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Cake day: October 6th, 2023

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  • I was trying to write a custom Strategy for an objectMapper in Java. Foolishly decided to ask ChatGPT about it and got instructions which suggested an implementation that was the inverse of how Strategies actually work. Stuck for an afternoon.

    Then in the evening I read the docs and put it together in half an hour from scratch. Lesson learned about the stochastic parrots.









  • Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Berserk (1997), Hunter x Hunter (2011), Ghost in the Shell (movie), Akira (movie), pretty much all of Studio Ghilbi.

    Apart from EVA those are fairly good for keeping the creepiness to a minimum. I think Berserk at least contextualises it as being part of a brutal universe in a GoT kind of way.

    Kill La Kill is probably the creepiest one I’d still say was good but it crosses the line a few times tbh.









  • I listen to a lot of the BBC Sounds podcasts… possibly because I’m boring and British.

    My favourites are:

    • In Our Time: 3 academics and a host discuss an academic topic in deep detail. Science, humanities, arts, etc. Some episodes are more interesting than others but depends on your personal interests. I like the philosophy ones because I studied it at university.
    • The Today Podcast: UK news and current affairs.
    • Screenshot: Film critics Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode discuss the history of cinema by picking a theme or motif to explore per episode, i.e. “Mermaids” was a recent one.
    • The Digital Human: explores technology trends and how they affect individuals and society.