Now live on TubeTube:

https://youtu.be/HXIeXFKHB3g?si=LkhSAaFKm9gX1jPQ

#shortstory #flashfiction #storytime #video #experimenting

My neighbor is selling Georgian wine and I was making a drawing for him.

I missed the 'wine' colour in my palette, and then a brainfart hit me: just use wine!

It didn't really work since wine is way to water-ish, but we had good fun.

#wine #illustrator #winecolour #watercolour #illustration #experimenting

Playing with MyAI by Swisscom

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If we use Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT or a few other AI models we are using AI that has data centres in the US. If we use Le Chat by Mistral or MyAI (Beta) by Swisscom we are using AI that is based in Europe, or Switzerland. The data stays here.

The first thing to note is that MyAI is in public beta. It is still at a 0.0. version number rather than a 1. something version. As such this means that it can answer questions but we can't yet give it default data to work with like we can with Claude, Gemini and other AI solutions.

It cannot generate images or provide you with maps. It can answer a question such as "Could you help me write a password generator using javascript?" with ease. It is aware of Hugo, the open source project so could help you generate a theme.

It is available in French, German, Italian and English and I played with it in English.

It is good that Le Chat by Mistral, MyAI by Swisscom and AITools is available via Infomaniak. We have three options of local AI models to experiment with and use, and this will grow with time.

#AI #beta #experimenting #myai #swiss #swisscom

Spending an afternoon with the #eyelink builder view.

#eyetracking #eyelink1000 #Experimenting

Uploaded the first full track I've done on my lunchbox #eurorack #modular #synth since completing it last night (are they ever truly done?). It's been a long ongoing project, now I can focus on making #music, #experimenting.

It is an #ambient #minimalist track. One unusual piece is the use of a pulsar vco. It is called "Pulsar Salad" (it is a lunchbox synth, after all). You can find it on #soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/francois_dion/pulsar-salad

A Morning Run and the Ghost Platform

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Normally I like to go for a run in the afternoon, after I have had a productive morning. This morning I went for a run first. This afternoon I have to go to an indoor meeting, which doesn't fill me with euphoria. I feel an e-mail would achieve the same thing within a few minutes. Having said this I have skipped that meeting for three or four years so I feel obligated to go this afternoon.

A morning run is not an absurd thing to do. It gets the blood flowing, and gets you to wake up properly, before a coffee has been drunk, and then the rest of the day is open to indoor activities. In theory it could also be a fantastic time to find blogging inspiration. Unfortunately this morning that did not work. I still spent more than an hour trying to think of something to write.

Ghost Migration

Last night I was toying with the idea of migrating to Ghost, to experiment with the Ghost Blogging platform. I was able to get it to work via younohost, but wanted to install it natively on a Pi. It took a while but eventually I got it to work, after some trial and error. The latest version of Ubuntu did not play well with a Pi4 but the LTE version did. I would have continued playing but it was dinner time.

Another challenge I met is that when I tried to export from my current WordPress install with the Ghost plugin it failed more than once. I need to find a way to get the data out. I suspect that a plugin is blocking the export. With more experimentation I will resolve this issue

Hugo and WordPress

WordPress suffers from being everything to everyone, so it has become slow and heavy. Hugo, on the other hand is very fast to load, and quick to update but it requires a workflow that requires running hugo, uploading files and more. Every time I update a post I have to update hundreds of static pages for my blog. By switching to Ghost I would be using a simpler, more specific CMS that is good for simple daily blogging.

And Finally

Going for a morning run, instead of an afternoon run is easy. Migrating from WordPress to Ghost requires jumping through a few hoops so there is a learning curve that I am exploring. It just requires a day or two of experimenting.

#experimenting #ghost #routine #run #running

Protein shake experiment #2

Added Greek yoghurt, banana, and raspberry jam...not too shabby!

More yoghurt and fruit next time, still a touch of a grainy texture (think there always will be a bit), but a VAST improvement on my first one, this may be an option for me, yay!

#ARFIDCanSuckIt #ARFID #Experimenting