Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
I used the LLM Claude to “vibe code” a simple game using basic prompts. Here is the result. Quick Thoughts: The larger issue is that while this kind of works, it is a terrible game, and I don’t know enough about coding to be able fix or improve it. So while this LLM can produce…
I prompted Claude AI to build this for me. Let’s see if it works. This version is hosted on Claude itself. Here’s another version I hosted on Netlify.
I enjoyed more than I expected Dr. Fei-Fei Li’s book The Worlds I See, a chronicle of one scientist’s research into the emergent field of artificial intelligence. The most moving sections for me were Dr. Fei-fei’s personal story as a young Chinese immigrant, trying to navigate through American society with her family. There was a…
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For Halloween this year, I decided to bring back my TRON costume, that I first debuted way back in 2020, and then improved in 2022. This time, I wanted to wear it for the San Francisco Friday Night Skate, which involved adding a new safety feature — a helmet! I also added a new LED…
If I were to show George Fox a silly TikTok dance, I imagine this would be his response: All ye poets, jesters, rhymers, makers of verses and ballads, who bend your wits to please novelties, light minds, who delight in jests and toys, more than in the simple naked truth which you should be united…
I saw this remarkable image at Fort Point today in San Francisco and have been thinking about it ever since. The caption: After the Spanish-American War, the United States remained in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. In February 1899, Filipino nationalists (Insurectos) led by Emilio Aguinaldo resisted American domination and began attacking U.S. troops….
Today was such a thrill! I got to hear the 1924 “Spreckels Organ” played at the San Francisco Legion of Honor! This historic pipe organ boasts 4,526 pipes hidden throughout the Legion of Honor behind fake walls and ceilings. Designed by the famous Ernest M. Skinner Organ Company to pipe music throughout the many galleries,…
I’ve been enjoying Braiding Sweetgrass by native American botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer. This quote about gratitude as a radical act has been bouncing around my brain: And, while expressing gratitude seems innocent enough, it is a revolutionary idea. In a consumer society, contentment is a radical proposition. Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy…
I’m a lifelong Disney / Star Wars/ Marvel fan. But I can’t let my precious dollars support the cowardly acquiescence to the Administration’s demand that all media be in support of their agenda. That’s not America. That’s not what the founding fathers wanted. That’s one step closer to a fascist state. Time to head to…