A software engineer who, in his spare time, likes to read books and write essays and reflections. He is also the site owner and primary contributor, because who else would be?
Essays
I've recently finished reading The Age of AI, by Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Daniel Huttenlocker. While it was a mixed bag on the whole, there were some new insights I had gleaned from the book, and I can't help but appreciate a book that at
Essays
Civilization is an iconic video game series created by Sid Meier where you take control of one of the great civilizations across history and manage its growth from a Bronze-Age agricultural settlement to a vast nuke-wielding, internet-surfing empire. As can be guessed from the description, a large part of the
Essays
I'm wouldn't consider myself an artistic person, and my appreciation for art is differentiated from the common denominator in only my taste of music, which is dominated by Metal and other alternative genres. Regardless, I've been thinking a lot about the arts lately, especially
Essays
I first read 12 Rules For Life in 2017, and I've recently finished a re-read of it, in 2024. I re-read it to know whether it holds up to this day, and whether there is anything new I can glean from the long-winded, spiritually charged writing so indicative
Tech
In my graduate class on Operating Systems, we learnt about the ins and outs of the Linux kernel, or at least we did so as much we could over thirteen weeks of lectures. OS isn't really isn't my strong suit, but elegant solutions to complex problems
Life
As each day brings new experiences, each of them are placed along a personal hierarchy of value through little additional effort of our own. A good book you have read, a bad meal you have eaten, a nice show you have watched, and a completely mediocre carpet you have stepped
Life
It's always amusing to me how the boundary as to when a year starts and ends is so arbitrary, and merely serves as a socially agreed upon time to mark a revolution around the sun, or alternatively (and equivalently), a full cycle of seasons. The blurring of boundaries
Life
My previous post is about the importance of privacy, and especially digital privacy, and why everyone should care about it, regardless of what they do online. This post is a continuation of the previous one, and I'll be focusing on practical considerations and other nuances surrounding digital privacy.
Essays
In my previous post on the ethical concerns surrounding AI, I referenced the fact that the rise of social media has caused us to lose ownership of our data. As the wisdom goes, if the product is free, then you're the real product. Companies such as Meta and
Essays
Back when I started my programming journey, AI was what I had the most superficial interest in just because it seemed cool and primed for innovation. Over time, as I became more and more exposed to different facets of computer science and engineering, I realized that AI was indeed very
Life
Several of my friends have asked me this simple question: "How do you study?" It's an incredibly difficult question to answer, and my fallback is to proffer some generic advice such as "find out what works for you and just keep doing it". This
Tech
Consider this. The night's getting late and the metro lines are quiet. Everyone's still having a good time, but you live far away and you need to get back as soon as you can. You glance at your friend, who you know is in the same