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Third impressions on Claude
Well, it's finally happened: my daily work routine revolves around prompting Claude. I can't say that I'm sad about this development actually, even though I dislike the general invasion of AI into all aspects of computing. What I do want to reflect on right now is two things: the nature …
A home computer desk
A take-down computer desk for the upcoming home computer setup.
On celebrating death
Lindsay Graham has died, and I'm celebrating.
Second impressions on Claude
There are imperfections in the facade.
Myths of living a rural life
I had the fortune of "previewing" rural life before actually committing to it by spending almost half my time for two years up in West Point before moving there. Even so, I discovered a number of realities of living in a rural place for which I had incorrect assumptions.
On writing and LLMs
When I was younger I hated writing. I was bad at it in every way: I could not organize my thoughts. I lacked the vocabulary. I had nothing to say. And yet, as of late, I find an urge to write. Not for any particular reason, but it seems like …
A day at the mug bog
Nothing like watching a Jimmy struggling in the mud to make a hard left and having to back up.
First impressions on Claude
Claude is quite stunning.
Oliver the lamp
My dog got a foxtail under his eyelid.
A tale of two printers
Last year, we decided we needed a second printer. Here is an overly dramatized account of what happened.