PJ teh
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I just started in a new role for the past week, and one thing that struck me was the stark contrast between the Microsoft Ecosystem vs. Google-Office-Slack-Trello-Jira-others.
August 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I just started in a new role for the past week, and one thing that struck me was the stark contrast between the Microsoft Ecosystem vs. Google-Office-Slack-Trello-Jira-others.
Society conditions our minds and bodies for “success” more than for our happiness.
And the mental actions and habits for success are very different from those for happiness.
For success: be ambitious! Dream! want more! strive and work hard: grasp tight!
For happiness: be content, let go, enjoy
And the mental actions and habits for success are very different from those for happiness.
For success: be ambitious! Dream! want more! strive and work hard: grasp tight!
For happiness: be content, let go, enjoy
July 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Society conditions our minds and bodies for “success” more than for our happiness.
And the mental actions and habits for success are very different from those for happiness.
For success: be ambitious! Dream! want more! strive and work hard: grasp tight!
For happiness: be content, let go, enjoy
And the mental actions and habits for success are very different from those for happiness.
For success: be ambitious! Dream! want more! strive and work hard: grasp tight!
For happiness: be content, let go, enjoy
Weekend realization:
if you are mentally suffering, from a Buddhist pov you aren’t seeing things correctly at that moment.
(ie your mind doesn’t have Right View at that moment)
if you are mentally suffering, from a Buddhist pov you aren’t seeing things correctly at that moment.
(ie your mind doesn’t have Right View at that moment)
July 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Weekend realization:
if you are mentally suffering, from a Buddhist pov you aren’t seeing things correctly at that moment.
(ie your mind doesn’t have Right View at that moment)
if you are mentally suffering, from a Buddhist pov you aren’t seeing things correctly at that moment.
(ie your mind doesn’t have Right View at that moment)
Recently, I had the same conversation with two different people, who
both said the same thing: “That is very interesting, I never thought
about it like that before!” So here’s what I shared with them, as this
perspective might be helpful for others too.
both said the same thing: “That is very interesting, I never thought
about it like that before!” So here’s what I shared with them, as this
perspective might be helpful for others too.
Leadership Dilemma
Context Recently, I had the same conversation with two different people, who both said the same thing: “That is very interesting, I never thought about it like that before!” So here’s what I shared…
inquivision.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Recently, I had the same conversation with two different people, who
both said the same thing: “That is very interesting, I never thought
about it like that before!” So here’s what I shared with them, as this
perspective might be helpful for others too.
both said the same thing: “That is very interesting, I never thought
about it like that before!” So here’s what I shared with them, as this
perspective might be helpful for others too.
Quite recently, I had to make a decision between two job choices. The two choices were extremely different:one job offer was with a non-profit tech startup as a managing director;the other was with a government entity, with an ex-boss whom I work well with.
How to decide
“Bhikkhus, there are these four ways of taking a wrong course. What four? One takes a wrong course because of desire, because of hatred, because of delusion, or because of fear. These are the four…
abuddhistblog.org
July 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quite recently, I had to make a decision between two job choices. The two choices were extremely different:one job offer was with a non-profit tech startup as a managing director;the other was with a government entity, with an ex-boss whom I work well with.
In Tai Chi, this is called “pushing hands”: 推手! 😂😂😂
June 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In Tai Chi, this is called “pushing hands”: 推手! 😂😂😂
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Hi friends, I need your help. My contract just got caught in a round of layoffs, so I'm open for short/medium-term fullstack work: Clojure, Rails, React, etc. If you know anyone looking for a senior dev who can ship fast, I'd love to hear about it.
My LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/goshatch
Thank you! 🙏
My LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/goshatch
Thank you! 🙏
May 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Hi friends, I need your help. My contract just got caught in a round of layoffs, so I'm open for short/medium-term fullstack work: Clojure, Rails, React, etc. If you know anyone looking for a senior dev who can ship fast, I'd love to hear about it.
My LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/goshatch
Thank you! 🙏
My LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/goshatch
Thank you! 🙏
This is perhaps the most important man you've probably never heard of: J.C.R. Licklider, universally known as "Lick". See his truncated Wikipedia entry here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._R...
April 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is perhaps the most important man you've probably never heard of: J.C.R. Licklider, universally known as "Lick". See his truncated Wikipedia entry here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._R...
I just tried "vibe coding" with Cursor today for the first time, and am 🤯 . I literally created this (admittedly simple) app in less than an hour of prompting.
< ONE HOUR.
< ONE HOUR.
April 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I just tried "vibe coding" with Cursor today for the first time, and am 🤯 . I literally created this (admittedly simple) app in less than an hour of prompting.
< ONE HOUR.
< ONE HOUR.
Today was my last day at foodpanda as a trainee backend software engineer. It’s been an absolute blast! I learned so much in such a short time.
I didn’t get converted to perm, but am clearer what to work on next. It’s been so inspiring seeing colleagues who are absolute machines!
Till next time!
I didn’t get converted to perm, but am clearer what to work on next. It’s been so inspiring seeing colleagues who are absolute machines!
Till next time!
March 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Today was my last day at foodpanda as a trainee backend software engineer. It’s been an absolute blast! I learned so much in such a short time.
I didn’t get converted to perm, but am clearer what to work on next. It’s been so inspiring seeing colleagues who are absolute machines!
Till next time!
I didn’t get converted to perm, but am clearer what to work on next. It’s been so inspiring seeing colleagues who are absolute machines!
Till next time!
Brokeback Humpbacks!
This is the news we deserve.
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males | CBC Radio
Photographers Hawaii captured what scientists say is the first documentation of humpback whale sex.
www.cbc.ca
March 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Brokeback Humpbacks!
When it first came out, I wondered if this might be the new General Magic: I had an uneasy feeling.
Sadly, it seems to be the case…
Sadly, it seems to be the case…
In 2 weeks, technically, my PSP from 2005 will be able to do more AI than this $500 pin
Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP
Humane is “winding down” its AI Pin.
www.theverge.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
When it first came out, I wondered if this might be the new General Magic: I had an uneasy feeling.
Sadly, it seems to be the case…
Sadly, it seems to be the case…
Yesterday, I was participating in a workshop for the Buddhist
Mentorship Programme, and was helping to lead a breakout session for a
group of 4-5 participants. The prompt given was “Think of 1 difficult
conversation you would like to have with someone..."
Pic from Unsplash
Mentorship Programme, and was helping to lead a breakout session for a
group of 4-5 participants. The prompt given was “Think of 1 difficult
conversation you would like to have with someone..."
Pic from Unsplash
February 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Yesterday, I was participating in a workshop for the Buddhist
Mentorship Programme, and was helping to lead a breakout session for a
group of 4-5 participants. The prompt given was “Think of 1 difficult
conversation you would like to have with someone..."
Pic from Unsplash
Mentorship Programme, and was helping to lead a breakout session for a
group of 4-5 participants. The prompt given was “Think of 1 difficult
conversation you would like to have with someone..."
Pic from Unsplash
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Weirdly the thing I get the most hate for is pushing back against people who want to make formal qualifications mandator. IMO structured education has a tendency to lure people towards being less self-reliant, which isn't ideal in a field that changes faster than we can write courses. 1/2
February 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Weirdly the thing I get the most hate for is pushing back against people who want to make formal qualifications mandator. IMO structured education has a tendency to lure people towards being less self-reliant, which isn't ideal in a field that changes faster than we can write courses. 1/2
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Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...
UK Orders Apple To Break Encryption Worldwide While World Is Distracted
In a stunning escalation that confirms our worst fears, the UK government has finally shown its true hand on encryption — and it’s even worse than we predicted. According to a bombshell repor…
www.techdirt.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...
Mudita is one of the 4 “boundless” mind states.
The other 3 are
- Metta (loving kindness)
- Karuna (compassion)
- Upekkha(equanimity or equipoise)
The other 3 are
- Metta (loving kindness)
- Karuna (compassion)
- Upekkha(equanimity or equipoise)
February 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Mudita is one of the 4 “boundless” mind states.
The other 3 are
- Metta (loving kindness)
- Karuna (compassion)
- Upekkha(equanimity or equipoise)
The other 3 are
- Metta (loving kindness)
- Karuna (compassion)
- Upekkha(equanimity or equipoise)
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If you’ve never read the paper, it’s a short but fascinating read.
It’s focused on the dynamics of the AI industry at the time with the introduction of Meta’s Llama but is even more relevant today given DeepSeek.
It’s focused on the dynamics of the AI industry at the time with the introduction of Meta’s Llama but is even more relevant today given DeepSeek.
Google “We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI”
Leaked Internal Google Document Claims Open Source AI Will Outcompete Google and OpenAI The text below is a very recent leaked document, which was shared by an anonymous individual on a public Disc…
semianalysis.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you’ve never read the paper, it’s a short but fascinating read.
It’s focused on the dynamics of the AI industry at the time with the introduction of Meta’s Llama but is even more relevant today given DeepSeek.
It’s focused on the dynamics of the AI industry at the time with the introduction of Meta’s Llama but is even more relevant today given DeepSeek.
wild.
⚠️CDC WEBSITES DELETED—Multiple CDC websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after the agency was directed to comply with an executive order from President Trump by 5pm deadline. Wildest is taking down even HIV pages!
January 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
wild.
The more I use GenAI coding tools, the more I am convinced keeping to "traditional" software engineering practices is what works most productive here. As in 10x more productive. E.g.
- Small changes
- Test that the change works before moving on
- (unit) tests wherever you can
- Small changes
- Test that the change works before moving on
- (unit) tests wherever you can
January 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It’s the better-be-cautious approach, which doesn’t always lead to better outcomes.
this honestly goes a long way toward explaining why the coverage of the Biden administration was so egregiously terrible
White House reporters are excited that after four years of boring interviews with subject-matter experts they now get the adrenaline rush that comes from the personal attention of a president who threatens to have them executed. www.cjr.org/political_pr...
January 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
It’s the better-be-cautious approach, which doesn’t always lead to better outcomes.
Friends in America,
Don’t worry too much y’all. This too will pass.
It’s probably not a bad thing that there is a lot less chaos now compared to 2016! So who knows, maybe something good might happen.
Take care, and don’t give up hope.
Don’t worry too much y’all. This too will pass.
It’s probably not a bad thing that there is a lot less chaos now compared to 2016! So who knows, maybe something good might happen.
Take care, and don’t give up hope.
January 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Friends in America,
Don’t worry too much y’all. This too will pass.
It’s probably not a bad thing that there is a lot less chaos now compared to 2016! So who knows, maybe something good might happen.
Take care, and don’t give up hope.
Don’t worry too much y’all. This too will pass.
It’s probably not a bad thing that there is a lot less chaos now compared to 2016! So who knows, maybe something good might happen.
Take care, and don’t give up hope.
“Heuristic: do your friends at school think your path is a bit strange? If not, maybe it's too normal.”
patrickcollison.com/advice
patrickcollison.com/advice
Advice · Patrick Collison
patrickcollison.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Heuristic: do your friends at school think your path is a bit strange? If not, maybe it's too normal.”
patrickcollison.com/advice
patrickcollison.com/advice
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