Michael Hanson
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One thing I'm noticing is that ChatGPT is using a relatively small number of NL generation output templates; even when more obvious outputs are suggested by the domain of entities in the input. This output is great, but it didn't particularly draw in Greek or FLOSS *structure*. Similar patterns ar
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The 2022 holiday season is upon us, which means we’re making chocolates! Lots of gianduja in this year’s batch, and some new airbrush techniques as well. As usual all credit to my better half; my job is to lift and carry.
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@simon I've been calling it "how do I", or `hdi`... here's a simple alias for shell integration:
alias hdi='_hdi() {
local man_arg="$1"
shift
{
man "$man_arg"
echo "$@"
} | llm
unset -f _hdi
}; _hdi'
(bouncing up to 16k tokens when needed and falling back to --hel
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Okay, so, my multi-volume cellular biology explanation in the style of a dramatic stage play isn't worth posting in its entirety. But...
📊 Post engagement
2
Avg engagement / post
2.1%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
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Posting cadence
0.23 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 8 image · 0 video.
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One thing I'm noticing is that ChatGPT is using a relatively small number of NL generation output templates; even when more obvious outputs are suggested by the domain of entities in the input. This output is great, but it didn't particularly draw in Greek or FLOSS *structure*.…
@simon I've been calling it "how do I", or `hdi`... here's a simple alias for shell integration:
alias hdi='_hdi() {
local man_arg="$1"
shift
{
man "$man_arg"
echo "$@"
} | llm
unset -f _hdi
}; _hdi'
(bo…
The 2022 holiday season is upon us, which means we’re making chocolates! Lots of gianduja in this year’s batch, and some new airbrush techniques as well. As usual all credit to my better half; my job is to lift and carry.
This output matches the structure of the previous one quite closely, though obviously the supporting details are appropriate to the domain of the inputs. But the essential semantic structure is nearly identical.
Okay, one more. "Write a quiz show scene about types of ducks".
The steamer duck is not actually the largest duck, according to most of the sources I can find. Though it is very large. But... the trumpeter swan is... a goose? No. Fasc…
Okay, so, my multi-volume cellular biology explanation in the style of a dramatic stage play isn't worth posting in its entirety. But...
This is... not completely terrible?
"In a world without memory protection,
Where bugs can run wild without detection,
Programmers must be extra careful and wise,
To avoid crashes, hacks, and other surprise."
...is actually kinda catchy.
Really, "Enter Rust, dressed in medieval armor," is the best part of this.
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
hachyderm.io
A tech & engineering server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.2× per week.
🛡️ Audience credibility
76/100
Good
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~2.1% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
97%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
Medium
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Web, search, and NLP maker. Once upon a time: CTO of TechnicalMagic, CTO of Ozlo (acquired by Meta); researcher at Mozilla Labs & Apple Research; Reactivity/Cisco; Digital Libraries project at Stanford.
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