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This writing actually resonated with me. I, like the author, stumbled into programming, and I've been enjoying the journey so far. In a way, it feels like reading my future self a …

Was curious so looked it up in PISA[1] and TIMMS[2]. I agree the bottom deciles are being left behind educationally, but I disagree with the implicit sentiment that employers are a…

I think we believe (implicitly or explicitly) that "signaling" and "credential gaming[1]" are all the name of the game. I believe the best thing a college can do is place you in a …

Start with some online summaries. Girard's theories span multiple essays and books. Instead of jumping straight into one of his books, it will help to get some overall context. I p…

I'm honestly tired of seeing mimesis and mimetic desire associated with Peter Thiel. Why is Thiel even mentioned?... To get twitter tech bro clicks? Girard was a literary scholar w…

Vim is what got me into using terminal emulators, the shell, and linux. I started trying to use it because a mentor of mine said "it makes coding fun again." It's the reason I move…

Learning violin and music theory as an adult after putting it down in middle school. Brewing korean rice wine and other similar fermentation projects. Trying to learn linear algebr…