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One option is to apply to a Phd program that pays a stipend. If you drop out after you pass your quals (approximately 2 years in) you automatically get a Masters, plus the cred associated with a higher degree

Interesting example use-case of sharing encoding Airbnb reputation on the blockchain to be shared across competing services. There remains a question however of how to get buy-in from those competing businesses to integrate their website or app in order to display that decentralized reputation information. Though in theory, one could encode the address of the short-term rental or house to be easily accessible on the blockchain.

I remember reading it in 2015 and identifying with main character; a 32-year-old seemingly-talented man who pursued the trappings of success in socially-validated directions like the study of math and engineering but ultimately has nothing to show for it besides a comfortable, hedonistic lifestyle in a technocratic, bureaucratic, meeting-prone society that teeters at the edge a coming collapse which will render all these meetings irrelevant.

Interesting to see NYC public transport compared in a less favorable light to the San Francisco where BART can be a nightmare and busses are not a reasonable way to get around. I guess the abundance grass is always greener…

"Universe 25 was called Universe 25 for a reason. The study had been carried out on 24 other Universes, each one inevitably leading to the complete collapse of rodent society". This is a quote from a very amusing online lecture on the subject, which explores the cultural impact of the experiment, as well as ways that it can't be applied to humans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG2Xh2JCoMY

This work is based on a fine-tuned Google Palm Model from 2022. I'm not sure if this is a fair comparison to the latest groundbreaking series of LLMs

I have fond memories of crazy, quirky nights at the DNA Lounge prior to my leaving the Bay Area.

There is a simple 100% precision algorithm for detecting non-poisonous mushrooms in the continental United States. Look under the cap; if its spongy it won't kill you. It it's not spongy (aka ruffled), it could be poisonous so toss it out. Yes, your edible mushroom recall might be slightly reduced, but you're guaranteed to not get poisoned.

Mid-level Engineering Manager at FAANG pre-tech downturn.

Photons follow wave-particle duality and electromagnetic waves can be linked to probability distributions. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon#:~:text=A%20photon%20.... However, unlike electrons, photons have no exclusion principle (aka you can’t have multiple electrons in the same position) nor a repulsive potential. So the same probability wave can apply to countless photons. If you “reach into” a high amplitude portion (high probability) of an electromagnetic wave, you will “scoop out” a handful of photons. If you reach into a zero amplitude portion of the wave, you will scoop out none

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