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I made a thing after frustration from the job search

So, if you read my bio, I’m a huge idealist. And I like helping people, even when I should be focusing on my own needs. So when I was laid off and out of work for over a year recently, I still tried to help people around me. But then I’m always thinking, how can I make it bigger? How can I make an... read more

radioactive kitchen tool

I bought a new mortar at Aldi yesterday. It's made from granite. So I dropped the γ-spectrometer into it over night. The radiation level in the mortar is ~50% higher as the background in my kitchen in the same location. The sources are the same (Th232 decay series and K40). I'm not worried. It was... read more

Started work on my birthday project.

I've been using AI for about a year now. Creating what's basically an audiobook at this point, I think AI is finally to the point where I might be able to make actual animation with it. So that's the goal for the next two months. The audio here is not staying with it because the tool I use for... (edited) read more

✺ The Sycophant in the Machine: A Personal Warning ✺

For the past few years, my life and dating experiences have inadvertently become a research ground for a modern crisis: The intellectualization of relationships over human feeling. ​I want to be clear, I am extremely pro-AI. I believe this technology has the potential to change everything for the... read more

So… about that “30% of our code is AI,” Microsoft?

Note: I have nothing against AI. It’s a good tool. But it’s not near the level everyone thinks it is, especially not to “let it do whatever” yet. (edited)

Why therapists “pretend” not to understand

In therapy, there are moments where it honestly feels like the therapist is completely missing the point. You say something pretty clear, and they come back with a weird reformulation or a question that seems totally off, they even act like they don’t get something that feels obvious to you From... read more