Max, with help from gpt-2

This post is written with the assistance of GPT-2. Sections written by me are used as model prompts, and the model output is then modified or curated and able to be used again in following prompts.


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August 23, 2021:

[P1] Megan woke me early in the morning around 3am and said it was time to go have a baby, her water had broken an hour earlier. We sprung into action, though with a tiny bit less apprehension than the first time with Jane. After a long day but mostly typical delivery Max Thomas Cosgrove was born. Birth specifications are as follows:

Length: 50.8 cm (1′ 8”)

Weight: 3.15 kg (6 lb 15.1 oz)

Head Circumference: 36 cm (14.17”)

Apgar One: 9.0

Apgar Five: 9.0

Gestation Age: 39 2/7 wks

[S1] Having another baby was the goal, so that we could round out the family and give Jane a sibling. There are a lot of factors that go into any pregnancy. Luckily for us Megan didn’t have any issues getting pregnant. Recently I’ve noticed that it’s really hard for many to get pregnant. This one was a little different than Jane, mostly because we are so busy keeping up with Jane already. The pregnancy passed quickly and even since Max has been here life just keeps rushing on by. Continue reading “Max, with help from gpt-2”

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

This year while reading online about improving data graphics I kept coming across the name Edward Tufte. He is a professor interested in the topic and from what I gather has written 3 of the most influential books on the topic. Since I make a lot of plots and data graphics at work as a way to help understand system interactions and describe problems or system performance to others, I decided to buy two of the most well regarded:

  1. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
  2. Envisioning Information

Reading these led to me spending a few evenings (over 3 weeks!) making a modern version of one of my favorite graphics seen in the books.

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