-
Chicano Subculture in Thailand and Japan
There was a resurgence of interest in “Thai Chicanos” last year, resulting in a few articles and videos across the web. The most entertaining video, however, is the one from…
-
It’s Been Twenty Years and One Day…
…since I started this blog! In that first uninspiring post, I think I was referring to NTT cutting off my dual ISDN (64 + 64kbps !!) service or refusing my…
-
Blue vs Red Kapom/Gapom Species
No photos here, just a link to a 13 year old post I updated about some local lizard species which are called the same thing in Thai/Isan languages: กะปอม/กิ้งก่า), but…
-
Is openai.com written by AI?
It certainly looks like it: “We spent 6 months making GPT-4 safer and more aligned. GPT-4 is 82% less likely to respond to requests for disallowed content and 40% more…
-
ChatGPT Detector Hack
I was pleasantly surprised to find that ChatGPT can obscure its output from the top listed detectors in search results. You just have to tweak your prompts a bit.
-
Bangkok Cubano
Had some nice sandwiches at a new café called Nick on Soi Ruamrudee. Very chill place with excellent ingredients and no fear of salt. Nam’s could have been better with…
-
Paperwork Crossfire
Having lived and worked at a large company in Japan for over a decade, I got used to dealing with red tape, idiot bureaucracy, and daunting stacks of interoffice paperwork…
-
Aussie Motorcycle Chariot Racing
If you learn nothing else, learn that there are always people doing cooler things than you.
-
One day, I will copy my AI painting IRL
“much everything you need to know to become a copywriter” LINK
-
Gunmetal Triton
Nam and I took a nice trip to Bangkok over the weekend to pick up my new ride. Her older sister, Nok, made the purchase and handled all the transfer…
-
Cheats Enabled?
I wonder how long it will take my students to figure out that they can use this for my online Public Speaking courses… I’ve already been asked to check papers…
-
HomboL
I would defo see this movie. “pre K-pop peak to the next level; homeboy was basically a genius who could be very 4k
