Middle of February and I have daffodils this morning. I have less time than I thought to get everything finished for spring out there.
It’s Presidents Day over in the US today, which means some places will be quiet. This is good, because I need to get myself in gear.
ON DECK: I need to bomb through the second tranche of consult 2/2024 and break ground on the shape of PROJECT EXPLOITS RIVER. Other things floating in the ether – using the Echo Spot in the office to check timezones and the like.
INBOX: 77
OPERATIONS: Using Perplexity AI on the phone to start initial research and clarify technical terms is proving feasible at this time. All I want “AI” for is easy access to knowledge bases – I want to ask a machine a question and have it answer correctly and legibly. This may, in half of cases, prevent me from going down Wikipedia K-Holes. I am holding out for Rabbit’s “Large Action Models” to prove true. I do not want or need “AI” to write or draw for me. As previously noted, I require only a good concierge.
LISTENING:
CONDITION: still got deep muscle pain in my arms and thighs from Saturday’s 3000-calorie workout with spade and loppers. 8hrs 38mins, awake for an hour or so somewhere in the middle.
THINKING ABOUT: Epic theatre, the episodic form
OUTSIDE: “Microtribes.” Which is just Joshua Ellis’ “taste tribes” from 2003.
SHIPPING FORECAST: God knows. It’s gonna be a week.