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Drwave

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Yea, I'm the guy who used to work at Pixar and went to the MIT Media Lab. Still on the Board of the Cartoon Art Museum in SF. Come visit!

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Drwave, to random
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reasonable default:
https://fouroclockfarms.club/@david/112482957031952724

Drwave, to random
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Hey @viticci - listening to @upgrade - you were asking why throwing up was the default response to a mismatch in human i/o sensors.

Not sure if this is the reason, but back in the 80s, when I was in grad school at MIT Media Lab doing VR stuff, we referenced the "bad berry" syndrome.

The idea was that humans evolved to, when perceptual systems mismatched, assume a “bad berry" had been consumed - so throw it up to reset the system.

Made sense to me then - still does now.

// cc: @ismh86

davemark, (edited ) to ai
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[UPDATE: Added a screenshot]

From Reddit, here’s a test for Google…

Go to Google search, type:

“which us presidents earned degrees from UW Madison”

No quotes. That’s a really really wrong answer. Anyone else see this?

This just unvetted source material? That’d be a red flag for their AI, yeah?

Drwave,
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@davemark crazy!

drdrang, to random
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☃️ The Apple Watch should be a little more helpful.
https://leancrew.com/all-this/2024/05/paddling-workouts/

Drwave,
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@glennf @jeffkibuule @drdrang @joesteel does “indoor walking” not work? I think that’s what I’ve used with a tread desk

Daojoan, to random
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It is a mistake to treat any social media platform as a personal diary. Some thoughts should be kept for you - and you alone.

Drwave,
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@Daojoan @lisamelton Indeed. Learned that about a decade ago. Did some on-line musing, and was super surprised at the several folks who were sure I was subtweeting them.

Wow. Lesson learned.

ethanschoonover, to random
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i have the most 80s reading glasses imaginable

Drwave,
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@ethanschoonover Yes. Yes you do.

fahrni, to random
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To beer or not to beer? That is the question? 🤔

Drwave,
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@fahrni silly question, silly rabbit…

hotdogsladies, to random
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Gave myself a weird home haircut.

I was kinda thinking George Hurley and was ready to settle for Mike Patton but in the end I landed in an unanticipated third location.

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Drwave,
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@hotdogsladies the notion of cutting my hair at home terrifies me.

I’m already scary with my hair cut by the same professional for the last 25 years - I would be terrifying if it was home hacked…

Drwave,
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@hotdogsladies Pretty sure that's a toupee, pal.
Gotta work on your color matching.

Drwave,
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@hotdogsladies Talk to Bob Newhart’s.
He's at least got a sense of humour.

Drwave,
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@hotdogsladies Do not talk to any of the Star Trek guys.

Completely humorless.

tvaziri, to random
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Someone on the other site praised Davy Jones' visual effects from "Pirates 2” and rhetorically asked “How the fuck did this come out in 2006?”

Some of the reasons why Davy Jones looked so good, according to bozos over there:

  • VFX was unionized in '06 (nope)
  • his eyes are real (nope)
  • they shot every scene, stopped filming, finished all the VFX for that scene, then resumed filming (nope)
  • easier because he's always wet (nope)
Drwave,
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@tvaziri @tantramar have any of them proposed “talented crew”?

Probably not.

mattkenworthy, to random
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In my astronomy career I have had my foot run over by Stephen Hawking, had Neil deGrasse Tyson come to my seminar and promptly fall asleep, and stood in an elevator with Roger Penrose where he was wearing exactly the same clothing as the publicity poster on the elevator wall behind his shoulder.

Drwave,
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@mattkenworthy @tantramar So that isn't Timothy Dalton?

Drwave, to random
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So 15 years ago, I got invited to give a talk at the BBC in London.
I asked my dad (80 at the time) if he would like to come along - he said yes.

Yay! Dad & son trip!

Entirely orthogonally, I heard about a home in Kent that sounded cool, and (being me) reached out to the homeowner/architect to see if they'd be okay if we came by and gawked at it.
The homeowner graciously invited us to stop by if we were in the neighborhood.
My dad and I tried to figure out if that would be possible...

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Drwave,
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Remember, this was early days of iPhone and maps, and data was expensive. I had bought (for a trip the year before) an SD card worth of Garmin data (I think it was $299) that covered the area south of London, which Kent was in.

So long story short, after my BBC talks, we got in a rental car and headed south.

For an American, driving in the UK generally is terrifying (wrong side of the road for us), but in London it is especially awful, as it's all so quick - roundabouts, etc.

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Drwave,
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So in London, we used the iPhone, and it was great, but driving was terrifying. I honestly don't remember which of us was driving and which was navigating, but the whole thing was harrowing.

I will say that I am my father's son, as my memory is that we laughed the whole time, and if my father had been with my mom, or I had been with my wife, it would have been way less funny…

Anyway, eventually we left London and were where we needed to turn to the Garmin data.

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Drwave,
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Now we were in the country, and trying to find our way to an address that (in retrospect) was really more like a hint.

Anyway, we eventually found our way there.

And that's where the story gets great. Here's the house we were visiting, just as they were finishing (I.e. before they were done):

https://www.hawkesarchitecture.co.uk/projects/crossway/

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Drwave,
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The homeowners/architect were so generous with their time, explaining all the decisions, prototypes, etc. it was super awesome and inspirational to us.

My dad (the handsome guy on the left - still hale and hearty in 2024) and I had a great time with them.

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Drwave,
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Fast forward to 2024.

Richard (homeowner & architect of Crossways) is in CA and stops by MEM (we don’t have a cool name like Crossways, but we refer to where we live by our three initials), and I get to show him around our compound - much less sprawling than theirs, but a fun small payback for his family's generosity to my father and my imposition all those years ago.

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hotdogsladies, to random
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I think I've already found a good use for Tusks.

And, so, a new experimental feature:

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?"

Drwave,
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@hotdogsladies I still treasure the memory of the night I went out to dinner with him, and, among others, Dick Cavett.

harrymccracken, to random
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Boy, AI has really improved Facebook search.

Screenshot of a smartphone displaying a text message conversation about Harry McCracken's fly fishing instruction approach, with a list of key points highlighting his teaching strategy for anglers.
A screenshot of a social media post about Harry McCracken, a piano instructor and author, promoting his piano instruction books, online lessons, and workshops.

Drwave,
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@harrymccracken can you imagine what it will do with a way more common name like mine?

davemark, to apple
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GM dumped CarPlay. This Bloomberg piece digs into the why and the what of it all.

Lots of great bits here, including what the "Ultifi" (GM's CarPlay replacement) experience is like.

Spoiler: It's not pretty.

The CarPlay vs Android Auto vs Android Automotive saga is incredibly important to Apple, and GM is on the front lines.

Good read...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-05-01/will-gm-regret-kicking-apple-carplay-off-the-dashboard

Drwave,
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@davemark I love all the quotes. They’re saying the quiet part out loud.

dangillmor, to random
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On a multi-person video call this morning, we were asked what podcasts we listen to.

I didn't get a chance to chime in but here's my answer:

None regularly. I don't have the time, even at fast playback, to listen to something linear that I could scan much more quickly if it was text.

Podcasters, please post transcripts.

Drwave,
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@dangillmor my two cents: I do a fair amount of things (drive, walk) an hour or two a day where I can listen but not read, which is where I consume podcasts.

Also, Apple Podcasts has transcripts of all podcasts.

rebeccawatson, to random
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hey guys I’m 24 min into Argylle and it’s fun and exactly what I expected!

Drwave,
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@rebeccawatson so I should not watch it - is that what you’re saying?

Drwave, to random
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Finally leaving, about 80 minutes late, but at least we’re going. This is why I try to fly out on the first flight of the day, but that wasn’t possible today.

And my consolation prize is my !

Drwave,
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@tantramar man’s gotta have a hobby.

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