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1. Cycles: 20250120-20250126

   Cycles: my new, no-pressure weeknotes. So much good stuff packed into seven days. Best week ever!

2. Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs

   Seeing as we’re facing the unfolding of a ‘Trump and Dump‘ disaster, it’s probably useful to familiarise ourselves with the holistic bullshit of the crypto scene.

3. Prototyping self-expression

   Sketching out some ideas for making the Research by the Sea lanyard something that attendees might want to keep for later rather than throw away.

   

4. Cycles: 20250113-20250119

   Cycles: my new, no-pressure weeknotes. The busiest week in a while. Full of progress and positive signs and ending on a cliffhanger!

5. Receive Netlify Notification on Telegram

   A clearly written guide for creating a Telegram bot to receive build notifications webhooks from Netlify.

6. rolltime – HOPE XV (2024): AI, Solarpunk, and an Uncertain Future in Computing

   One of my favorite and talks of 2024 is one that addresses LLMs, climate change, and energy consumption. The Solar Protocol was and approximate multipliers are fascinating. If you need a bit of hope in your life at the moment, watch this!

7. Time: a non-renewable resource

   @apolaine@pkm.social 100% this! I’ve always loved the idea of flipping the power dynamic of a job interview. I’ve often told people asking for career advice that “A job interview is as much about you deciding whether they are the right match for you”. Time as a non-renewable resource is brilliant framing!

8. Cycles: 20250101-20250112

   Cycles: These are my new no-pressure weeknotes. It’s the first week of January so hope and enthusiasm is high. Let’s hope it continues.

9. Musk: Eat our own poop!

   Musk:

   The cumulative sum of human knowledge has been exhausted in AI training. That happened basically last year.

   The only way to then supplement that is with synthetic data where … it will sort of write an essay or come up with a thesis and then will grade itself and … go through this process of self-learning.

   Also Musk:

   The cumulative sum of sustenance has been exhausted in binge eating. That happened basically today.

   The only way to then supplement that is with human faeces where … it will sort of resemble chocolate ice cream or be the next McDonald’s and then will digest itself and … go through this process of self-nourishment.

10. Coglode Newsletter

    The latest Coglode newsletter combines of my 2 favourite things; Japanese culture and behavioral research analysis. Excellent stuff from our-man-in-Japan Jerome Ribot.