GM. 🌱 ☀️ Got any favorite time-lapse videos?

My AI/ML project is floundering, probably because I attempted to do it from scratch and intentionally with as little domain knowledge as possible. Needless to say there's a lot of reinventing of the wheel in that path. Anyone got a favorite AI/ML course with pytorch examples?

Does anyone know of a voice recorder app that will use bluetooth earbuds as an input source? For some reason bluetooth earbud mics can't be selected in any android apps. Seems like an OS thing. After all there's no jack or alsa interface exposed on Android. Bonus points if it could be triggered with a long-press of an earbud.

4n running challenge ended with an n of 2. I was satisfied with meeting the 7 mile goal and clocked more time-on-feet than I would have normally. That being said I was way more tired this way. I wonder if there's some kind of biological feedback loop that gets triggered from 4h periodic exercise. Will try n of 3 sometime.

Conservation of energy leads to Bernoulli's principle which is essential for understanding aerodynamics and the flight of a bird. In the same way I feel like conservation of energy must operate in the brain at least on certain timescales. Obviously net energy comes in via the bloodstream but what if neurons were able to directly reward each other with energy, forming a kind of activity market? Further research tells me this is unlikely however I did learn that often-used neurons and connections get optimized to be faster and more efficient.

I've always wanted to find out things for myself and when I find a better way I can't forget it. This doesn't always play well socially but I accept it. Onward toward optimal everything!

What's the creepiest algorithmic thing that's happened to you? Nostr's lack of an algorithm can make it a bit boring sometimes but the alternatives from big tech are pretty sensitive and dangerous. Not satisfied with likes, or clicks, they go into dwell time and I'm sure they're working on modeling your internal attention center so it's better than your own model of the same.

Attempting a 4n mile running challenge today. Not sure if n will be 2 or 3 but certainly less than 7. Training for a half-marathon in Feb so supposed to run 7 but I figure I'll go for at least 8 on 4 hour intervals. Classic challenges like this are 24mi in 24h or 48x48. Not sure I want to go that long but we'll see how it feels after 8! #running

Working on a photography project which is going to span months if not years, and it's been really interesting how getting your camera in certain positions each day means you develop a better understanding of those places as well. No wonder Monet painted those haystacks.

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Nostr is a great system, and NIPs have been instrumental to bring it where it is today, but I think there's a lot of opportunity to improve. Rather than work within that system, I'm today seeking comments on a new protocol standards process. As an editor on FEP I've seen a process that works well with minimal deadlock or conflict that can be used as a model. I also realize that many other processes such as BIPs, internet RFCs, etc have features which we might want in the new process. If you have any thoughts on how FEP-a4ed (

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can be molded to better suit Nostr, please share in your reply. It would also be great to get some naming ideas. GM

A couple days of following 1000 plebs is a lot to handle. There is variety but still too nostr/bitcoin echo chambery. Perhaps the 90%+ who are lost within 30 days want to talk about other things. That or they need email reminders and push notifications to habituate them.

Feeling spicy. This mode won't last but I'll try to make the best of it.

If you want to develop a new protocol for nostr, it's probably best to avoid NIPs. Instead implement what you're thinking of and document it somewhere, anywhere so others can join in.

Becoming fascinated with changes over various timescales, for example taking pictures to create sequences about my physical environment. Since we're on Nostr let's ask: How has nostr changed for you in the last day? Last week? Last month? Last year? (copy the template at the end to start your response) Last day: 1001 user follow set has got me much better connected to the bigger "town square" Last week: Got my relays sorted out so have near 100% posting success rate. Last month: Released noswot and got some great feedback on UX that will take some time to implement. Last year/since day 1: Really impressed with Amethyst and noStrudel for performance and showing me what I need to use nostr well. Last day: Last week: Last month: Last year/since day 1: #asknostr #feedback #timescales

Can't wait for this year's Nostr recap. Who's on it?

I think the best way for me to interact with aspects of the nostr protocol is by developing ideas like noswot and the follow set it begat. It seems the best way to implement is to look at what's working now and then attempt to emulate. In this case listr.lol showed what kind of other data should go into a note.

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Looking at creating a follow set with a bit of python and I know these work decently with Amethyst. Just wondering if you have written up anywhere ...

Used the noswot API to generate noswot2k, a follow set with the 1001 highest ranked users in my trust graph. Since creating it and another two smaller lists, I've gotten a lot more out of nostr. The variety of posts, the people that I wouldn't have followed traditionally just due to volue, but also specific posts like one showing off Gemini's new multimodal AI and plenty of great memes. Trying using this as your feed for a day and tell me what you think. GM View article →

GM. In answer person mode I'm starting to feel sometimes like an LLM. It's tempting to emulate the form of a completion. Who's training who?

Used my Web of Trust to generate a couple of follow sets, one with the 100-200th highest trust scores members and the other with 200-1000th highest trust scores. It's a fascinating, algorithmically-selected cross-section of activity. View article → View article →

"In order to understand bird flight, we have to understand aerodynamics; only then does the structure of feathers and the different shapes of bird's wings make sense." -David Marr A key principle of aerodynamics is Bernoulli's principle which relates speed of a fluid and pressure. This principle can be derived from conservation of energy but also directly from Newton's Second Law of Motion (F=ma). Marr said the above quote in relation to studying the brain and how it works, which begs the question, what principles like conservation of energy are also in action in the brain? Conservation of energy is probably too broad since Bernoulli's principle breaks down if there's turbulence or thermal radiation and it's hard to imagine anything like laminar flow in the brain.