Monthly Archives: July 2023
iThings
Infinity
Lorentz Factor
ChatGPT tells me about the Lorentz Factor.
Scott Aaronson
Today I learned of Scott Aaronson who has a blog Shtetl-Optimized. (ChatGPT explains the blog title.) I heard of Aaronson via this SMBC comic. I’m interested in his book Quantum Computing Since Democritus but I’m not sure I can quite prioritize the time and money for that one just at the moment, especially as it’s a little outside my areas of focus. (I’ve been thinking recently about what my areas of focus are, and they would include mathematics, electronics, and computing (hardware and software), but I’m not sure I’m ready to take on quantum computing at this stage. I’m also interested in philosophy, particularly postmodern philosophy, so I have an almost unlimited amount of other reading to do.)
Atavistic
I read this comic and ended up having this chat with ChatGPT. My idea was basically that our fear of “monsters” was really just a fear of predatory animals which are to be genuinely feared.
Um, America?
I was reading the Obituary for Don Lancaster (RIP K3BYG) and I noticed the two ads, shown below. I wasn’t sure at first if this was satire, or not… ah, crime and commerce in the land of the free.
IDC ribbon cables
ChatGPT tells me about Insulation-Displacement Connector cables, such as these.
California Sunshine – Midian
This makes me happy. <3