one of the main ways my year at a2sv (g5) impacted me is that, somewhere along the way, i developed this sense that i will figure things out. all those failed contests, struggling to understand algorithms, and even taking a while to grasp recursion gave me the quiet confidence that i can work things out.

that helps a ton when most of the things i get exposed to in quantum are new to me. i know eventually, they won't be.

it's also a bonus when you're surrounded by some of the smartest people. i had the privilege of knowing and befriending some of them.

(i saw a lot of hashmaps today, and that triggered this.)

my favorite scientist

people say we will use quantum computers for playing video games or for sending email or when will i have one on my desk to do those things and I say to them would you use space shuttle to taxi people around the parking lot? It's not that you couldn't but that's not the point

Scott Aaronson

this seems interesting...i haven't worked with Lean so i don't know much about it.

if you have, what was your experience like?

and she reads

the vibes these numbers gives

5 days left of this, a lot of issues that aren't closed

this has been the most fun i had doing a a hackathon next to the nyuad one

update on this:

I was actually right and my fix works.

i'm thrilled to announce that my hair is long enough that i can buy a hair tie

(i didn't eskahun but i could)

watching these makes me feel like a soldier with his wife's picture in his wallet

random topic you like learning about?

(i'm looking for inspiration)

I saw some discussion about it on linkedin but this was a really nice explanation on the latest Microsoft chip

Link

I have the most creative thinking when I walk outside in the dark

(it's better than most horror movies)

sometimes I give up on a conversation when I see two letter abbreviations for four letter words

when the painkiller finally kicks in

sometimes rotating between "qc is a myth" and "qc is powerful" type of videos to keep things balanced

feels like Bob Ross's painting