Daniel Santos
@danielsantos
Brazilian lifelong learner. Curiosity waves surfer. I will probably die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.
Daniel Santos
danielsantos.org
Is there any part of you that regrets Balatro’s success?
Honestly, yeah. Don’t get me wrong – this has changed my life in a lot of amazing ways. I’m so grateful. But I do miss that time before. It was just a hobby that recharged my batteries. Sometimes I think, ‘Maybe I would’ve been happier if I had never released this game to the public.’
Honestly, yeah. Don’t get me wrong – this has changed my life in a lot of amazing ways. I’m so grateful. But I do miss that time before. It was just a hobby that recharged my batteries. Sometimes I think, ‘Maybe I would’ve been happier if I had never released this game to the public.’
Sam White • Balatro is the best game of 2024 – its anonymous creator may never release another
A 2019 study by researchers at Berkeley found that information acts on the brain’s dopamine-producing reward system in the same way as food. Put simply, the brain treats information as a reward in itself; it doesn't matter whether the info is accurate or useful, the brain will still crave it and feel satisfied after consuming it (at least until it... See more
Gurwinder • The Intellectual Obesity Crisis
“ Stories are actually a form of technology. They are tools that were designed by our ancestors to alleviate depression, reduce anxiety, kindle creativity, spark courage and meet a variety of other psychological challenges of being human. ”― Angus Fletcher, Wonderworks
Sally Mallam • The Science of Storytelling
Weasel Words : Phrases that appear to have meaning but convey nothing tangible. “Growth was solid last quarter,” or “Many people believe.”
Morgan Housel • 100 Little Ideas
What happens to our trust in media when our capacity to generate it artificially improves to the point where we can produce indistinguishable fakes?
JUSTICE THELOT • Everything is default fake — 13101401 Inc.
trust and
Então Brent e eu pegamos tesouras, fita adesiva, cola e post-its. No fim das contas, você realmente aprendeu tudo o que precisa saber no jardim de infância.
Jeff Sutherland • Scrum - A Arte De Fazer O Dobro De Trabalho Na Metade Do Tempo
Essa é uma alusão divertida aos materiais simples que não apenas o Scrum, mas o kanban, o painel de indicadores, o Kaizen e tantas outras ferramentas de melhoria contínua precisam. Com pouco — só o que aprendemos na pré-escola, é possível alcançar resultados incríveis.
I guess I’m a little more LLM-skeptical than your average geek, but I read the list of features and thought: Would this sort of thing accelerate my mobile-device-upgrade latency, which at the moment is around three years? Um, no. Anyone’s? Still dubious.
Quite possibly I’m wrong. Maybe there’ll be a wave of influencers raving about how AI/GG
... See moreongoing by Tim Bray • LLMM
LLMs são mesmo necessários? E mesmo que sejam, seriam o selling point pra fazer alguém trocar de dispositivo?
