Software Engineer, Software Architect, Researcher. Opinions are my own.
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The NVIDIA affair: founders are not replaceable parts ... bkarak.medium.com/the-nvidia…
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NVIDIA letting Jensen go is a huge mistake, for America and for humanity. It's Apple firing Steve Jobs all over again, but much bigger, given the role of AI in defining the future of our world.
I've been keeping quiet on this out of respect for Jensen's family and team, who I've met and who are amazing humans, and because I personally hate infidelity. So my heart goes out to them in this difficult personal family moment.
But I can also say that Jensen is human, and makes mistakes like all of us do. Not that I matter at all, but I've known Jensen for a long time and have gotten the chance to spend a lot of time with him, behind the scenes, away from mics and cameras. I have seen him show kindness, humility, care to everyone around him, including strangers, including from the poorest most struggling parts of society, treating all the same with the same thoughtfulness and attention, because they are fellow humans and not because he has something to gain from them. That shows rare character, to maintain humility and humanity through all of it.
Another data point is what people who know him well have said privately to me about Jensen over the years. I've never had anyone tell me anything but how awesome he is or how much they love him. Probably over a thousand people at this point. This includes hundreds of engineers, CEOs, colleagues, friends, etc.
Also, since there was some spy talk. Jensen is as proud an American as it gets. I'm in shock frankly at all of this, including the mass hysteria around it. I love America, and I think NVIDIA letting Jensen go is terrible for America.
I stand with Jensen.
Love you all ❤️
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🎉 LAUNCH: Ceryx 1.0 - Rock-solid, programmable, agent-ready network gateway.
I truly could not be more thrilled for us at @withlogicco finally getting Ceryx to v1. It's exciting high-tech work that runs on any infra: ceryx.dev/
More in the comments 💬
The 35th Anniversary edition of #wingcommander is 1.2Gb. The game from the 90s :-p ...
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Ten million people have watched a comedian accidentally destroy the entire TED talk industry.
He filmed the talk once at TEDxNewYork in 2014 and openly admitted he had nothing to say.
Speaking coaches charge $5,000 to teach the exact tricks he used in 6 minutes to say nothing at all.
His name is Will Stephen. He is a comedian from Late Night with Seth Meyers who was invited to give a real TED talk and used it to prove the format is a costume anyone can wear.
Every TED speaker opens with a question, tells a personal story, cites a scientist, and shows a chart. Stephen did all four in six minutes with zero content.
His entire formula fits on a napkin.
Gesture with both hands. Ask the audience a question anyone can answer. Tell a mildly embarrassing story so they say aww. Point to a stranger on a slide and call them important. Flash a chart of random numbers. Wear glasses with no lenses. The audience will think you are brilliant.
That last trick alone has probably cost the public speaking coaching industry a hundred million dollars in sessions clients should have skipped.
"If you watched me on YouTube with the sound off, you would think I was a genius."
That is Will Stephen on the TED stage, three minutes into the talk he was paid to give. He wasn't lying.
Executives pay $15,000 for a keynote coach and still open with a joke the room never laughs at. Founders rehearse their pitch for weeks and still sound like Stephen at minute four, saying "wagga wah, gabba gabba" with authority.
The talk is free on YouTube. The method is written across every TED speaker's playbook for ten years.
Stephen still writes for Seth Meyers. Almost none of the ten million viewers have stopped nodding at empty slides since.
The formula is free. The willingness to actually say something before your next keynote, pitch, or townhall is the entire edge.
For the coding agents, there is a new type o hallucination; the one that the user believes that something is implemented, but it is not. #rant
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Have you heard the new Whokoban OST? Check it out! 36 new tunes!
gaming.wizhut.tech/whokoban/…
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We mourn the passing of Patrick Stewart, who inspired countless individuals at NASA (and beyond) to boldly go where no one has gone before.
ALT Image description: A packed, sparkling starfield captured by our Hubble telescope — with strange new worlds potentially awaiting. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, R. Cohen
Today, Sir Patrick Stewart died. But his presence and his art will always live inside us. Thank you.
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The eternal pivots of AI companies ... medium.com/@bkarak/the-etern…, new entry!
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Pick a city. We’ll pick the café. ☕
Our top 5 international spots for remote work this fall, from Europe and Canada to the Middle East. 🍂🍁
🔗 Read more: remotework.cafe/blog/top-5-i…
#remotework #digitalnomad
Vassilios Karakoidas retweeted
The games we've long wanted, which didn't exist because they'd cost several times more to make than they'd earn back, will soon become possible. As will the games developers wanted to build, but couldn't with the resources available. It'll be a new golden age of gaming.
Just saw that youtu.be/ASY_H2nLG8g?is=mtA3… from the @ThePrimeagen . I agree with the video, but I d not think they are just weird. They 1) try to convince us that they have something more a simple llm & harness prior to their IPO, 2) since all AI companies pay a lot for data, they “curate” their data sets, automatically for training the next models.
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The coolest thing with Apple Intelligence is that you can trust it with your data (and already is integrated with everything).
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