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I had an excellent call with Jordan, which I'll discuss in more detail later. Unexpectedly, I succeeded in quantizing lava, and the initial results look promising despite the script being rough. It seems feasible that I might run something akin to GPT-4 style vision captioning locally. I'm excited to upload these quantized models to see the outcomes and I plan to head to Jordan's house to upload more models soon.

I recently discovered that because my upload speed is only two megabytes per second, I had to go over to Jordan's house with two flash drives to upload our quantized model. I find it amusing that I had to resort to such an old-school method. It's not clear how frequently this will happen, but if it becomes a common occurrence, I'll need to find a better solution than using Jordan's internet.

I've successfully published my work, which was an arduous yet rewarding process. On reflection, I realize I want to express myself authentically in my own voice, while also considering the need to help others understand my perspective. Looking ahead, I plan to maintain a regular output, potentially alternating days, to keep the stream of content going. In parallel, I'm excited to start developing new projects, including making my work easily accessible to others and laying the groundwork for a decentralized social network that supports various types of media.

Today marked a significant advancement in the burrito project, where the image pipeline, established the previous day, became fully functional and integrated into a webpage, complete with an effective querying system. The visual aspect of the project, particularly the image embeddings, was both intriguing and aesthetically pleasing, although its effectiveness is still under review. The project is now at a stage where the creator is keen to move beyond personal experiments to sharing the results with others, with the immediate goal being to encourage a small group of individuals to test the developments. The focus for the week has shifted to actual user engagement through getting people to sign up and provide feedback, driven by the enthusiasm of witnessing the project's imagery features come to life.

I intended to note last night that I might be overly focused on the technology aspect. Jordan, who has confirmed my significant progress, joined me for burritos and I updated him on my work. I value Jordan's assistance and am grateful for his help. My aim is to get the product into users' hands for feedback, despite any associated anxiety.

"Unlocking Connection: Pascal's Journey with Tanaki"

Pascal, from Brooklyn, is excited to engage with a new social network and a burrito he just tried. He's currently experiencing winter weather and has consumed a weed gummy before diving into work on the Tanaki app with multiplayer live video features. He plans to get a massage to unwind physically and mentally. Pascal hopes for a feature that enables connection with his audience to avoid feeling isolated and looks forward to interacting with others on the platform.

"Venting Frustration: The Frustrating Fundraising Video Call"

The speaker conveys their frustration with a difficult fundraising experience, describing a particularly unsatisfactory video call with a fund representative. The caller was in a bad mood, hadn't reviewed the provided materials, and hesitated to engage with the product's features. This led to a tense exchange where the speaker challenged the representative's commitment to valuing founders versus purely focusing on financial metrics. Feeling disillusioned, the speaker is left with a distaste for these disengaged "NPCs" and remains focused on their vision of fostering creative and engaging spaces.

"Reflections on Making Audio Burrito Posts"

The speaker is reflecting on their experience with making audio burrito posts, noting that it often requires multiple attempts to get into the correct mindset—similar to drafting written posts. They're grappling with the challenge of monologuing without a clear understanding of the audience, as they are aware that at least John and CJ will hear it, but uncertainty about the wider audience affects their ability to communicate effectively. This creates a 'contextual membrane shakiness' as the speaker finds the lack of audience boundaries difficult to navigate, which they recognize may vary among different people. The speaker concludes by deciding to end the current note and start a new one.

"Personalizing Your 'Burrito': A Writer's Reflection"

The author contemplates the process of converting an audio note into a transcript, then summarizing it on their "burrito" page. They express a desire to adjust the summarization voice to better represent themselves on the page. Recognizing that this feature may not have widespread appeal, the author nonetheless sees value in providing users with controls to personalize their "burrito." The concept of allowing users to fine-tune their experience is seen as an intriguing possibility.

"Bite by Bite: Exploring London's Food Scene"

Welcome to my burrito place! I'm testing out CJ's new gadget and hoping it captures my thoughts accurately despite my struggle with stream-of-consciousness voice notes. My goal is to document my food discoveries in London and eventually identify and share my favorite spots. Enjoy your visit and the food recommendations that will follow!