Grant Slatton
@grantslatton.bsky.social
Recent writing at https://grantslatton.com/latest
Formerly built the world's fastest filesystem at AWS, now the fastest spreadsheet at http://rowzero.com
Formerly built the world's fastest filesystem at AWS, now the fastest spreadsheet at http://rowzero.com
you're into walkable mixed use urbanism because of some dutch youtuber
i'm into it because
i'm into it because
January 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
you're into walkable mixed use urbanism because of some dutch youtuber
i'm into it because
i'm into it because
During COVID, the rock climbing gym closed, so built this free-standing climbing pillar in our backyard
January 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
During COVID, the rock climbing gym closed, so built this free-standing climbing pillar in our backyard
can't recommend enough getting a banker's lamp for your office
increased my IQ by 5 pts
the vibe of working late completely changes
erudite, scholarly, sophisticated
increased my IQ by 5 pts
the vibe of working late completely changes
erudite, scholarly, sophisticated
January 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
can't recommend enough getting a banker's lamp for your office
increased my IQ by 5 pts
the vibe of working late completely changes
erudite, scholarly, sophisticated
increased my IQ by 5 pts
the vibe of working late completely changes
erudite, scholarly, sophisticated
At a cafe and two ~60 year-olds are telling each other about their physics "research"
Both clearly cranks whose "research" is flux capacitor quantum dimension type stuff
Men will literally invent fake physics before telling their bros they just wanna hang and chat
Both clearly cranks whose "research" is flux capacitor quantum dimension type stuff
Men will literally invent fake physics before telling their bros they just wanna hang and chat
January 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
At a cafe and two ~60 year-olds are telling each other about their physics "research"
Both clearly cranks whose "research" is flux capacitor quantum dimension type stuff
Men will literally invent fake physics before telling their bros they just wanna hang and chat
Both clearly cranks whose "research" is flux capacitor quantum dimension type stuff
Men will literally invent fake physics before telling their bros they just wanna hang and chat
if i ask GPT to list the countries on the Danube river
sometimes it includes Moldova, sometimes not
decided to get to the bottom of it
probably training data with and without it included due to this weird history
sometimes it includes Moldova, sometimes not
decided to get to the bottom of it
probably training data with and without it included due to this weird history
January 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
if i ask GPT to list the countries on the Danube river
sometimes it includes Moldova, sometimes not
decided to get to the bottom of it
probably training data with and without it included due to this weird history
sometimes it includes Moldova, sometimes not
decided to get to the bottom of it
probably training data with and without it included due to this weird history
Built this record cabinet
Sapele mahogany + white maple accents
Sapele mahogany + white maple accents
January 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Built this record cabinet
Sapele mahogany + white maple accents
Sapele mahogany + white maple accents
I know letting Amazon have my palm scan so I can pay with my hand at Whole Foods is probably The Mark of the Beast
But it’s just soooo convenient
Hope Bezos doesn’t wind up being the antichrist or I am cooked
But it’s just soooo convenient
Hope Bezos doesn’t wind up being the antichrist or I am cooked
January 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I know letting Amazon have my palm scan so I can pay with my hand at Whole Foods is probably The Mark of the Beast
But it’s just soooo convenient
Hope Bezos doesn’t wind up being the antichrist or I am cooked
But it’s just soooo convenient
Hope Bezos doesn’t wind up being the antichrist or I am cooked
worked on a codebase once where the author had abbreviated all instances of the word "parameter" to "parm"
made me want italian food every time i touched that repo
made me want italian food every time i touched that repo
January 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
worked on a codebase once where the author had abbreviated all instances of the word "parameter" to "parm"
made me want italian food every time i touched that repo
made me want italian food every time i touched that repo
honestly we’re so blessed that god made 2^10 so close to 10^3
allows estimating thousand = 2^10, million = 2^20, billion = 2^30, etc
allows estimating thousand = 2^10, million = 2^20, billion = 2^30, etc
January 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
honestly we’re so blessed that god made 2^10 so close to 10^3
allows estimating thousand = 2^10, million = 2^20, billion = 2^30, etc
allows estimating thousand = 2^10, million = 2^20, billion = 2^30, etc
There are some languages that are *too* easy to rhyme in and it affects their music
Spanish and Chinese come to mind
It's too easy to write songs with trivial/elementary rhymes, don't have to work for it
Spanish and Chinese come to mind
It's too easy to write songs with trivial/elementary rhymes, don't have to work for it
January 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
There are some languages that are *too* easy to rhyme in and it affects their music
Spanish and Chinese come to mind
It's too easy to write songs with trivial/elementary rhymes, don't have to work for it
Spanish and Chinese come to mind
It's too easy to write songs with trivial/elementary rhymes, don't have to work for it
the elites don't want you to know this, but you can trivially pop out the crappy plastic wheels of your office chair and replace them with insanely smooth-rolling skate wheels
honestly probably the best < $20 home office upgrade there is
honestly probably the best < $20 home office upgrade there is
January 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
the elites don't want you to know this, but you can trivially pop out the crappy plastic wheels of your office chair and replace them with insanely smooth-rolling skate wheels
honestly probably the best < $20 home office upgrade there is
honestly probably the best < $20 home office upgrade there is
One of my favorite geography trick questions:
You're traveling in the Panama Canal from the Caribbean to the Pacific
What direction are you traveling?
People say West, but it's actually East
Panama is more squiggly than people think
You're traveling in the Panama Canal from the Caribbean to the Pacific
What direction are you traveling?
People say West, but it's actually East
Panama is more squiggly than people think
January 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
One of my favorite geography trick questions:
You're traveling in the Panama Canal from the Caribbean to the Pacific
What direction are you traveling?
People say West, but it's actually East
Panama is more squiggly than people think
You're traveling in the Panama Canal from the Caribbean to the Pacific
What direction are you traveling?
People say West, but it's actually East
Panama is more squiggly than people think
An interesting trend is that hardware is still improving exponentially, but the population of earth isn’t growing much
So services that scale with the number of humans will become increasingly trivial
In 2045, run all of Facebook on a single server, tinyurl on a raspberry pi
So services that scale with the number of humans will become increasingly trivial
In 2045, run all of Facebook on a single server, tinyurl on a raspberry pi
January 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
An interesting trend is that hardware is still improving exponentially, but the population of earth isn’t growing much
So services that scale with the number of humans will become increasingly trivial
In 2045, run all of Facebook on a single server, tinyurl on a raspberry pi
So services that scale with the number of humans will become increasingly trivial
In 2045, run all of Facebook on a single server, tinyurl on a raspberry pi
January 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
wish i was born earlier so i could get some trivial greedy algorithm named after me
December 31, 2024 at 10:32 PM
wish i was born earlier so i could get some trivial greedy algorithm named after me
As a 90s kid with a stutter I was just glad to have some representation in cinema
December 30, 2024 at 5:53 AM
As a 90s kid with a stutter I was just glad to have some representation in cinema
This little criminal tried to chase the mailman, only to be captured by grandma
December 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM
This little criminal tried to chase the mailman, only to be captured by grandma
Me: So what's your specialty
Astronomy prof: I study galactic collisions
Me: Sounds exciting
Prof: Not really since they take about a billion years
Astronomy prof: I study galactic collisions
Me: Sounds exciting
Prof: Not really since they take about a billion years
December 26, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Me: So what's your specialty
Astronomy prof: I study galactic collisions
Me: Sounds exciting
Prof: Not really since they take about a billion years
Astronomy prof: I study galactic collisions
Me: Sounds exciting
Prof: Not really since they take about a billion years
when you teach a kid the rules of chess, they'll start by making legal but basically random moves
junior engineers are like this if they ever read a book about "design patterns" too early
they'll just apply them randomly — singleton here, factory builder there, etc
junior engineers are like this if they ever read a book about "design patterns" too early
they'll just apply them randomly — singleton here, factory builder there, etc
December 26, 2024 at 5:15 AM
when you teach a kid the rules of chess, they'll start by making legal but basically random moves
junior engineers are like this if they ever read a book about "design patterns" too early
they'll just apply them randomly — singleton here, factory builder there, etc
junior engineers are like this if they ever read a book about "design patterns" too early
they'll just apply them randomly — singleton here, factory builder there, etc
i've practiced meditation for probably ~100 hours and gotten nowhere
either i'm very dumb or already enlightened
either i'm very dumb or already enlightened
December 24, 2024 at 4:45 AM
i've practiced meditation for probably ~100 hours and gotten nowhere
either i'm very dumb or already enlightened
either i'm very dumb or already enlightened
Humanoid robot butlers will be the thing that actually fixes the fertility crisis
Raising kids would be way less stressful if you had zero housework to do
Raising kids would be way less stressful if you had zero housework to do
December 24, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Humanoid robot butlers will be the thing that actually fixes the fertility crisis
Raising kids would be way less stressful if you had zero housework to do
Raising kids would be way less stressful if you had zero housework to do
friend is a medical illustrator
few years ago, we were wondering when AI could do her job — getting the details right is important in this use case
since then, she's been noticing more and more news articles and such using AI generated medical images
note the 3rd forearm bone
few years ago, we were wondering when AI could do her job — getting the details right is important in this use case
since then, she's been noticing more and more news articles and such using AI generated medical images
note the 3rd forearm bone
December 23, 2024 at 7:14 PM
friend is a medical illustrator
few years ago, we were wondering when AI could do her job — getting the details right is important in this use case
since then, she's been noticing more and more news articles and such using AI generated medical images
note the 3rd forearm bone
few years ago, we were wondering when AI could do her job — getting the details right is important in this use case
since then, she's been noticing more and more news articles and such using AI generated medical images
note the 3rd forearm bone
in my experience the best technique for being good at public speaking is to simply know the subject you are talking about extremely well
it's only when you aren't confident in your mastery that you need the other techniques
it's only when you aren't confident in your mastery that you need the other techniques
December 23, 2024 at 6:46 PM
in my experience the best technique for being good at public speaking is to simply know the subject you are talking about extremely well
it's only when you aren't confident in your mastery that you need the other techniques
it's only when you aren't confident in your mastery that you need the other techniques
trialing: this is amazing
erroring: wtf this sucks
erroring: wtf this sucks
December 22, 2024 at 10:10 PM
trialing: this is amazing
erroring: wtf this sucks
erroring: wtf this sucks