aru

I recently published this book I wrote using LLM's (still working on a few improvements)! It was originally intended to be a guidebook, as I've found it useful to think about these topics from a quantitative perspective, but I think it would also work well as a conversation starter.

Here is the code: https://github.com/aru-py/quantitative-poems

Show HN: Experimenting with LLM's, Poetry, and Math [pdf]

Posted by aru on Friday February 23, 2024 @02:06AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/aru-py/principia-humanitas/blob/main/book.pdf

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2023) on Monday October 09, 2023 @09:39AM (#37820359)

I graduated college in two years (at 19 years old), and have about 3+ years of work experience at start-ups (though I’ve been programming for 8+ years, since high school). I bring strong writing, mathematical, and design skills.

   Location: Austin, TX
   Remote: Yes
   Willing to relocate: Yes
   Technologies: Python, Django, React, Next.js, Typescript,  AWS, Docker, Pandas, NumPy, Tailwind, Bootstrap, Figma
   Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume
   Email: See Resume

I am confident in building anything (websites, 3D software, low-level libraries, etc.), but my expertise is in full-stack applications. In the past, I've built a logistics/shipping system, a real time search tool for 2M+ stars, and a parallelized social media scraper deployed on a supercomputer. I care about high-quality code and documentation. I enjoy finding loopholes [-1], challenging norms [0], and having fun [1].

I’m open to a variety of opportunities (contract, part-time, full-time) but require flexible hours and 20 ≤ hours/week ≤ 40, as I have a day job.

[-1] Couldn’t find a spot in the library, so used the university’s course registration portal to find unused classrooms to study in. Calculated savings to be >$5M and pitched it to my university. https://github.com/aru-py/study-space-finder

[0] Created my own keyboard layout to reduce wrist pain, optimized for programming, which I currently use: https://github.com/aru-py/programmer-colemak

[1] Recreating my synesthesia experiences by mapping piano notes to hue lights: https://github.com/aru-py/philips-hue-midi

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2023) on Sunday October 08, 2023 @11:20PM (#37816595)

   Location: Austin, TX
   Remote: Yes
   Willing to relocate: Yes
   Technologies: Python, Django, React, Next.js, Typescript,  AWS, Docker, Pandas, NumPy, Tailwind, Bootstrap, Figma
   Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume
   Email: See Resume

Hi, I’m Aru. I graduated college in two years (at 19 years old), and have about 3+ years of work experience at start-ups (though I’ve been programming for 8+ years, since high school). I bring strong writing, mathematical, and design skills.

I’m open to a variety of opportunities (contract, part-time, full-time) but require flexible hours and 20 ≤ hours/week ≤ 40, as I have a day job.

[0] Created my own keyboard layout to reduce wrist pain, optimized for programming, which I currently use: https://github.com/aru-py/programmer-colemak

[1] Recreating my synesthesia experiences by mapping piano notes to hue lights: https://github.com/aru-py/philips-hue-midi

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2023) on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:24PM (#36671631)

   Location: Austin, TX
   Remote: Yes
   Willing to relocate: Yes
   Technologies: Python, Django, React, Next.js, Typescript,  AWS, Pandas, NumPy, Figma
   Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume
   Email: See Resume

Hi, I’m Aru. I graduated from college at 19 and have served as the lead engineer for several start-ups. I’ve worked in mainly small teams (<20), primarily in full-stack and data science roles. Next year, I will be attending the University of Pennsylvania (Master’s) and currently looking for a full-time position. I have a strong background in design (can do UI/UX), mathematics, and software development.

See my projects at aru.ai (there’s a hidden cipher at the very bottom!)

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2023) on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @04:34PM (#36606731)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, React, TypeScript,          ║
  ║ Django, Docker, iOS                  ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2023) on Monday May 01, 2023 @10:42PM (#35782648)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, React, TypeScript,          ║
  ║ Django, Docker, iOS                  ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2023) on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @05:31PM (#35446113)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, React, TypeScript,          ║
  ║ Django, Docker, iOS                  ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2023) on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:14AM (#35065524)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, React, TypeScript,          ║
  ║ Django, Docker, iOS                  ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2023) on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @11:04AM (#34983815)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, React, TypeScript,          ║
  ║ Django, Docker, iOS                  ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2023) on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @11:54AM (#34613370)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, React, TypeScript,          ║
  ║ Django, Docker, iOS                  ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2023) on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:53PM (#34345489)

I bring creativity, programming, business, and strong leadership/communication skills to your team. I built the entire product for my last start-up, from design to deployment. See it here: app.arriveflows.com.

  Location: Austin, TX
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: NYC or San Francisco
  Technologies: Python, Django, Pandas, React, Angular, Typescript, Figma
  Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume, linkedin.com/in/aruai
  Email: (on resume)

I’m looking for a position with large influence over company direction, creativity, and autonomy. I have wide technical expertise, including backend, frontend, blockchain, game development, and data science.

Background: I graduated college in two years; was one the first engineers at a mid-stage start-up; contracted for a company and after two months was offered the co-founder position.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2022) on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @08:26PM (#33444945)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, Angular, TypeScript,        ║
  ║ Django, Blockchain, iOS              ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2022) on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @11:37AM (#33422658)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, Angular, TypeScript,        ║
  ║ Django, Blockchain, iOS              ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2022) on Monday October 10, 2022 @01:32PM (#33154174)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, Angular, TypeScript,        ║
  ║ Django, Blockchain, iOS              ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2022) on Monday October 03, 2022 @03:22PM (#33072362)

  Location: Austin, Texas 
  Remote: Yes 
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python, Typescript, Angular, Django, Postgres, Pandas, NumPy, Solidity, AWS, Figma
  Resume: aru.ai/.resume 
  Email: See resume.

Hi, I’m Aru. I graduated at 19 from college and worked for a year as a lead engineer at a 1.5m+ funded start-up, where I built the shipping and security systems. I’m primarily experienced with full-stack and data science. I scraped Venmo with a supercomputer to predict student majors with 95% accuracy [1]. I pitched a full-stack app to my university that would save 5m+ dollars in study spaces [2]. I use a keyboard layout that I built myself (30+ stars on github) [3]. I have a cicada-3301 inspired puzzle on the bottom of my site that very few have solved [4].

I am looking for (ideally) non-fungible roles that involve creativity, unbounded problems, and time to think deeply.

  [1] aru.ai/sfm
  [2] aru.ai/studyspaces
  [3] github.com/aru-py/programmer-colemak
  [4] aru.ai

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2022) on Monday September 05, 2022 @09:34PM (#32731603)

Thank you – made my day!

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2022) on Thursday September 01, 2022 @01:06PM (#32679520)

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Hi, I’m Aru. I’ve architected        ║
  ║ production systems from ground-up    ║
  ║ and led diverse, distributed teams   ║
  ║ in past start-ups and I’m looking to ║
  ║ channel that zest into a bold        ║
  ║ company that’s solving meaningful    ║
  ║ world-changing problems. I can build ║
  ║ anything under the sun, and I thrive ║
  ║ in intensely creative positions      ║
  ║ where I have room to think outside the box.
  ║                                      ║
  ║ Location: Austin, TX                 ║
  ║ Remote: Yes                          ║
  ║ Willing to relocate: Yes             ║
  ║ Technologies: Python, Pandas,        ║
  ║ PyTorch, Angular, TypeScript,        ║
  ║ Django, Blockchain, iOS              ║
  ║ Résumé/CV: aru.ai/.resume            ║
  ║ Email: See resume                    ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ I’m looking for a culture that       ║
  ║ values deep work and                 ║
  ║ conscientiousness. I’m open to all   ║
  ║ companies – big or small, so please  ║
  ║ reach out if you find that I am a    ║
  ║ good fit.                            ║
  ║                                      ║
  ║ P.S. there’s an unsolved puzzle at   ║
  ║ the bottom of my site                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Re:Ask HN: Cheap back end for static website on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @08:05PM (#27991283)

If your site has less < 5,000 users a month, I can't imagine exceeding Lambda's free tier limit. You definitely want to go serverless if budget's a constraint.

Re:GitHub – nushell/nushell: A new type of shell on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @11:57AM (#27529984)

I didn’t switch from zsh, but from bash, to fish, primarily because bash was occasionally a bit clunky to use, and there were a lot of things that could be optimized in a modern environment. I settled on fish because it suited what I was looking for: an ergonomic shell that worked well out-of-the-box. Paired with strong community support, clean scripting syntax, and a wide ecosystem, it makes for a really enjoyable shell experience. I haven’t tried zsh, so I can’t compare the two.

I’m happy with fish, and I don’t see much benefit to switching to nu. nu is exceptionally good at one thing: working with data, but lacks features in other areas (auto-completion, scripting, etc.). With time, I can see these features being implemented, but I think they’ll be re-inventing the wheel in a lot of areas that other shells are already good at.

Re:GitHub – nushell/nushell: A new type of shell on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @09:43AM (#27528432)

I use this in combination with fish shell and it's been working really well. I can just switch over to `nu` when the task merits; no need to replace my current shell. I can also just run a one-off line like this.

   nu -c "ls | where size > 10b"