad days is perfect.
9. If something has a minor issue, repair it. Minor issues become major issues over time. Applies equally to love, friendships, health, and home.
10. Getting old is no picnic, but it's much better than the alternative.
11. You may occasionally disappoint others, but make sure to never disappoint yourself.
12. Never let a good friendship atrophy. Send the text, make the call, plan the trip. Good friendships must be treasured.
13. The "good old days" are always happening right now.
14. Whenever you hug someone, make sure they are the one to let go first.
15. Taking no risk is the biggest risk you can take. Regret from inaction is always more painful than regret from action.
16. It doesn’t have to be perfect for it to be wonderful.
17. When in doubt, love. We can always use more love.
18. Stop trying to change people who don’t want to be changed.
19. Do one thing that challenges your mind every single day. A crossword puzzle, math problem, anything. Daily “exercise” will keep your mind sharp for the long haul.
20. There’s nothing wrong with shedding old relationships as you grow and change.
21. Laugh loudly and unapologetically whenever you feel like it.

From 1999, on the Netscape-Microsoft browser wars.

Aella takes LSD