Author: Elizabeth Tai
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Utterly Random episode 1: Is Mastodon for you?
A quick introduction to Mastodon’s culture and politics , how to be a part of the community and have a good experience on the decentralised social media network.
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Monday Notes: AI
Originally posted on K E Garland: Recently, I used Lensa to generate some artificial intelligence (AI) photos. I’d seen a couple of celebrities do it and thought why not? So, I uploaded 15 photos, and two hours later these appeared. They’re beautiful, right? I was amazed. It was mystifying to see how the app captured…
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Giving the Rings of Power a chance
Rings of Power received a toxic reception on a level I’ve not seen before. Does it deserve the flack? I decided to check it out.
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Artificial Intelligence Will Do What We Ask. That’s a Problem.
Some interesting quotes from the article: “The current way we do AI puts a lot of burden on the designers to understand what the consequences of the incentives they give their systems are,” said Hadfield-Menell. “And one of the things we’re learning is that a lot of engineers have made mistakes.” A major aspect of…
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The Lord of the Rings – a review and a confession
Among some fantasy readers, I had done something sacrilegious. Most were horrified when they discovered that although I had read almost every fantasy book on the planet, I had not bothered to touch the fantasy tale of all fantasy tales – The Lord of the Rings (LOTR). They would probably be in despair if they…
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A beautiful tiny home
I adore tiny homes. There’s something very soothing about the ability to live in small spaces. This one is especially wonderful because she has a beautiful garden too. Honestly, this place doesn’t feel small at all! Her TINY HOUSE is the size of a garage, & it’s really cute! – YouTube
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Jan 2023 Week 3 Food & Exercise Journal
Initially, I thought to start recording my meals on Instagram because it seemed more convenient. But if I’m to follow the principles of the IndieWeb movement, ideally I should store my food photo journal at my home site, so I decided to do a one-week experiment. I updated this post periodically throughout the week via…
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Elantris and Hope of Elantris
So thrilled to finish this 590-page book, something I struggled with after the pandemic hit. (I couldn’t seem to focus long enough to finish a novella, let alone a chonker of a novel.) Admittedly, I used a combination of physical book + audiobook which really sped things along. Why a physical book? Well, I found…
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