Some Paintings

Recycling cardboard boxes is cool, although even better is to cut them into squares and use them to paint on. That's reuse!

It's less intimidating as a complete amateur painter (like myself) to paint playfully on a throwaway piece of cardboard, as opposed to defacing a pristine canvas... Plus it gives a fun rough and rugged effect, with the pattern of the cardboard and the occasional packing label just barely peaking through.

Over the last ~year I did a few paintings like this with acrylic paint on cardboard cuttings, and it was super fun — something I'm going to do more often. Take a look if you want!

The Rise of AI (Blogging has never been easier)

You: 

Write a SEO blog post for me the rise of AI that is about 500 words and will ensure that I'll get a lot of readers on my blog.

ChatGPT: 

As a large language model, I cannot write a blog post that is guaranteed to get you a lot of new readers. Success in attracting readers depends on various factors including promotion, competition, and audience preferences. Nonetheless, I'll write a blog post with content optimized for relevance and engagement.

The Tentacle

Haven't you ever wanted to know what it feels like as an octopus to move those tentacles around?

Personal Reflection on 2021

I would say that 2021 was an out-of-control train with cut brakes and a burning engine room, careening side-to-side on the rails while just barely remaining on-track.

Almost Knocking Over a Cup of Coffee

Your finger brushes the mug full of coffee.

Analog and Digital Time

I realized that I needed a watch when I was just about to take a walk to the park.

Memorize Everything

It is my view that memorizing is vastly underrated. Often when we think of geniuses who create and discover amazing new things, we don't think of them as having encyclopedic memory. Rather we imagine them as virtuosic intuitives. I argue that a good portion of what we call creativity and intelligence simply comes from an amazing rote memory.