wasteofelectron

Hello, tried to install but the install button seems to do nothing. The App Store link in the title says it’s not available where I am (UK). Happy to try it when this is sorted.

> I understand artists etc. Talking about AI in a negative sense, because they don’t really get it completely, or just it’s against their self interest which means they find bad arguments to support their own interest subconsciously.

This is an extremely crude characterisation of what many people feel. Plenty of artists oppose copyright-ignoring generative AI and "get" it perfectly, even use it in art, but in ways that avoid the lazy gold-rush mentality we're seeing now.

Looks great, looking forward to digging in. I had a similar idea a while back (B.A., before agents) but it seemed too big to take on. Was this able to be realised due to agentic coding?

Doubt it, based on my ccusage output. I do about the monthly charge in tokens in a day.

Thanks for giving this a more historical framing. Capabilities seem to be something system designers should be a lot more familiar with.

Cited in other injection articles, e.g. https://simonwillison.net/2023/Apr/25/dual-llm-pattern/

Legrady belongs to the first generation of photographic-based artists to integrate computational processes in the mid-1980s for creating “Born-Digital” visualizations. His current artistic and research projects explore algorithmic processes for photographic imaging and data visualization through semantic categorization and self-organizing systems, interactive computational-based art installations, and mixed-realities narrative development. A key focus is the creative potential of such technologies for aesthetic coherence and expression.

Why is something this interesting and full of good ideas invisible on HN? The idea of computation around us, like street lights, has so much promise.

To me your reaction is just as emotional. Your emotions require you to attempt to be analytical, dispassionate and transcend the issue. It's possible to have empathy for the author and be agnostic to any perceived rhetorical goals.

This is an account of a woman’s husband and the father of her children being severely ill and dying by suicide, not “some hardship” or a “topic”. Have some respect for goodness sake. You never know when you’ll need someone to do the same for you.

I love it, and I’m no Wolfram cheerleader. It’s proper 6am acid epiphany. In one essay he’s opened up my mind considerably, and even if he’s wrong, I’m so glad there are people who have this kind of ambition.

Nice that the article links to the original Time Out "Eavesdroppers" article, but only mentions an "American journalist" as author, ignoring Duncan Campbell. Both were given a hard time by the authorities, which Campbell wrote about at The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2015/08/03/life-unmasking-british-e...

Edit: having read it, very lightweight as you'd expect. Interesting they are publicising their new in-house historian (https://twitter.com/TrooperAbs) but not the new authorised history that has just been released (https://twitter.com/GCHQ/status/1320292272488009729).