I was looking at Gwern.net because I wanted to cite something he wrote about GPT-4 generated syllabic poetry (in short, very good examples of syllabic forms) that are a counter example to the rhyme and meter problems I found with ChatGPT (GPT-3 based afaik) in December and wrote about last month https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2023-02-24-robot-without-rhyme-or-rhythm/

Instead I nerd-sniped myself trying to figure out how to imitate some of his website’s style on my blog.

Gwern.net is my favorite text-heavy site aesthetically.

#blogging #gwern

Rediscovering #gwern for the nth time. So awesome. https://www.gwern.net/Design is what I aspire to in so many respects. The gap between where I am and that glimmering mountain is vast. Yet even I could approach it if I fastened on it's peak, put one foot in front of the other time after time, and disregarded the poor facsimiles that appear to be closer but hold a different compass.
#web-dev, #writing, #knowledge-base

"First we can’t believe this show is so good, then we can’t believe we’ve become fans for life, then we can’t believe we’re walking down the pink aisle at Toys R Us or asking for the girl’s toy in our Happy Meal. Then we can’t believe our friends haven’t seen it yet, then we can’t believe they’re becoming bronies too." — Luke Allen

Via #Gwern .

https://www.gwern.net/reviews/MLP

#MLP , is it really that good?

@Gemlog I don't feel we came to a resolution. I am less confident that things are improving overall though; it seems that salaries haven't increased as fast as the cost of housing (at least in major Canadian cities).

The #Gwern article is good though at reminding us of the many small improvements in life.

@cadadr@mastodon.sdf.org It's useful in general to keep track of what you've changed your mind about. In fact, to avoid cognitive dissonance, the mind often tries to suppress such self-knowledge.

#Gwern has an interesting page of changes in his beliefs. https://www.gwern.net/Mistakes
(One might find some of them uncomfortable to read.)

"Operations of thought are like cavalry charges in a battle—they are strictly limited in number, they require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments…"

#AlfredNorthWhitehead

Via #Gwern https://www.gwern.net/Socks