Henry Vonrix

My minimalism approach of a decade ago no longer works for me. I find the everything-in-one device approach counter productive. When I write, I want my tools singularly focused on writing. When I do financial work, I want my tools to be streamlined for financial work. New approaches needed.

Canceled my ChatGPT Plus subscription, about a month sooner than expected. Claude Pro continues to be a much more pleasant experience for me vs UncannyValleyGPT. It also helps that Anthropic seems to take a more thoughtful, long term approach to AI Safety and Impact.

NEWS: Apple and Google are reportedly building a custom Gemini model to power Siri Apple would pay Google $1 billion per year as part of the arrangement. Wow.

‪Henry Vonrix‬ ‪@henryvonrix.bsky.social‬ · now anyone else seeing the overlap between #Apple ecosystem adherents and people who prefer #Claude over #ChatGPT? my anecdotal experience - people invested in the ecosystem might lament the lack of quality Apple integration, but still prefer Claude.

Move from ChatGPT to Claude has been positive so far. Early, but what I enjoy more with Claude is its: 1) Tone & Style - less of a jumble of sycophantic buzz words unlike ChatGPT 2) Interface - not a fan at first, but the colors & font have grown on me More to come. #claude #ai

A designated alarm clock ensures that you kick off the day with intention. Though I’m an adherent to #minimalism where possible, I’d prefer delaying looking at my phone in the morning. Even if it is “just” to turn off the alarm. Been hard to find clocks I enjoy. Meet our first candidate. #apple

One of my favorite pieces of “tech” remains a paperback book. Easy to bring along, relaxing way to fill empty spots on your daily calendar, great for the soul. As I have gotten back on a reading kick, decided to give #bookwyrm a go. Will post my experience with it as a newbie over coming weeks.