Random Observation/Comment #823: The Future of Work will be different. Change always scares people, even if it’s for the better better and gives you back more time to enjoy life. Why this list? GPTs are AI Agents that can be built through OpenAI’s GPT Builder (which is now fully rolled out to all ChatGPT Plus users) and hosted by OpenAI....
Random Observation/Comment #821: I’ll keep writing lists of 30 so AI doesn’t put me into retirement from brainstorming and being creative. //Generated through prompting ChatGPT using Dall-E3. I love having the iterations and not even writing the prompt myself Why this list? 99% of the use cases for Generative AI with LLM semantic understanding will likely have positive outcomes for...
Random Observation/Comment #819: In retirement, I hope to always create. The balance of passive absorption and active creation drives my productivity and general purpose. //Generated on Midjourney with description generated with GPT4: An abstract representation of the concept of ‘making,’ where traditional physical creations like a paintbrush, hammer, and laptop are intertwined with metaphysical elements like a heart, a brain,...
Random Observation/Comment #818: ChatGPT has terrible random observations. I’m in the business of being clever. Why this list? There’s no shortage of random insights. Some of them are dad jokes. Some of them are memories. They all make me pause and feel. Previous Random Insights: 2020, 2021, 2022, H1 2023 ~See Lemons Observe More
Random Observation/Comment #817: There’s a dad magnet at every Costco and it attracts me to the food and alcohol section. Give me that chicken bake. I can’t pass up a good deal. Why this List? The first 30 peak dad moments earlier this year wasn’t enough. This overflow list very quickly filled up and now I just feel like a...
Random Observation/Comment #816: I like to use “please” and “thank you” in my AI prompts. All hail the glow cloud. //Generated on MidJourney. I find it hilarious an AI overlord bot would just be typing away on a computer with explosions in the background. Why this List? I believe in the decentralized approach to learning and implementing applied AI for...
Random Observation/Comment #815: Technology is so much fun to follow. I will always be a technology philosopher. //Generated on MidJourney. I love how cool this looks, but how meaningless it is. Why this List? The internet and tech world have been on a wild ride for the past 50+ years. It all started with big, clunky mainframe computers and the...
Random Observation/Comment #813: On one hand, I hope the open source LLM battle wins. On the other, I think we need some guardrails or we’ll accidentally connect our services to Skynet and lead to our doom. //Generated on Midjourney using a pan left and right feature. I used this in an internal company presentation showing the launch of Claude 2...
Random Observation/Comment #812: When can I start saying “you go girl!”? My ultimate dad form would be complete. Why this list? I want Evie to grow up in a positive environment. As a parent, the way you communicate with your child can significantly shape their self-perception and influence their behavior. To me, this means the questions we ask and conversations...
Random Observation/Comment #811: Socialites also know so many people’s names and bona fides. Why this list? As a completion-ist, I got introduced to Smartless in early June and I’ve probably listened to 50 episodes. Why do I love it? – Unscripted flow of questions from peers, fans, and friends. It sounds like I’m a fly on a wall at an...
Random Observation/Comment #810: Wealth buys time. I’ll exchange a few years of ambition for a few years of enjoying her childhood. Why this list? I’m a sappy dad. While I’m optimistic about most things because I set low expectations, there is a part of me that fears time passing by too fast. It’s the reason I write so much –...
Random Observation/Comment #809: The best way to learn AI is to build with the tools (and ask ChatGPT to give you a full 2-hour crash course with tested projects). Why this list? There are so many use cases and buzzwords for AI tools. We basically want AI to do everything to make us more productive without replacing our jobs. I...
Random Observation/Comment #805: I love food shopping therapy because I get to also practice cooking and eating therapy afterwards. Why this List? The YouTube recommendation algorithm has deemed it so. I started watching FlavCity with Bobby Parrish because I wanted to see what I should buy at Costco. This is the way of the house husband. After literally watching 5...
Random Observation/Comment #804: I bet ChatGPT can’t write random insights from my lived experiences. Why this List? I’ve been accumulating fun and random out-of-context quotes in my life. For some reason, this year has been extra full of notes, so I was able to get to 30 much faster than usual. Maybe I’m just paying attention more. Maybe I’m just...
Random Observation/Comment #803: I’d be a pessimist if I was so damn joyful all the time. Why this List? There’s too much loom, doom and gloom (is that the phrase?) in this world. Sometimes we just need to stop and smell the roses. I’m still hopeful that AI won’t take over everything and humanity is reduced to doing expensive manual...
Random Observation/Comment #802: Your job won’t be replaced by AI. It’ll be replaced by someone who knows how to use AI tools. —> Generated by Midjourney V5. Prompt written by ChatGPT (Model: GPT-4).—> Specific prompt: A photograph of a giant AI brain connecting to various tools and devices in a digital network, taken with a Panasonic Lumix GH5 with a...
Random Observation/Comment #798: The explosion of AGI hype and practical use cases is too fast and furious to ignore. Why this List? I’ve been obsessed with AI progress because all of the hype and real life applications have been exponentially better with unlock. It’s getting so crazy and fast that the “public internet” version pushed forward by OpenAI and Chatgpt...
Random Observation/Comment #797: You’re either the type of person that can’t look away or can’t take your eyes off of competitive eating videos. I gotta keep watching. Why this List? The YouTube algorithm has deemed that I love watching competitive eating videos (as well as table tennis and cooking). The best of the best is Beard Meats Food. It’s not...
Random Observation/Comment #795: Wealth is when your passive income exceeds your expenses. Why this List? I don’t remember where I heard this, but it made an impression – “The average millionaire has 6 forms of income.” If you play the game correctly, the salary keeps you in the rat race, while assets that accrue some revenue and/or appreciates in value...
Random Observation/Comment #794: Death to Crypto. Long Live Web3! Let’s work on tech crypto instead of money crypto. Why this list? I’ve been trying to foster enterprise adoption of web3 since 2014 (with slow and incremental luck). Around 2019, I gave up the “replace post trade financial services settlement layers with better technology” and went full degen exploring DeFi, NFTs,...
Random Observation/Comment #793: I feel nostalgic for writing ink on paper. It’s good to know there’s no automatic cloud backup of it. Why this List? The “Burn After Writing” (by Sharon Jones) book of prompts has been one of my favorite things to decompress and reflect with. I loved just writing carelessly and thinking about my past, present, and future....
Random Observation/Comment #791: “Dad, I’m hungry.” “Hi Hungry, I’m Dad.” – That’s peak dad. Why this List? I love Dadding. It’s an opportunity to say silly things and teach by having fun. I also realize most of the “Dad” things are closely tied to the pride of being handy in home improvement projects. Here are a few of my favorite...
Random Observation/Comment #790: Enjoy the magical period of “roughing it” and “hustling” with a strong metabolism and stamina. Why this list? We have so much expectation for our younger selves. Hindsight is 20-20. 2020 was also a terrible year. If I were to go back, I probably wouldn’t change a thing (besides buy more BTC). The journey was more important...
Random Observation/Comment #789: Make decisions that make tomorrow a better place. Why this List? I’m an optimistic worrier. In previous pieces, I’ve expressed musings around 30 Macro Worries (May 2022), 30 Impacts of war, and 30 bearish trends (Sept 2021). Of course, I was somewhat over reacting and planned too far in advance. To put a spin on similar thoughts,...
Random Observation/Comment #788: Program your own sub routines. I am a robot with feeling. Why this List? Systems make life so much easier and form longer term habits. If you have a good system or routine, you’ll approach problems easier and live without this constant anxiety of needing to meet deadlines for goals. The systems I’ve created make me like...
