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Larry Hunter
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Knowledge based biomedical data science, artificial intelligence for discovery in molecular biomedicine, computational bioethics, theory of mattering. University of Chicago / Big Island HI
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Chana Makhani, Baingan Bharta and Tarka Dal. All made on my wonderful new Impulse stovetop.
Three white bowls. One red flecked with green, one orange topped with chopped red onion and cilantro, the third pale green topped w other sliced chilies and spice mix
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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As a long suffering Raiders fan, I don’t talk about football much here. But I have to say I appreciate a nice sunset while I watch the carnage.
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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My baguettes are feeling authentic these days, so I went French: Scalloped potatoes plus green beans and lions mane in butter and cream topped with fried shallots. Yum!
Golden potatoes, green beans with browned mushrooms, crusty baguette
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Sadly, there are other factors (e.g. the destruction of American science, attacks on sustainable energy) that also point in the direction of very long term economic pain ahead, at least for the US.

I think Cory is basically right here.
It's a grab-bag of useful (sometimes very useful) tools that can sometimes make workers' lives better, when workers get to decide how and when they're used. The most important thing about AI isn't its technical capabilities or limitations. The most important thing is the investor story and the ensuing mania that has teed up an economical catastrophe that will harm hundreds of millions or even billions of people. AI isn't going to wake up, become superintelligent and turn you into paperclips – but rich people with AI investor psychosis are almost certainly going to make you much, much poorer.
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Indian again! Saag Paneer, Baingan Bharta, Tarka Dal. All ingredients (save red lentils, cumin and garlic) from the Big Island, some from my garden.
Three white bowls filled with: green spinach with chunks of golden cheese; orange lentils (from fresh turmeric) topped with green chili slices, scallions and garlic; brown eggplant with bits of red tomato and flecks of cilantro.
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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It’s pumpkin harvest time, and at my house, that means kaddo
Yellow bowl filled with orange pumpkin cubes, topped with red tomato sauce and white yogurt, sprinkled with green mint
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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My homemade baguettes are starting to get pretty close to my goal. Paris in Kona…
Long, golden brown cylinder of bread, with pointy ends
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Picture from my flight home. You can see Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, and Ajax ski runs quite clearly.
Picture of mountains taken from airplane window
October 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Did volunteer conservation work at Pālamanui this morning and as a reward we hiked up into the more densely forested area mauka (which is beautiful!) to see some petroglyphs.
Petroglyph of three figures, the rightmost one larger than the other two. Black on grey rock, with some white lichens and green moss
October 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Baingan Bharta, tarka dal, Indian spiced green beans, naan
A white plate with green beans, red lentils & golden eggplant
October 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Had a weird idea for a pizza: sliced up garlic stuffed olives. Combined them with cherry tomatoes from the garden, and it's delicious!
Pizza with halved cherry tomatoes and little rounds of green olive with garlic inside them. Lots of char...
October 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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The Oatmeal has an interesting take on AI art. While I don't disagree with his "process" argument, Bob Duke offers a counterpoint based on A.N. Whitehead's Rhythm of Education, namely that the "process" part too often ends up dominating. Maybe *judicious* use of AI? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtjz...
Slide titled "The Rhythm of Education -- A.N. Whitehead" showing a path from "romance" at the bottom to "generalization" at the top, passing through "precision" in the middle." Light blue type on gradient blue background. Same as the first slide, except the "Precision" in the middle is now much larger than everything else.
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Lovely sunset tonight
Orange sun just dipping below the horizon, pink tinged clouds, silhouette of palm tree
October 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Harvest moon over Kona
Orange glowing moon against clouds, with silhouette of palm tree and house in the foreground
October 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Jason Matthews’ great spy novels charmingly include a plot relevant recipe at the end of each chapter. Tonight I made one for the first time. From “The Kremlin’s Candidate,” and it’s delicious!
Golden pangrattato and green parsley over thick pasta in a yellow bowl BENFORD'S LEMON PASTA Sauté anchovy fillets in olive oil with finely diced leeks until the fillets dissolve and the leeks soften. In a separate pan, toast bread crumbs with a little olive oil, garlic, and dried red chili flakes until the crumbs (pangrattato) are golden brown. Cook bucatini, drain, and toss with the anchovy oil and leeks. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, bread crumbs, and a generous squeeze of lemon juice. Serve immediately.
October 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Pizza al taglia with soppressata and potatoes, green salad with avocado cucumber and radishes.
A rectangle of golden potato slices topping a pizza, with a sprinkle of arugula, sitting on a striped wooden cutting board. Green salad in white bowl. A glass of pink grapefruit juice.
October 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Colorful lunch today. Snow pea and cucumber salad in spicy cilantro yogurt dressing. Dragon fruit from my yard for dessert.
Bright green salad in a white bowl, with a golden brown roll, three slices of orange cheddar, and a pink dragon fruit
September 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Homemade banana ice cream
Glass bowl with ice cream, bananas, chocolate, and toasted almonds.
September 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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One way to get a VERY highly cited paper is to be the first to publish on a difficult problem, but with a really dumb approach. You will be cited forever more as a baseline, because every new method can beat it. Here's a safe example
Google Scholar entry for "Analysis of the accuracy and implications of simple methods for predicting the secondary structure of globular proteins" showing 5729 citations.
September 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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A pen and ink drawing of two people on a deck overlooking a body of water. They are casually holding glasses of wine. The caption reads, "I can't believe that the summer, and civilization, are almost over."
September 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Monarez, who was a longtime federal government scientist before President Donald Trump nominated her to lead the CDC, declined to commit to support changing coronavirus vaccine policy without consulting her advisers, two people said. That prompted Kennedy to urge her to resign for “not supporting President Trump’s agenda,” one of the people said. Monarez declined to immediately resign and enlisted Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), chairman of the Senate’s health committee who cast a pivotal vote for Kennedy’s confirmation after securing commitments to protect vaccines, said three people with knowledge of those conversations. Cassidy privately pushed back on Kennedy’s demands, the people said, further angering Kennedy, who lambasted Monarez for involving the senator. Administration officials instructed Monarez to either resign or be fired, the people said.
August 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Chana masala & garlic naan. Not bad for an empty fridge after a long trip!
Red Chana masala in a yellow bowl, topped with bits of red onion, cilantro leaves, sliced chilli peppers, and a dollop of white yogurt. A stack of golden brown garlic naan and a beer beside.
August 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Canada apparently thinks DC is boring
August 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Eggplant pide, Spanish green beans
Four slices of golden brown pide with feta and mint peeking out. Green beans with ham, almonds, & paprika. On a white plate
August 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Vegetarian Dan Dan Noodles again. So good!
Green bok choy, brown lion’s head mushrooms, yellow noodles, in a bright yellow bowl. Glass of pink grapefruit juice and wooden chopsticks on a white napkin to the side
August 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM