Entries for 2024

The Kilowatt Human

tl;dr: I calculate my power output in Watts/Horsepower and aim to maximize that, instead of muscle volume, in my workouts:

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This is a work in progress, email feedback to [email protected].

If you like this, you might also like my Instagram channel Nerd on Bars @nerdonbars where I calculate the power output of various athletes and myself.

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Open Thought > Closed Thought

OpenAI released a new model that “thinks” to itself before it answers. They intentionally designed the interface to hide this inner monologue. There was absolutely no technical reason to do so. Only business reasons

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