In exploration mode 🚀 | X-Engineering and ML @Meta (Facebook) and @Amazon Alexa. My interests span entrepreneurship, design, engineering and cognitive psychology.
On Leaving Meta Story Time Workable alternatives 😅 References Last Friday was my last day at Meta as a Software Engineer, and soon it will be my last day using Meta products (WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook). Read below for more context 😇. You can find me here: https://barac.at/ and email me here: social <at> barac.at Important note: I’m not trying to start a movement or engage in…
Negative Impact Minimization Framework :D Taking writing a rough draft a bit too far 😂. Scroll below for Chat-GPT making my notes into a more coherent structure. Draft/Notes Chat-GPT Draft/Notes We aren’t trying to perfect everything at the same time. One step at a time. Reducing harm is better than keeping it at the same level. درء المفاسد أولى من جلب المصالح Be more mindful of your actions…
Why Move to Mastodon Trying to escape the walled gardens 😂. I am using masto.host to manage hosting Mastodon instance on my domain/subdomain. Will add more details at a later time.
What to teach kids by the age of 13-16 Very rough draft Praying Fasting memorize Quran Know how to recite with a beautiful voice Languages (native level for reading, writing and speaking): Arabic, English, Français and Japanese or Chinese Sports: horse riding, Tennis, swimming, sprinting? Music: piano and any other instrument Social: get involved in whatever community they are part of Engineering:…
On trying to escape the surveillance bubble The current situation in Palestine and how USA 🇺🇸 based social media are reacting to it (by silencing opposing voices, shadow banning , firing employees who raise concerns , etc.) is quite alarming 🚨. It got me to start doing concrete actions to cut as many ties with companies supporting the genocide (either directly or indirectly) while trying to…
(Request for Funding) A Business Experiment in Data Dignity Resources (TL;DR) The problem The product Why focus on Data Dignity? Why logo generation? Who are the customers? Differences from current offerings Action Plan Why bother? Worst Case Outcomes Best Case Outcomes Differences from Simple Business Model Ambiguities Assumptions Resources (TL;DR) Link to Pitch Deck AI Grant 1.5 mins Pitch The…
(Book Notes) 12 Rules for Life Quotes: “Before you help someone, you should find out why that person is in trouble. You shouldn’t merely assume that he or she is a noble victim of unjust circumstances and exploitation. It’s the most unlikely explanation, not the most probable. In my experience —clinical and otherwise— it’s just never been that simple. Besides, if you buy the story that everything…
Problems of our generation Crisis of masculinity & the war against masculinity (toxic masculinity). Material talking about the issue directly or indirectly: King warrior magician lover Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life and lectures? The War of Art (assuming that the masculinity crisis also relates to lacks of responsibility/accountability) Global warming We only need to plant 1 trillion trees…
On providence Quotes “The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred… Unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.” J.W. Goethe
On fighting Distraction Other keywords: phone-dependence / phone addiction / interruption addiction Figured out that most of the below and more are amazingly articulated in Center for Humane Technology’s “Take Control” article . Processes remove apps deactivate social accounts add screen time limits activate Do Not Disturb modes that don’t allow any form of instant notification, even multiple…