erik / is on Nostr

I'm an enterprie software engineer by trade and a punk rocker by nature. I enjoy fine art, photography, music of many sorts, literature, classic sci-fi novels, Stoic and Buddhist philosophy, journaling, and watching people cook food online. I don't mind JavaScript. All opinions are my own and in no way represent those of the giant telecom that employs me, but I'm not here to talk about work. Vote Quimby.

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2024-10-09 01:44:42

ChatGPT o1 is capable of humor. Not only can it be legitimately funny, but it can chain comedic ideas together into reasonably complex, multi-step jokes

2024-10-08 23:16:15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjgNSLH2C9g
#Rewind #SiflAndOlly #Humor #Comedy #Music #SockPuppets

2024-06-10 00:18:52

Butterfly
https://www.erik365.com/Y52/i-P4D6JKG/A
#photography #Butterflies #Bloomscrolling
https://cdn.masto.host/iamreasonablysocial/media_attachments/files/112/589/449/870/233/997/original/85498afe83c75f54.jpg

2024-05-19 01:06:00

If I've learned anything from Reddit, it's that people are boring c*nts with trash opinions and obvious ideas. This post will self-destruct.

2024-05-04 23:45:18

I wrote a blog post about standing in line at the coffee shop.
https://sittinginoblivion.com/2024/05/04
#Blog #SittingInOblivion #Coffee #CoffeeShops #Music #photography #Tipping

2024-02-17 07:39:33

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@npub1f6s…y8ra I don't know. It feels fake. Even if it's real and legit, it still *feels* fake like I'm being tricked, and that's a different problem. Here's Dorothea Lange. Every bit of it is genius and earnest, even when it's staged. https://mastodon.ozioso.online/@DorotheaLange

2024-02-17 07:25:40

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@npub1f6s…y8ra I remain skeptical. Where are her feet?

2024-02-17 07:23:06

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@npub1f6s…y8ra schmaltzy and 'shopped?

2024-02-17 07:15:54

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@npub1f6s…y8ra Insincere.

2023-11-23 16:00:37

GPT4 is incredible. I think the people who poo-poo it are largely reacting to exaggerated claims made by some about its current fitness for purpose, or they are exhibiting an instinctive fear, all without actually spending any significant time working with it in anything but the most superficial fashion. I would even say if you're an expert in Bayesian ML and understand how LLMs are trained and work mathematically, you still don't know much about them until you use them.