In a scene in the movie Manhattan, the main character Isaac, played by Woodie Allen, reflects upon all the things that make life worth living. I was thinking about that particular scene when I read this post with Matt Kayes’ favourites. I always enjoy a good list, especially lists that explore a variety of themes […]
Category: culture
Novel ideas and LLMs
I have been playing around with large language models (LLMs) lately. I prefer GPT-4, even compared to “open” models I can run locally. As everybody should know by now, it is impressive what these models can do. I still do not trust them to help me with my R code, but for the work I […]
Pokémon and Van Gogh
I recently went to the Van Gogh Museum. It is a great museum. Vincent Van Gogh is definitely one of my favourite painters. I consider paintings such as The Harvest, The Sower and The Starry Night to be among the most beautiful paintings in the world. Unrelated, I also like the new album by Aesop […]
My most played songs in 2023
According to Spotify: The Sinner by Cuthead SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Redpill VII by Logic Can We Do This? by Speakers Corner Quartet, Kwake Bass, Raven Bush, Peter Bennie, Biscuit, Sampha Eminent Domain by Skyzoo, The Other Guys Fall Back by James Blake in my mind by Wallners I Love This Feeling […]
My current news consumption
I believe in the value of reading the news (see my review of Stop Reading the News for some of my reasoning). In this post, I briefly outline my current news consumption habits. My habits have changed quite a bit over the last year or so (not necessarily for the better), so I would not […]