I agreed to co-write a show recently so I’ve been writing literally anything, just as you said “pantsing” it and run out of steam within a couple pages. So I’ve tried to outline and just stare at a blank screen with zero focus. My creative process is its own oxymoron where it wants setting and characters so it can make a story but also wants the story so it can create the setting and characters.
I’m at a loss with myself, except I’m going to keep trying
Just direct a different laser at each rod and cone in my eye
I legitimately might do this if I ever get an interview
Less a mix up and more a misread, but I always read it as “Drova - Foreskin”
Oh wait, looks like it ended in 23? I don’t think I’ve looked since 2018
Wait is GWTB still ongoing?! I need to read it all again in entirety
I’ve been thinking about that, but I haven’t had the executive function to sit down and actually commit to it
Ahh okay, so kind of sandbox your associations
I have never figured out how to prevent fingerprinting. They pull so much data and basically nothing works if you block it. It’s also kind of a catch 22 because if you change the information your device provides too much you become an identifiable outlier.
Maybe someone who knows more can help?
I’ve thought about that or just typing it up in LaTeX
I really enjoyed the first one but felt like the second lost something that made it special. It’s been so long I can’t remember what that might be. Probably playing the second first or as a standalone is still great though
I was making a bunch of different versions of my resume and every time I saved to a PDF Adobe locked up trying to scan it with their AI
I haven’t gotten that far yet actually! I only started them a couple weeks ago and I’ve been working through timely and relevant episodes. The Robert Maxwell one is insane though
Ologies with Ali Ward (science)
WTF with Marc Maron (celebrity interview)
Behind the Bastards (history? News? Depends on the day)
Hugo’s There (science fiction reviews)
Gary’s Economics (uh. economics)
Your Undivided Attention (humane tech)
I remember when Hulu was free
Yup not contesting the article itself, but giving some explanation for all the anger you were wondering being about
It’s a boiling frog thing. AI and LLMs are shoved in our faces everywhere and it’s harder every day to opt out. Job boards are flooded with positions for human in the loop AI training or AI experience requirements. AI gen text, images, and video are obscuring an already muddled information space. They also draw an astronomical amount of energy which is detrimental to the global ecosystem. Meanwhile costs are going up, it’s borderline impossible to get a job, and people are scared this automation will push them out of employment without generating new jobs, especially if art and entertainment are taken over by gen AI. People are saying “I’m being boiled alive” but by the time there’s enough data to validate that we’ll already be stew.
The way information is presented matters too. When articles circulate they get often slanted and summarized (or people just read the headline and make assumptions). Key information gets tossed aside for easy talking points to support whichever narrative and the people affected feel unseen and unheard.
There’s a lot going on and it isn’t just “AI bad”
I honored this with the badge of never-getting-around-to-it
I’m partial to Vivo and Xero. For whatever market reason, they typically cost more than standard shoes, but I’ve been wearing them for a few years since they’re the only thing keeping my plantar fasciitis at bay.
Do keep in mind that if you switch, you’ll probably want to do so gradually. Your ankles and calves will do a lot more work than they’re used to doing in shoes with padded and raised soles. Be sure to stretch and adjust incrementally
To the far left near the top of the tallest of the three towers is the New York Bar at the Park Hyatt in Shinjuku from Lost in Translation. If I remember right it’s on something like the 50th floor.