Published in quaintitative·PinnedMember-onlyListing NFTsListing NFTs Since everybody (and their dogs) are listing NFTs, I thought I should just do it too, just to understand what is involved, and hopefully learn something useful from the process. And since I will almost certainly forget what went through my mind during this process, I decided to jot down…Nfts9 min readNfts9 min read
Published in quaintitative·Mar 1Member-onlyComparing Prompts for Different Large Language Models (Other than ChatGPT)And notes on using Hugging Face Spaces, Inference APIs and Gradio Blocks Prompts are what we type into the text box or provide as inputs when we want ChatGPT or other large language models (LLM) to generate a response. ChatGPT (or say the text-davinci model via OpenAI’s APIs) works quite…Artificial Intelligence3 min readArtificial Intelligence3 min read
Jan 1, 2019Member-onlyData Analytics in Blender — Pandas and Quandl in BlenderData Analytics in Blender — Pandas and Quandl in Blender [Post is also available at quaintitative.com] Once I knew that I could use Python to script in Blender, an obvious question that came to mind was whether I could use it for data analytics and visualisation. And the answer is of course, yes! But before I begin showing how one…Python2 min readPython2 min read
Dec 29, 2018Member-onlyPrimer on Generative Art in BlenderPrimer on Generative Art in Blender I was learning how to use Grasshopper and Python in Rhino3D. Pretty nifty for generating art. Then my trial subscription to Rhino3D ran out. Pity. Blender seemed to be a rather good open source alternative, with Python as the scripting language. But before learning the Python API in Blender, I…3d Modeling5 min read3d Modeling5 min read
Published in playgrd of dreams·Dec 2, 2018Little Shop of CuriosI came across this shop in Chinatown, Singapore. Filled to the brim with curios, old and new, it was a fascinating experience. playgrd.com || facebook.com/playgrdstar || instagram.com/playgrdstar/Illustration1 min readIllustration1 min read
Published in creative coding space·Nov 30, 2018Member-onlyTweening in p5.jsTweening in p5.js [Post is also available at quaintitative.com] p5.js is great when it comes to getting a simple animation up and running in the browser, compared to say d3.js, which requires a fair bit more boilerplate. But one thing that p5.js does not have is an easy way to manage transitions between…JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Published in creative coding space·Nov 7, 2018Member-onlyStyle Transfer X Generative ArtStyle Transfer X Generative Art [Post is also available at quaintitative.com] Style transfer, where you transfer an artistic style to a selected image is great fun. But I thought that I would go one step further. Instead of just applying style transfer to some boring photo or image, I thought I would try to dynamically…JavaScript2 min readJavaScript2 min read
Published in playgrd of dreams·Nov 3, 2018Back Alley, SingaporeA back alley in Singapore. These little nooks are all over the island, and one of my fave jogging side journeys. playgrd.com || facebook.com/playgrdstar || instagram.com/playgrdstar/Illustration1 min readIllustration1 min read
Published in quaintitative·Oct 29, 2018Time Series Analysis with PythonTime Series Analysis with Python Time series analysis is essential when looking at financial data. Time series analysis simply means analysing data that changes over time. …Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in playgrd of dreams·Oct 28, 2018GetaiGetai roughly translates to a stage for song and dance in Singapore. This gets staged during important festivals (to entertain humans), as well as the seventh month when the gates of Hades supposedly open (to entertain non-humans). The entertainers usually do Chinese opera, or Chinese songs for the 60s/70s. Decided to do a quick sketch of it on a Sunday night, and decided to have a ballet dancer on the stage for change.Music1 min readMusic1 min read
