At some point, I have grown really tired of listening to what people say they believe, it's better to just observe how they conduct themselves in real life.
Maybe that’s why I’ve started caring less about people altogether and more about ideas. People are imperfect and will certainly, always disappoint. Which is fine, that's how life goes. Ideas on the other hand, at best can be eye-opening or mind blowing, and at worst can at least still be interesting.
Maybe that’s why I’ve started caring less about people altogether and more about ideas. People are imperfect and will certainly, always disappoint. Which is fine, that's how life goes. Ideas on the other hand, at best can be eye-opening or mind blowing, and at worst can at least still be interesting.
https://www.makingsoftware.com
great work in progress book on all underlying software stuff often overlooked like how fonts are rendered, pixels are drawn etc etc
great work in progress book on all underlying software stuff often overlooked like how fonts are rendered, pixels are drawn etc etc
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/us-won-t-allow-india-to-become-rival-like-china-official-says
From imposing some of the highest tariffs, calling you a “dead economy,” suggesting a resolution to the Kashmir conflict, shrinking your guest’s ship (and killing them) in your backyard, controlling your oil imports, and much more.
And all this when your prime minister goes to campaign for him during elections.
Trump really played Modi like a clown.
And Modi played entire India like a clown.
From imposing some of the highest tariffs, calling you a “dead economy,” suggesting a resolution to the Kashmir conflict, shrinking your guest’s ship (and killing them) in your backyard, controlling your oil imports, and much more.
And all this when your prime minister goes to campaign for him during elections.
Trump really played Modi like a clown.
And Modi played entire India like a clown.
Bloomberg.com
US Won’t Allow India to Become Rival Like China, Official Says
The US won’t give India the same kind of economic advantages it gave China, which allowed that country to emerge as a major competitor, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Thursday, signaling Washington’s cautiousness in negotiations over…
In order to have taste, it is not enough to see and to know what is beautiful in a given work. One must feel beauty and be moved by it.
You should ignore misleading evidence. But if you know that p, you know that evidence against p is misleading. So if you know that p, you should ignore evidence against p. But that’s dogmatic. (Kripke’s Dogmatism Paradox)
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Kids prompt llm, I prompt real people (and realized that I am pretty good at it)
https://youtu.be/bnovfzkKlxs?si=IMaYxQy3IvU0TwYi
really nice interview, will read book soon
"people today see every day like a problem, people like MS Swaminathan looked every day like a solution"
really nice interview, will read book soon
"people today see every day like a problem, people like MS Swaminathan looked every day like a solution"
YouTube
'Green Revolution was the first example of Atmanirbharta in India': Untold story of MS Swaminathan
Author and historian Priyambada Jayakumar's book The Man Who Fed India chronicles the life of MS Swaminathan – the man responsible for India’s Green Revolution – exploring facets of his life beyond his role as a renowned agricultural scientist.
What began…
What began…
Forwarded from Olek Synth
I am a good programmer
According to the Curry-Howard correspondence, programs are isomorphic to mathematical proofs
Therefore I am isomorphic to a good mathematician
According to the Curry-Howard correspondence, programs are isomorphic to mathematical proofs
Therefore I am isomorphic to a good mathematician
Actions do not cling to me because I am not attached to their results
—Shri Krishna, Bhagavad Gita
—Shri Krishna, Bhagavad Gita
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The only jobs that AI will be able to do, but won't ever get automated, are those of a politician, a priest, and a prostitute.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nMa3p3qw1w)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nMa3p3qw1w)
"I don't like that man, I must get to know him better"
(Think it is attributed to Lincoln although I am not sure)
(Think it is attributed to Lincoln although I am not sure)