Diffusion Reaction Game
I went to a workshop last weekend, where I had the pleasure of hearing Avi Widgderson speak. Avi recently won the Turing Award and is ...
I went to a workshop last weekend, where I had the pleasure of hearing Avi Widgderson speak. Avi recently won the Turing Award and is ...
I'm going to the Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI) annual workshop in Asilomar for the second time this weekend! I'm not quite sure how I ...
Last night, arrived in NYC by bus, met my friend Benjamin Chan for Indian food around 9pm. Decamped to his place at "the House" on ...
I had to write a little bit after reading some Scott Alexander . Even Mr. Everyman Reasonable Rationalist thinks 2100 isn't a real year. It's ...
Emacs looks like a normal text editor with some remarkable features, like highly configurable keyboard shortcuts. But Emacs is really just a couple of core ...
Good writing is bad writing that's been rewritten. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Over time, flowing water carves the ...
In this global world, it's easy to lose track of even the closest of friends. But there is no excuse for a "See you in ...
The world runs on things that work only well enough. The internet in my house works, most of the time. Management bonuses usually encourage productivity ...
I was wrestling with my good friend and housemate B--an enthusiastic Brazilian Jiujitsu practitioner--yesterday. The experience was incredibly mentally and physically exhausting. The source of ...
People with social anxiety (including certain intervals of past Spencer) sometimes seem to take what others say as a face-value, unfiltered critique. A common motivation ...
Today* I embark on the long-planned 30 minute writing project! The rules of the game are very simple: write for 30 minutes a day in ...
This year was an interesting year. Nearing graduation, I've had to give reality a clear-eyed look; and being a bit of a natural idealist I ...