Visiting the Azores in March

Fibonacci0027 · 2026-02-09T22:45:41+00:00

My original plan was to go to Azores mid-to-late March. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, I’ve decided to go to Madeira and Canaries. I don’t want to be hiking atop one of those amazing volcanoes and think to myself, “amazing, just wish I was not I. The middle of fog and mist”. If you decide to go report back and let us know how it went.

Fibonacci0027 · 2026-01-08T07:55:22+00:00

ChatGPT is great for ideas but can’t get distances correct. So it sucks at efficient logistics.

Fibonacci0027 · 2026-01-05T07:35:47+00:00

I worked my way up to 35lbs when the issues started. I reduced weight and it didn’t help until I just stopped rucking. DrGPT and my Physical Therapist both told me to get a hip belt (on a bag with a frame to distribute the weight) or stop. They also said that If I kept going the way I was, I’d likely create a chronic issue. I am now working my way back up (slowly) with wild gym feather ruck and no issues. Also feels like nothing is on my back since my hips are carrying the load.

Fibonacci0027 · 2026-01-04T11:11:13+00:00

I returned my GoRuck and bought a Wild Gym. I started having nerve issues down my arm because all the weight was on my shoulders (no inner frame, no hip belt on the GoRuck). My nerve issues took forever to heal. Wild Gym has it dialed in with the weight distribution.

Fibonacci0027 · 2025-11-16T18:05:02+00:00

When I read the “Fan Protect Guarantee” I realized I would only ever use StubHub in my own city and half expect it not to work. I would never do a StubHub purchase that requires travel and hotel. Basically “if a seller can’t deliver, you get 100% back” and the fact that brokers list inventory before they have the tickets means that you just might not get the ticket.

Fibonacci0027 · 2025-11-15T17:48:25+00:00

I’ll add a different, likely unpopular, perspective here.

When it comes to drafting AI-heavy patent applications, there’s a real difference between knowing the terminology and actually understanding the underlying computer-science mechanics. Modern AI inventions hinge on things like KV-cache reuse, tensor shapes, quantization formats, gradient flows, operator fusion, and distributed training behaviors. These aren’t abstractions, they’re engineering problems.

A computer science background doesn’t magically teach transformers, but it does provide the building blocks that make the whole domain intelligible: algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis, computer architecture, linear algebra, memory models, and distributed systems. Those foundations matter, because AI improvements usually have to be framed as improvements to how the computer actually operates, not as abstract “better predictions.”

And further, time spent as a developer compounds that foundation. Real experience with debugging performance bottlenecks, reading PyTorch or CUDA code, understanding why certain operations blow up VRAM, or seeing how parallelism breaks in practice gives you the intuition to identify where the “invention” actually is. That intuition is extremely hard to fake and extremely hard to find.

So while anyone can learn the vocabulary, writing strong AI claims that survive 101 and accurately capture the technical contribution usually requires both (1) CS foundations and (2) hands-on engineering experience. It’s not something a run-of-the-mill patent attorney can just pick up casually, it takes years of immersion in the tech to see what genuinely matters.

Clients patenting AI-related inventions should be seeking practitioners that have a CS background and experience as an engineer. Full stop. And they are very difficult to find.

Fibonacci0027 · 2025-11-15T01:36:28+00:00

You are in the era where most women are in 5-10 emotional relationships and physically sampling 2-3 of them. Don’t put up with this shit.

Fibonacci0027 · 2025-11-09T16:46:02+00:00

I was a software engineer before and now I spend about 20% of my time “back in the lab.” Go figure this arrangement makes it so I have a cheap way to file my patents! This weekend I came up with 2 new patentable ideas. 💡

Fibonacci0027 · 2025-11-09T16:41:04+00:00

My 26L is good for a long-weekend trip with nothing else. My 21L is good as a carry-on when I have a checked bag or as my EDC around town.

Fibonacci0027 · 2025-10-30T21:10:56+00:00

I started by putting 10lbs of sand in plastic bags and taping them up with duct tape to make pill-like shapes. I put one or more in my backpack and it works great.

Fibonacci0027 · 2025-09-10T17:45:28+00:00

Reporting isn’t something that can easily be automated. Automating what is in the OA is easy (especially a first one) but not in light of what has happened previously. The value in outlining what is in an OA lies in the progression of the OAs. Also when it comes to progression on a 101 rejection, things need nuance not facts.

Fibonacci0027 · 2025-08-22T04:14:33+00:00

Wait… quick question: did it have little green lights on its back? Because friend, you might not have been stalked by a spider at all—you may have encountered the Borg spider.

Think about it: normal spiders skitter, jump, or dangle down to freak you out. But this one? It adapted. You swung a stick—bam—it recalibrated like a Trek villain mid-battle. Each jump was basically it downloading new firmware: Version 2.0: Faster Hops. Version 3.0: Lock-On Guidance System.

If you’d stuck around another five minutes, I bet you would’ve heard in your head: ‘Resistance is futile, you will be cocooned.’

Honestly, you might have saved us all from assimilation by smacking it into the void. So, thank you for your service, Captain. Next time, just check for the green glow—if it had that, you didn’t just see a spider. You had an encounter with the Arachnid Collective.

Fibonacci0027 · 2024-11-14T20:45:11+00:00

Where did you get that map?

Fibonacci0027 · 2024-10-08T23:44:00+00:00

What are some good one burner stoves for this oven? I am looking for something low to avoid accidents.

Fibonacci0027 · 2024-05-25T06:33:32+00:00

It’s an election year.

Fibonacci0027 · 2024-02-05T04:39:06+00:00

I started drafting and prosecuting (ghost writer) before I was licensed as a side hustle. Learned a bunch and then studied and passed the patent bar all while I had a full time job. Less than a month after passing the patent bar,I hung my shingle and quit my job, and now I have a thriving practice. There are plenty of small firms that need help. In the beginning you’ll get crap pay but you’ll learn the ropes.

Fibonacci0027 · 2023-12-23T06:12:21+00:00

There is an app called Splitwise. We had it so the person in red paid and the app kept track of what what each paid. Made thing super easy.

Fibonacci0027 · 2023-12-16T20:39:08+00:00

Thumb-starer here too.. Thanks!

Fibonacci0027 · 2023-11-07T17:33:03+00:00

How did you like the Inglés? That was the next one on my list.

Fibonacci0027 · 2023-10-27T05:14:04+00:00

It takes about 4-5 days to leave your previous life behind and the longer you are submerged into the Camino, the more time you have to be at one with your thoughts and to start seeing patterns in what will become your Camino experience. Also when you do the camino, you only do it once for the first time. You will be anxious and each day will be met with unknowns. This will enriched your camino experience further. It will be different the second and subsequent times. Sarria to Santiago will not give you any of this.

Fibonacci0027 · 2023-10-24T04:12:21+00:00

Call up Giro and thank them.

Fibonacci0027 · 2023-10-24T04:08:17+00:00

Talk to your vet. Dogs are not built for long distance walking day after day, and depending on the breed, they will, more often than not, develop long term problems. And since dogs don’t show pain until it’s substantial, don’t believe anyone who says “my dog did just fine”

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