Notes from the Wired
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Oct. 12
AI, Mathematics, and What We Value
Since OpenAI announced a solution to the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem and subsequently released Math Repo, a collection of hundreds of mathematical results produced with the help of AI, there has been a great deal of discussion on social media.
The reactions seem to fall into two broad camps: (1) this is the coolest and greatest thing that has ever happened, and (2) this is the worst thing that has ever happened. The battle lines are drawn, with tech bros tending toward the first camp and many mathematicians expressing concerns associated with the second. The divide seems so entrenched that, when I looked, I could not find a dedicated thread in the largest mathematics subreddit discussing the hundreds of AI-generated results, because they ban all posts about AI.
Oct. 11
I made an Burger
For the burger buns, I used the following recipe. The one thing I would change is the turmeric. I used half a teaspoon, but I would reduce it a bit more. I also only let the dough rise for an hour the first time. I think letting it rise for longer, around two hours, would have made the buns a bit better. Also, yeast needs warmth, so in winter, room temperature might be a bit too cold. In that case, you could put the dough in the oven at a very low temperature(<30°C).
Oct. 03
Violent Cop (1989)
From the same director and main actor as Fireworks (1997), but this is the first movie he directed.
I feel like it has many static shots of our protagonist walking, either away from the camera, slowly towards the camera, or from the side, and the shots linger for a while, which gives the movie a rather slow and deliberate feeling that stands in radical contrast to the story. More on this later. I think these walking shots are a bit excessive; it almost feels like a walking simulator. Our director and actor Takeshi Kitano plays his role as a hard-boiled detective as well as he did in Fireworks (1997). I do wonder if he is one of those actors that can only play one role, but I haven’t seen too much of him yet to make this decision.
