Curiositry - The Autodidacts

Venn diagram of what people search engine optimize for, and what people actually search for

De-optimize your search terms to skip the SEO slop

Finding the human in a sea of sales … »

Qwen3-VL:8B local AI handwriting recognition demo output from Ollama, with unwanted corrections

PSA: local AI handwriting recognition is usable now

To my delight and surprise, local Qwen3-VL:8b WER is acceptable, even on my cryptic handwriting … »

Watch out for LibreOffice calc multi-sheet edit

TIL how to accidentally overwrite a decade worth of data in LibreOffice calc

And also, how to restore from my backup with similar single-keystroke efficiency … »

Taking responsibility for my energy levels

Bootstrapping mitochondrial function one flax seed at a time … »

Sonder is a word I like

At a certain point in my life it dawned on me that other people are people too. That guy bent over with Fentanyl? A whole world: boyhood, rites of passage, dreams, regrets, memories, … »

An unexpected benefit of docking my laptop beside my desk

I can run Performance profile all the time … »

A strange workaround for when the capacitive touch screen of your e-reader isn’t responding to dry fingers: use your nose

No, really. … »

Handy.computer interface - an open source dictation app for Linux, Mac, and Windows, powered by Whisper or NVIDIA Parakeet, that puts the transcribed text at your cursor.

Handy.computer is the Linux dictation app I've always wanted.

and this post is written with it. … »

Maybe don’t optimize conversion rate?

Some of the most interesting people are allergic to funnels … »

Insomnia isn’t a waste of time

Sub-clinical insomnia is endemic among the people I know. And I’ve rarely heard anyone say anything good about it. We all know how important good sleep is for good health, and about … »