2024.December.Watched

PHO-GSW (MacBook)
You Bet Your Life #53-23 (Feb 18, 1954) (MacBook)
You Bet Your Life #59-32 (Apr 28, 1960) (MacBook)
MIN-GSW (MacBook)
Silo (S02E03) (TV)
Shrinking (S02E07-08) (TV)
GSW-HOU (MacBook)
The Holiday (TV)
GSW-MIN (MacBook)
Beat the Devil (MacBook)
Silo (S02E04) (TV)
Shrinking (S02E09-10) (TV)
Happy Christmas (TV)
Black Doves (S01E01-03) (MacBook)
John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in LA (S01E01) (MacBook)
Black Doves (S01E04) (MacBook)
John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in LA (S01E02) (MacBook)
Silo (S02E05) (TV)
Shrinking (S02E11) (TV)
Black Doves (S01E06) (MacBook)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (TV)
GSW-Min (MacBook)
Penguin (S01E02-08) (MacBook)
Silo (S02E06) (TV)
Shrinking (S02E12) (TV)
Silo (S02E07) (TV)
Biloxi Blues (TV)
GSW–PHO (MacBook)
Black Doves (S01E01-02) (TV)

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39 titles for the month

Long.Time.Gone

I intended to post this a couple/three weeks ago, on the 44th anniversary of John Lennon's murder, and the 20th anniversary of posting, basically, this exact message on that previously-mentioned, old-ass blog:

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I could point to where I was when I heard some guy on the radio say John Lennon was dead. We - my father, mother, & sister - were in our car, just a few hundred feet from home. Lennon was killed at night, so it must have been the next day, and my parents must have already known. The sun was shining, but fading, like it was early-evening, or late-afternoon. We were in our (piece of Scheiße) tan Chevette. I was in the back, but I cannot recall which seat. After the announcer finished talking, I leaned forward, utterly confused, and aksed, "He might come back to life?" I cannot recall what the man said, but it must have been some kind of stupid joke or some kind of pseudo-religious babble, perhaps making fun of Lennon's Hindu phase, or something: Lennon was now gone forever - unless he's resurrected. Whatever was said, my parents didn't find it entertaining, and they quickly dismissed the DJ (and changed the channel) when they answered my question.

I still cannot think of Lennon's assassination without seeing the road ahead of us out of the windshield of that Chevy, and thru my abject confusion about how the fucking hell something could be alive again after dying.

I was 17.

No, I'm kidding. I was 3.

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LLM.Oh.Pee

My main issue with ChatGPT-like LLMs, is I never think of ways to use them, ways they can help me. Today, I thought to ask Claude how it can help. (ChatGPT’s Mac app crashes on launch for me, so I’ll use Claude until that stops – I assume it's a MacOS-beta issue, but we’ll see.) Here’s what it said in reply to my prompt: What kinds of things can Claude help me with? Give me a comprehensive list.:

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I can help you with a wide variety of tasks across many domains:

Writing and Communication:

  • Drafting emails, letters, and professional communications
  • Editing and proofreading documents
  • Creative writing (stories, poetry, scripts)
  • Academic and research writing
  • Writing in multiple languages
  • Brainstorming ideas and outlines
  • Providing writing suggestions and feedback

Analysis and Research:

  • Summarizing complex texts
  • Breaking down research papers
  • Providing insights and interpretations
  • Helping with literature reviews
  • Analyzing data and trends
  • Comparative analysis
  • Critical thinking and argument evaluation

Coding and Technical Support:

  • Writing code in multiple programming languages
  • Debugging code
  • Explaining programming concepts
  • Helping with algorithm design
  • Creating software architecture diagrams
  • Providing technical documentation
  • Offering coding best practices and design patterns

Math and Problem Solving:

  • Solving mathematical problems
  • Step-by-step math explanations
  • Statistical analysis
  • Data interpretation
  • Mathematical proofs
  • Algebra, calculus, geometry, and more

Education and Learning:

  • Explaining complex concepts
  • Answering academic questions
  • Helping with study strategies
  • Creating study guides
  • Breaking down difficult topics
  • Providing learning resources and explanations

Business and Professional Tasks:

  • Business plan development
  • Market research
  • Strategic planning
  • Resume and cover letter writing
  • Interview preparation
  • Business communication
  • Product descriptions

Creative Tasks:

  • Generating creative ideas
  • Brainstorming sessions
  • Storytelling
  • Character development
  • World-building
  • Naming and naming conventions

Language Support:

  • Translation assistance
  • Language learning help
  • Grammar explanations
  • Vocabulary expansion
  • Writing in multiple languages
  • Language style and tone guidance

Personal Assistance:

  • Meal planning
  • Travel planning
  • Gift ideas
  • Personal goal setting
  • Decision-making frameworks
  • Productivity advice
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I dunno shit about using the Terminal, but I’m halfway thru creating/setting up that empty-the-trash script. If it works, hey, that’s something!...

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The.Köln.Revelations

This YouTube video, about Keith Jarrett's "The Köln Concert", answers and explains a few questions I've passively had about its recording, but I'd just unconciously explained away as part of the nature of improvisation, if you get my meaning. When rules are set aside in order to just play, to just flow, then anything is fair game – including (but not limited to) using the piano itself as a drum in some places.

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I'm certain that my dad, who loved this album so much he named me after the pianist, did not know most of what happened around its recording, and I wish I could tell him.

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2024.November.Watched

GSW-NOP (MacBook)
Silo (S01E07-10) (TV)
Shrinking (S02E03) (TV)
GSW-HOU (MacBook)
DAL-ORL (MacBook)
Body Double (TV)
Chernobyl (S01E01) (TV) Shrinking (S02E05) (TV)
Born Yesterday (MacBook)
Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic (MacBook)
GSW-DAL (MacBook)
My Old Ass (MacBook)
Django Unchained (MacBook)
Shrinking (S02E06) (TV)
GSW-MEM (MacBook)
Silo (S02E01) (TV)
Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid (MacBook)
LAC-GSW (MacBook)
When You Finish Saving the World (MacBook)
SuperBob (MacBook)
The Menu (MacBook)
Shrinking (S02E07) (TV)
Silo (S02E02) (TV)
Penguin (01E01) (TV)
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas (TV)
Kansas City Confidential (MacBook)
Scarface (MacBook)
Detour (MacBook)
Japanese TV show about Nikon (TV)
Silo (S02E03) (TV)

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33 titles.

A Larry Bird number of titles.

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2024.October.Watched

Wolfs (iPad)
Bad Monkey (S01E06) (MacBook)
Cisco Pike (MacBook)
Warriors-Clippers (pre-season) (MacBook)
Warriors-Kings (pre-season) (MacBook)
The Shrink Next Door (S01E01-08) (MacBook)
LAD-NYM (Game 1, NLCS) (iPhone)
GSW-DET (pre-season) (MacBook)
GSW-LAL (pre-season) (MacBook)
LAD-NYM (Game 3, NLCS) (iPhone)
LAD-NYM (Game 4, NLCS) (iPhone)
Shrinking (S01E10) (TV)
Shrinking (S02E01-02) (TV)
NYY-CLE (Game 5, ALCS) (iPhone)
Shrinking (S02E03) (TV)
Silo (S01E01) (TV)
GSW-LAL (pre-season) (MacBook)
LAD-NYM (Game 6, NLCS) (iPhone)
Too Late for Tears (MacBook)
LAD-NYY (World Series, Game 1) (iPhone)
DAL-SAS (MacBook)
Silo (S01E02) (TV)
LAD-NYY (World Series, Game 2) (iPhone)
Silo (S01E03-06) (TV) GSW-UTA (MacBook)
LAD-NYY (World Series, Game 3) (iPhone)
LAD-NYY (World Series, Game 3) (iPhone)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (MacBook)
GSW-NOP (MacBook)

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35 titles.

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2024.September.Watched

Roman Holiday (TV)
The Book of Boba Fett (S01E02) (MacBook)
Bad Monkey (S01E05) Joker (MacBook)
Rivers and Tides – Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time (TV)
The Score (MacBook)
Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos, part 1 (MacBook)
Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos, part 2 (MacBook)
Rebel Ridge (MacBook)
Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy (TV)
8 Mile (TV)
Shōgun 2024 (S01E01-10) (TV)
2024 Elite Men’s Road Race Wold Championships (MacBook)

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22 titles for the month.

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2024.August.Watched

Olympic Basketball USA-South Sudan (MacBook)
Olympic Men’s Elite Road Race (MacBook)
Olympic Women’s Elite Road Race (MacBook)
Olympic Track Cycling Day 1 (MacBook)
Olympic Basketball USA-Puerto Rico (MacBook)
Olympic Basketball USA-Brazil (MacBook)
Olympic Basketball France-Canada (MacBook)
Olympic Basketball USA-Serbia (MacBook)
Olympic Basketball France-Germany (MacBook)
Olympic Basketball USA-France (fellas) (MacBook)
Olympic Basketball USA-France (ladies) (MacBook)
Breakin’ (TV)
Minions (TV)
The Instigators (MacBook)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (MacBook)
Bad Money (S01E01-04) (MacBook)
The Book of Boba Fett (S01E01)
Lilo & Stitch (TV)

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21 titles.

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