Just figured out how to use structured data outputs with the #rstats ellmer package. So good!👌

Playing around with Claude #AI to create a powerpoint presentation from a report I wrote: Holy 7h$G! 🤯 It's actually good.

⭐⭐⭐ (out of five) It's meant to be a log, so it's not the most exciting read. But, it's written well and I really enjoyed reading about all the peculiar situations the crew got into.

Watching the *thinking* of this local #AI / #LLM model is giving me mild anxiety. It's really splitting hairs.

I think listening to Leonard Cohen while sorting books might be my version of mediation.

It's so funny when somebody says "it's simple demand and supply" as the way demand and supply works in the real world isn't actually simple.

Doing some work on an #AI MVP with #rstats which requires interacting with local #LLM models. I couldn't find the last project I was working on to steal code from, so I just googled the blog post I wrote about it 10+ years ago.

Skills I didn't expect would transfer from my time working in Myanmar: showering with a bucket. (The water was off for an extended time after my gym session. 🎯)

I spent a lot of time updating my personal website last year and I just realized that I haven't updated my LinkedIn since 2022. 🤦🏼 #lifeprotips

Passed, so excuse me as I obnoxiously (and unnecessarily) add 'GAICD' to the end of my name. Job applications: GAICD! Emails: GAICD! Restaurant bookings GAiCD!

Even the barefoot investor gets it re: #ozbudget changes: www.barefootinvestor.com/articles/you... #auspol

Saw this on-point meme: #copilot #AIsky

I'm currently reading a book of #poetry called 'Interrogations at Noon' by Dana Gioia and came across this banger:

Going for a change of scene with The Log from the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck. I picked this up at the second-hand bookfair not knowing what it was as I'm a fan of Steinbeck. It's a log of a six-week marine expedition he made with his friend Ed Ricketts (a marine biologist).

I haven't been enjoying this one. He takes a long time to say not much and his jokes are about as funny as your drunk uncle at the Christmas BBQ. I then decided to read the book cover again and noticed there's a review from Sean Hannity. 🤦🏼 (😂)

Moving on to another uplifting book: After America: Get Ready for Armageddon by Mark Steyn 😬

Good book. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Out of five) Easy to read and gives a nice overview of American politics over the last fifty years (and it's decline 😬). Unfortunately, it was published in 2020, so it doesn't cover Biden or Trump's reelection.

Benjamin Franklin: "A republic, if you can keep it." Narrator: "But in fact, they couldn't keep it..." 😬

Great #econtalk podcast episode on #AI risk and (tangentially) the decline of American democracy: Claude, War, and the State of the Republic (with Dean Ball) podcastaddict.com/econtalk/epi...

This piece mirrors my thoughts on the #2026budget: Although I'm negatively impacted, it largely makes sense and feels fairer. Structural change is painful. That's why we haven't had any for so long. #auspol www.fool.com.au/2026/05/13/w...

All assessments are now submitted and waiting to be marked. I'm no slouch when it comes to study, but this is one of the few times I have no idea of my chances of passing. 🤞🏼

Sharing this for the good of #Bluesky:

Happy beach day (Which is everyday)

This stands as the greatest addition to omelettes since eggs.

Today's gym class had techno remixes of all the 'golden oldies': Michael Jackson Queen The Beastie Boys Metallica Red Hot Chilli Peppers Music so good it'll make your back hurt.

Also, I went to the zoo on the weekend.

Stata? Is that thing still around?!

Currently reading "When America Stopped Being Great" by Nic Bryant. Early days, but it's cathartic to better understand the roots of the MAGA movement.

One thing that is getting lost in the housing affordability debate is the role of lower interest rates, stable inflation, captured rents and slower productivity growth. Certainly the tax system could have been fairer and planning less restrictive, but we'd still be swimming against the tide.

Also, I went horse riding today. Thinking this would make a good profile shot:

Embarrassed to say, Pursuit of Happyness is on my list. 🤦🏼

Adding this to my list of reasons to do a second masters...

Feeling unjustifiably proud that I figured out how to use an E61 machine. The coffee course was no help. Claude was.

Another short one: The Call of the Wild by Jack London. ⭐⭐⭐ (Out of five). It's a nice story, but probably would appeal more to teenagers. This is the second book from Jack London I've read. The first was Martin Eden, which I really enjoyed.

All packed up and loaded. Word on the street this was a successful event. Part of this was me buying a huge slab of books I didn't need.

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Two hours later and I'm a certified coffee snob.

I went to see a set of startup pitches today. Call me crazy, but if your product is a ChatGPT wrapper to produce blockchain white papers I can't see the business case.

I'm managing the desk at this book fair and a young girl came through to buy a bunch of CDs. It was all Neil Young, Nirvana and Pearl Jam, so I said "great choices!" Then I realized that having your musical taste approved by a middle aged man is not a compliment. 😂

New passport received! Hope yours came through @freerangestats.info

Dear academics: You don't need to outline every project you're currently working on at the start of your presentation. We're here for the presentation, not your schedule. Unless the title of your presentation is "My Schedule".

I've created this Claude #AI bot to quiz me prior to this exam and it's been *insanely* helpful. It's such an engaging way to revise the material. Whether it will help with the actual test is yet to be seen...

✨✨ achievement unlocked ✨✨: Cooked scrambled eggs on a stainless steel pan without it sticking. 👩🏻‍🍳

Never guess where I am.

This month I've had quite a few people reach out to me looking for work. This feels like a sign of a wider downturn in the sector Unfortunately for them, I'm part of the same sector. 😬

I'm pretty open minded with food, but this was one of the worst things I've ever tasted. They weren't lying when calling it "stinky tofu". (It's hunan style fried fermented tofu). 😬

Open book exams are a trap. 😬

I just finished reading "The Last Prophet" by Zapffe. It's a short essay, but I really like his idea that human consciousness might have developed past its usefulness and a lot of modern society has emerged to shield us from the consequences of this. 🤔