ATProto claims to provide a decentralized way of publishing content, but it fails to solve a problem that wasn't already solved by openly governed standards. It also does it in a less efficient and direct way than open protocols do. A better solution would have used open standards and solved the REAL blocker for decentralized … Continue reading ATProto is Overhyped Bunk
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AI is BORING
This post is going to be largely a rehashing of Adam Conover's recent video on the topic, but I already held these opinions before seeing that video. If you'd rather just watch that, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro130m-f_yk Immediately after watching that video, I saw that our dear friend Hank Green made a video about how … Continue reading AI is BORING
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A Better Social Internet
Platforms Suck When the internet first started being a thing for the general population, it was met with great excitement about how it would democratize the distribution of information, both for publishers and consumers. In general this has been true, but in the earlier days, it was more true than it is today. Back then, … Continue reading A Better Social Internet
The Solution to Every Text Input Problem
Have you ever wanted to be able to actually type on your phone without a robot trying to read your mind based on your typos? Have you ever wanted to be able to type quickly and accurately with a game controller? Have you ever gotten frustrated trying to search for a TV Series on Netflix … Continue reading The Solution to Every Text Input Problem
AI Art
A while back I saw a video of some Japanese animators trying to do a similar experiment, and both of these experiments have gotten me thinking. When AI can create characters that are human enough, when they can render scenes that are realistic enough, and they can stumble into interactions between these objects that are … Continue reading AI Art
Todd's Corner 