Ashley Fletcher

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Software developer. Likes Americana music, fiction and lazy Saturday afternoons. Wanted a beard like TizzyEnt but my mom never met his dad.

My Saturday afternoon soundtrack: "Wide Open" by Darden Smith. #Americana

https://open.spotify.com/track/0l79X1CMvikemyWoWVBf9R?si=188c897a801447df

Wide Open

Darden Smith · Song · 2005

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"If you believe the adage, 'pizza is like sex: when it's bad, it's still pretty good,' you are part of the problem, and someone probably should have told you off before this moment."

https://www.richardeaglespoon.com/articles/how-to-pizza

How to Pizza: A New York-style pizza recipe with extraneous information

Original reporting, recipes, gift guides, and other food-related writing

Richard Eaglespoon
I think the effort to demonize and eradicate DEI programs began when white parents saw so many of their kids marching in the streets for Black Lives Matter.

My Tuesday afternoon soundtrack: "Gulf of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues" by Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. #Americana

https://open.spotify.com/track/1HJHo52YoCDAlu9EV3RpGe?si=03f4a73f90214a1b

Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues

Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby · Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby · Song · 2007

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I'm trying to apply the Goldilocks principle to Discord and only check it once a day. Normally I check way too often, get burned out and then ignore it for weeks.

My Monday afternoon soundtrack: "Let's Work Together" by Canned Heat. #Blues

https://open.spotify.com/track/7vJaNv4ItDyYXXCVRJreh6?si=c4e1acdae4c646dc

Let's Work Together

Canned Heat · Future Blues (Expanded Edition) · Song · 1970

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My Sunday afternoon soundtrack: "Birmingham" by Shovels and Rope. #Americana

https://open.spotify.com/track/3lwcrfL6LfZ1p9ZU8KRx4n?si=291904a3e3724432

Birmingham

Shovels & Rope · Song · 2012

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"Down with the monstrous idiocy of relatability! Books don't exist to be about you." -- Michael Hofmann, translator of the International Booker Prize longlisted novel Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck

https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/a-qa-with-jenny-erpenbeck-and-michael-hofmann

A Q&A with Jenny Erpenbeck and Michael Hofmann, author and translator of Kairos | The Booker Prizes

With Kairos longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024, we spoke to its author and translator about their experience of working on the novel together – and their favourite books

My Saturday afternoon soundtrack: "Methamphetamine" by Old Crow Medicine Show. #Americana

https://open.spotify.com/track/5yIMygzP9aLmGa7iJApB7P?si=32ea9f9f1bf44a56

Methamphetamine

Old Crow Medicine Show · Song · 2008

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AI models are expected to run out of high-quality data by 2026, at which point there are plans to train on "synthetic" data created by AI instead of humans. #GarbageInGarbageOut

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/four-takeaways-on-the-race-to-amass-data-for-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iU0.Osl2.jHD0si-BDAtQ&smid=url-share

Four Takeaways on the Race to Amass Data for A.I.

To make artificial intelligence systems more powerful, tech companies need online data to feed the technology. Here’s what to know.

The New York Times