flurries of latent creativity

First 100 primes in Python (with CPU info for perf comparison): def print_cpuinfo(): for fn in ['/proc/cpuinfo', '/etc/os-release', '/proc/cmdline', '/proc/version', '/proc/net/route', '/proc/net/arp'] try: with open(fn, 'r') as f: print("=== %s===" % fn)…

“When art critics get together they talk about form and structure and meaning.

I’ve learned over the years that shipping fast compounds exponentially only if you’re also learning fast.

Dreamer is the name of the platform and company I started with Hugo, Nicholas and others a little over a year ago.

Coding agents have crossed a chasm Somewhere in the last few months, something fundamental shifted for me with autonomous AI coding agents.

This project began as a quick hack to make use of the cool Pimoroni Inky Pack.

On June 4th Leopold Aschenbrenner dropped a 165 page PDF – “Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead” – a comprehensive essay series exploring the future trajectory of artificial intelligence, particularly focusing on the development and implications of Ar…

Warning, if you plan to complete Advent of Code 2023, this post contains spoilers so don’t read it until you’re done.

Warning, if you plan to complete Advent of Code 2023, this post contains spoilers so don’t read it until you’re done.

Irish stew There are many recipes for irish stew on the Internet, but not a single one that comes close to the stew my mum makes.

Lamb al asador is a classic Patagonian method of barbecue with a whole lamb flayed and hung on an asado cross over an open fire.

The contest Advent of Code is an advent calendar of programming puzzles made by Eric Wastl.

I recently took delivery of a new replacement logic board for the ubiquitous classic Casio F-91W from Sensor Watch.

As you’ll know if you follow me on Twitter, I’ve been kindof obsessed with the text-to-image GPT models OpenAI released as DALL-E recently.

Yeast-leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and neighboring areas.

Delicious Japanese savory pancake.

If you’ve ever enjoyed a Luau in Hawaii, chances are that the pièce de résistance was delicious melt-in-the-mouth Kālua Pork which is often served as the centrepiece of the Luau feast.

Olive and rosemary focaccia Ingredients 7 grams (1 envelope) active dry yeast 625g bread flour 2 1/2 cups lukewarm water 2 tsp honey or caster sugar 5 tsp salt for dough 2 tsp flaky sea salt 8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil bunch fresh rosemary 10 fresh oliv…

Aloo Gobi Indian spiced potatoes and cauliflower.

Brioche burger buns Ingredients 7g active dry yeast 1 tsp sugar (to bloom the yeast) 50g water (lukewarm) 80g milk (lukewarm) 300g all purpose flour 1 large egg for the dough 1 egg for brushing 45g sugar for the dough 100g butter (room temp) 5g salt sesame

TLDR?

I’m David Singleton.

I’ve had an idea kicking around at the back of my mind for years and finally spent a few hours over the last couple of weekends building it.

I saw these amazing jellyfish clouds at sunset over Sea Ranch, CA last week.

😍🎸 Vintage Radiohead concert - Live at the Astoria (May 1994).

Visicalc, the world’s first spreadsheet, was also the original killer app.

I have a Computer Science degree.

BBQ Ribs (a continuous work in progress) Ingredients 2 racks baby back pork ribs For the rub 1/2 cup brown sugar 4 tablespoons chili powder kosher salt black pepper 2 tsp oregano 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder Steps sous vide…

Amid the pandemic and California fires, September saw a flurry of activity on the wine-making front.

Authentic Chicken Tikka Masala.

I’m trying to make something better than seedlip.

I happened upon Bret Copeland’s awesome 20 minute talk from 2016 this week.

Bagels, the way they make them in the Big Apple.

Absolutely inauthentic, but yummy.

Bill Gates’ TED episode “how the pandemic will shape the near future” is the most lucid overview I’ve heard of where we stand with respect to fighting COVID-19.

This recipe is a great way to use roast chicken leftovers.

I asked my son what he wanted to do for his fourth birthday and he said “make concrete”!

Work in progress.

Weird but delicious.

When COVID-19 hit, my kids’ school, like many others around the world, moved over to a fully remote/online learning program.

This is #NotAnAd - Duolingo is my favorite app of the year.

Sweet ribbons of grated carrot make this simple risotto sweet and delicious Ingredients 1 1/2 cups arborio rice 3 large carrots, grated in fine ribbons 300 g cherry tomatoes, halved 1 large onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 pint vegetable sto…

For the month of February, friends challenged me to produce a piece of art every day.

Sri lankan eggplant curry Ingredients Eggplant (salted), deep fried (veg oil) black mustard seeds cumin seeds roughly chopped onion curry leaves green chili garlic ginger chopped tomato cinnamon (optional) dried chili flakes lemon juice sugar (optional) b…

I made this stew for my kids.

Apple recently released SwiftUI, which is a new declarative system for building user interfaces across Apple platforms.

a dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes Ingredients 1 red onion 1 1/2 bell peppers 3 cloves garlic 2 tbsp cumin 1/2 jalapeno pepper bunch of cilantro 1 large tin tomatoes (800g) tomato paste 8 eggs (optional) feta cheese Steps Toast the cumin, finely

I’m making wine.

The mainstay of California’s culinary heritage, apparently.

My daughter recently learned to play Tic-Tac-Toe (that’s Noughts and Crosses for all the English readers and “exie ohsies” for the norn-iron crew).