I created Maxine today. Maxine is an online conversation character meant to help you. Unlike a search engine, a conversational AI can help distill a lot of information into digestible chunks. My first impression of the results is that Maxine could suggest something and you could argue with her, similar to how you would counter…
For over a decade, I’ve been building products. My initial entrance into the process could be compared to someone going to court with no legal training. The first time is awkward. A lot of things don’t work. It helps to make everyone around know that it is a work in progress and you are doing…
Bradford pear wood is somewhat common but also known to be a nice wood for carving utensils, small sculptures and other woodworking projects. The patterns in the wood are nice and it is a hard wood that is very durable. The tree in front of my house had been growing towards the house for years….
I have a strong commitment to learning new bits every day and journal them on this blog. I haven’t been writing regularly in part because I have been very busy. Part of learning is recalling facts and thinking about them. So, here goes this weeks. I continue to work on homes and with each project…
I spent about ten hours last month creating art from AI generation tools. It is somewhat addictive. Think of an idea for something, type a few words and the computer generates a customized original piece within seconds. It is not likely anyone could identify the works the AI used to help build the piece unless…
I received a promotional email from GQ (Gentleman’s Quarterly) offering a product box, sent quarterly for $50. The ad claimed the products would have a value of $400. My first thought was – no way. I know the GQ brand well enough to trust them a bit and purchased the box. It came about two…
Artificial intelligence technology has been in the news a lot lately, in part because of the rate of advancement. This past summer was the summer of AI art. One man made global news after he won an art competition using art generated by an artificial intelligence program. It seems simple. Just type a handful of…
Over the past decade, I’ve come to realize the complexity and overall difficulty of raising investment capital in Baltimore is a major factor in why many companies fail. If someone decided to run a marathon but had no training or experience, they would likely not finish the marathon. For early-stage companies, raising capital is relatively…
On Thursday, October 6th, 2022, I was formally added as a board member of my community association of 1777 homes. I’ve lived in my house since 2005 and have become more and more involved in the community. As a member of the board, I am responsible for helping to manage the community’s budget and discussing…
I just searched Google with the term ‘famous artists’ and was more than surprised to see that the fifty-one artists displays were all white men, with the exception of one woman, and mostly painters. Surely art isn’t defined as simply paintings. Google did not offer an option for more results so these fifty white man…
