- Interview: Aesop Rock – Sound of Boston – Boston Music Blog
I read a lot everyday but it’s mostly news and science articles, not really novels—which I always assume is what people mean when they ask. But really anytime I hear a word that sounds interesting I write it down because I enjoy learning about them. I’m not really “schooled” in writing and words, but have taken a personal interest in it over time. - Cryptominers made $100,000 from mining at an Airbnb for three weeks — the guests ran up a $1,500 electricity bill | Tom’s Hardware
Mining cryptocurrency is an energy-intensive undertaking, with recent reports divulging that just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of the total electricity produced in the U.S. Aspiring miners will often take whatever steps they can to minimize the expense. That sometimes means renting a property on Airbnb and mining from that vacation home or apartment. - How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40
Stats, data, programming, etc.Does programming change how you think and interact with your environment?
h/t Jeff Everhart
- The Lone Banana Problem. Or, the new programming: “speaking” AI – TL;DR – Digital Science
This shows two things: Firstly, that initial conditions, by which I mean the prompt given can be very sensitive – the difference between the phrases “A single banana casting a shadow on a grey background” and “A single banana on its own casting a shadow on a grey background” is not large, either in the semantics or the words used. However, the outcome is significantly different in its level of accuracy. Secondly, even with this improved prompt formulation coupled with whatever upgrades that may have been implemented by the Midjourney team in the prior two weeks, there is still one output that contains two bananas, and if you look closely, one attempted banana is trying to split itself in two!! - ChatGPT Really Sucks at SQL: A Practical Look at ChatGPT Query Challenges