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llms have been on my mind while chatting with a few startups (see my previous post on how i feel about that) in some negative ways - but the recent jacobian conjecture counterexample is pretty cool! I took a lot of math courses during college so it's pretty sick to see one of the more annoying processes of math (slapping around tons of counterexamples until one sticks) actually land a result. is it bad that claude fable did it? maybe. but at the same time, this is a problem that thousands…
as I've been exploring new roles in SF, I've been focusing on smaller startups. I've been missing the feeling of a smaller company, being more connected with my co-workers, and all that vibey stuff. unfortunately I've had to come to fact with the fact that (almost) everyone seems to be working on one of two problems. mechanical turk/scale AI v29 a perfectly normal industry, with AI!!! (and all the operational struggles of the original industry) foundation lab acquisition bait of course, then…
type like this? Every sentence a new line! This isn't LinkedIn guys. Please use paragraphs and have a voice instead of sounding like Claude, I already see him enough at work.
my company's had a new cohort of interns recently (although its summer so most would I'd expect) and more than ever before I'm unsure how kids are really supposed to develop and learn now. we're not restricting them from AI usage (I have no idea why) and so I'm starting to see claude co authored PRs from 1 week tenure interns - what possible signal are we getting from them? How are they possibly learning anything? I went to my sisters graduation recently as well, where she expressed that she…
The past few days I've been homebound after going through a medical procedure. While I've been recovering fine (no complications, very lucky), staying at home the entire time hasn't been the fulfilling experience to me. I've always felt that I was more of a homebody; my hobbies include playing games, reading (and now writing, I guess), and other chill, 'at home' hobbies. If you were to tell me on a normal work day that I'd get a few days in a row to just stay at home and do nothing, I think I…
One of the more troubling behaviors I've found about myself recently is that there are times when I simply am holding a phone for no good reason. Most things are not designed for you to be holding a 6 inch brick of metal and glass while doing them; I've recently had a few cooking mishaps where I'm effectively operating one handed. I'm not sure that it's even the content on the phone at this point; I no longer have instagram or most social medias installed, and sometimes I just have it playing…
Today I woke up, scrolled through my phone, decided to skip my run because it was raining, then spent the extra time in my bed before slowly getting up, brushing, and sitting down to alternate between talking to claude and scrolling reels. Two days ago I woke up, didn't look at my phone, went to the gym and did a nice workout before coming home, drinking a coffee and going to the office. I felt great. I hate the self improvement "the BEST way to live your life and micro optimize your mornings"…
Went to japan recently! Here's a few random shots I like from a daytrip to otaru, highly recommend hokkaido. (just realized these 4 are all vertical lol)
I think it's a bit hard to ignore the current state of the world when it comes to AI. Regardless of where go, there's a very strong pushback against AI (specifically, LLMs). And while we could go on and on about the pros and cons of AI, the drawbacks to education and impacts to society and all that, I wanted to rant a bit today about one thing that particularly gets me - and that's people burying their head in the sand. I find it difficult to have constructive conversations about AI with people…
note: I'm currently on vacation (might do a trip report afterwards) and had this thought, so a bit ranty. On almost every trip I've been on, I've had this thought - that I'm a 'good' tourist. I try hard to learn some basic language so I don't force english everywhere. I try to follow local norms. I try to be quiet and respectful of my surroundings. Of course, I'm not perfect. There are stumbles where I make a blunder and feel cringe in my soul. Even something as minor as standing on the wrong…
It's that time of the year again, where I'm perpetually close to some nice time off work. I've been planning and looking forwards to this trip for ages; not just because of where I'm going, but also because I can finally stop thinking about my job. Not that I hate my job necessarily; all things said I'm rather lucky to be able to do what I do. Of course, there's oncall, perpetually changing organization and an ever-evolving tech world (where taking a week off seems like you've fallen a month…
