dsfewr
2mo ago
Then get something as big as your budget can afford. The first time I bought the Nova I found it a bit too small, so I upgraded.
I am not bothered by the refresh rate, but I am mostly using it for reading academic papers or books, so I spend more time on a single page than someone reading comics for example. For the same budget, I’d rather have something big and comfortable than something smaller with higher fresh rate.
The autonomy is huge, I rarely charge it, so I couldn’t tell you.
dsfewr
2mo ago
As someone else said, think of it as a cool friend who will never judge you and to whom you can ask anything - even the questions you're hesitant to ask. My use cases include:
- Proofreading or improving the quality of writing for important messages or anything that requires extra attention. You need to fine-tune your prompts to avoid slop (delve into, tapestries, crucial...)
- Brainstorming ideas.
- Exploring research directions when I don't know where to start, or when I only have a vague idea to begin with.
- Writing, improving, or translating code.
- Progressing at language learning
- Clarifying things when I can’t or don’t feel like asking someone directly.
- Finding recommendations without going through tons of SEO slop. This includes things like recipes or travel tips. Just throw whatever you have in your fridge and it will usually suggest decent things you can make.
dsfewr
2mo ago
I have an older Boox e-reader and I love it. It is not particularly good-looking, unlike the Remarkable, but the fact that you can install any Android app is a game changer. Some of them are quite big, which is important if you plan on using it for PDFs.
dsfewr
4mo ago
I've been really enjoying Total War: Three Kingdoms, and naturally, it got me interested in the historical period. I'm even thinking about trying one of Koei's games. Are they worth playing?
Also, is the actual novel (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) worth reading? I'm a bit concerned it might feel too simplistic or one-sided by today's standards. I'm more interested in the politics, economics, culture, and social context than the actual events themselves.
dsfewr
7mo ago
You seem to be describing the Total War series.
What about other Paradox games?
Wargames from Matrix/Slitherine might also scratch that itch. I would recommend Strategic Command or War Plan, if you're into WW2.
dsfewr
8mo ago
Overall I'm a mediocre writer, but in rare moods everything flows out beautifully. Perhaps I'll find that star soon. I sure hope so.
Then why not just... write? Where's your blog, your Substack? What are you putting in front of people? All the guys you mentioned did not ruminate and just did stuffs. That's the hardest step one can take, but by far the most important one.
dsfewr
9mo ago
I guess they would indeed be best suited for Claude(s), but they are quite generic so they should work all right on any decently large model.
OP I'd be interested to know if you found other useful resources
dsfewr
9mo ago
Anthopic has a great prompt library.
dsfewr
11mo ago
Twitter is the place to be - you won't get news and links quicker than that, and can fine-tune your timeline by picking who you follow. In your case, that would means filtering out the grifters and the people interested in the drama. I also often browse /r/LocalLLama, which is almost only about technical open-source stuffs.
I never was a 4chan user, but I've seen a few people saying they use it to get their AI news. How do you use it? Which board do you browse? Is there a way to filter AI-related content? How do you get used to the weird dated UI?
I found it underwhelming, a 3/10. Some ideas were good, but the aesthetics were clumsy and outdated, with most scenes and storylines coming across as cheesy and vulgar. It felt like Coppola was torn between making an epic peplum or a movie that didn’t take itself seriously, and it completely fell flat for me.
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