I code for work and fun, absorb and play music, love tech/science news, history.

Illinois
Joined February 2008
Marty Mavis retweeted
Can you read 900 words per minute? Try it.
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I love having a client that let's me get more creative. I designed their logo, website and product labels, and even painted a huge mural on their building. Now, I get to flex some other skills to help them get the word out. I used Suno, MJ, Nano-Banana, Photoshop & AE
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Mississippi John Hurt Documentary Crazy story, recorded about 20 songs in the 20s, disappeared for decades, then some fans went and found him back home farming in Avalon, Mississippi. Spent the rest of his life celebrated by the youn... jamboreehero.com/timeline/sh…
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How to Play Lap Steel Guitar Some more tips on playing lap steel, a couple songs to learn: * Amazing Grace * Poor Boy Want to continue to learn new things here. Check out my musical journey: jamboreehero.com/timeline/sh… #lapsteel
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Here’s How to Fingerpick Like Mississippi John Hurt Rough intro to some MSJ songs. I already know a few from an old "how to play MSJ" DVD, but am thinking it's time to try out Blues Guitar Institute and learn new ones, better. jamboreehero.com/timeline/sh… #jamboreehero
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Mission Impossible movies seem to be devolving into some sort of “wait till you see the crazy shit Tom Cruise did this time” marketing blitz.
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Day 3 of south beach. Heard some guy at track meet talking about tacos and a margarita, and now it’s all I can think about
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Just added half an avocado to my morning steak and eggs. Current situation:
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As you know, I view major developments like last weekend’s shocking and horrible events in Israel as part of an unfolding story that reflects how the world order is changing in ways that are remarkably similar to the ways it has changed many times before. That is because the most important cause-effect relationships between events remain the same. In the posts I share on social media, I put major new developments in the context of the perspective that I gained by studying history in that way and by getting as much input as I can from many smart, informed people. In this latest post, I do that for the Israel-Hamas war: linkedin.com/pulse/another-s…
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AOC owns a Tesla Model 3, which Cars.com ranks as the number one overall most American made vehicle in the US. There isn’t a union made all-electric sedan or SUV made by Ford, GM or Stellantis that even cracks the top 100 on that list.
With the UAW strike in full swing, @AOC said on @CBS this morning she’ll be trading in her @Tesla for a union-made electric vehicle soon. @elonmusk ✌️
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Why AI Will Save The World By Marc Andreessen The era of Artificial Intelligence is here, and boy are people freaking out. Fortunately, I am here to bring the good news: AI will not destroy the world, and in fact may save it. 🧵
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What an insane week in AI 🤯 Unity AI AI Antibiotic Minecraft AI MIT: Math AI Picture-to-3D Google Starline Nvidia Game AI Google Flood AI ChatGPT in Court TIME: Humanity End Neuralink FDA Approval 42% US Not Used ChatGPT Japan No Copyright OK for AI Here what you need to know:
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Frank Prentice, an assistant purser on the RMS Titanic, describes how he survived the sinking of the ship, 111 years ago #Today [video: buff.ly/41rXLZs] [read more: buff.ly/43AL5RJ]
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This paper is not receiving enough attention: GPT 3.5 displays emergent theory of mind arxiv.org/pdf/2302.02083.pdf
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#OpenAI is planning to stop #ChatGPT users from making social media bots and cheating on homework by "watermarking" outputs. How well could this really work? Here's just 23 words from a 1.3B parameter watermarked LLM. We detected it with 99.999999999994% confidence. Here's how 🧵
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mRNA vaccines helped us through the covid-19 pandemic—but they could also help defend against other infectious diseases, offer universal protection against flu, and even treat cancer. trib.al/I8Hfo3Z
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Marty Mavis retweeted
Apple Quietly Rolls Out AI-Narrated Audiobooks dlvr.it/SgQsDm
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