Today is Pi Day. Celebrate with a look at a bunch of formulas for computing π. It's odd that there are more formulas for computing π than there are for computing e. Kind of an imbalance.
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Elon Musk's Tesla is starting a chip fab, too. So nice to be the richest guy in the world and just be able to just whip up a chip fab when you want to. Geeks with money can change the world.
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Experimental Alzheimer's drug reverses memory loss in mice by reprogramming gene activity. This time, it's an agent called FLAV-27, which is an inhibitor of the G9a enzyme, which is essential in the epigenetic regulation of the brain, because it helps to silence genes that are fundamental for neuronal development, synaptic plasticity and memory consolidation. But it inhibits G9a by preventing access to G9a by S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), which is already known as being important as an inhibitor of methylation (there's the epigenetic connection). While treatment led to cognitive recovery, it's important to note that this was in mice. Paper here.
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Hardening macOS. I saw this being recommended but it's from 2018. It says it's been updated for macOS Tahoe, though.
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DuckDuckGo is building their own search index. Good, but it's a daunting task. Maybe it will no longer be free. Will it be as good as Google? I wish they would open up their API interface.
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The Backlash Against AI Devices That Are Always Watching. I can understand this. What I can't understand is people using Google at google.com. Or using Alexa or Amazon Echo, or Google Nest.
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RIP Dan Simmons. Why Weren't You More Famous? I've only read one novel by him: The Terror. It's really good. But what got me interested in Dan's writings was his short story The Time Traveler. What he forecasted in 2006 is coming true.
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Digg.com tried to resurrect itself and failed miserably. I never felt compelled to visit them. I was waiting for someone else to fill it with content and make it exciting. I guess everyone felt that way.
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I've taught thousands of people how to use AI - here's what I've learned. I was curious to know how he taught people AI because I am involved in that, too. He doesn't mention what he does. If he's just teaching them how to use ChatGPT, that's not really teaching AI. Any more than saying you are teaching computers by showing people how to use a spreadsheet or a word processor. They key is to find out how to start using it as a tool. As a superpower to help you get to the next level.
Kinda like this guy: He Earns $1,000 a Job—and He’s a Car Dealer’s Worst Nightmare. Nice.
Or this guy: Tech boss uses AI and ChatGPT to create cancer vaccine for his dying dog. Outstanding.
Because if you don't know how to make AI work for you, you could end up like these people.
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Silicon Valley is buzzing about this new idea: AI compute as compensation. Geeks don't just want money. They want tokens. Lots of tokens. And access to an A100.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver visits Portland as lawmakers advance Moda Center funding bill. Adam Silver gets to see Portland for himself. Was that a mistake? Letting him see the tents, the graffiti, the criddlers, the boarded up windows downtown. The general decrepitude of the city. Did they cover Gordon's Fireplace Shop as he drove in from the airport? Probably should arranged for a virtual visit instead.
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