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Justin Blanton
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The books I read in 2023 polymath.net/2024/02/the-...
February 8, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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We’ve all moved to Threads, right? I just can’t keep posting to and keeping up with all of these Twitter things.

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September 13, 2023 at 12:26 AM
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Just finisheds Robert Wright’s “Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny” (✭✭✭✭✫) https://amzn.to/3OiphVI
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July 26, 2023 at 8:06 AM
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Get at me on Threads https://threads.net/@jblanton
July 6, 2023 at 5:48 PM
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After *15 YEARS* I'm switching from iStat Menus to @imagetasks' iStatistica Pro. It's pretty great, and I much prefer its aesthetic, especially the menu bar stuff. Only downside is that you can't hide the dock icon. Hopefully soon. 🤞🏼

https://www.imagetasks.com/istatistica/pro/
iStatistica Pro - macOS System Monitor
iStatistica Pro is an advanced system monitor for macOS. CPU, RAM, apps, fans and temperature monitoring.
www.imagetasks.com
July 4, 2023 at 1:36 AM
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What the fuck is the deal with site logins asking for your email and THEN asking for your password on a NEW page?
June 29, 2023 at 5:28 PM
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TIL that the last name of the creator of the lithium-ion battery is "Goodenough". He also died today.
June 27, 2023 at 5:00 AM
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I used to gulp Red Bull and vodkas in an effort to maybe die, and now I'm gulping Red Bulls in an effort to maybe live longer (taurine). Science is crazy!
June 13, 2023 at 4:08 AM
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I hope Trump stays out of prison long enough to combat Pence on the debate stage. Can you imagine? I’m salivating. 🤞🏼
June 9, 2023 at 8:04 AM
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June 8, 2023 at 1:28 AM
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https://polymath.net/2023/06/links-0050/
Quick Links for Sunday, June 4
Most aliens may be artificial intelligence. I wrote about this very thing six years ago: Are most alien intelligences “artificial?” Paragraphica is a “context-to-image camera that uses locatio...
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June 6, 2023 at 2:18 AM
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The Vision Pro looks an awful lot like the Quest (Pro). Then again, like rectangular screens, how many different ways can you do it?
June 6, 2023 at 1:36 AM
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https://polymath.net/2023/05/links-0049/
Quick Links for Monday, May 22
I finished Andrew Knoll’s A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters (✭✭✭✭✫) [amazon.com] Wendy’s is testing a new food delivery system that “will have robots travel through tunnels to transport online food orders from Wendy’s kitchens to the ‘Instant Pickup portals’ that sit
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May 23, 2023 at 4:19 AM
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I'm loving all the domain-based auth, identity, destination, etc. stuff going on lately. Just another few reasons everyone should own their own domain.

- Mastodon - @justin@social.polymath.net
- Bluesky (Justin Blanton) @polymath.net
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May 22, 2023 at 4:43 AM
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Even after all these years, the NES Zapper still looks badass
May 22, 2023 at 1:05 AM
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“Twitter expats” may be my new favorite phrase
May 22, 2023 at 1:04 AM
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After more than a decade on my homescreen, the Wikipedia app has been displaced by the new (official) ChatGPT app. End of an era.
May 18, 2023 at 11:39 PM
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LOVING @raycastapp's ChatGPT integration. The extensions were great, but the native implementation is fantastic. I'm done with my Python CLI interface, Obsidian's plugins, OpenAI's web dingus, etc. Only downside is that I can't use Raycast on my phone (even if only for ChatGPT).
May 12, 2023 at 8:51 AM
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Remember pair programming? Please say hello to your new AI coding companion, SteveIsBetterThanYou.
May 9, 2023 at 2:13 AM
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https://polymath.net/2023/04/birds-bees-ai/
Have you had the “AI talk” with your kids?
I recently published a post linking back to something I wrote many years ago regarding AI, and am doing the same here, and for the same reason, namely the growing interest in AI among the general public. Most jobs are going away and they aren't coming back. AI is coming
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May 8, 2023 at 3:39 AM
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The number of headlines I've seen around the king's coronation. Ugh. WHO GIVES A FUCK?
May 7, 2023 at 1:07 AM
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Highly skeptical
April 29, 2023 at 11:15 PM
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AI and biological evolution https://polymath.net/2023/03/ai-and-evolution/
AI and biological evolution
A little over five years ago I wrote a piece that today feels especially apropos given that even muggles are starting to realize the immense potential of AI, for better or worse. In light of this, I’m publishing below the original post in its entirety. Darwin was one of
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April 25, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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Surely these CAPTCHA systems know everything about traffic lights at this point
April 25, 2023 at 8:07 PM
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In my entire life I've never not let perfect be the enemy of the good. So that's been fun.
April 25, 2023 at 8:06 PM