I think you could have separated this into two posts, or even a sequence. Part 1 is very beginner friendly, but later parts have tips that were novel to me (For reference, I've been using SR for ~3 years).

I think it would be most accessible/searchable as a sequence.

I did! Thank you for the peer pressure

I am commenting as to commit publicly. 

I Will: Create an AI art portfolio, and DM it to Raemon by 10pm AEST, tonight.

Thank You to People of the Lightcone: an ambient song

From the window of our room, Isabella and I could see the Lightcone staff office. While I wont name anyone directly, it became a joke between Isabella and I, that no matter the time of day/night, if we looked over to those windows, always, there would be a certain member of the Lightcone staff, sitting, working at that computer. Clearly visible, like a busy fish in a lit tank. Outside of that tank, a half party, half conference chugged on.

Today is Isabella and my last day at Lighthaven. I'd like to pay my respects to people like the aforementioned member of the Lightcone staff, and all other staff at Lighthaven. To the people who gave talks, and the people who talked to me, to the people who told me about their problems, and those who took their own time to solve my problems. I want to honor those who kept fridges stocked, and those who bought marshmallows to share. And of course thank you to the niche-internet-micro-celebrities, that delt with unique social pressures. Oh! And the volunteers, they did so much! Thank you, to all who have touched my life. I am coming away from this place with the distinct feeling, that yes, the Lightcone really is nothing without it's people.

I spent this morning/afternoon generating a song. The song is based on the feeling that being at Lighthaven gives me. It is a melancholic song, because in some way, we are here to stop horrible things from happening. It is a hopeful song, because we are here with friends.

There is the music only version, which I call "An Ode to the People of the Lightcone".

And there is a more personal, home movie music video version, which I call "Something to Protect".

The song is an ambient track, you can listen to it while you work. I recommend listening to it while at Lighthaven (If you are here) in this way, I hope it will always remind you of this place, and this time.

I both, updated a bit on this point, and have a lot of new music to listen to. Thanks a bunch! :D

Domain: Linguistics

Sub Domains: Psychology, Neuroscience, Epistilography, Etymology 

Link: How Language Works

Author(s): David Crystal

Type: Book

Why: Covers every part of language you can dream of. The author is obsessive and meticulous. From hieroglyphs to Heschl's gyri, Crystal covers it all.

Domain: Statistics

Link: Statistics for the Rest of Us

Author(s): Albert Rutherford

Type: Book

Why: I do not recommend this to anyone familiar with statistics. But, I do recommend this as an introduction to many basic topics in stats. I had studied a bit of stats before reading the book, but found it pretty illuminating. I read the entire thing in the course of 1h plane trips. It puts a lot of the abstract math into clear scenarios.

I’m also not a graphic designer. But I agree that both designs give me the ick. I think it’s something about how lazy they both look. They give early 2000s self help book.

To be clear, I’m quite excited for this book, and have preordered! I am just surprised by the covers.

Recently had Justis give me feedback on a post. A bunch of failure modes I tend to fall into were pointed out to me. So, not only was this one post improved, but all the writing I do from now on will be too.

I am excited by this post and was sad when I realized it was written so long ago. I have many thoughts, as this is something I've been focusing on.

Feedback On Writing and Math from an LLM

1. A while ago, I coded an Obsidian plugin for writing. It would take in the last few lines of what you'd written, and Claude would give different types of feedback depending on its system prompt.
   1. Note. This plugin isn't in the store. It is glitchy and not very safe. Still, I am happy to provide the Git to anyone interested in using it. Especially if you want to clean up the bugs and put it in the plugin store as your own work.
2. The problems with this were:
   1. It had a real 'clippy' vibe (It was annoying and often gave bad advice). I suspect this is because I am above average at prompting, but I am no god.
   2. Stopping your writing to read even a sentence of feedback can really break flow.
3. After reading this post though, I can think of a better use:
   1. Feedback Loops on Math: I have self-taught math for the last 3 years using Khan Academy. It can be incredibly frustrating to think you've solved a many-step problem, only to input it and be told it's wrong. Having an LLM check each step along the way would—I hope—prove valuable.
   2. There is probably a better way to improve a person's writing too. Though I think that would involve figuring out your specific failure modes when writing (For example, I tend to switch between past and present tense when I shouldn't) and then have the LLM look out for those specific mistakes and remain silent otherwise.
      1. This might solve the 'clippy' problem but doesn't solve the second problem I listed. For that, we'll need...

Different Input Channels for Feedback

This app creates a feedback loop on the sub-second level, using a different channel (my Occipital Lobe) that doesn't interfere with singing or listening

1. Yep, this seems super important here.
2. For the writing feedback: I imagine a list of 1-20 mistakes that you want to avoid when writing. Have the Clippy Plugin from earlier, but it exists on a backend. If you make one of those mistakes, the LLM outputs the mistake you made, a chime sounds, and the type of mistake gets highlighted in that list.
   1. I think it is important that after you are alerted to a mistake, you are the one that finds where it is and the one who fixes it. Why? Well, I've had autocorrect on my PC my whole life, but I am still terrible at spelling because the mistake is pointed out to me, and I just right-click and select the word I want from a dropdown.
3. For Math: This feels trickier. With just a tone, you then have to search for the mistake. This is easy when you know the formula well but can take a large block of your time and motivation if you can't seem to find the mistake. Instead, I think hints would work better. "Something seems off about the symbols you've used here," "Have you missed a '-' somewhere in this formula?"

Really, I'm just agreeing with what you implied. You want the feedback you are getting to come in from a different sense to the primary one you are using. And you want it to be able to be processed by something other than the processing unit you're using to solve a problem.
 

How I Might Use This in Teaching Acting

1. One of the most common failure modes of a new actor is turning their back to the audience.
2. In the past, I've played a game where if an actor turns their back and I notice, I yell their name, and they lose a limb (Can't use it for the rest of the scene).
3. In the future, I think it'd be nice to develop a simple wearable that starts to vibrate when they turn their chest away from the audience.
   
    

Final Note

I think that this:

measuring a single straightforward variable

Is actually one of the most important parts of this note. But I'm not sure how to think about that yet.