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The post details the author's experience creating a Discord bot that calculates a Wordle leaderboard based on messages from the NYT Wordle Discord bot. It discusses the popularity of Wordle, the challenges of comparing scores amon...
The blog post argues that the economy should be seen as a preference aggregator rather than a rewards system, advocating for universal basic income to empower consumer choice.
The author revisits an unfulfilled prediction of an economic crash, examining market indicators and expressing concerns about the stability of the US economy and potential bubbles.
1.9Cat
2026-03-16 • adventure cats self discovery
Ozana the cat grapples with the decision to leave her safe home for the unknown, ultimately choosing to embrace change and explore new possibilities.
The author discusses the use of libraries in coding and the advantages and disadvantages of writing library code. They argue that simplicity is valuable and that code should transition from active to inactive over time.
The author expresses frustration and annoyance with negative emotions like hate and anger, questioning their usefulness in the modern age and advocating for a focus on kindness and happiness instead.
The author discusses an experiment where they asked LLMs to rank hackernews users based on their comment history. They found a persistent problem of bias and tried to reduce it. They then conducted a similar experiment with TTS vo...
0Why not use DeepSeek to reward DeepSeek?
2025-01-30 •
The recent release of DeepSeek-R1 has made a big impact, with the main focus being its affordability and Chinese origin. The R1 paper tested different ideas, including training the model using reinforcement learning. The main chal...
0Powerful AI
2025-01-24 •
The text discusses the impact of AI on the green transition, focusing on the potential of AI to accelerate or offset the transition to green energy. It also explores the potential energy efficiency of AI models and the implication...
The text discusses the author's experience in building a model validation library for front office models at a financial institution. It explains the concept of model validation, the challenges faced, and the lessons learned durin...
0We’ve lost our respect for complexity.
2025-01-21 •
The text discusses the loss of respect for complexity in society, and how it affects our understanding of complex topics. It explores the impact of automation and the education system on our perception of complexity, and the need ...
0If I Could Wave a Magic Wand
2024-12-30 •
The text discusses the idea of rewriting code and the considerations to keep in mind when considering a rewrite. It emphasizes the importance of not losing idealism and separating oneself from the current state of the project to e...
0How Confident are LLMs? (Ranking People part II)
2024-12-19 •
The text discusses the confidence of LLMs and how they hallucinate with confidence. It also talks about ranking hackernews users based on their comment history and the challenges faced in getting the model to express a preference....
0Large Language Models and The Bitter Lesson
2024-12-17 •
The text discusses the history of artificial intelligence and the cyclical nature of the field. It explains the bitter lesson, which is about the subsets of brute force search and machine learning outcompeting other methods. The b...
0Are LLMs Any Good at Ranking People?
2024-10-18 •
The text discusses the use of LLMs to rank people's suitability for a role, particularly focusing on the role of 'Software Engineer at Google'. The author explores the challenges and implications of using LLMs for recruitment and ...
0We need to get money moving differently
2024-09-09 •
The text discusses the impact of automation on the economy and the need for a new way to move money. It explores the idea of a future world where all work is automated and the challenges of taxation and wealth distribution in such...
0Player Agency: The Curse of the Video Game
2024-08-31 •
The text discusses the concept of player agency in video games, exploring how to make players feel in charge while keeping development costs manageable. It highlights the challenges and tricks involved in creating a sense of agenc...