Reading Time: 2 minI remember watching a video last year where some software was able to listen to a recording of a voice for a few minutes and then mimic it with amazing accuracy. Since then, the tools have become more and more powerful and a typical voice model can now be trained on just five seconds of […]
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Thank you for your time
Reading Time: 2 minIf someone invests time with you, whether it’s to help with a project, move a sofa, or just go to the movies, it’s appropriate to thank them for their time. They willingly gave of themselves, and deserve a bit of thanks for it. What if you steal their time, though? Can you still thank them […]
The future of AI
Reading Time: 6 minWe’re at a fascinating point in the history of computing, as most people think that we’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg when it comes to artificial intelligence. While everyone (myself included) has been stunned by the quality of tools like ChatGPT, the software has already become incredibly better in just a few months […]
Bing AI Chat versus Google Bard: A first look
Reading Time: 5 minA few weeks ago, Microsoft added the AI power of ChatGPT to their site. Today, Google has started rolling out access to their AI, Bard, as well. While many people use the raw ChatGPT (myself included), the advantage to these two is that they’re nearly real-time, whereas the info in ChatGPT is a couple of […]
The first bit of AI with my notes
Reading Time: 4 minThere are a lot of things coming with AI that I’m very excited about, and some that I’m dreading (like the deluge of AI-generated content we’re soon to face). One that I’m excited about in particular is the ability to use AI to help sort through my notes. My dream setup, in the future, is […]
The Kindle Sidekick
Reading Time: 2 minNot long ago, Grey and Myke from the excellent Cortex podcast released a new product called the “Sidekick Notepad“. It’s a paper notepad, intended to go between you and your keyboard, for quick notes throughout the day. Here’s a photo of it from their site: In listening to how it came together, it seems like […]
Do you want to garden your notes or not?
Reading Time: 3 minAs I’ve shared before, I’m all-in on using Obsidian for my note-taking right now. I’m very happy with how things are set up, and it’s working very well for me. As I’ve used various note-taking platforms over the years, I’ve grouped them together in different ways. One way I recently shared was Sync vs Saas […]
How much will AI change our world?
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’s the question on everyone’s mind these days — how much is AI going to shift everything in the coming years? No one knows the answer, but there are lots of people putting out their guesses. One of those is Tom Scott, and well-known and trusted YouTuber, who recently released a video with his take […]
We all have accessibility needs
Reading Time: < 1 minWebsite accessibility is something I’ve shared a lot about. We’ve written about it on the GreenMellen blog, devoted a podcast episode to it, and there are a handful of posts on here as well. Polishing up the accessibility of your website is a great thing, and makes it so all users can consume the content […]
Obsidian wins for now
Reading Time: 2 minA few months ago I started playing with the idea of migrating my notes from Obsidian over to Tana. Tana is a fantastic system and a great tool, but I’ve ultimately decided to keep things in Obsidian for a few reasons. Ownership While I have faith that Tana will be around for a while, using […]