I did some creative writing, inspired by a new friend: The Circle.
The Circle
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3Blue1Brown
Learned about a YouTube channel that runs math videos: 3Blue1Brown. The channel is here.
You are the future
I purchased a picture frame for a thing that I’m doing, and it came with the following as the default picture mounted in it. Aw. I’m gonna stick that on the wall.
Learning Kanji
I mentioned to a friend that I thought it was a romantic idea to learn Kanji, and I would very much like to, but I just don’t have time. My friend recommended the Genki Textbook. So this note is just for the record. When it comes to learning Japanese I suppose no one will be surprised to know that there are a lot of options.
Air purifier
I think something like this might be in my future: The Bedroom Machine.
Bicameral mentality
This is interesting if you haven’t read it before: Bicameral mentality. The idea is that maybe we used to experience conscious language and thought in a different way, with a commander and a follower kind of setup.
The Fatal Choice
An interesting article about how Prolog lead to failure: The Fatal Choice.
Brandolini’s law
Brandolini’s law, also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle, is an internet adage coined in 2013 that emphasizes the effort of debunking misinformation, in comparison to the relative ease of creating it in the first place. It states that “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.”
AGI is highly imminent
I find myself optimistic too. AGI is highly imminent. It’s not quite here yet, but I think soon it will be.
Floating-point
Just some intermediate level reading on the venerable topic of floating-point:
If you’re a beginner check out What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic.