Chris Parker

@ctp
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Ex-Apple, skier, road biker, juggler, father of 2, master of none. He/him. Likely to say something you might not like.
Websitehttp://playswithfire.com/

I just asked Siri where the nearest White Castle was and she told me that Belvedere Castle in New York was 2500 some odd miles away and asked me if that was good.

Now I have so many more questions.

Hey, political fundraisers doing SMS campaigns. I've seen "My Decision" 23613 times now. Today. Stop it. Do better. I don't care about your deadlines, or your whatevers, I care about _what you're going to do_.
LLMs have brought natural language interfaces to technology in a way that professors in most universities have had for years. The professors just called them "graduate students."
I've been messing around with Claude and various technologies on macOS and iOS and I think I know what Apple needs to do to unlock AI usage on iOS: https://www.playswithfire.com/posts/applescript-on-ios/
Apple Should Make AppleScript Available on iOS for AI | Chris Parker

Jason Kelce picking up bobsledding in 24 hours is incredible and fun to watch. The training he's had for football clearly cross over and seeing him process what he's being taught and the respect the bobsledders have for how fast he picks it up is so cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdGJ1LPOg5c&t=603s
Bobsled Is Actually INSANE

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OK, I know the world is burning down and everything, but sometimes my brain just goes “Hey, what about this?” Today, it’s:

In _The Little Mermaid_ movie, after Eric and Ariel are married - does the kingdom just stop eating seafood?

NYT Spelling Bee needs to watch The Princess Bride:
According to the in-flight map, we’re over a town in Cumbria called “Unthank” and now I’m going to be using the phrase “unthank you for that” in meetings from now on.
NEW RULE: Anyone pushing for terraforming other planets has to first prove their sincerity and expertise by working to measurably restore Earth’s climate and ecosystems
"I've seen smarter cabinets at Ikea." - quote of the day