12-May, 2023 - morning links, etc.

links, etc New York’s Most Inventive Pizzas Are Cooked Up at Pop-Ups - The New York Times these folks are living the dream. the pizza pop ups dream to be specific. but what i really want to know is … where’s the roccbox? i mean i see the greatest pizza peel in the pictures, but no love for the roccbox or the dome? i mean the roccbox got the whole portable pizza oven party started....

May 12, 2023 · steve ulrich

08-May, 2023 - morning links, etc.

links, etc Better Bus Systems Could Slow Climate Change - Scientific American i was expecting sciam to take a more technocratic approach to this topic. but the article hits on a number of salient bits. the energy requirements associated with the need to transition the US auto fleet. the stigmatization of the bus being for the poor, in the US. the fact that other countries treat buses and public transit as critical infrastructure....

May 8, 2023 · steve ulrich

07-May, 2023 - afternoon links, etc.

links, etc Google “We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI” the leaked document. this is a lot more interesting than i thought it was going to be. (5) The LLama Effect: How an Accidental Leak Sparked a Series of Impressive Open Source Alternatives to ChatGPT oh shit. this stuff is moving really fast.

May 7, 2023 · steve ulrich

30-Apr, 2023 - morning links, etc.

links, etc The 42 Best Pens for 2023: Gel, Ballpoint, Rollerball, and Fountain Pens | JetPens there’s something about the fact that i scribble now and no longer get excited by new pens any more that kind of makes me sad. still, for some reason, i cannot avert my gaze from the jetpens videos.

April 30, 2023 · steve ulrich