Matt Alldian

Grow your own fresh mushrooms at home with GUS, a tabletop planter. via Colossal.

This blog post on kottke.org ponders the shift in technology from a more optimistic "Star Trek" era to a present resembling Douglas Adams' comedic and absurd worlds.

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This in-depth analysis by Tim Dettmers examines the best GPUs for deep learning in 2023, covering topics like GPU functionality, important specs, and recommendations for different needs. via Tim Dettmers

A data scientist experimented with using incentives and penalties in ChatGPT prompts to see how they impacted output quality, but found no conclusive results. via minimaxir.com.

This issue of Recomendo recommends resources about space exploration, finding cheap hard drives, searching the old internet, and more.

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This piece argues that a larger human population is beneficial for everyone, citing faster progress and greater variety as reasons. via The Roots of Progress.

Tyler Cowen discusses the potential commercial impact of Sora, a new AI video generation tool, on industries like entertainment and advertising. via Marginal Revolution.

Muscle loss as we age, especially for women, is a big problem, and this article suggests protein is key to keeping us strong. via NPR

Jason Crawford's talk examines how the Enlightenment's optimism about progress faded in the 20th century and how to restore this belief. via The Roots of Progress

A new NBER working paper suggests that analysis of manager's comments during conference calls using ChatGPT can predict future capital expenditure. The authors suggest that using ChatGPT in this way could forecast other policies such as dividends and employment.

via Marginal Revolution