“The purpose of a calculator app is to give you correct answers. Floating point numbers are imprecise – they cannot represent 0.3 or 10^100. This means a calculator built on floating point numbers is like a house built on sand.”… Read More »Recommended Read: “A calculator app? Anyone could make that.”
“Because LLMs get catastrophically wrong answers on topics I know well, I do not trust them at all on topics I don’t already know. And if you do trust them, I urge you to spend five minutes asking your favourite… Read More »Recommended Read: If you believe in “Artificial Intelligence”, take five minutes to ask it about stuff you know well
“A place is a collision between human culture and physical space.” https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-scientists-of-the-1960s-turned-the-moon-into-a-place
It is hard to talk with people that do not read. They have banal thoughts. You cannot even start developing more serous thoughts if the greatest ideas you have ever encountered were your own. The easiest thing you can do… Read More »Banal conversations
“I can’t stress enough how bad this is. In a world drowned in manipulative advertising, your circle of friends and colleagues you know personally is your last source of trustworthy recommendations.” https://jacek.zlydach.pl/blog/2019-07-31-ads-as-cancer.html
For a lot of things, common sense is enough. But for some, you need some data and context. For example, vitamin D deficient people are more often sick. Common sense would tell you, that taking vitamin D supplements will make… Read More »Simple solutions and common sense
[Jocko Podcast] 446: Using Asymmetric Warfare To Even The Odds In Competition #jockoPodcasthttps://podcastaddict.com/jocko-podcast/episode/179072332 via @PodcastAddict
“Blogging forces clarity. It makes you structure your thoughts, sharpen your perspective. You stop writing fluff because — let’s be honest — you’re writing for yourself. And if you can’t keep yourself interested, nobody else stands a chance.” https://andysblog.uk/why-blog-if-nobody-reads-it