Karl's Blog

My earlier post about qualia and LLM consciousness is on my mind again because of an Atlantic opinion piece that I have complicated opinions about.

I find myself regularly asking myself, “are LLMs conscious?”

When I started with the Air Force, I was told to push for change where it was needed-to move faster and enable the organization to move faster.

We rarely make opportunity cost explicit in the military.

I find it fascinating to see how quickly, and in how many directions, practical AI ideas are multiplying right now.

I just finished listening to Safi Bahcall’s Loonshots (thank you Libby) because friends kept telling me it was fantastic, and was fundamental to how they think about the innovation we’re all striving towards.

A recent Red Hat post about “specification-driven development” caught my interest.

Based on this recipe Meat: two approx. 2.5 lbs filets of of salmon (totalling 5 lbs), skin off.

Based on this recipe.

This is a rub that I commonly use for pulled pork and ribs, but it’s good on poultry too.

Based on this recipe.

11.19 lbs pork butt from the commissary, $2.02 per pound.

I remember finding Clapton at the animal shelter near the San Antonio zoo.

16 lbs brisket from the Commissary, $4.55 per lb, 4 Tbsp salt, 4 Tbsp pepper, 2 Tbsp garlic powder. 17 Oct, 1025: brisket is on at 225℉. 18 Oct, 0800: brisket is to about 188℉. 1000: brisket is to about 188℉ still. 1145: still about 188℉, and I’d rather l…

Working through a course on “International Security Studies”, I got absorbed in some reading about methods of analyzing international relations.

I haven’t made ribs since 2018, apparently.

Turkey Day!

16 lbs brisket, 4 tbsp salt, 4 tbsp pepper, 2 tbsp garlic powder. 15 Nov 2200 - started the brisket at 225℉. 16 Nov 1220 - brisket is at about 180℉, turned it up to 260℉. 1220 - fish is drying after brining overnight. 1520 - brisket point is done at 208℉…

I’m annoyed by Google’s Analytics.

“Disruption” is commonly thought of as a bad thing… Disruption: disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity or process.