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
Available on Apple Arcade, PC, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, it was made by one anonymous Canadian developer who goes by the pseudonym LocalThunk. His game’s success is only continuing – in November it was nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards.
Sam White • Balatro is the best game of 2024 – its anonymous creator may never release another
In fact, decisions are rarely 100 percent right or wrong. Life isn’t like that. Life is like poker, a game of incomplete information – since you never know what cards the other players are holding – and luck. Our decision-making is like poker players’ bets. We bet on future outcomes based on what we believe is most likely to occur.
blinkist.com • Thinking in Bets Overview
people are generally pretty unwilling to invest time and effort in checking the accuracy of their memories
theconversation.com • Are Memories Reliable? Expert Explains How They Change More Than We Realise
one thing LLMs have over social media is that you can't really use an llm without an intention
you can't doomscroll an llm
Abstract Fairyx.comHas the time when this became false arrived?
Writing of something you’ve done yourself is all you need to add life to a book, and that breath can fly into new stories.
DBC Pierre • Release the Bats: Writing Your Way Out Of It
Although active hunting is generally a better use of time than passive fishing, some fishing is needed in order to know what to hunt for. In such cases, it’s best to fish in fresh and bountiful waters, free of junk and full of treasure. The ideal fishing waters should expose you to a lot of useful info within a given duration of fishing, with... See more
Gurwinder • How to Find Good Information
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Jim is an engineer and works for “THE COMPANY”. A client has requested a JSON file that contains all recent, Canadian buyers of their “PRODUCT ABC”. Jim can handle this task no problem, but thinks it is a little short-sighted. Jim thinks to himself, “What if they want to check buyers from the US? What if they want a shorter or longer time frame?”.... See more
Deliver the Bare Minimum
Example of overengineering, a phenomenom which assolates IT development and impairs keeping things simple