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Harper Reed

@harper.eth #1010

A normal person doing normal things. Retweeting things @ harper.twitter. Answering emails @ harper@modest.com
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Proof of life.

It’s humid af in Japan atm. Rainy season is here.
Anyone in Vancouver this week?
πŸ”₯ I accidentally built a meme search engine! πŸ”πŸ˜‚

Learn how I used siglip/CLIP and vector encoding to create a tool that finds similar images and unlocks forgotten gems in your photo library.

Code included! πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’»

πŸ”— https://harper.blog/2024/04/12/i-accidentally-built-a-meme-search-engine/
/AI
πŸ—£οΈ Ever wondered if your office could talk? Well, ours does! From sensor-based updates to LLM-powered quips, we’ve turned our studio into a avatar that keeps us in the loop. It is a bit unhinged, but UTILITY.

https://harper.blog/2024/03/26/our-office-avatar-pt-1-the-office-is-talking-shit-again/
photo.score.pleasant_composition > 0.7
Listen to Nina Simone tonight
A few friends recently bought Leica cameras so I wrote some tips for them. obviously YMMV but check it out:

https://harper.blog/2024/03/18/how-to-leica-like-a-noob-who-shoots-leica/
I should probably reign in whatever prompt i have generating my commit messages
/AI
one of my favorite parts about this current AI hype cycle is how everyone is mad that AI will replace engineers, but those same people had no issue with replacing factory workers, truck drivers, etc.

Welcome to the arena
/AI
The other day my buddy Kanno hit me up with a snippet that then ballooned into a full blown hack.

How to generate commit messages with an LLM.

I wrote about it here:

https://harper.blog/2024/03/11/use-an-llm-to-automagically-generate-meaningful-git-commit-messages/
What happening in Chicago these days?
Uninstalling and reinstalling seemed to fix the notification badge issue.
I have a notification indicator on Warpcast and it is making me crazy. I can’t clear it. I am about to delete the app
I really like farcaster.

The decline of twitter has allowed me to deprioritize social media in general. I should reproritize places I like.
It would be awesome if Farcaster supported xmtp
Ens integration is nice
I just minted ETHChicago Supporter
Just spent a week exploring crypto opportunities in japan. Was very interesting.

I can share high level insights if people are interested.
Today I minted a super neat crypto citizen at the bright moments event in Tokyo.

IRL minting is the way to go
A bunch of friends have asked for my climate fiction reading list. Here it is:

1. Children's Bible by Lydia Millet
2. Crossed by Evelyn Blackwell
3. The Deluge by Stephen Markley
4. American War by Omar El Akkad

If you only read one, read The Deluge. If only two, than The Deluge + American War.
Anyone headed to TED in Vancouver?