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F. Scott Fitzgerald once said that part of the beauty of all literature is “You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
Brian Collins • Into the Mind of Designer & Co-Founder Brian Collins - Mymind
In a nutshell, the way I have understood it, given a specific set of data, the frequentist believes that there is a true, underlying distribution from which said data was generated. The inability to get the exact parameters is a function of finite sample size. The Bayesian, on the other hand, think that we start with some assumption about the... See more
When are Bayesian methods preferable to Frequentist?
On PKM influencers:
- Do not trust anyone whose only apparent output is producing PKM-related content. They are trying to sell you the PKM fantasy.
- Of those who do produce something genuinely valuable with the help of PKM, do not believe that simply doing PKM will make you that kind of person. Just because an essayist uses PKM, don't think learning
reddit.com • R/ObsidianMD - Is the Concept of Personal Knowledge Management Flawed?
Elsewhere, you can slowly feel the internet enshittifying everywhere. Google search results are clogged with paid results, and X breaks down frequently. Hell, it feels like our web experience, in general, has gotten worse, not better, over time. Part of this is the push for monetization, but another aspect that drives the internet's... See more
The Internet as You Know It Is Dying
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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In this world, with content as a supreme cultural value, it’s better for something to be interesting than ethically sound. Widespread attention bestows an aura; becoming content is how reality is made real.