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by wuj 1y ago
A good analogy is lifting. We lift to build strength, not because we need that extra strength to lift things in real life. There are plenty machinery to do that for us. But we do so for the sense of accomplishment of hitting our goals when
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by wuj 1y ago
The part on stories reminded me of Neil Postman's arguments in Amusing Ourselves to Death . > Being told a story is to be infantilised, somewhat: to suspend one’s critical faculties. One key argument in the book is that TV shows of
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by wuj 2y ago
Absolutely. However, as OpenAI forms partnerships and begins to offer ChatGPT as a plugin across various platforms, many of those niche applications would be replaced.
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by wuj 2y ago
I think it will be less of a replacement and more like a partnership, per se. It will be hard for OpenAI to challenge services like Gmail due to the network effect. Same with Microsoft 365: People are used to that ecosystem. The success of
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by wuj 2y ago
Part of Tumblr's downfall also comes from their change of stance on NSFW contents.
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by wuj 2y ago
It starts to feel like a trend where OpenAI is integrating features that were previously implemented by GPT-wrapper startups into ChatGPT. While these startups have added value by enhancing user experience, the trajectory is leading towards
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by wuj 2y ago
My experience using GPT4-Turbo on math problems can be divided into three cases in terms of the prompt I use: 1. Text only prompt 2. Text + Image with supplemental data 3. Text + Image with redundant data Case 1 generally performs the best.
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by wuj 2y ago
Time series data are inherently context sensitive, unlike natural languages which follow predictable grammar patterns. The patterns in time series data vary based on context. For example, flight data often show seasonal trends, while electr
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by wuj 2y ago
On a related note, Amazon also had a model for time series forecasting called Chronos. https://github.com/amazon-science/chronos-forecasting
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by wuj 2y ago
This tool reminds me that the human body functions much like a black box. While physics can be modeled with equations and constraints, biology is inherently probabilistic and unpredictable. We verify the efficacy of a medicine by observing
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by wuj 2y ago
Here is an article from Phoenix Business Journal: https://archive.ph/dYCAF > With Taiwanese transplants moving to north Phoenix in droves, Arizona officials — and a local baker — are working behind the scenes to make the
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by wuj 2y ago
All contact forms should have a feature similar to Google Form's "Send me a copy of my response" for recordkeeping.
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by wuj 2y ago
That moment when you want to read a tweet just to be prompted to login.
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by wuj 2y ago
Greenhouse and Lever have the most convenient job application interface IMO. The application area is one page, which means you can navigate using tab. There's also no need to create an account and verify email address (Though I underst
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by wuj 2y ago
TSMC has moved many engineers from Taiwan to Phoenix. Entire towns were built with accomodation, schools, ethnic grocery stores from scratch. It would be interesting to see this initiative's cultural and economic impact on Phoenix in t
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by wuj 2y ago
I agree with the emphasis on high-level thinking and problem decomposition in current curriculum. The real craft of writing a program is abstracting components to interface with each other. AI tools suck with unclear instructions but excel
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by wuj 2y ago
Cool concept, but quite limiting if you are selling a mass-market product.
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by wuj 2y ago
Aren't those needs already served by private groupchats on Twitter/Facebook, et al.?
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by wuj 2y ago
...hence why its becoming a habit for me to add a "reddit" after anything I'm searching on Google now.
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by wuj 2y ago
How does it differ from an AI search engine like perplexity? For simple topics like brewing coffee, a quick search on Perplexity would get me all the information I need. I don't need to make a Masterclass for it. For more advanced topi
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by wuj 2y ago
Rentech uses this model too. The equity-to-salary ratio of an employee increases the longer they remain at the firm. It's for incentivizing employees to stick with the firm in the long run such that they don't work for any other f
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by wuj 2y ago
Good intuition in probabilities is a must.
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by wuj 2y ago
Yeah, quants firms are great at PR and marketing. They give out free merch, sponsor hackathons, and organize in-person events with all expenses paid. I study at Berkeley and so many students here rock their merch, which gave them even more
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by wuj 2y ago
I was surprised the article didn't mention Reddit. The issue with platforms lies in how quality contents are rewarded. Social media algorithms can be "hacked" to distribute unhelpful contents. The democratic voting system use
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by wuj 2y ago
Great idea, thanks for putting it out there. What stack did you use?
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by wuj 2y ago
Tying this to one of the author's arguments: Many internal interruptions occur because of the type of work we are doing is not right. I find myself distracted when my task is too complex, vague, or limiting. The task needs to have the
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by wuj 2y ago
If I'm not mistaken, many companies do the product engineering in house and outsource the manufacturing/maintenance to contractors. Tesla's supercharger network is mature enough that it won't see much innovation moving f
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by wuj 2y ago
SaaS users are going for the utility, whereas gamers are going for the immersive experience. The fault tolerance are different for those two use cases.
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by wuj 2y ago
From a builder's perspective, yeah, everything is built with a tolerance. It's just that many users are not aware of those requirements, or lack thereof. Would you feel comfortable eating a hot dog knowing it contains any rat fece
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by wuj 2y ago
Community-written abstracts also have their merits too. The author's perspective might be limited to their area of expertise and is therefore biased. That perspective can be normalized by the more nuanced interpretations from the commu

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