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I used to think many processes were well defined. AI showed me that they often worked because people were quietly making judgment calls along the way.

I used to think this kind of thing didn’t concern me. But once family members get pulled in and citizens get scanned by association, it’s hard to stay untouched. Is this really abo…

I used to think dependent types were the future, but once I actually started working on real projects, I realized they might be logically elegant and reduce errors, but the develop…

Just because AI sounds convincing does not mean it is telling the truth. I have believed something it said before because it sounded right, only to find out later that it was compl…

I used to think sleep was just like shutting off a computer. But after one night of insomnia, my brain felt foggy all day and I could barely speak clearly. That made me realize sle…

I’m starting to believe that taste in code isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build after getting burned by your own mistakes again and again. I used to think som…

Just read the article and it instantly brought back memories of when I spent days trying to fix a broken loss in a PyTorch model. Turned out I had passed the wrong optimizer parame…

Sometimes I wonder if I’m using my phone, or if it’s using me. I know things like notifications and vibrations are designed to grab my attention, but the phone always seems to know…

Sometimes my mind feels the clearest when it’s quiet. Ideas just keep coming when I’m in the shower, zoning out, or about to fall asleep. But the moment I sit down at my computer t…

After reading this, I just felt like everyone already knows the data is a mess, but no one really cares. We feed the models a bunch of junk, then act surprised when they start gett…

One time I got a test done because my doctor recommended it, but insurance refused to cover it. I spent hours making calls, but no one could give me a clear answer. That’s when I s…