Dana Burkart
@dburk.art
dad, programmer, human bean
building www.zenful.day
building www.zenful.day
I just realized my favorite video game genre is “games you can play with a trackball”
January 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I just realized my favorite video game genre is “games you can play with a trackball”
I’m a battery farmer— just pluggin’ stuff in day in and day out
December 24, 2024 at 9:41 PM
I’m a battery farmer— just pluggin’ stuff in day in and day out
LLMs are to AGI what cobblestones are to interstate highways—
A necessary technological advancement, but no one’s out here building highways with the dang things.
A necessary technological advancement, but no one’s out here building highways with the dang things.
November 28, 2024 at 3:33 AM
LLMs are to AGI what cobblestones are to interstate highways—
A necessary technological advancement, but no one’s out here building highways with the dang things.
A necessary technological advancement, but no one’s out here building highways with the dang things.
Let’s wish economic hardship on other warmongering countries while we’re at it—
What’s that you say? I live in one? Hang on a sec
What’s that you say? I live in one? Hang on a sec
The Russian ruble in freefall — having breached the 100 barrier despite a 20% interest rate — is a beautiful sight to see.
November 22, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Let’s wish economic hardship on other warmongering countries while we’re at it—
What’s that you say? I live in one? Hang on a sec
What’s that you say? I live in one? Hang on a sec
btw, did you know the disk is not readable?!?
November 21, 2024 at 10:35 PM
btw, did you know the disk is not readable?!?
3 years in with golang, and I’m still tickled every time I get to parallelize something
November 20, 2024 at 9:52 PM
3 years in with golang, and I’m still tickled every time I get to parallelize something
Me using an LLM to evaluate the output of another LLM:
November 19, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Me using an LLM to evaluate the output of another LLM:
Any community can become an echo chamber when there is no empathy for The Other.
Twitter is an echo chamber—and the echo is fascism.
Bluesky is an echo chamber—but the echo is anti-fascism.
November 18, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Any community can become an echo chamber when there is no empathy for The Other.
hey these custom domain handles are pretty neat
November 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
hey these custom domain handles are pretty neat
Always excited for winter in California
November 16, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Always excited for winter in California
Everyone else: fleeing to Bluesky for political reasons
Me: I never figured out twitter, better jump on this Bluesky bandwagon before it’s too late!
Me: I never figured out twitter, better jump on this Bluesky bandwagon before it’s too late!
November 16, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Everyone else: fleeing to Bluesky for political reasons
Me: I never figured out twitter, better jump on this Bluesky bandwagon before it’s too late!
Me: I never figured out twitter, better jump on this Bluesky bandwagon before it’s too late!
Apple Intelligence feels like a big ole nothingburger so far..
October 30, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Apple Intelligence feels like a big ole nothingburger so far..