humor
Thoughts While Building an IKEA Alex File Cabinet
I spent two hours building two IKEA Alex drawers and had a lot of thoughts along the way, from questioning the instruction manuals to wondering why they don't tell you to batch things.
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anime
Pour One Out for the Victims of Truck-Kun
Let's take a second to mourn the victims of Truck-Kun.
map-of-content
Alexander the Great MOC
A Map of Content on the life of Alexander the Great.
history
In Actuality, Alexander Only Had Two Sons
Alexander had a complicated love life, ranging from a possible relationship with Hephaestion to a relationship with a Thessalian courtesan to impregnating multiple women.
history
A Mistranslation of a Very Popular Quote From Alexander
Alexander's insatiable longing for glory and how an Englishman, John Miner, created something worthy of a book of memorable sayings and coined one of the few classical tags still recognized today.
history
Diogenes and Alexander
A funny exchange between Alexander the Great and Diogenes, and how Alexander was tutored by Aristotle and learned about Persian customs and traditions.
youtube-notes
Notes on The History of Menswear
All about the history of menswear, from the Chinese ruling class wearing nail polish to the introduction of modern streetwear.
naruto
Begone with the Thunderclap
Rare dub for the dub(bed) version with "Begone with the Thunderclap". Way better than the sub "Vanish with the roar of the thunder".
tv
My Favorite Puss in Boots Moments
Puss in Boots has big orange cat energy.
ai
Reader (by Readwise) is Goated
I am impressed with the Readwise team for creating a great app with a solid AI integration that provides a world class reading experience on mobile and web clipper experience.
tutorials
Two Actually Useful GPT-3.5 Prompts for Zettelkasten Schreibers
I have been using two GPT-3.5 prompts to help me save time and improve my writing as a Zettelkasten Schreiber. The Outline to Complete Sentence English Prompt transforms outlines into complete sentence English, while the Summary Generator takes complex text and distills it into a blurb.
youtube-notes
Notes on OpenAI Q&A Finetuning GPT-3 Vs Semantic Search - Which to Use, When, and Why
A great video about finetuning vs semantic search. Finetuning teaches a model to write new patterns, not to have a theory of mind.