The 2nd Edition - On coffee, Kendrick Lamar & GPT-3 use predictions
George Nurijanian
Hello,
Here’s what I’ve been pondering:
1 quote:
“To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top.” From “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”
1 video:
I have been drinking Bang Energy drinks instead of coffee (terrible new habit). The more I drink these delicious drinks at $5 a pop, the more I think about the privilege of having coffee machines at our offices. This curious video (5m) makes a connection between coffee & the rise of capitalism.
2 thoughts:
I
Note-Taking is Time Travel. Kendrick Lamar (the Grammy-winning rapper) doesn’t write down all his ideas. That’d take too long. Instead, he captures just enough to return to his emotional state when he wrote those notes.
II
What part of your life do you take to the extremes? Is there a good reason for that?
3 links:
NFT’s are all the rage these days. I just minted mine on OpenSea. Here’s a great thread on how (and why) to buy your first NFT—even if you’re skeptical.
In the last 12 months, the GPT-3 model by the Elon Musk-supported OpenAI project has made millionaires out of a few enterprising marketers, who use it to power their copy-generating products. (I use Jarvis.ai for my copy when I’m tired.) This article summarises key aspects of GPT-3 (+adds some predictions) very well.
We all know the mantra of “Outcomes over outputs”. This article baited me with the title, but it adds an important nuance to this mantra that I’ve always felt it lacked.
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