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just a hacker tryna survive
nico λ
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A characteristic of human action is that it always begins something new, and this does not mean that it is ever permitted to start ab ovo , to create ex nihilo . In order to make room for one's own action, something that was there before must be removed or destroyed, and things as they were before are changed. Such change would be impossible if we... See more
John Ganz • Reading, Watching 11.10.24
So I’m not worried about the limits that reality places on scientific discovery. The strictest limits are inside our own minds—the questions we never ask because they seem too obvious, the explanations we accept without sufficient evidence, the studies we never run because they’re too far outside the consensus
Adam Mastroianni • Science Will Only End Once We've Licked All the Objects in the Universe
“Math ain’t about numbers. If you think math is about numbers, you probably think that Shakespeare is all about words. You probably think that dancing is all about shoes. You probably think that music is all about notes. Math ain’t about numbers. Math is about logic, it’s about beauty, it’s about connections, it’s about how you get from one place... See more
Beej's Guide to Learning Computer Science
Performance is about using resources efficiently to deliver fast, responsive software. Prioritizing performance early helps you design systems that meet or exceed user expectations.
Tiger Style
Assess the trade-off you’re making between quality and pace, make sure it’s appropriate for your context
There’s always a trade-off between implementation speed and how confident you are about correctness. So you should ask yourself: how okay is it to ship bugs in my current context? If the answer to this doesn’t affect the way you work, you’re... See more
There’s always a trade-off between implementation speed and how confident you are about correctness. So you should ask yourself: how okay is it to ship bugs in my current context? If the answer to this doesn’t affect the way you work, you’re... See more
Marcus • Marcus' Blog
Defining yourself by your suffering is an effective way to keep suffering forever
lesswrong.com • 100 Tips for a Better Life - LessWrong
"Back then, all of us drank too much. The more in tune with the times we were, the more we drank. And none of us contributed anything new"
- The Great Gatsby
- The Great Gatsby
Back then, all of us drank too much. The more in tune with
The point of Bayesian decision theory is to help make a decision. Or, more accurately, to describe the optimal way of making a decision, given uncertainty about the outcome.
the worst of all possible worlds: generative AI manages to pollute the internet with cheap synthetic data, manages to make being a human artist / creator harder