i am not generally a multi-tasker. i like to do one thing at a time. however i am finding w/ Claude you tell it to fix a thing and it takes a moment and in that minute or two if i have another Claude window i can do another work item.
today's work is 1) tweak some code for a travel app i am building and 2) write some slides for a quantum computing lecture for class today
luckily the 2 things are somewhat different so context-switching is not so bad.
Yes this is a big deal and lots of people are talking about it. Did you ever read the Paul Graham article about maker and manager schedules? His idea is that there are two kinds of people:
1. Makers who focus on one thing at a time, crafting a product (typically this is coders).
2. Managers who flit from one thing to another, basically putting out fires all day.
I am definitely a maker not a manager and I have a strong preference for mono-tasking but you're exactly right. Claude Code has forced us to become managers and along with that shift to a manager schedule, i.e. flitting between telling different agents what to do. I find it very discombobulating.
UConn stayed in it and forced the kind of game they wanted. got a ton of offensive rebounds. had long possessions on both sides of the ball.
when they went down 10 it seemed like they would not have the firepower to come back. that being said there was a moment late in the game where they had a fast break, could have cut lead to 4, but fumbled it away and Michigan went up 9 on a solid 3 pointer.
it was a little tense at the end but the 10 point lead held up they were able to put it away since UConn didnt get enough consistent stops.
I'll always know that Michigan's first title was 1989 because I have clear memories of seeing the highlights of the game on the Dimond Vision at the Oakland Coliseum. JimmyChitwood and I were there for opening day of A's baseball - we saw 19 year old Ken Griffey, Jr. hit a double in his first major league at-bat. A's beat the Mariners 3-2.
garden roomba - a few summers ago when we were in Sweden, we noticed that one of the neighbors had a roomba-like device for their lawn. it just went around all day long snipping little bits of grass. seemed excessive. i guess no one ever had to mow ..
There's one in my neighborhood. On the whole, it seems to work reasonably well, but occasionally I'll see it get stuck, just circling a tight area, which kills the grass and digs a hole. Like the robot was told to dig its own grave and it has no choice but to obey.
i did some gardening yesterday - winter clean up, raking dead leaves, etc.
today i need to drag all the lawn and leaf bags to the local compost center. i havent quite figured out how trash, recycling, compost, lawn stuff, works around here in Burlington. we also havent signed up w/ the private companies who do the hauling away yet.
that will change soon since we just go a tenant for our ADU, which is the studio apartment on the ground floor. at least someone will be around to do it on a weekly basis.
Same, but it's because I'm a putterer. I'm incapable of not puttering if I'm at home, and that means I'm going to do some chores even if I didn't want to.
If you’re wondering why the San Francisco Giants have won just three of their first eight games, well, the answer is very simple: they’re playing remarkably sloppy and dispirited baseball.
I don't follow baseball at all anymore because of the A's, but I did hear and was interested in how the Giants hired a non-traditional manager. I sorta wanted it to work out, but maybe it isn't?
The opening salvo of the three-game rematch of last year’s World Series was a one-sided affair, in which the Dodgers drubbed the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2 on Monday night at Rogers Centre.
After scoring only seven runs in three games in a languid series against the Cleveland Guardians at home, the Dodgers offense has come alive on the road, topping that figure in each of the first four games of the road trip.
SAN FRANCISCO — The arms were on for the California baseball team on Monday as the Golden Bears two-hit San Francisco at Benedetti Diamond to earn their first shutout win of the season 8-0.
As the 2026 Cal football spring practices march on, let's take a look behind the scenes at some of the moments of the first couple of weeks of workouts.
NAPA - The California women's golf team finished in fifth place after day one of the Chevron Silverado Showdown. The Bears shot a 5-over par 293 and currently sit one stroke back of fourth place Oregon.
The California softball team's three-game home ACC series against Stanford has been relocated to Stanford Softball Stadium from April 24-26.
The series was originally scheduled to be played at West Valley College in Saratoga. Friday's game is slated for a 6 p.m. PT first pitch with Saturday and Sunday having first pitches at 2 p.m. PT and noon respectively.
The 23rd-ranked California women's tennis team (10-5, 7-3 ACC) hosts No. 36 Stanford in the Big Slam on Tuesday to complete its regular-season home schedule before traveling to face SMU on Friday in its regular-season finale. Results from the next two matches could have a bearing on Cal's seeding in next week's ACC Championship.
We'd like to begin by expressing our unwavering gratitude for your support during the basketball season. It was a season to remember, with both of our teams making the postseason in the same year for the first time since 2016. We are excited about the future of both programs – especially in light of our recent announcement that moving forward we will have a dedicated practice facility! We are incredibly grateful for the generous commitment of the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, which will allow us to renovate the existing Blue Gym in the Recreational Sports Facility and turn it into a first-class dedicated basketball facility. Phase two of the project will modernize our strength and conditioning area in Haas Pavilion. In addition to the Goldman family, a special thank you to Mark and Lori Edelstone for their generous support of the project.
Four members of the California men's gymnastics team have been selected as All-MPSF honorees in recognition of their performances at the MPSF Championship last Saturday, as announced by the conference Monday. The top scorer from each team and one at-large selection on each event was chosen for the honor.
It’s at the point where “why bother”. If players are gonna leave every year, why get mentally invested. Good for the kids, but at least with pro, you generally get the length of the contract. NCAA is a like a year-to-year lease.
musings on AI
Claude coding today ..
i am not generally a multi-tasker. i like to do one thing at a time. however i am finding w/ Claude you tell it to fix a thing and it takes a moment and in that minute or two if i have another Claude window i can do another work item.
today's work is 1) tweak some code for a travel app i am building and 2) write some slides for a quantum computing lecture for class today
luckily the 2 things are somewhat different so context-switching is not so bad.
from a friend since we were talking about this
Yes this is a big deal and lots of people are talking about it. Did you ever read the Paul Graham article about maker and manager schedules? His idea is that there are two kinds of people:
1. Makers who focus on one thing at a time, crafting a product (typically this is coders).
2. Managers who flit from one thing to another, basically putting out fires all day.
I am definitely a maker not a manager and I have a strong preference for mono-tasking but you're exactly right. Claude Code has forced us to become managers and along with that shift to a manager schedule, i.e. flitting between telling different agents what to do. I find it very discombobulating.
Other college
thoughts on game last night.
UConn stayed in it and forced the kind of game they wanted. got a ton of offensive rebounds. had long possessions on both sides of the ball.
when they went down 10 it seemed like they would not have the firepower to come back. that being said there was a moment late in the game where they had a fast break, could have cut lead to 4, but fumbled it away and Michigan went up 9 on a solid 3 pointer.
it was a little tense at the end but the 10 point lead held up they were able to put it away since UConn didnt get enough consistent stops.
also i am sure all the early foul trouble for UConn didnt help
Michigan win 2nd national title. first since '89.
i was surprised to learn that until last night Cal and Michigan were tied at 1, for number of basketball titles.
Which also means that for 30 years Cal had 1 more NCAA MBB title than Michigan.
my grad school friend from IU made this observation:
Let this sink in: Indiana won the FOOTBALL title, and Michigan won the BASKETBALL title.
I'll always know that Michigan's first title was 1989 because I have clear memories of seeing the highlights of the game on the Dimond Vision at the Oakland Coliseum. JimmyChitwood and I were there for opening day of A's baseball - we saw 19 year old Ken Griffey, Jr. hit a double in his first major league at-bat. A's beat the Mariners 3-2.
And Chris Webber ensured they wouldn't have a chance to win #2.
he called that TO but they were behind right? they would have still needed to make a basket no? or am i misremembering
Yes but I think they were down 2 with the ball so they would've had the last possession to attempt a tying or go ahead shot.
well i created a long last memory for all fans, so as not-a-Michigan fan i was ok w/ it.
someone last night made it seem like the TO caused the loss.
Weather in your area
1-3 inches of snow in Burlington today!
Inch or so in Albany this morning - enough to make everybody here grumpy - but it's already gone, mercifully.
Clear, but got a freeze alert for later tonight from the county. Forecast is for a nice weekend in the seventies then a warmup early next week.
no housework day - how are you going to spend the extra time??!!
garden roomba - a few summers ago when we were in Sweden, we noticed that one of the neighbors had a roomba-like device for their lawn. it just went around all day long snipping little bits of grass. seemed excessive. i guess no one ever had to mow ..
There's one in my neighborhood. On the whole, it seems to work reasonably well, but occasionally I'll see it get stuck, just circling a tight area, which kills the grass and digs a hole. Like the robot was told to dig its own grave and it has no choice but to obey.
that is probably what AI will do with itself rather than enslave or destroy all the humans.
i did some gardening yesterday - winter clean up, raking dead leaves, etc.
today i need to drag all the lawn and leaf bags to the local compost center. i havent quite figured out how trash, recycling, compost, lawn stuff, works around here in Burlington. we also havent signed up w/ the private companies who do the hauling away yet.
that will change soon since we just go a tenant for our ADU, which is the studio apartment on the ground floor. at least someone will be around to do it on a weekly basis.
You must be joking. No such thing at the FiatSlug house.
trying to incite a revolution .. .
Same, but it's because I'm a putterer. I'm incapable of not puttering if I'm at home, and that means I'm going to do some chores even if I didn't want to.
Good timing. I’m a terrible housekeeper but yesterday did a pretty thorough cleaning, dusting, vacuuming so no housework required today.
Political stuff goes here
🌮 >>> 💣
The president is demonstrably insane. Discuss.
"It is known" - Dothraki saying
Word(le) Games
Got lucky -
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88 / 72 skill/luck
There were 3 words left after my second guess.
Quordle
🙂 Daily Quordle 1534
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m-w.com/games/quordle/
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nice
same .. i keep thinking that being good at Wordle somehow translates to Quordle. it does not!
🙂 Daily Quordle 1534
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m-w.com/games/quordle/
I find it harder because if you try to waste too many guesses on 1 word you run out for the others.
you have to have some strategy (that i havent come up w/ yet) that allows you to get info on the other words while working on one.
Wordle 1,753 5/6*
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WordleBot
Skill 69/99
Luck 52/99
3 - on a good roll lately.
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Wordlebot analysis:
99 / 74 skill/luck
there was only 1 possible choice after my 2nd guess
Wordle 1,753 3/6*
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Been on a three streak
I usually get a good streak and then lose it since I don't ever think about doing it over the weekend
Took me to the last row. Had the first two letters on the second row and there were enough possibilities using unused letters I almost didn’t get it.
PRO
Giants blow lead, lose 6-4 to Phillies
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/san-francisco-giants-scores-standings/104783/giants-phillies-scores-recap-bryce-harper-ryan-borucki
If you’re wondering why the San Francisco Giants have won just three of their first eight games, well, the answer is very simple: they’re playing remarkably sloppy and dispirited baseball.
I don't follow baseball at all anymore because of the A's, but I did hear and was interested in how the Giants hired a non-traditional manager. I sorta wanted it to work out, but maybe it isn't?
So far not so great. Giants are 3-8 but it's still early.
Dodgers high-octane road trip continues with rout in Toronto
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/112949/home-runs-rout-blue-jays
The opening salvo of the three-game rematch of last year’s World Series was a one-sided affair, in which the Dodgers drubbed the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2 on Monday night at Rogers Centre.
After scoring only seven runs in three games in a languid series against the Cleveland Guardians at home, the Dodgers offense has come alive on the road, topping that figure in each of the first four games of the road trip.
no goal was scored but people are talking about this kids' amazing passing
https://x.com/LaLiga/status/2040511695437672516
Lamine Yamal’s pass vs Atletico was outrageous, but which is the best you have ever seen?
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7175123/2026/04/06/yamal-barcelona-atletico-pass-best-ever/?unlocked_article_code=1.ZFA.zygl.q05sq3XlhN-s&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
Cal
[BASE] Bears Two-Hit Dons
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/6/baseball-bears-two-hit-dons.aspx
SAN FRANCISCO — The arms were on for the California baseball team on Monday as the Golden Bears two-hit San Francisco at Benedetti Diamond to earn their first shutout win of the season 8-0.
[FB] Spring Football: A Look Thru The Lens
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/6/spring-football-a-look-thru-the-lens.aspx
As the 2026 Cal football spring practices march on, let's take a look behind the scenes at some of the moments of the first couple of weeks of workouts.
[WGOLF] Bears In Fifth Place After Day One
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/6/womens-golf-bears-in-fifth-place-after-day-one.aspx
NAPA - The California women's golf team finished in fifth place after day one of the Chevron Silverado Showdown. The Bears shot a 5-over par 293 and currently sit one stroke back of fourth place Oregon.
[SB] Cal-Stanford Series Relocated To Stanford Softball Stadium
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/6/cal-stanford-series-relocated-to-stanford-softball-stadium.aspx
The California softball team's three-game home ACC series against Stanford has been relocated to Stanford Softball Stadium from April 24-26.
The series was originally scheduled to be played at West Valley College in Saratoga. Friday's game is slated for a 6 p.m. PT first pitch with Saturday and Sunday having first pitches at 2 p.m. PT and noon respectively.
[WTEN] No. 23 Cal Ends Regular Season Vs. Stanford, At SMU
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/6/womens-tennis-no-23-cal-ends-regular-season-vs-stanford-at-smu.aspx
The 23rd-ranked California women's tennis team (10-5, 7-3 ACC) hosts No. 36 Stanford in the Big Slam on Tuesday to complete its regular-season home schedule before traveling to face SMU on Friday in its regular-season finale. Results from the next two matches could have a bearing on Cal's seeding in next week's ACC Championship.
[NEWS] Jenny And Jay's Journal
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/6/athletics-news-jenny-and-jays-journal.aspx
We'd like to begin by expressing our unwavering gratitude for your support during the basketball season. It was a season to remember, with both of our teams making the postseason in the same year for the first time since 2016. We are excited about the future of both programs – especially in light of our recent announcement that moving forward we will have a dedicated practice facility! We are incredibly grateful for the generous commitment of the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, which will allow us to renovate the existing Blue Gym in the Recreational Sports Facility and turn it into a first-class dedicated basketball facility. Phase two of the project will modernize our strength and conditioning area in Haas Pavilion. In addition to the Goldman family, a special thank you to Mark and Lori Edelstone for their generous support of the project.
[MGYM] 4 Bears Named All-MPSF
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/6/mens-gymnastics-4-bears-named-all-mpsf.aspx
Four members of the California men's gymnastics team have been selected as All-MPSF honorees in recognition of their performances at the MPSF Championship last Saturday, as announced by the conference Monday. The top scorer from each team and one at-large selection on each event was chosen for the honor.
Cal Men’s Basketball Guard Justin Pippen to enter the transfer portal
Bears lose their starting backcourt in a single day
see WFC article
It’s at the point where “why bother”. If players are gonna leave every year, why get mentally invested. Good for the kids, but at least with pro, you generally get the length of the contract. NCAA is a like a year-to-year lease.
agreed. college sports has become somewhat dis-loyal to everyone. in my opinion the NIL and portal stuff is what is going to kill college sports.
maybe there was another way to compensate players. or not ..