Kristian Ljungkvist

I had to google it, but the retailer in question is apparently Orvis

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Taking a break on a local ride in Southern Oregon.
#advrider

There’s a lot of crazy stuff happening, but this is just insane.

BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.

They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.

(🎥 AP)

More like this please, Democrats

250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...

The Senate budget bill forces the privatization wide swaths of wilderness in the West. If you care about public lands, this would be a good time to contact your senators.

www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

I was fortunate enough to get to see Brian Wilson perform Smile live in Boston when the album came out. There wasn’t a dry eye anywhere in the auditorium. Just a beautiful moment that I’ll never forget.

Back in the air after a major overhaul of the Skywagon’s engine. Super grateful to be able to slip the surly bonds of earth once in a while.

When your business model is based on plagiarism/theft, it may be time to reconsider your business model

My local Subaru dealer here in Oregon has been calling me every day for the last week to tell me to buy a Subaru before the tariffs kick in.

The data from these balloon radiosondes also go into the GFS (global forecast system), which is one of the the numerical forecasting systems that form the basis for essentially all weather forecasts. Not launching them as usual degrades weather predictions globally.

Hello, new shiny.
#ua #apollox4gen2

Hmm. Know anyone in Congress, Chuck?

My 1959 Cessna Skywagon is in the shop for an engine overhaul for the next few months. I find myself looking back at last summer’s adventures. Here, camping at Red’s Horse Ranch in the Wallowas of eastern Oregon.

I’ve been a subscriber to TapeOp now for almost 20 years. It’s the only magazine I can think of where I’ve held on to every issue. Just gold for anyone interested in music creation and recording.

Just released Deep Weather 5.0 with a new animated radar view based on National Weather Service data. As always: no ads, no tracking. Just the best weather data.

DIYre 73p preamp all built. Super fun project with fantastic instructions. Can’t wait to test it out!

Random first post on here: Building a DIYre Neve 1073 preamp clone for the home studio. Haven’t built any electronics for 35 years, but this kit and instructions are great. Super fun November project!