Generative AI: Speech-to-text with ‘Whisperfile’
I discussed the ‘llamafile’ project before, the single-file run-it-almost-anywhere way to launch a llama.cpp instance with LLM weights, allowing one
Read moreAn Update on Generative AI
As I have previously posted, I have a homelab PC build to explore what I can do with self-hosted models.
Read moreAI: LLaMA Going APE
A new hot thing: What happens when you cross a llama with an ape? When the llama is Meta’s LLaMA
Read morePutting Photography Where People Can See It
Last year, I spent several months in Florida with my elderly parents. My mom got situated in assisted living. One
Read moreHow Fast Is Implosion?
Given the attention being paid to the OceanGate Titan submersible loss, one item in the news was an interview with
Read moreHomelab Adventure: Figuring Out Capabilities
Given the CUDA Capability of 6.1 that the NVIDIA Tesla P40 has, I had assumed when I got an error
Read moreHomelab Adventure: Generative AI in Cheapskate Mode
Back around January 6th, 2023, I woke up to the “generative AI” (GenAI) phenomenon. The occasional mentions of “ChatGPT” were
Read moreThe New Abnormal: Florida Wants to Muzzle Bloggers
The stupidest thing I will read today, and likely for some time to come, is the text of 2023 Florida
Read moreA Start with Generative AI: OpenAI’s ChatGPT
A friend of mine is pretty much the sole technical talent at a start-up. Last month, we started chatting about
Read moreHarun Yahya Gets A Lonnnnnnnggggggg Prison Sentence
Turkish Islamic antievolutionist Harun Yahya (aka Adnan Oktar) got a 8,658 year prison sentence. The Mirror has the story. Their
Read moreElection 2022: Naive Forecasts for US Races
If you are like me, you are in suspense concerning the outcomes in various of the 2022 US general election
Read moreMichigan: A Survey on the Reproductive Freedom Ballot Measure
Diane was on a phone call with someone identifying themselves as being with ‘Telepoint Market Research’, and the person was
Read moreClimate Change: Responding to ‘No One Knows If It Is Us’
I was listening to a conversation where climate change came up, and one of the participants opined that while warming
Read moreThe New Abnormal: Cassidy Hutchinson Speaks
I’m listening to the House Select Committee on January 6th, 2020 events and its emergency public hearing featuring former White
Read moreMy Latest Letter to My Representative, Tim Walberg
A news item reports former Trump administration official Peter Navarro saying he had agreements with over 100 congressmen to aid
Read moreThe New Abnormal: Gen. Colin Powell and the Trump Insurrection
Gen. Colin Powell was on CNN saying we don’t need a 25th Amendment removal or impeachment, with only 13 days
Read moreElection 2020: Another Open Letter to My Congressional Representative, Tim Walberg of the Michigan 7th District
I sent this via Tim Walberg’s feedback form in the evening of January 6th, 2021, while he was part of
Read moreThe New Abnormal: The Cicchetti Declaration in Texas & Friends v. Swing States
Texas filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against four other states (Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Georgia). Others have already
Read moreElection 2020: An Open Letter to My Congressional Representative, Tim Walberg of the Michigan 7th District
I just sent text in blockquotes further below to my House representative’s email and requested a response. I’ll post back
Read moreElection 2020: Naive Forecasts of Swing States
Update: 2020-11-06 10:50 EST: Biden is now ahead in Pennsylvania by 6826 votes, and the remaining votes to be tallied
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