you have access to your optimal policy at all times. you just choose not to follow it. you can literally access it by asking “what should i be doing rn?”
bangalore autowala:
> takes 30 mins to find
> scolds you for being 2 mins late
> talks to his fren on the phone about how he just picked a new mfer
> gets mad that i already paid online
mumbai autowala:
> finds you
> goes by the meter
> has a phd
> gives you his quick lore recap…
too many smart people waste time on top-down thinking (what does utopia look like) rather than bottom-up (how to build dope shit in an imperfect world)
boston dynamics robots use control engineering NOT machine learning! even some of the tech bros dont get this. its not “ai getting better” its “humans getting better”
(thiel capital interview)
peter: what important tru...
me: *drops a thick binder containing screenshots of my tweets that received less than 2 likes*
peter: holy shit
say it with me now. experts are fake, smart generalists rule the world, everything is designed by people no smarter than you, and courage is in shorter supply than genius
the term “building” is kinda overused in startups. like it’s a javascript web app bro chill. what are we gonna call it when someone makes a bridge or a house now
one of the startup advices i hate is the obsession to “launch now” and learn from the user. there’s actually plenty you can learn about your product by using it yourself if you have any aesthetic sense. this is something steve jobs used to push a lot with “we dont ship junk”
dont find myself using chatgpt anymore. i mean its really cool and all but im done reading synthetic averaged out made up outputs and copypasting stochastic code i dont understand. i crave for depth and precision dammit
a 4.0 gpa may show that you’re good at time management but the real test of the mind is speedrunning the entire course in the 2 hours before the final and still passing
got called to the dean’s office today. he said i should drop rich sutton’s cmput 609 because “i will most certainly fail it” as an undergrad and mess up my degree. 1/3rd of the class has already withdrawn in week 2. fighting for my life rn