It's tricky to get ChatGPT (even with o1 pro) to generate good manim code:
https://x.com/RahimNathwani/status/1901771994397622357?t=LGO...
Have you tried with Claude? I recall seeing a tweet with impressive results.
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Someone recently tweeted that we use so much software because we’re now expected to do more work than is reasonably to be expected of humans and I’d have to agree.
There’s too much information to manage and too many tasks to juggle to keep up without good tools. AI just extends the range of what a person can take on.
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Are there any websites that show the results of popular models on different benchmarks, which are explained in plain language? As an end user, I'd love a quick way to compare different models suitability for different tasks.
Here’s a site with graphs you can use to visually compare model benchmarks: https://artificialanalysis.ai
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I have a fun query in AI studio where I pasted a 800,000 token Wuxia martial arts novel and ask it worldbuilding questions.
1.5 pro and the old 2.0 flash experimental generated responses in AI studio but the new 2.0 models respond with blank answers.
I wonder if it's timing out or some sort of newer censorship models is preventing 2.0 from answering my query. The novel is pg-13 at most but references to "bronze skinned southern barbarians" "courtesans" "drugs" "demonic sects" and murder could I guess set it off.
I can’t say I ever expected to see this here, but thank you for making my day!
I might try this as a filler remover for the novels I find drag on and on.
1. Obsidian. I can’t say I use it to the fullest, but I create folders and subfolders for important areas in my personal and professional life.
2. I use dictation more than pen and paper these days. I have a shortcut set up on my phones action button that pastes the transcript from my dictation into my daily note. I’ll likely move to a weekly note instead shortly.
3. I wrote about this on my website recently: https://www.jonathon.site/productivity
4. Task breakdowns limit my procrastination. I’m thinking of creating a Claude project that can take items on my to do list and break them into bite-sized subtasks.
5. Using Obsidian’s Web Clipper, Readwise Reader, MyMind and Twitter bookmarks helps me archive ideas to reflect on later. I’d say the majority of the new ideas I come across are from the web. I’m still working on the best way to keep it all organized.
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Training wheels aim to maximise the utility of the bicycle (i.e. gears and pnumatic tyres) for a person of certain age, at the cost of learning how to actually ride a bike.
I feel there are lots of parallels in e.g. Maths education in the more generalised form:
In education, skills that allow you to utilise technology are prioritised and these are often directly opposed to skills needed for mastery.
I was subbing at my old high school for a few days in the fall and they assigned me to my old Spanish teacher’s class with the explicit instruction to make sure students could use their devices to refer to ChatGPT to fill in their worksheets.
I was flabbergasted.
I’d suggest getting a separate mic and headphone set because you reduce the likelihood of having to compromise on either when packaged together.
I think the Audio Technica ATH-M50x and ATR-2100 should be a a solid start and fit within your budget. I used to own both and have upgraded a few times since.
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TIL. I am actually considering moving to Sonos and this got me rethinking. Sonos is what came up as the reliable option for wireless speaker systems. I am not an audiophile and so don't care too much about fidelity. Ease of use is the main functionality for me, and Sonos came up as the best option. I will wait for a bit to see how things pan out before deciding.
I’ve been using Kef LSX II and their KC62 Sub for the past year and I love the sound and convenience. Sonos came up as a frequent alternative, but I preferred the look and sound of the Kefs.
I only have them in one room, so I can’t comment on multi-room audio.
When I was a kid, I didn’t have an allowance, but negotiated with my parents to get $1 * Grade Level * A per report card.
Which, in retrospect wasn’t much per hour, but was a sufficient motivator to do well in the classes I didn’t care for.
When my grades started to matter for university admissions, they doubled the rate per A in grade 10 and tripled it in grades 11 and 12.
They made me save half and allowed me to spend half, which was a good lesson as it helped me pay cover a few unexpected expenses during undergrad.
I think a way to square the circle is to recognize that people have different goals at different times. As a person with a family who is not independently wealthy, I care a lot about being economically productive. But I also separately care about the joy of creation.
If my goal in making a loaf of bread is economic productivity, I will be happy if I have a robot available that helps me do that quickly. But if my goal is to find joy in the act of creation, I will not use that robot because it would not achieve that goal.
I do still find joy in the act of creating software, but that was already dwindling long before chatgpt launched, and mostly what I'm doing with computers is with the goal of economic productivity.
But yeah I'll probably still create software just for the joy of it from time to time in the future, and I'm unlikely to use AIs for those projects!
But at work, I'm gonna be directing my efforts toward taking advantage of the tools available to create useful things efficiently.