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Talking to an AI
When I was told I’d be interviewed by an AI, I had the assumption that the experience would feel detached. Because how can I relate to someone without a face? I relied so much on verbal AND non-verbal cues during interviews that I needed to see the facial expressions and movements of my interviewer to… Read more
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The practice of apprenticeship
Last Christmas, my dear friend Amira gifted me a compact book entitled “The Autobiography and Other Writings” by Benjamin Franklin. It’s my first time to have a hard copy of an autobiography. I wouldn’t have acquired one, much more so about Benjamin Franklin, whose name I somehow remember being related to electricity and have later… Read more
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I just had to try vibecoding!
When Ethan Mollick wrote about vibecoding, I knew I had to test it myself. The first project I had in mind was to make a Tetris embedded in my website, which visitors can play. When I couldn’t refine the game such that it would (1) have a leaderboard and (2) allow the user to speed… Read more
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Work from home, electronic screens, and trouble sleeping
I wrote the original post here in August 2020. It’s been ten years since I first used f.lux (from Windows to MacOS)—I first installed the app on my new laptop as a fifth-year engineering student in 2015. So, if you see me typing on my yellow-lit screen at this hour, you will understand why. Blue… Read more
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Poking a wasp nest
When I was young, I learned that poking a wasp nest stirs the wasps, and the next thing you do is run away as fast as you can because the wasps will hunt you down. The lesson I learned was that wasps are not aggressive until you disturb their peace. And who doesn’t like peace,… Read more
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Pitfalls of spreading yourself thin
Wanting to do everything all at once will only make your life a frustrating one. I used to be a fan of multitasking because I thought it was an insignia of productivity, being able to finish multiple unaligned tasks in a day, a week, a month, or at least for a whole project duration. Multiple… Read more
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Quantity vs. Quality: The Publication Paradox
The nature of science is growing so complex that PhD founders now need large teams and administrative support to make progress, so they go to big firms instead. Thus, we have the paradox of our Golden Age of science. More research is being published by more scientists than ever, but the result is actually slowing… Read more
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