Inspired by James P. Carse’s infinite-games lens, Will Storr’s status research, David Pearce’s pleasure blueprint, Eliezer Yudkowsky’s fun puzzles, and Naval Ravikant’s wealth axioms. Last Human Standing Day three after humanity vanishes. The pantry’s stocked.…
Messages carry feelings we often miss. When teammates don't understand each other, it hurts more than the work. It breaks trust. See why short messages seem angry, silence feels like disagreement, and confusion turns to blame. Simple fixes for the hidden probl…
A follow-up exploration into PostgreSQL CTE materialization, diving deeper into why non-idempotent subqueries can execute multiple times, leading to unexpected results.
When you hear hyperparameter tuning, you might think of trying lots of different model settings to find the best one—maybe using grid search, random search, or some fancy algorithm. But when you’re doing this at scale, especially with limited time or compute, …
I left my career in big tech in July of 2023 to try my hand at entrepreneurship. I had just turned 31 and figured if I didn’t take the chance now, I was probably never going to. On a risk-adjusted basis, it’s been a horrible financial decision. However, it’s a…
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you...