My little space in the interwebs.
The AI companies are on a relentless push for all of use to be maximally productive (by using their tools). In doing so, a low hanging target is to use AI tools to eliminate “busy work”, which for them means tasks that can be automated by AI. Things like making to do lists, scheduling, doing…
I have never been a fast runner. I starting running seriously in high school after joining the cross country team. Cross country races are 5 kilometer races held on courses that, well, cross some country (or in very small countries, all the way across). I loved the training and the racing, but was never good…
I use Google Docs as my default app for simple writing (journaling, first drafts, exercise log). For technical writing I use LaTex (via Overleaf), and at work I typically use Microsoft Word (as we all do). All of these writing “apps” have AI writing assistants with varying levels of intrusion into the writing process. Besides…
I should make this post sticky (not sure how to do that on WordPress). I write this blog for fun, to practice my writing, to get ideas out of my brain, etc. I do not use AI tools to write it, as those tools would defeat the purpose of this blog. Like someone wanting to…
As a (sort of) runner for almost 40 years, I had always wondered if there was a way to compare my current performance to that of my 20 year old self. That is, I’ll never be as fit or as fast as I was in my 20s or 30s, but I wanted to know my…
Today I noticed that Gmail will help with composing an email, or edit/rewrite an email after it is written. I tried the rewrite feature and it wasn’t terrible. The AI preferred “reach out” to my preference of “contact” (e.g., I’m contacting you regarding…) in typical business correspondence. It also added some enthusiasm that I didn’t…
I have never been a long-term life planner, especially in my professional life. In college I studied topics that interested me; mindful of post-schooling employment but not overly focused on getting a job after college. My first adventures in graduate school were to study mathematics because I liked the subject. My second round of graduate…
The Lovecraft Investigations is a mystery thriller/horror podcast series in the spirit of H.P. Lovecraft stories. Made in the pseudo-documentary style where it tries to make you believe the events are real and happening in real time. If you like the occult this is a good one.
I like this one.
