I wrote about Margaret Hamilton, the programmer who designed the self-diagnosing co-routines in NASA’s moon mission software. [stderr] Her achievements are righteously legendary.
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I wrote about Margaret Hamilton, the programmer who designed the self-diagnosing co-routines in NASA’s moon mission software. [stderr] Her achievements are righteously legendary.
I did this exhibit in 2010.
I got this old thing from a fellow on craig’s list who was clearing out an old farm.
My views on AI have changed somewhat, from my initial view that AI lacked the creativity to come up with grand strategies,[stderr] to something more confused. [stderr] Initially, I saw military strategy as a problem of creativity, and AI don’t seem to be very good at that – there’s too much of “output resembles input” for me to be enthusiastic about AI art: it looks more like remixing than innovation. [By a coincidence, Caine over at Affinity is also posting about AI creativity tonight]
This has been making the rounds, but it’s cool, so why not? (largeish images after the break)
I don’t have a lot of pictures to show for today because today was more refining and shaping. There’s a lot of that.
There really isn’t any part of the forging process that is more important than any other; you don’t end up with a finished sword without executing the other steps correctly, too.
As I headed in to the workshop this morning, the big white bird was on station. I tried to get a picture and it flew away, complaining. We have established a routine.
One of the pleasant surprises is that forging is not anywhere near as kinetic as I expected it to be. There’s a lot of “wait for the metal to heat” then “find the right spot” and hit it a few times, followed by “figure out where to hit it next” and back into the heat. So you’re not emulating a trip-hammer and just wailing away at the metal, which means it’s not tearing up the wrists or elbows. Mostly you lift the hammer and let gravity do its thing.
My day began with a bit of panic. Where are my car keys?