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Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. Here is a list of selected projects I am working on or have worked on in the past. ouroboros-db My database project, that I am currently developing. The idea is to merge Git, Syncthing and other aspects that i think are necessary for the perfect PKM (Personal Knowledge Management) system.…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. Cognition with the help of AI is already a significant force in our world 1 , resulting in humanity-sized missed opportunities and risks. In this article, we will explore the risks of AI-assisted cognition and how to use these tools without falling into the trap of intellectual stagnation. What…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. Willingness to look stupid Hacker News Comments TLDR (Generated) The “McDonald’s Theory” suggests that pitching a deliberately bad idea is the fastest way to overcome creative blocks and inspire a team to come up with better solutions. Break the ice with bad ideas: Suggesting…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. I forked github.com/gijsdev/ublock-hide-yt-shorts, did some cleanup and added a few more filters to hide all YouTube Shorts. I will maintain this fork in the future. uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. 1 Establish a Clear Vision You are a human, you know how this world behaves, how your team and colleagues behave, and what your users expect. You have experienced the world, and you want to work together with a system that has no experience in this world you live in. Every decision in your…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. I stumbled upon this quite bonkers article about building a web search engine from scratch as a solo developer with relatively modest resources, i absolutely can recommend reading it: Building a web search engine from scratch in two months with 3 billion neural embeddings Summary (Generated):…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. This is a super cool leaderboard for lossless text compression via NLP (and yes, that includes AI)! The top solution manages to compress the first GB of the English Wikipedia to a whopping 10.7% of its original size, including the compression program itself! Hyper Text Compression: Shrinking…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. As i coded on OuroborosDB i noticed that i need a very fast queue for a rather unique architectural design decision. I try to build the network module in such a way that i can test the behavior completely deterministic while “simulating” entire clusters in a single process. So i build…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. For specific posts, I added an audio version to enhance accessability and maybe it is just nice to have something read it to you. I am using Kokoro-TTS which is the first open weight TTS model that has sufficient quality for me to use it on my blog. It is so nice to be finally able to use this…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. This is a article that explores the capabilities of OpenAI’s o3 model. HN The impacts of AI reasoning are getting closer and closer to surpassing human capabilities. But running it to solve a problem is extremely expensive. Effectively, o3 represents a form of deep learning-guided program…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. I stumbled on HN over this very interesting article about a new kind of context memory system that, is able to remove information that is “unhelpful or redundant details”. Thinking further, i think this would be super helpful for semantic search, that is currently not very performant…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. This is a street photography series captured during my travels and excursions. I am considering selling prints of these images, but none currently exist. If you would like a print version of my work, please contact me and we can discuss the details. Street photography featuring scenes across…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. I want to share this great article about generic coding in Go: https://bitfieldconsulting.com/posts/constraints Also Go Proverbs is quite nice! Ohh and this Blog has now footnotes and popups for footnotes! 1 Summary (Generated): In this tutorial, John Arundel explores constraints in Go, the…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. I forgot to mention that i released a new tool for my project ouroboros-db , so here it is: The “OuroborosDB Overhead Calculator” is a little tool which helps you to calculate the overhead of erasure coding systems while also considering the overhead of indexes and the blocks…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. This is a Dev Journal for the Ouroboros DB Project. I try to write down my thoughts and ideas Somewhat structured to have it as a reference for later and i publish it to give this information a chance to help other and to get feedback from the community. If you have feedback you can write me on…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. In the midst of working on my project, ouroboros-db , I realized I needed a straightforward way to locate other nodes using the same RSA key. That’s when PathfinderBeacon came into being and that i release to the public with these words. What is PathfinderBeacon? PathfinderBeacon is a tool…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. This is a street photography series captured during my travels and excursions. I am considering selling prints of these images, but none currently exist. If you would like a print version of my work, please contact me and we can discuss the details. Street photography featuring scenes across…
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Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. This is a street photography series captured during my travels and excursions. I am considering selling prints of these images, but none currently exist. If you would like a print version of my work, please contact me and we can discuss the details. Street photography featuring scenes across…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. This blog has a few RSS feeds. You can subscribe to everything, or just to links, specific categories or tags. Subscribe to everything Subscribe to posts Subscribe to links You can also go directly to any category or tag page and subscribe to just that feed. For example, here is the feed for the…
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Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. Sadly i did’t saved measurements form before the migration to the new Infrastructure. I will do better next time ;) My blog has experienced a major infrastructure update. Previously this blog was served by a tiny but highly optimized server at a Hetzner datacenter. Since this blog is static…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. A while ago, I decided to work towards certain financial goals in order to have a buffer for bad times. Through some friends and acquaintances, I’ve seen very clearly how difficult it is to get back on your feet from a financially challenging situation. Being poor is incredibly expensive.…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. Book summary: 2k to 10k TLDR: “2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love” by Rachel Aaron provides practical tips and advice for writers. It’s divided into two parts: writing process and background work. Part one discusses a process for writing…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. What Should You Do with Your Life? Directions and Advice TLDR: The article “What Should You Do with Your Life? Directions and Advice” by Alexey Guzey provides guidance for people who are unsure about their life plans. Here’s a summary: What to work on : Guzey suggests several…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. A Project of One’s Own TLDR: The article, titled “Own”, is written by Paul Graham and was published in June 2021. It discusses the concept of working on a project of one’s own and how it differs from ordinary work. Here are the key points: Working on a project of…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. Ask HN: Favorite Blogs by Individuals? TLDR: The discussion on the provided Hacker News link revolves around various topics, primarily focusing on the appreciation of a historian’s blog that frequently appears on Hacker News. The blog is praised for its detailed and technical descriptions…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. Here is a list of things i like. It is obviously not a complete list: Movies THX 1138 Arrival Lucy Transcendenc Blade Runner Blade Runner 2049 Gattaca Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier Ghost in the Shell Mr. Nobody Waking Life Precious Megalopolis Books World War Z - Max Brooks Consider Phlebas -…
Best viewed on the original page , where extended functionality like the footnote helper is available. my Blogroll: Blogs Laura Deming - Longevity Fefe (Currently Very Sick) Abandoned or Dead Uses Archive.org to link to the last working snapshot of the site: Everything I know by nikitavoloboev (Switched Platform but not uploaded content yet)