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• John Coltrane Plays Greensleeves

  

  The tune is old. From Wikipedia: "Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song. A broadside ballad by the name "A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene... Read more

  The 17 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonnet Describes a Scene Inside the Malibu Diner

  

  Notice Claude’s reaction when I ask it to describe the couple seated at the left. As you know, Claude is produced by Anthropic, and Anthropic is very “safety”... Read more

  The 17 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• A Little Papal Humor

  Pope Francis, Pope Francis: There Is Faith in Humor, NYTimes, 12.17.24. By this time the article is humming along nicely, His Holiness has gotten some good... Read more

  The 17 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Teaching Kids How to Make Their Own Little Language Models

  

  Scott J Mulligan, Kids are learning how to make their own little language models, MIT Technology Review, October 25, 2024. “This new AI technology—it’s very... Read more

  The 17 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Amazon Unsafe for Workers?

  Noam Scheiber, Amazon Disregarded Internal Warnings on Injuries, Senate Investigation Claims, NYTimes, Dec. 16, 2024. Internal company documents collected by Mr. Read more

  The 16 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonnet Describes a Night Scene Obscured by Intentional Camera Movement

  

  This obviously is not an ordinary photograph. It’s taken at night. I zoomed the lens during a long exposure, a technique known as intentional camera movement... Read more

  The 16 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Nobody Wants This [Media Notes 148]

  I watched the first three episodes of Nobody Wants This in a single sitting. Loved it. I eagerly anticipated watching the other seven episodes. Which I did... Read more

  The 16 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonnet Describes a Photo of Boats and Ships on the Hudson River

  

  Describe this image. This is a beautiful maritime scene on San Francisco Bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge visible in the background spanning across the frame.... Read more

  The 15 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Loss of Plasticity in Deep Continual Learning

  Dohare, S., Hernandez-Garcia, J.F., Lan, Q. et al. Loss of plasticity in deep continual learning. Nature 632, 768–774 (2024). https://doi.org/10. Read more

  The 15 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• The World is Gifted, Peter Apfelbaum and the Hieroglyphics Ensemble

  

  Thus cut has given me endless satisfaction for two decades. Peter Apfelbaum : tenor and soprano saxophones,piano,keyboards,snare... Read more

  The 15 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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