ai
I have aspired and failed multiple times to build a federated embedded search experience to data that is important to me. But when it comes down to it, I just want peace from the deluge of new items to process. I also am using the amazing new technology of Rewind
computer
“Computer multitasking in single core microprocessors actually involves time-sharing the processor; only one task can actually be active at a time, but tasks are rotated through many times a second.” (Location 2169) “Screwing up two things at the same time isn’t multitasking.” (Location 2180) Project MAC, the world’s
anxiety
closed mode “most of the time when we’re at work. We have inside us a feeling that there’s lots to be done and we have to get on with it if we’re going to get through it all. It’s an active, probably slightly anxious mode, although
exercise
He explained it best in his First Law of Physics. “An object in motion will remain in motion unless acted on by a larger force.” Put it another way: Start doing something? You’ll continue. Why? Because motivation doesn’t cause action. Action causes motivation. (Location 2424) The pain of
photography
If there’s enough light and you’re not doing portraits, modern phone cameras are work well (View Highlight) Currently (Dec, 2022) using iPhone 13 to take photos… If you don’t have a camera, I recommend looking at Fujifilm (View Highlight) I want a Fujifilm[1] though I use
obsidian
On one side you have the shitshow that is known as Twitter with its 280 char limit and weird thread logic, and the on the other side you have the stuffiness of posting full 10,000 word essays, Obsidian Publish is a great compromise. Why? 1. You can write with
deep-life
What does a the optimal day look someone focused on deep work and sharing remarkable results? This post argues that a day can be split into four categories for optimal impact of deep work and minimal risk of burnout: preparation, deep work, sharing, and input. preparation - prioritize tasks for
programming
Used this to build GitHub - bramses/youtube-transcript-obsidian -- though these days I just use Whisper to transcribe my video files. The easiest way to get a transcript for a given video is to execute: (View Highlight) from youtube_transcript_api import YouTubeTranscriptApi YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcript(video_id)
sports
still my all time fave commentary moment. insane https://t.co/Z1pDvk5NBX — dak (@weeniebagel) August 21, 2022
cooking
No dinner party can survive uncertainty, and there is nothing so relentless as dinnertime, which must be renewed every day, even multiple times a day; no credit is given for the success of the dinner the night before, which might as well have been ten years ago (View Highlight) You
deep-life
Each of us has many, many maps in our head, which can be divided into two main categories: maps of the way things are, or realities, and maps of the way things should be, or values. (Location 808) The more aware we are of our basic paradigms, maps, or assumptions,
math
Humans are the only species capable of throwing overhand fast and on target. (Location 2881) when we unwind, the arm rotates like a spring in the opposite direction with incredible speed. In professional baseball pitchers, this rotation can be nine thousand degrees per second, the fastest motion recorded in the