#445 - DALL-E access, objective DMT reports, and Fremont's colorful namesake
I got OpenAI's AI art generator DALL-E 2 access this week, and have been using it to make hilarious, ridiculous, inane art ever since. Dall E mini has all the politically incorrect ones Dalle proper won't make, btw.
Hit me with any prompts you'd like rendered!
SF celebrated Pride with a line of rainbow lasers down market street, which was very cool. The new Pixar Lightyear movie was a resounding B in quality, though gorgeous and entertaining. And here's a new card game about going deep with conversation partners.
Tech
RocketBlocks: Interview prep for consulting and tech — www.rocketblocks.me
Train for job interviews with people who have the job - smart!
The qualified small business stock (QSBS) tax benefit - Carta — carta.com
This tax gives you 0 tax on founder/investor shares in a startup after five years, if you qualify, and many don't know about it.
Lifehacks
The Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences: Symmetries, Sheets, and Saddled Scenes — thequaliaresearchinstitute.org
Silicon Valley engineers try to do objective research on psychedelics in their spare time and come up with pieces like this. Love it.
TIL that the namesake of Kaiser Permanente started the co to give healthcare to his warship builders during WW2, (who built ships in world records of mere hours) and had a successful car company after.
Likewise, the namesake of the town of Fremont led a colorful life: genocided Natives, took CA for the US Army after a failed rebellion, struck rich during Gold Rush, became a Senator, oversaw the entire West Coast during the Civil War until he emancipated slaves in Missouri without approval and was removed from command by Lincoln, then lost it all in a failed railroad and died penniless. 😳
Fun
Paramotoring with Richard Socher — www.youtube.com
Gorgeous paramotor footage of nature around the world. Only a few thousand dollars to get started, and you don't even need a license!
The Expert (Short Comedy Sketch) — www.youtube.com
Clever sketch illustrating client ignorance when trying to hire corporate experts.