RHSman2

You sound like me from another mother! I am 2 years into compost. I am obsessed with the concept and reality. Magical nature.

True. Live and let live.

Ha, the printer killed my love in the end. It just had an end of life. Finished. Meh!! £1500 gone!

But yes, loved printing and seeing the analog reality. Different papers, inks etc. The slow sounds of production.

That is definitely the best approach in my opinion. Getting the things that help you enjoy the sport/hobby more. Drumming, nice comfy stool (throne) Skiing, custom fitted boots Guitar, take it to a guitar tech so it plays easier Gardening, good waterproof jacket and hat

Talking about hobbies is a hobby. A good one too!

It doesn't have to be. You can make music very simply. You can record on your phone. It doesn't have to be all the tracks and gear. I have a friend who has searched his whole life for tone. Top end guitars, amps, more pedals than anyone I have ever seen. His actual guitar playing? Less complete, however, he loves it. Do what does it for you, in the way you like it. That is the best part of hobbies to me.

As an ex pro photographer (not great as I am an ex!) but the best camera is the one easy to access and use. While my photos don't have the three dimensional quality they used to have, they are in the moment and captured by doing rather than doing photography. iPhone Camera. Incredible.

What is hilarious in road cycling is all the middle aged men who really do believe that kit = faster. If you have any basic bike of a reasonable standard, it is ALL about hours, weight and power. Nothing else. On a one hr climb up a 10% mountain, nothing is gonna save your fat ass.

Isn't it marvellous to simplify. Remove all 'things'. I feel it in playing guitar, I often only play the most simple of setups (acoustic guitar) as it gets the the root of my itch without distraction, blame or gear desire.

The power of systems and how we behave is very intriguing indeed.

Take the week to be curious about life.

I apologize. Was feeling particularly aggravated by the state of the world that day.

I can’t claim it. An older friend passed that to me.

It is really a special thing. Very similar to Theodore trying to get involved in The Big Lebowski and Walter shooting him down, everytime

The 25-30 yr old version of myself who was super driven, deadly fit, focused and high achieving in chosen hobby was not a better version of me. It was a version that was a lot more free, less responsibility, way more selfish, self centered and egotistical.

The internal judge is à dangerous beast.

There are plenty examples of people who took that attitude and aren’t/weren’t good humans.

You are good enough as you are. Sure, there is a better version of yourself and everyday is an opportunity to be a little better BUT your value as a human has NOTHING to do with any of this shit.

Time for rest and recovery is good.

The journey, not the destination. The destination is death so have some enjoyment!

The ‘fuck it’ bucket. You realize that life is here and you stop caring about the social constructs you’ve been part of. Also, while you aren’t your virulent former self, you can do things well OR you can dive into something with the curiosity of a kid knowing you don’t need to be great.

20 years ago was the Golden Years. We thought it was just like that but no. It isn’t.

I doubt their logic and models.

Was very, very mild.

Human nature, not just tech

Share meaningful times and emotions with the people that are close to you. I don’t think this is something that should be done because people will depart, more because it improves connection with people and helps you become a much more available person.

Read ‚The Unlocking Project’

You mean will.

What is your point out of interest?

AlphaGo Zero

It had basic rules of Go as an input.

I didn’t say half. I just said we have 2 ways of thinking.

You are too close.

AlphaGo was trained with tech. It beat humans.

ChatGPT et al are being trained.

Everyone is arguing the inner workings of what is in the box. It doesn’t matter.

The usage of the box(s) is what will be the big impact.

Previously those boxes couldn’t be relied upon so stayed down in the hierarchy of usefulness.

Now. They are rising.

We learn that skill in our training. We are highly trained LLM’s skilled in the nuances.

Everyone is acting like LLM model is the finished product.

It is a baby. Do you remember your nuanced language capability at 5, 8, 10, 20?

Are you the finished product? Do you still make massive leaps of awareness? Yes.