Peter B
pmbaumgartner.bsky.social
Peter B
@pmbaumgartner.bsky.social
Data Scientist and Software Developer @ RTI International
Cars 2 is insane, I am amazed it even got made and released.
May 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
FreeCAD just released 1.0 and it feels perfect for my level of amateur CAD skill. And free is a big benefit!

I played around with Rhino3d and Grasshopper for some generative art stuff a while ago, but it was mostly functional and never really to understand how to actually use it effectively.
December 29, 2024 at 3:27 AM
My latest project was gridfinity-ing this mini toolbox, I am thinking of doing a set of video tutorials on using FreeCAD to build custom gridfinity boxes because I've learned quite a bit!
December 29, 2024 at 2:17 AM
I have the fewest problems with `google/gemma-2-9b-it`, I find it particularly good at instruction following combined with JSON mode for structured generation.
December 29, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Definitely don't look up Gridfinity and then get addicted to 3D printed modular organization 😉
December 28, 2024 at 4:42 PM
oh okay.
December 24, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Somehow it keeps getting worse.
December 24, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Chatgpt4 has paragraphia.
December 24, 2024 at 1:51 AM
nononononono
December 24, 2024 at 1:47 AM
aaaaahhhhhhh
December 24, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Reposted by Peter B
In fact, @sayash.bsky.social and I have just published an essay with them, where we play our usual role of looking at the evidence and tamping down AI hype and fears instead of playing them up.
knightcolumbia.org/blog/we-look...

(Cross-posted to AI Snake Oil aisnakeoil.com/p/we-looked-...)
We Looked at 78 Election Deepfakes. Political Misinformation Is Not an AI Problem.
knightcolumbia.org
December 15, 2024 at 2:23 PM
I encountered this drafting a presentation for work. I opted for calling them "task-oriented" or "narrow" models, but I would have much preferred "discriminative" if not for the negative connotation.
November 30, 2024 at 3:48 PM
I just asked Gemini, ChatGPT 4o, and Claude this exact question and they all gave me a warning about this. I'm pretty sure the model in the screenshot was baited or the initial Gemini release - it's very easy to cherry pick these.
November 30, 2024 at 3:41 PM
I would say overall it was a success in both the flavor and easy prep! We'll make both these again.

If you're trying this yourself, my tips are:
- Ask it for modifications to make prep easier
- Make sure to ask it to "make it flavorful" or something similar
- Double check the suggested cookware
November 30, 2024 at 3:31 AM
We got here by:
- Asking for 5 recipes from each
- Picking one recipe from each that sounded the best
- Asking it to reflect and scale the recipe for 6 people and make sure it was "flavorful" (we've had very bland ChatGPT recipes in the past)
November 30, 2024 at 3:31 AM
ChatGPT bungled scaling the recipe up to 6 people. The portions/ingredients were right, but it thought we could fit 1.5 cups cooked quinoa, an onion, and 6 cups kale into a large pan. Fortunately I read ahead of time and pulled out the dutch oven.
November 30, 2024 at 3:31 AM
As far as flavor, they were really a tie. Both had unique, interesting flavors and were new dishes for us.

Claude's recipe was better. The simplicity helped, but it also gave us a "Make-Ahead Tip" to make the whipped feta a day in advance. That was great for planning.
November 30, 2024 at 3:31 AM