I am an addict. Does this sentence even mean anything? This sentence coming through a wall of shame usually means something only to you, it signals that you are aware of the elephant. At some point you realize that this behaviour, which you enjoyed with many benefits, is having negative consequences on your life. You don't want it and don't control it anymore. This is when you say the line. One…
Solving problems the classical non-AI way is where I learned the most. Debugging software and infrastructure issues for days on end could be seen as frustrating and as a waste of time if AI can just one-shot it. Personally, those debugging days were the most productive for refining my mental model of how things work and the most fun memories from work at the same time. I fondly remember this one…
This year I stepped into the ring for the first time and lost. I was sure I will win, the core of me always believes that I'm better and I can beat anyone. The forgotten part was wanting the win. I did not want it enough. This experience made my memories of childhood tennis tournaments open wide. Throwing the racket around, shouting at yourself, crying in the woods afterwards. I forgot that the…