Tuesday, October 24, 2023

**Title:** **AI Automation with HARPA: A Pyramid Principle Approach**

**Introduction:**

Artificial intelligence (AI) automation is the use of AI to automate tasks and workflows. This can lead to significant productivity gains and improved efficiency. One tool that can be used to achieve AI automation is HARPA.

HARPA is a Chrome extension that allows users to create reusable, page-aware custom commands. These commands can be used to automate a variety of tasks, such as writing blog posts, extracting data from websites, and generating code.

In this article, we will discuss how to use HARPA to achieve AI automation, using the Pyramid Principle framework. The Pyramid Principle is a framework for communicating complex ideas in a clear and concise way. It is based on the idea that the most important information should be presented first, followed by less important information.

**Problem:**

Many people are interested in using AI automation to improve their productivity and efficiency. However, AI automation can be complex and difficult to implement. Additionally, many AI automation tools are expensive and require specialized training to use.

**Solution:**

HARPA is a simple and affordable AI automation tool that can be used by anyone. HARPA allows users to create custom commands that can be used to automate a variety of tasks. This makes it easy to implement AI automation without the need for specialized training.

**Benefits:**

There are many benefits to using HARPA to achieve AI automation. These benefits include:

* Increased productivity and efficiency
* Reduced errors and mistakes
* Improved consistency and quality
* Frees up time for more strategic work

**Pyramid Principle Approach:**

To use HARPA to achieve AI automation following the Pyramid Principle framework, we can follow these steps:

1. **Identify the goal.** What do you want to automate? What problem are you trying to solve?
2. **Break the goal down into smaller steps.** What are the individual tasks that need to be completed in order to achieve your goal?
3. **Identify the data and inputs needed for each step.** What information do you need to provide to HARPA in order to automate each step?
4. **Create a HARPA command for each step.** This involves specifying the data and inputs needed, as well as the actions that HARPA should take.
5. **Test and refine the HARPA command.** Once you have created a HARPA command, test it to make sure that it is working as expected. Make any necessary refinements.
6. **Deploy the HARPA command.** Once you are satisfied with the HARPA command, you can deploy it so that it can be used to automate your tasks.

**Example:**

Let's say that we want to automate the process of writing blog posts. We can use HARPA to create a custom command that will automatically generate a blog post on a given topic.

The first step is to identify our goal. Our goal is to automate the process of writing blog posts.

Next, we need to break our goal down into smaller steps. The following steps are involved in writing a blog post:

1. Choosing a topic
2. Researching the topic
3. Creating an outline
4. Writing the introduction
5. Writing the body
6. Writing the conclusion
7. Editing and proofreading

Once we have identified the steps involved in writing a blog post, we need to identify the data and inputs needed for each step. For example, in order to choose a topic, we need to have a list of potential topics to choose from. In order to research the topic, we need to have access to relevant sources of information.

Once we have identified the data and inputs needed for each step, we can create a HARPA command for each step. The HARPA command will specify the data and inputs needed, as well as the actions that HARPA should take.

For example, the following HARPA command could be used to automate the process of choosing a blog post topic:

```
# Choose a blog post topic

# Inputs:
# - A list of potential blog post topics

# Actions:
# 1. Randomly select a topic from the list of potential topics
# 2. Set the blog post topic to the selected topic
```

Once we have created HARPA commands for each step in the process of writing a blog post, we can test and refine them. Once we are satisfied with the HARPA commands, we can deploy them so that they can be used to automate the process of writing blog posts.

**Conclusion:**

HARPA is a powerful tool that can be used to achieve AI automation. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can use HARPA to automate a variety of tasks and workflows,**Title:** **AI Automation with HARPA: A Pyramid Principle Approach**

**Introduction:**

Artificial intelligence (AI) automation is the use of AI to automate tasks and workflows. This can lead to significant productivity gains and improved efficiency. One tool that can be used to achieve AI automation is HARPA.

HARPA is a Chrome extension that allows users to create reusable, page-aware custom commands. These commands can be used to automate a variety of tasks, such as writing blog posts, extracting data from websites, and generating code.

In this article, we will discuss how to use HARPA to achieve AI automation, using the Pyramid Principle framework. The Pyramid Principle is a framework for communicating complex ideas in a clear and concise way. It is based on the idea that the most important information should be presented first, followed by less important information.

**Problem:**

Many people are interested in using AI automation to improve their productivity and efficiency. However, AI automation can be complex and difficult to implement. Additionally, many AI automation tools are expensive and require specialized training to use.

**Solution:**

HARPA is a simple and affordable AI automation tool that can be used by anyone. HARPA allows users to create custom commands that can be used to automate a variety of tasks. This makes it easy to implement AI automation without the need for specialized training.

**Benefits:**

There are many benefits to using HARPA to achieve AI automation. These benefits include:

* Increased productivity and efficiency
* Reduced errors and mistakes
* Improved consistency and quality
* Frees up time for more strategic work

**Pyramid Principle Approach:**

To use HARPA to achieve AI automation following the Pyramid Principle framework, we can follow these steps:

1. **Identify the goal.** What do you want to automate? What problem are you trying to solve?
2. **Break the goal down into smaller steps.** What are the individual tasks that need to be completed in order to achieve your goal?
3. **Identify the data and inputs needed for each step.** What information do you need to provide to HARPA in order to automate each step?
4. **Create a HARPA command for each step.** This involves specifying the data and inputs needed, as well as the actions that HARPA should take.
5. **Test and refine the HARPA command.** Once you have created a HARPA command, test it to make sure that it is working as expected. Make any necessary refinements.
6. **Deploy the HARPA command.** Once you are satisfied with the HARPA command, you can deploy it so that it can be used to automate your tasks.

**Example:**

Let's say that we want to automate the process of writing blog posts. We can use HARPA to create a custom command that will automatically generate a blog post on a given topic.

The first step is to identify our goal. Our goal is to automate the process of writing blog posts.

Next, we need to break our goal down into smaller steps. The following steps are involved in writing a blog post:

1. Choosing a topic
2. Researching the topic
3. Creating an outline
4. Writing the introduction
5. Writing the body
6. Writing the conclusion
7. Editing and proofreading

Once we have identified the steps involved in writing a blog post, we need to identify the data and inputs needed for each step. For example, in order to choose a topic, we need to have a list of potential topics to choose from. In order to research the topic, we need to have access to relevant sources of information.

Once we have identified the data and inputs needed for each step, we can create a HARPA command for each step. The HARPA command will specify the data and inputs needed, as well as the actions that HARPA should take.

For example, the following HARPA command could be used to automate the process of choosing a blog post topic:

```
# Choose a blog post topic

# Inputs:
# - A list of potential blog post topics

# Actions:
# 1. Randomly select a topic from the list of potential topics
# 2. Set the blog post topic to the selected topic
```

Once we have created HARPA commands for each step in the process of writing a blog post, we can test and refine them. Once we are satisfied with the HARPA commands, we can deploy them so that they can be used to automate the process of writing blog posts.

**Conclusion:**

HARPA is a powerful tool that can be used to achieve AI automation. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can use HARPA to automate a variety of tasks and workflows,

Monday, December 25, 2017

Persistent Advertising - Will It Ever Stop?

Ads are everywhere and are directed at you. Opt out? Think again. 

As advertisements become more common everywhere: on phones, tablets, Facebook, Google, you name it, we become less attentive and brainwashed into a consumer society. Targeted ads, saturated ads, holiday ads, app ads, ads on your lock screen, ads on your urinals, ads ads ads.

Could you consciously count how many you're forced to lay eyes on in a day?


Take a look at your screen now, or your phone. how many ads are in your face. Did you even realize they were there? Have you just become complacent in the never ending psi-ops for your consumer dollar compliance?

"Well, yeah but i can x them out!", You say. How many times do you do that a day without thinking of it. How long does the video take to skip, or for you to wade through the flying, in-your-face, begging, nagging visuals yearning for a click. That's time spent doing other things instead of mumbling at your phone to stop the peddling of random wares.

 

Is that app really free? Find out now with this one weird trick. Why are free apps not free? Ads! Shocker! Did you know you're being solicited right now, personally tuned to your phone usage, just using a phone? You are Google's product. Every phone user is a ripened fruit for Google's harvest. Do you know when someone is advertising? Solicitation bombing you every click. Spam assaulting you every refresh. Hard to notice sometimes. Engaging, flashing, whirling entertainment in the media distract and deliver. Very subtle.


Good advertising is a boon to marketing, sure. It's a necessary evil. We all gotta' eat. Why did Facebook and Google fail so hard at it? They sold out, that's why. Smaller company networks have to push things hard to get noticed. Hence, annoying. Big brand adverts are more natural, pleasing to behold, and very adept in subconscious propaganda. No incentive exists at the big companies to mask their dominance of marketing. These corporations will exist forever and plop ads in your face until you're 90. Your great grand-kids will parrot their slogans mindlessly as have generations for eons. Have a Coke!

 Hard to avoid advertising when it becomes that ubiquitous. Corporate shills, paid reviews, slogans, marketing saturation. A scourge of our era. Google Glass isn't supposed to display ads neither are smart watches? But for how long? When Augmented Reality becomes mainstream and virtual reality devices are common there will exist a new, terrifying, ever-present delivery medium. We have already lost the war. Signing off now, I have to go install adblock on my eye augments. 

How Would People from the Past Interpret Technology Today?

How bizzare would it seem from their perspective? Random thoughts on modern devices that have revolutionized the recent past.

My dad passed away when i was young. I often wish he could have seen the amazing technological developments that have occurred since his passing. Growing up in Las Vegas, all the slots back then were coin operated. You couldn't hear anything but the "Tink Tink" of coins. Plastic buckets. Everywhere. For the tokens of course. Coins evolved into tokens, tokens turned into simple paper receipts. "Comps" were personal and owners respected their player's patronage. Now patronage is measured by a machine ticking points for each dollar.
















Computers fit in pockets. I'm still amazed by that actually. I love my android device. I try to cram as much function in this old gingerbread because of how impressive technology really is. I remember computer desktops larger than the desk they're supposed to go on. Talk to text would look like magic not long ago. Or space exploration. In less than 100 years we went from powered flight to landing on the moon. Funny how star trek tech mostly all exists today except for space travel and weird transporter stuff. Wish you were here, Dad.









Why the LG35c Optimus was the Best Android Device Ever Made and What They Can Learn from it.

Material design. Small form factor. Efficient screen. Low power consumption. Bill gates-esque 'enough' memory for anyone.



Maybe I'm a bit too nostalgic. Yet, there's something incredibly aesthetic about a phone that fits perfect in the palm of the hand, smaller than a deck of cards, and efficiency to drool over.

Small devices will help improve implanted cybernetics efficiency and ergonomics. They need to be low power to enjoy a usable power cycle. Phones these days are unwieldy, awkward to hold and can barely go a day without seeing a charger. If phones were dinosaurs they'd be heading toward an extenction event. Technology doesn't necessarily have to adapt to live unlike us biologic models. Evolution doesn't get to choose what it wants to become, it selects what works.

 Small 32 bit embedded devices will be in people someday. Sounds creepy. But if you told someone back in time your phone is in your pocket and anyone can track your movement they'd think you're creepy weird too. It will happen someday. Cue technological singularity.

Service Apps are the Future, but will the economy survive it?

A few lines of code can turn an institution into nothing.

With technological progress we eliminate man-made labor. Jobs are lost, corporations adapt or falter. (Blockbuster, anyone?) Uber single handedly ravaged an entire sector of the economy. When trains, subways, buses, and taxis stop making money, who would risk running a non profitable transport business?

When will be the next app like Uber? Amazon predicts pretty soon.


Drones are beginning to threaten a service mainstay: Shipping. With Amazon's delivery drones pioneering this market, it's only a matter of time before the mailman goes the way of the milkman. We can be sure our dogs will hate the new mail carriers all the same, so at least some tradition of the post office will remain.

Will technologies that replace humans help, or hurt the economy? I'm sure this question mired the peoples of the industrial revolution. That was definitely a historical net-positive transformation of industry. Still, many feared then that the removal of entire populations of workers from labor would cause irreversible damage to society. They were wrong, of course, so is this current Industrial Revolution 2.0 speculating just fear mongering? Only history will tell.



One thing's for sure, mankind is due to become much more lazy and complacent with machines taking care of most menial tasks.

Bitcoin's amazing future

I made a prediction in this post several years ago about Bitcoin's prominence in our technological future. Sure enough, my humble post made a suggestion to buy some BTC at around 100 dollars each. Oh my.

With Bitcoins current price at $14,137 as of this writing, I am sure kicking myself over not holding on to my coins. Long story, I was shook out during the Bitfinex fiasco in 2016. I had lost 2/3 of my holdings and sold at a loss. Goes to show it takes a stong gut to hang on to those coins in price drops.

I hope this goes as a message to all those seeing BTC's price lowering, wondering if this 'fad' will continue. Well, if a 'fad' lasts a decade I think we should start calling it something else.

TL;DR = HODL!

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Why is Bitcoin the Best Investment of the 21st Century?




Do you know what Bitcoin is? You should. Did you know that it is the de facto Internet Currency? Could you believe the free market really exists with it? All these questions and more are answered right here  in this post!

I learned about the cryptocurrency around 2010 when the price of a Bitcoin (BTC) was around $0.06 each. At its highest peak Bitcoin was worth more than $1,000 each! How foolish was I to not invest at least $100 in this technology? When, even then, I knew it was futuristic and could be something important? I still kick myself thinking about the money I could have made. Bitcoin has proven itself to be a reliable investment and a worthy technology for the future of currency.

The best part about Bitcoin, right now, is that it is not too late to invest in it! Just based on the technology it is a deflationary currency. Which means over time it increases in value. This is in contrast to our regular currency, the U.S. Dollar, which is inflationary because it loses value over  time due to debt and other factors. What does this mean, exactly?

Over a period of time, Bitcoin will be many more times valuable than the U.S. dollar just because of how the currency is designed. Buying some Bitcoin (BTC) now would certainly pay off later!

Simply speaking, it would be wise to buy Bitcoin (BTC) now while the price is favorable. As it will only increase in value over time - and the technology has proven itself to be dependable - Bitcoin is one of the wisest investments of our generation!

It was not that long ago the dollar was actually worth something. Nowadays, there is hardly anything you can buy for a buck. The supply of bitcoins is constant - meaning no more can be made than is functionally allowed. A Bitcoin in the near future will actually be worth more than the cost it took to buy it, by many times!

Billions of dollars have been turned into Bitcoins for a lot of reasons - trade, freedom from tax and harassment, internet jobs, online gambling, savings fund... the list is endless. It is funny how people can have more faith in the security of digital currency than their own government can provide!

 It is true, however! While the United States government continues to print money without responsibility, Bitcoin only has room to increase in value. It cannot be forged, duplicated, printed en masse, nor be the recipient of any foul tampering. As some say, "Bitcoin is better than gold" after 5,000 yeas of reign.

Bitcoin is accepted anywhere in the world. You do not have to turn your dollars into yen, rubles, pesos, euros, or any other currency. Bitcoin is known around the world, especially in Third World countries and online, as a go-to secure digital cash that can be easily converted into products and services, or even back into regular money on demand. It is the safest form of stashing money under your mattress. It is also safe from government corruption, which is a growing concern.You don't need a bank to take your hard-earned money with fees.

Where does one go to get Bitcoin? Coinbase is the best and most popular option considering the safety of trading with the coin. I personally use Coinbase for all of my Bitcoin purchases because it is hard to find trustworthy places on the Internet. They make it easy to secure you coin for the future.

After buying some bitcoin, you can hold and trade the coin like a stock to make even more money! Coinbase makes it easy to trade Bitcoins, too. All you have to do is buy Bitcoin at a low price. I use bitcoinwisdom to watch the value of Bitcoin on a live time scale. Buy low, wait until they increase in value, and then simply resell the coins back to the market for a very handsome profit! I have personally made more than $50 profit per coin trading in this way. I'm only telling this secret because the more people that know about Bitcoin the better - it will only increase in value!

I once remember when bitcoin was only worth six cents each, when the inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto first made it and introduced it to the world, when nobody believed in it. Nowadays, each coin is worth hundreds of dollars. I wonder where I would be if I had just put $100 in savings on the blockchain when I first heard about it. I wouldn't be posting this blog post right now, I would be sipping on a margarita in the Bahamas.

Bitcoin is one of the best investments of the 21st century. As technology improves, people want money to be in more safe and controllable formats. Paper money is worth less over time, completely insecure, and subject to many regulations, taxes, and even decay over time. Banks have ever-increasing fees and harsher restrictions on what you can do with your own money. A Bitcoin can never get lost, stolen, traced, taxed, burnt, or blown away on a windy day. It is programmable money, the money of the future, and it is the right time to be on board.

Make sure to buy some Bitcoins (BTC) today!