A Wanderer
Not all who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
I am a recently retired accountant/finance professional looking to explore all of the interests I have had over the years, promising myself that I would pursue them “when I had the time”. Maybe you are on a similar journey.
LATEST POSTS
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Using AI To Analyze Books I’ve Read
I have read an enormous number of books in my 68 years. Most of them I barely recall. Probably not a waste of time, but certainly not optimized. I now read mostly digitally and highlight passages. I also try to make notes as to why I highlighted a particular text. So, I input my highlights…
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Decentralized Social Media
I had not thought of Discord as decentralized social media. But the MIT Technology Review, January/February 2024, labeled it as such along with Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr and Threads. Of these, I have tried Mastodon and Nostr, but they have not yet stuck with me. It may be time to start directing blogging activity towards those…
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Highlights and Note Taking
I am working on reviewing and summarizing the highlights and notes from books I have read relatively recently. I read these books in the Kindle app either on my Windows 11 PC or my Samsung tablet. I had also been reading them on the Amazon Web Reader on my Ubuntu PC. https://read.amazon.com But with the…
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Everything Everywhere All At Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) – IMDb The movie was very hard to follow. The premise was unusual, but the movie jumped around too much to understand what was going on. I don’t understand why it would have won best picture.
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Transatlantic
We watched the Netflix series Transatlantic. Description per IMDb: “An American journalist who spent 13 months in France 1940-41 managed to arrange safe passage to the US for over 2,000 refugees; who were in danger of losing their lives.” The acting and story were good and enjoyable, as enjoyable as a WWII drama can be…
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Open Courseware Sites and AI
I am studying Python and part of my studies are in open courseware, particularly Harvard (CS50) and MIT. In studies outside open courseware I have been using ChatGPT when I get stuck. The open courseware sites have strict anti-cheating codes of conduct. I am not pursuing a certificate in any courses. I am trying to…
Please note that I use AI in my projects, including my blogs.
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