2024/04 Ship's Log

I have been so tired this week. I don’t usually drink multiple cups of coffee on a Tuesday. My best guess is that my body is unduly stressed by allergies and is still adapting to the year’s allergy medicine schedule. This is also one of my non-stop weeks, where more than half of my lunch “breaks” are used for calls and meetings. Yesterday, not long after my workday ended, I fell asleep until dinnertime.

This is an exhausting week for Amie too. She’s up to nine out of twelve scheduled clients, plus another eight meetings. Eight! We hope there won’t be many weeks like this where she spends well in excess of a typical 20 hours per week on work.

Thanks to Simon Willison for the suggestion to watch Hrishi Olickel’s explanation of his use of LLMs to achieve rapid prototypes at a fraction of the cost. Hrishi has a bunch of tips from extensive use with LLMs and a process that’s easy to understand and try at home. Thanks!

https://simonwillison.net/2024/Apr/9/a-solid-pattern-to-build-llm-applications/

#ai #llm #claude #WebDev

When one attempts to notice God’s voice, it’s rare to hear audible words. Rather, we notice impressions that may rhyme (in the ancient near east way) with what God is communicating. Sometimes it’s not words at all, but images, sensations, even smells.

https://alexbilson.dev/stones/james-wilder/our-thoughts-can-rhyme-with-our-heavenly-fathers/#jump

Here are two from February:

We will be together forever–there’s not a rush. You need my wisdom, yes, but all time together is not a lesson.

With today’s #OCL cohort gathering, I’m just about halfway through #postulancy. I’ve found it impossible to focus exclusively on a single commitment in a bi-week period, which complicates sharing with the others, but I spoke up more this week on the topic of simplicity in food and clothing.

A question often on my mind as I navigate this process is whether these commitments coincide with long-lasting invitations in my life. Are these topics I will prioritize in community for years to come?