bookofjoe

'Here'

I just watched this terrific movie, which was released late last year.

All I knew beforehand was that it starred Robin Wright and Tom Hanks — two of my favorite actors — and that a lot of AI was used to make it in order to depict the actors at various stages of their lives, spanning decades.

Turns out that that was an understatement: AI was used to show events at one particular place on the planet starting from the Earth's formation up through pre-Colonial times and then vignettes from the 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, and up to the present, taking place where a house would be built around 1900 and then occupied by the characters played by Wright and Hanks from their teen years to old age.

This is time travel sci-fi to the max, ever so expertly crafted that most people won't regard it as such.

Philip K. Dick would have loved it.

Some would say he wrote it but decided to let others take credit.

Experts' Expert: Open AI CEO Sam Altman's Favorite Pens

The interview touches on why he loves taking physical notes and his favorite tools.

At 45:20, toward the end, he names his favorite pens.

Long interview (above) short:

1. The Uni-Ball 0.5 and the Muji 0.36/0.37* are his pens of choice

2. Use a spiral notebook rather than a notepad.

*Altman misspoke: he meant the Muji 0.38 pen.

Multi-Corner Triangle Eraser

From the website:

The KOKUYO multi-corner triangle eraser is an award-winning product.

Each eraser case comes with 9 triangle erasers.

The eraser erases lead easily and cleanly. 

Overall size: 5cm x 5cm x 6.8cm.

Pink, Yellow, or Blue: $3.99.