Brian Hall

Husband, dad, geek, and IT professional. Creator of WishyBox ( the simplest wish list and gift registry.

[Anatoli Kopadze @AnatoliKopadze]

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[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

This works really well btw, at the end of your query ask your LLM to "structure your response as HTML", then view the generated file in your browser. I've also had some success asking the LLM to present its output as slideshows, etc.

More generally, imo audio is the human-preferred input to AIs but vision (images/animations/video) is the preferred output from them. Around a ~third of our brains are a massively parallel processor dedicated to vision, it is the 10-lane superhighway of information into brain. As AI improves, I think we'll see a progression that takes advantage:

1) raw text (hard/effortful to read)
2) markdown (bold, italic, headings, tables, a bit easier on the eyes) <-- current default
3) HTML (still procedural with underlying code, but a lot more flexibility on the graphics, layout, even interactivity) <-- early but forming new good default
...4,5,6,...
n) interactive neural videos/simulations

Imo the extrapolation (though the technology doesn't exist just yet) ends in some kind of interactive videos generated directly by a diffusion neural net. Many open questions as to how exact/procedural "Software 1.0" artifacts (e.g. interactive simulations) may be woven together with neural artifacts (diffusion grids), but generally something in the direction of the recently viral https://t.co/z21CP5iQfu

There are also improvements necessary and pending at the input. Audio nor text nor video alone are not enough, e.g. I feel a need to point/gesture to things on the screen, similar to all the things you would do with a person physically next to you and your computer screen.

TLDR The input/output mind meld between humans and AIs is ongoing and there is a lot of work to do and significant progress to be made, way before jumping all the way into neuralink-esque BCIs and all that. For what's worth exploring at the current stage, hot tip try ask for HTML.

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Huge feature drop to WishyBox: occasion lists (Wedding Registries, Bridal Showers, Baby Showers, etc.) and public reservations for non-registered users!

[WishyBox @wishybox]

You can now create occasion-based lists (Wedding Registries, Bridal Showers, Baby Showers) and make them public, keeping your default list private. You can also enable reservations by non-registered WishyBox users using their email address. Login to WishyBox and go to My Lists!

[WishyBox @wishybox]

One of the most-requested WishyBox features is child lists. Now you can create a separate list for your child without needing to create a separate account. Try out the new "My Lists" feature, and stay tuned for more updates and features that are coming soon!

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Anthropic just released Claude Opus 4.7! Agentic coding scores look amazing! https://t.co/O5L6Aq4aql

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Props to Anthropic for being responsible about releasing their new "Mythos" model and collaborating with industry on security implications.

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[JT @jiratickets]

How me and claude “collaborate” on the work I’m paid a salary for

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

About 16 years ago I made a family gift registry wish list site called WishyBox. It's a labor of love. This week I wrapped up some major updates. Now with dark mode and lots of improvements on mobile! Please test it out for me and give me some feedback! https://t.co/2jJomSoxjZ

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Crazy perspective! https://t.co/hNRRKOqqWH

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Interesting swing by Microsoft rethinking their prolific deployment of Copilot in Windows. Do you use Copilot in Windows? https://t.co/D8iUtmryBe

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Movies reimagined as old book covers: https://t.co/UhqDIVj9vE

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Oh good! I’m 100% there… #PatchTuesday #Windows11

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

An amazing account of an emergency landing, and some good, insightful truths about leadership, teamwork, and resilience. Definitely worth a watch! https://t.co/oJNdJOj5h3

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

This AI soul cover of Foo Fighters “Learn to Fly” is so great 🙂 This dude is a genius! https://t.co/QByCuuyfF8

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

A cautionary tale about overreliance on AI for coding - https://t.co/Vpesri7WVa

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Look at this dude. 😎 He was my passenger on one of my flights tonight in the flight sim. Bruh is totally vibing #msfs2024

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Noooo!

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[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

How to disable ACR on your TV (and stop companies from spying on you) https://t.co/zEgDHDcuo8

[Brian Hall @bhall7x]

Can't figure out why this glitch keeps happening in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 #msfs2024