As of today, I am two years alcohol-free. Hooray!! When I first quit drinking, I had no idea I’d continue abstaining this long. I was just trying to give my body a break from sleep issues or the slightest sensation of a hangover. I had no idea that sobriety would lead to me ge...
I admit that I am an outlier since treating LLMs as a friend is the most common use case. Myself being an introvert aside, it’s hard to be friends with an entity who is trained to be as friendly as possible but also habitually lies due to hallucination. Icouldprompt engineer an LLM...
I am not changing my position on free speech. Like Mchangama, I strongly believe that the benefits of a broadly tolerant free speech culture greatly outweigh the costs for the disempowered. But that doesn’t mean there are no costs. Admitting that it’s a tradeoff, that critics have legiti...
But I’m not going to find it there. I’m only going to find it, when I fully and unconditionally accept that thing I just wrote which even Tommy Wiseau would have been embarrassed by. That’s our shadow. When I fully accept the very worst thing I have created then we’re free. W...
(because I may be a musician but I am most assuredly not a dancer) (and because splitting a beat when gasping for air isn’t pretty) -I ammoving. It is a triumph; those of you who knew me before these chronic conditions took up residence in this body know just how much it means....
Being Cringe For many young people dating online, sincerity is a deal-breaker and earnestness feels desperate, or even “revolting.” But by guarding their emotions, daters could be missing out on true love. Elana Klein Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia As AI-driven fraud becomes ...
"Identity" takes a while to get going, but in doing so it builds to that destination very nicely, such that when we finally get there, it's a satisfying payoff to an effectively established, well-paced slow boil. The simmer begins when Isaac shuts down without warning or explanation. So...
My critiquing brain isn’t perfect yet, but it’s getting better with practice. Cringe Posts While we’re already cringing at that Reddit thread, here’s more to remind me not to become an insight-porn-attention-junkie creator or consumer. ...
if you’re an awkward tween with an eyepatch (which Cameron was). Packed with heart, humor, and cringe-worthy stories anyone who has gone through puberty can relate to, Cameron’s memoir is for that timid, fenced-in kid in all of us–and the fearless standup yearning to break free. ...
When I see people flying and/or displaying the Confederate flag—and when I see people defending it as simply a “symbol of southern pride and heritage that isn’t racist”—I cringe, I sometimes get scared, and then I get angry. I am bored with these white folks who tell me that the...