Chris Samp
@sampsoftware.net
Family man, nerd, narrativist. Cloud native software by day, too many books by night. Adding the artificial to intelligence.
These days I keep thinking of scenes from Moscow on the Hudson. For some reason. Anyway, this is going to be new arrivals in Toronto in a few years.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHIc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHIc...
Moscow On The Hudson Coffee Coffee Coffee
YouTube video by Rachael Barbash
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April 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
These days I keep thinking of scenes from Moscow on the Hudson. For some reason. Anyway, this is going to be new arrivals in Toronto in a few years.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHIc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHIc...
I had such a sinking feeling at that time. Like someone let out the flying monkeys. If I could have been wrong about anything, why wasn't it that..
April 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I had such a sinking feeling at that time. Like someone let out the flying monkeys. If I could have been wrong about anything, why wasn't it that..
Just don’t look down and realize you’ve run off the cliff.
March 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Just don’t look down and realize you’ve run off the cliff.
I recently got a data dump from Amazon of all my personal info. 10GB of Alexa recordings going back to when my kids were very young. “Alexa play Elmo” Realized I could create an AI of young them. Shudder.
March 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I recently got a data dump from Amazon of all my personal info. 10GB of Alexa recordings going back to when my kids were very young. “Alexa play Elmo” Realized I could create an AI of young them. Shudder.
At Disney with my young family and some movie was showing on an outdoor screen by the beach - Moana.
March 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
At Disney with my young family and some movie was showing on an outdoor screen by the beach - Moana.
My grandmother, an avid birder who had a worn, marked copy of the Peterson guide always with her, did not like grackles at all. I think they were bullies at her feeder, she found their call grating, or something.
Anyway I am therefore low key suspicious of them.
Anyway I am therefore low key suspicious of them.
March 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
My grandmother, an avid birder who had a worn, marked copy of the Peterson guide always with her, did not like grackles at all. I think they were bullies at her feeder, she found their call grating, or something.
Anyway I am therefore low key suspicious of them.
Anyway I am therefore low key suspicious of them.
I saw the conversation and the way you handled pushback with humility and grace was admirable! Nice.
March 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I saw the conversation and the way you handled pushback with humility and grace was admirable! Nice.
Part of Find Out Hour.
March 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Part of Find Out Hour.
Had an argument over the definition of “domestic terrorist” recently. Seems to me “domestic terrorist” is whatever the DOJ says it is and (maybe) get a court to agree.
Since the DOJ now works for Trump, a Domestic Terrorist is anyone Trump says it is.
Since the DOJ now works for Trump, a Domestic Terrorist is anyone Trump says it is.
March 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Had an argument over the definition of “domestic terrorist” recently. Seems to me “domestic terrorist” is whatever the DOJ says it is and (maybe) get a court to agree.
Since the DOJ now works for Trump, a Domestic Terrorist is anyone Trump says it is.
Since the DOJ now works for Trump, a Domestic Terrorist is anyone Trump says it is.
WordPerfect Reveal Codes for the win.
March 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
WordPerfect Reveal Codes for the win.
I mean, do you have to actually be a cat to give it a try?
March 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I mean, do you have to actually be a cat to give it a try?
Fits in well with that whole South African apartheid motif also.
March 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Fits in well with that whole South African apartheid motif also.
Excuse me, we have always been at war with Eastas- oh never mind even that makes more sense than this crap.
March 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Excuse me, we have always been at war with Eastas- oh never mind even that makes more sense than this crap.
Could be that they want the US to do its half of the implied bargain and send money for security. The more money the better. Preferably cash. Small denominations.
March 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Could be that they want the US to do its half of the implied bargain and send money for security. The more money the better. Preferably cash. Small denominations.
It has raised the floor on my anxiety and irritation, and is affecting all of my human relationships.
March 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It has raised the floor on my anxiety and irritation, and is affecting all of my human relationships.
Germans voyaged around the world teaching their beer making skills. Eg Beerlao.
March 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Germans voyaged around the world teaching their beer making skills. Eg Beerlao.
Zelensky held the option walking in. Trump and JD had to reveal their hand first. If you are going to be executed, better to go out in public with head held high and become a martyr, than in private and become a footnote.
March 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Zelensky held the option walking in. Trump and JD had to reveal their hand first. If you are going to be executed, better to go out in public with head held high and become a martyr, than in private and become a footnote.
Wonders won’t cease, I’ve been happily using Microsoft Edge on Mac, iOS and Linux for a year now.
February 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Wonders won’t cease, I’ve been happily using Microsoft Edge on Mac, iOS and Linux for a year now.
I once had a coworker who would unironically show up in jeans and a denim shirt that was too small. Middle aged dad.
Happy Double Denim Day to those who celebrate!
Sometimes I miss that job.
Happy Double Denim Day to those who celebrate!
Sometimes I miss that job.
February 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I once had a coworker who would unironically show up in jeans and a denim shirt that was too small. Middle aged dad.
Happy Double Denim Day to those who celebrate!
Sometimes I miss that job.
Happy Double Denim Day to those who celebrate!
Sometimes I miss that job.
Just like the movie Brasil, the HVAC guys have all the real power.
February 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Just like the movie Brasil, the HVAC guys have all the real power.
"Rectum? Damn near killed im."
February 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"Rectum? Damn near killed im."
Soon their voting status over the last three cycles will be attached to their profiles so DOGE doesn’t have to guess.
February 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Soon their voting status over the last three cycles will be attached to their profiles so DOGE doesn’t have to guess.
It does if it looks like someone will overpay for the thing when it is two instead of one.
February 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It does if it looks like someone will overpay for the thing when it is two instead of one.
You have to already be an expert in the domain, or able to independently verify.
I can ask it to write code snippets for me, but I also know how to test all those snippets.
I can ask it to write code snippets for me, but I also know how to test all those snippets.
February 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
You have to already be an expert in the domain, or able to independently verify.
I can ask it to write code snippets for me, but I also know how to test all those snippets.
I can ask it to write code snippets for me, but I also know how to test all those snippets.
This is correct. I use them to help me code - why remember all that syntax? - but can see when they are wrong.
The danger is using it in a domain where you are not an expert, to interact with experts. Like a non lawyer drafting a legal doc (“looks good to me!”) and actually filing it.
The danger is using it in a domain where you are not an expert, to interact with experts. Like a non lawyer drafting a legal doc (“looks good to me!”) and actually filing it.
February 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is correct. I use them to help me code - why remember all that syntax? - but can see when they are wrong.
The danger is using it in a domain where you are not an expert, to interact with experts. Like a non lawyer drafting a legal doc (“looks good to me!”) and actually filing it.
The danger is using it in a domain where you are not an expert, to interact with experts. Like a non lawyer drafting a legal doc (“looks good to me!”) and actually filing it.