npilk // Notes

Pushing the frontier of intelligence for less money is exciting, but improvements in the very cheapest models could prove more transformative.

I set up OpenClaw on my old MacBook and created a child Apple ID for it, allowing me to chat with it over iMessage.

What happens when AI models that can interpret text, audio, and video just like humans do can review content and filter out any undesirable messages?

I believe the future of AI won't be one godlike superintelligent model, but thousands of nearly-free micro-agents constantly meeting hyper-specific needs.

Instead of using a static site generator, I just copy and paste a new post and an example of an old post into ChatGPT.

Technologies take off before they're perfected, and we anchor to those early versions.

To make daily updates feel different from one day to the next, I generated a unique color combination for every day of the year.

Success is determined by your initial conditions, not whatever improvements you can make on the margin.

I accidentally 'doxxed' a stranger on a plane today.

A few years ago, instead of a New Year's resolution, I experimented with setting twelve: one for each month of the year.

I've written a short guide to more effective business writing, with a focus on how keeping the reader in mind can help you better communicate your ideas.

I believe the near future of AR is simply a 'personal big screen' for viewing content streamed from other devices, and that this future is much closer than many think.

Updating my custom search system to route some queries to GPT-3.5-turbo using the OpenAI API, while still routing others to different search engines.

I reminisce about the first software I ever shipped - a pair of Mac apps created when I was in high school.

I believe that learning to read and write faster can improve the quality of your work beyond what most people would expect.

Most product teams have a mandate to put the user first.

I believe services that extend email have great benefits for users compared to web- or app-first solutions.

Using a Raspberry Pi and a cheap door sensor to restrict my internet access when I take an old landline phone off the hook.

I use a simple Cloudflare Worker script to automatically redirect my search queries based on keywords I've chosen.

Using GoAccess and shell scripts for easy, Javascript-free, and privacy-respecting site analytics.