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Fashion after climate change
Published: at 12:00 AMShould we be borrowing fashion concepts from hot countries as temperatures here grow y2y?
High fidelity vs high understanding
Published: at 12:00 AMHow can we preserve nuance without making knowledge inaccessible?
Imagination vs Intelligence
Published: at 12:00 AMThe real gap is in imagination not intelligence
Anti-fragility in (Distributed) Systems
Published: at 12:00 AMThe distributed system world is up for a paradigm shift
Short stories
Published: at 08:28 AMA collection of short stories around various frustrations
Poems
Published: at 10:15 AMA collection of poems around various frustrations
Advertising is (Partially) Broken
Published: at 07:30 AMInformation should be decoupled from its presentation
Bike Marathon Experience
Published: at 06:01 AMA brief recollection of my bike marathon experience
Google Hashcode
Published: at 05:14 AMOne and a half year's solutions to Google Hashcode solutions
Recent Posts
America is fragmented (WIP)
Published: at 12:00 AMEverything in America is fragmented. And AI could be the glue to get free-market benefits with standardization efficiencies
Thinking about thinking about thoughts
Published: at 12:00 AMHow do we differentiate a good conspiracy from a revolutionary scientific idea?
Advertising Can Be Microloans
Published: at 10:02 AMAdvertising is outdated and we need a better way to decouple people from being consumers
Value of Mentorship for Senior Members
Published: at 08:41 AMIf pro athletes need coaching, so does everyone else