I heard a sentence I like recently: “now is the only time there is”. Later that day, I thought of two other ways of articulating the same idea, but they somehow feel less profound. “now is all you have” “there is only now” AI’s “taste” Curious, I decided to ask Chat GPT to analyse them.…
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/C45I6n5RvdY/ I stumbled upon this video of Karlina Supelli, an Indonesian philosopher, astronomer, and public intellectual, where she discussed the value of reading. In the video, she said that while films and social media provide visual and auditory stimulation, they do not typically require the same level of intellectual engagement or provoke a deep internal…
I used to read books ear to ear. I started reading when I was 4. I’d read any book I could lay my hands on. This was OK because I had infinite time & curiosity, and limited discernment. Everything is interesting and relevant. I was in explore mode. I’m almost 40 now. Still a proud…
I have this pet framework I’m going to call “the five Cs of bulletproof relationships”. The more of these five that you possess or invest on building together, the more fulfilling your relationships will be. This checklist is applicable beyond romantic relationships. commitment communication compatibility character chemistry I put commitment at the top the because…
Hey, as promised, I’ll start introducing the different scripts in the Nootroscripts project. youtube2llm.py [TOC] Overview: analyse, embed, and ask anything about the content of a YouTube video. Feel free to skip to Example usages for a quick start and refer to the documentation-like sections later if you’re not an RTFM kind of person. Input…
was triggered yesterday morning I find it hard to even replay and describe what happened even though it’s as simple as: mom asked me if I am going to the gym that morning. she said I can use the other car now if I am planning on going. in hindsight, she’s essentially telling me that…
Two ideas for using LLMs in software development Other than coding assistants and code completions, Software developers spend substantial amount of time making technical decisions related to naming and organizing codes. We do this so 1) the programs can run (are programmatically correct) and 2) we can maintain it with the least amount of cognitive…
Hey friends, today I am releasing my LLM-related Python scripts for working with youtube, podcasts, and articles. These CLI-based scripts have boosted my consumption and production process so much. Here’s the link to the github repository: Nootroscripts. Check out the comments in the code. It should help figure out the usage. The code is solid…
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“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein I’ve always taken this to mean I need to extend and enrich the scope of the languages I know. I would acquire new vocabularies, unlock new concepts, and weave new routes of thoughts. But the past 8 months or so, I…