The Multiverse School

4/6/25 Multiverse Report

🏴‍☠️ 4/6/2025 Multiverse Report 🏴‍☠️

Multiverse Crew-

I was gluten'd this weekend, so did very little. I did go out and scan for Stingrays, but haven't done the post-hoc analysis. Not that I thought it was a major risk profile, just a good dry run for a more high-stakes action. That said, I did get recognized a few times while out, so I think my cover just might be blown 🙃.

Also I add stuff to this every week, should be useful and not alarming.

Resist

I went to the protests this weekend and did some scans! I'll do some analysis, but haven't had the chance.

The CyberPony Express continues, we'll meet virtually for the next few sessions. This week: BBS and Librarians. Wanna join in? Sign up here.

In an unrelated note, are you in a red state? Please make contact with your local queer community centers, and then get me introduced. Time is of the essence.

Please contribute to the resistance repo. We are making some agitprop bots, please contribute propaganda. We need both relatable memes (hooks) and propaganda memes. This will also serve as a decent collection of the kinds of meme propaganda we've been exposed to.

Multiverse Programs

ok the robots thing will be starting in June. Yes, you can apply to get involved. Let's seize those means.

I scheduled a new track of Prompt Engineering! We've revamped and updated the Prompt Engineering curriculum to cover Advanced RAG, and Model Context Protocol since it seems like the AI world is standardizing tools around MCP. It starts this week! Monday, at 5PM!

Solarpunk Standup is going on still - this is first assembly. Bring your problems, needs, and we'll get the community problem-solving. This is included in any membership tier and for anyone currently in a class or anyone I've said can just come.

Job Search / Brandup Standup will be from 9am - 10am Pacific. This is where you'll work on either search for jobs (literally apply to jobs, put in proposals, pitch contracts, do outbound emails), or your personal brand (literally the stuff like your website, social media post, mass communications, etc).

Are you learning some tech stuff? We launched a lot of free tools for learning to code recently. These are Custom GPTs that will run fully customizable courses- just tell them where you're at! They each assume some amount of knowledge, but if you don't have it, that's fine! Just tell them how new (or how experienced) you are and it will add enough supplementary materials for you.

Math and Python are still being run as Community Classes- this means if you're on any tier (or frankly if you've paid for a class at one point) you can drop in to get help with Math or Python.

Don't forget to join us on Matrix, where we'll stay tight-knit and coordinated, run mutual aid groups, and keep everyone safe. This is going to be a rough few years. Let's keep each other safe and sane.

See you at first assembly.

This Week's Classes

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Monday, April 07

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8:00AM Pacific Solarpunk Singularity Standup with Liz

We'll be working on building the new world, setting priorities, and declaring intentions first before we get going on the job hunt. We'll also talk about the news, and process our feelings about the various nonsense we have to deal with.

9:00AM Pacific Job Search Standup with Liz

You'll join either Job Search Standup or the BrandUp Standup. We'll spend an hour a day working on your brand, or finding a job and nothing else.

11:00 AM Advanced Agent and Tool Engineering with Liz Howard

Self-Improving Agents
Focuses on creating self-improving agents, using critical theory, and applying expert strategies for prompt optimization. Sign Up

05:00 PM Using Large Language Models with Liz Howard

Effective Use of Large Language Models as Assistants
The first session introduces participants to the basics of large language models, emphasizing practical applications such as improving model outputs through Emotional Priming and utilizing AI for brainstorming and summarizing tasks. It features hands-on activities to transform informal vocal transcripts into structured notes, create structured data from unstructured sources, and summarize long documents. The session also highlights the importance of understanding tokens in the inference process and compares market-available and open-source large language models. Practical exercises include modifying system instructions for enhanced problem-solving and generating structured, actionable insights from informal data. Sign Up

Tuesday, April 08

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8:00AM Pacific Solarpunk Singularity Standup with Liz

We'll be working on building the new world, setting priorities, and declaring intentions first before we get going on the job hunt. We'll also talk about the news, and process our feelings about the various nonsense we have to deal with.

9:00AM Pacific Job Search Standup with Liz

You'll join either Job Search Standup or the BrandUp Standup. We'll spend an hour a day working on your brand, or finding a job and nothing else.

05:00 PM Intro to Agents with Liz Howard

Agentic RAG
Create an agent with multiple sub-processes that performs RAG insertion and retrival Sign Up

Wednesday, April 09

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8:00AM Pacific Solarpunk Singularity Standup with Liz

We'll be working on building the new world, setting priorities, and declaring intentions first before we get going on the job hunt. We'll also talk about the news, and process our feelings about the various nonsense we have to deal with.

9:00AM Pacific Job Search Standup with Liz

You'll join either Job Search Standup or the BrandUp Standup. We'll spend an hour a day working on your brand, or finding a job and nothing else.

11:00 AM Advanced Agent and Tool Engineering with Liz Howard

Swarms and Swarm Architecture
Teaches about creating swarms of agents for collaboration on complex goals and constructing effective agent architectures. Sign Up

05:00 PM Using Large Language Models with Liz Howard

Effective Use of Large Language Models in Analysis and Critique
The second session focuses on using large language models for editing, structured data creation, and critiquing. Participants learn to apply hyperparameters to improve inference outputs, use \"Chain of Thought\" methods to enhance reasoning, and systematically analyze and critique plans. The session includes hands-on exercises for editing with AI and creating structured data from unstructured sources. Additionally, it covers recognizing the models' limitations and biases and customizing system prompts for enhanced user preference alignment. Sign Up

Thursday, April 10

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8:00AM Pacific Solarpunk Singularity Standup with Liz

We'll be working on building the new world, setting priorities, and declaring intentions first before we get going on the job hunt. We'll also talk about the news, and process our feelings about the various nonsense we have to deal with.

9:00AM Pacific Job Search Standup with Liz

You'll join either Job Search Standup or the BrandUp Standup. We'll spend an hour a day working on your brand, or finding a job and nothing else.

05:00 PM Intro to Agents with Liz Howard

Autonomous Agents
Agents that take action based on an environment and goals Sign Up

## 7:00PM CyberPony Express with Liz Howard and CJ Trowbridge

The CyberPony Express continues, we'll meet virtually for the next few sessions. This week: Hardware Strategy. Wanna join in? Sign up here. We're doing the build list of the many node types and agreeing, then we'll publish how-to guides and videos.

Upcoming Tracks and Classes

Prompt Engineering - Fall (M & W 11AM Pacific)

Full-stack Prompt Engineering, from the ground up

Prompt Engineering - Fall (T & TH 5PM Pacific)

Full-stack Prompt Engineering, from the ground up

Prompt Engineering - Spring (M & W 5PM Pacific)

Full-stack Prompt Engineering, from the ground up

Important Links

See you in the future~ Liz Howard