Kelvin Ong
@kelvinong.bsky.social
Non-techie doing Ops in tech 🙋🏽
Fully remote, hanging in 🇵🇹🇪🇸🇸🇬🇳🇱
❤️ Surfing, urbanism, Bali esthetic, futurism, culture, tech (🐍🤖)
❌Paralysis analysis, armchair criticism (often guilty!)
Fully remote, hanging in 🇵🇹🇪🇸🇸🇬🇳🇱
❤️ Surfing, urbanism, Bali esthetic, futurism, culture, tech (🐍🤖)
❌Paralysis analysis, armchair criticism (often guilty!)
Just finished Outliers
Tldr be born at the right time, right place, ideally rich, work hard and you'll make it - bonus if you're Asian because you'll be good at math
Expected a bit more tbh, for eg on what traits can be learned but maybe there's just no secret
Tldr be born at the right time, right place, ideally rich, work hard and you'll make it - bonus if you're Asian because you'll be good at math
Expected a bit more tbh, for eg on what traits can be learned but maybe there's just no secret
August 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Just finished Outliers
Tldr be born at the right time, right place, ideally rich, work hard and you'll make it - bonus if you're Asian because you'll be good at math
Expected a bit more tbh, for eg on what traits can be learned but maybe there's just no secret
Tldr be born at the right time, right place, ideally rich, work hard and you'll make it - bonus if you're Asian because you'll be good at math
Expected a bit more tbh, for eg on what traits can be learned but maybe there's just no secret
Wanted to learn database stuff over the weekend
Thought I’d start with extending a little Python learning project I already had to organize my e-books
Instead of returning a CSV of books and authors, to put that data into Postgres tables
It worked!
Overkill, but so cool!!
Thought I’d start with extending a little Python learning project I already had to organize my e-books
Instead of returning a CSV of books and authors, to put that data into Postgres tables
It worked!
Overkill, but so cool!!
July 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Wanted to learn database stuff over the weekend
Thought I’d start with extending a little Python learning project I already had to organize my e-books
Instead of returning a CSV of books and authors, to put that data into Postgres tables
It worked!
Overkill, but so cool!!
Thought I’d start with extending a little Python learning project I already had to organize my e-books
Instead of returning a CSV of books and authors, to put that data into Postgres tables
It worked!
Overkill, but so cool!!
I asked AI for some tips and just ran this code without thinking
In hindsight, I wouldn't have a clue if someone injected something random malicious in AI code
Another vibe coding vulnerability that noobs have to suffer through!
In hindsight, I wouldn't have a clue if someone injected something random malicious in AI code
Another vibe coding vulnerability that noobs have to suffer through!
July 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I asked AI for some tips and just ran this code without thinking
In hindsight, I wouldn't have a clue if someone injected something random malicious in AI code
Another vibe coding vulnerability that noobs have to suffer through!
In hindsight, I wouldn't have a clue if someone injected something random malicious in AI code
Another vibe coding vulnerability that noobs have to suffer through!
Re-reading from my corporate days - tldr build belonging, share vulnerabilities, set common purpose
Still important but only past a certain stage
We're not Navy SEALs or Pixar!
And can delay building a team as we start off with AI, solo and remotely
Still important but only past a certain stage
We're not Navy SEALs or Pixar!
And can delay building a team as we start off with AI, solo and remotely
July 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Re-reading from my corporate days - tldr build belonging, share vulnerabilities, set common purpose
Still important but only past a certain stage
We're not Navy SEALs or Pixar!
And can delay building a team as we start off with AI, solo and remotely
Still important but only past a certain stage
We're not Navy SEALs or Pixar!
And can delay building a team as we start off with AI, solo and remotely
Numbeo just published their Quality of Life index
Good reflection of how Baltic states have been doing great, like Estonia, Lithuania
I'm surprised by:
- Many in the top 20 are grey weather countries 🤷🏽♂️
- Oman in 4?? Dk almost anything about it
- Singapore 38? Not what X says!
Good reflection of how Baltic states have been doing great, like Estonia, Lithuania
I'm surprised by:
- Many in the top 20 are grey weather countries 🤷🏽♂️
- Oman in 4?? Dk almost anything about it
- Singapore 38? Not what X says!
June 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Numbeo just published their Quality of Life index
Good reflection of how Baltic states have been doing great, like Estonia, Lithuania
I'm surprised by:
- Many in the top 20 are grey weather countries 🤷🏽♂️
- Oman in 4?? Dk almost anything about it
- Singapore 38? Not what X says!
Good reflection of how Baltic states have been doing great, like Estonia, Lithuania
I'm surprised by:
- Many in the top 20 are grey weather countries 🤷🏽♂️
- Oman in 4?? Dk almost anything about it
- Singapore 38? Not what X says!
Finished my first book in Portuguese: a short history of China
Compared to the Roman Empire:
- They had approx the same land area in 100 AD
- Tons of languages, local/regional centers, etc
But the Roman Empire split into a million states while modern China is ~2X bigger?! 😱
Compared to the Roman Empire:
- They had approx the same land area in 100 AD
- Tons of languages, local/regional centers, etc
But the Roman Empire split into a million states while modern China is ~2X bigger?! 😱
June 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Finished my first book in Portuguese: a short history of China
Compared to the Roman Empire:
- They had approx the same land area in 100 AD
- Tons of languages, local/regional centers, etc
But the Roman Empire split into a million states while modern China is ~2X bigger?! 😱
Compared to the Roman Empire:
- They had approx the same land area in 100 AD
- Tons of languages, local/regional centers, etc
But the Roman Empire split into a million states while modern China is ~2X bigger?! 😱
Over on LinkedIn, health influencers are saying alcohol is good??
Or where are they saying that
Wild!
Or where are they saying that
Wild!
June 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Over on LinkedIn, health influencers are saying alcohol is good??
Or where are they saying that
Wild!
Or where are they saying that
Wild!
The Guardian on performative wokeism and how it backfired
Good reflection, hits hard
Good reflection, hits hard
June 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Guardian on performative wokeism and how it backfired
Good reflection, hits hard
Good reflection, hits hard
Finished @cs50.harvard.edu's main course
Damn it goes deep
People talk about vibe-coding but not while actually learning how to code
You can and should do both
10X move
Damn it goes deep
People talk about vibe-coding but not while actually learning how to code
You can and should do both
10X move
June 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Finished @cs50.harvard.edu's main course
Damn it goes deep
People talk about vibe-coding but not while actually learning how to code
You can and should do both
10X move
Damn it goes deep
People talk about vibe-coding but not while actually learning how to code
You can and should do both
10X move
Heard the new DeepSeek was good on benchmarks but hadn't seen much feedback in terms of real-world usage
So tried it for some Business Ops use case
Faster than Gemini Pro but still running into the deal-breaking "server busy" way too much
Can't work for me as a daily driver
So tried it for some Business Ops use case
Faster than Gemini Pro but still running into the deal-breaking "server busy" way too much
Can't work for me as a daily driver
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Heard the new DeepSeek was good on benchmarks but hadn't seen much feedback in terms of real-world usage
So tried it for some Business Ops use case
Faster than Gemini Pro but still running into the deal-breaking "server busy" way too much
Can't work for me as a daily driver
So tried it for some Business Ops use case
Faster than Gemini Pro but still running into the deal-breaking "server busy" way too much
Can't work for me as a daily driver
I recall Grammarly from the pre-AI days
Simple grammar checker in emails
Or at least I thought they were simple
$700M annual run rate, WTF
And now $1B in financing 🤯😱
My mind is truly blown
Simple grammar checker in emails
Or at least I thought they were simple
$700M annual run rate, WTF
And now $1B in financing 🤯😱
My mind is truly blown
May 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I recall Grammarly from the pre-AI days
Simple grammar checker in emails
Or at least I thought they were simple
$700M annual run rate, WTF
And now $1B in financing 🤯😱
My mind is truly blown
Simple grammar checker in emails
Or at least I thought they were simple
$700M annual run rate, WTF
And now $1B in financing 🤯😱
My mind is truly blown
One thing that's pretty awesome about Portugal:
- €5-8 for 100GB of 5G mobile data (€10 for unlimited data)
Several providers offer this, and for €20, a phone+1G fiber bundle
Great value IMO
- €5-8 for 100GB of 5G mobile data (€10 for unlimited data)
Several providers offer this, and for €20, a phone+1G fiber bundle
Great value IMO
May 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
One thing that's pretty awesome about Portugal:
- €5-8 for 100GB of 5G mobile data (€10 for unlimited data)
Several providers offer this, and for €20, a phone+1G fiber bundle
Great value IMO
- €5-8 for 100GB of 5G mobile data (€10 for unlimited data)
Several providers offer this, and for €20, a phone+1G fiber bundle
Great value IMO
Not religious nor superstitious, but today that the Pope passed away...
Yesterday, saw this white pigeon that refused to move from the road
Got out of the car to chase it onto the pavement
It stayed grounded for 20 mins
I thought it couldn't fly but it did when a big dog came
Yesterday, saw this white pigeon that refused to move from the road
Got out of the car to chase it onto the pavement
It stayed grounded for 20 mins
I thought it couldn't fly but it did when a big dog came
April 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Not religious nor superstitious, but today that the Pope passed away...
Yesterday, saw this white pigeon that refused to move from the road
Got out of the car to chase it onto the pavement
It stayed grounded for 20 mins
I thought it couldn't fly but it did when a big dog came
Yesterday, saw this white pigeon that refused to move from the road
Got out of the car to chase it onto the pavement
It stayed grounded for 20 mins
I thought it couldn't fly but it did when a big dog came
Learning with AI is truly amazing
Harvard's @cs50 has their Duck AI learning assistant
I've been asking it stuff I would ask a mentor or senior and it's really helped with the bashing-head-against-wall moments
Idk if it impacts knowledge retention or learning outcomes though!
Harvard's @cs50 has their Duck AI learning assistant
I've been asking it stuff I would ask a mentor or senior and it's really helped with the bashing-head-against-wall moments
Idk if it impacts knowledge retention or learning outcomes though!
April 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Learning with AI is truly amazing
Harvard's @cs50 has their Duck AI learning assistant
I've been asking it stuff I would ask a mentor or senior and it's really helped with the bashing-head-against-wall moments
Idk if it impacts knowledge retention or learning outcomes though!
Harvard's @cs50 has their Duck AI learning assistant
I've been asking it stuff I would ask a mentor or senior and it's really helped with the bashing-head-against-wall moments
Idk if it impacts knowledge retention or learning outcomes though!
It was a reference to conservative US folks criticizing Zelensky for not wearing suits 🫣
Eg:
Eg:
April 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It was a reference to conservative US folks criticizing Zelensky for not wearing suits 🫣
Eg:
Eg:
Just read Catch Me If You Can (1980)
Something for the post-truth world we live in, I'm not sure what
Supposed to be an autobiography, but a quick search shows that it's all a lie
The guy didn't reform and conned ppl into a lifelong career
Something for the post-truth world we live in, I'm not sure what
Supposed to be an autobiography, but a quick search shows that it's all a lie
The guy didn't reform and conned ppl into a lifelong career
April 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Just read Catch Me If You Can (1980)
Something for the post-truth world we live in, I'm not sure what
Supposed to be an autobiography, but a quick search shows that it's all a lie
The guy didn't reform and conned ppl into a lifelong career
Something for the post-truth world we live in, I'm not sure what
Supposed to be an autobiography, but a quick search shows that it's all a lie
The guy didn't reform and conned ppl into a lifelong career
As a Google Workspace user, using Gemini is easy because I'm already deep in the G ecosystem
Existing distribution channels are a huge advantage
While G was sleeping, ChatGPT got to a bajillion users and became a household brand
Now the dragon is awake - exciting times!
Existing distribution channels are a huge advantage
While G was sleeping, ChatGPT got to a bajillion users and became a household brand
Now the dragon is awake - exciting times!
April 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
As a Google Workspace user, using Gemini is easy because I'm already deep in the G ecosystem
Existing distribution channels are a huge advantage
While G was sleeping, ChatGPT got to a bajillion users and became a household brand
Now the dragon is awake - exciting times!
Existing distribution channels are a huge advantage
While G was sleeping, ChatGPT got to a bajillion users and became a household brand
Now the dragon is awake - exciting times!
A few weeks is a long time in AI - Manus was all the hype as the latest top AI out of China
I only just got access - in the meantime, everything has changed... multiple times
Still going to try it out, but with so many choices, it's going to be hard to stand out
👀
I only just got access - in the meantime, everything has changed... multiple times
Still going to try it out, but with so many choices, it's going to be hard to stand out
👀
April 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A few weeks is a long time in AI - Manus was all the hype as the latest top AI out of China
I only just got access - in the meantime, everything has changed... multiple times
Still going to try it out, but with so many choices, it's going to be hard to stand out
👀
I only just got access - in the meantime, everything has changed... multiple times
Still going to try it out, but with so many choices, it's going to be hard to stand out
👀
In times of tariffs, Sam Altman's 2017's "American Equity" stands out
- Give every adult citizen an annual share of US GDP
"Owning something like a share in America would align all of us... the better the country does, the better everyone does"
blog.samaltman.com/american-equ...
Why not?!
- Give every adult citizen an annual share of US GDP
"Owning something like a share in America would align all of us... the better the country does, the better everyone does"
blog.samaltman.com/american-equ...
Why not?!
April 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
In times of tariffs, Sam Altman's 2017's "American Equity" stands out
- Give every adult citizen an annual share of US GDP
"Owning something like a share in America would align all of us... the better the country does, the better everyone does"
blog.samaltman.com/american-equ...
Why not?!
- Give every adult citizen an annual share of US GDP
"Owning something like a share in America would align all of us... the better the country does, the better everyone does"
blog.samaltman.com/american-equ...
Why not?!
Coastal Mexico is better than Bali IMO
Less crowds, great vibes
Less crowds, great vibes
April 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Coastal Mexico is better than Bali IMO
Less crowds, great vibes
Less crowds, great vibes
Mexico City is red-pilling me on the importance of air quality
It’s not even red and I'm already feeling it
Skin, sleep, nasal congestion
The general unpleasantness of being outside
Ubers don’t even wind up windows
Why??
It’s not even red and I'm already feeling it
Skin, sleep, nasal congestion
The general unpleasantness of being outside
Ubers don’t even wind up windows
Why??
March 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Mexico City is red-pilling me on the importance of air quality
It’s not even red and I'm already feeling it
Skin, sleep, nasal congestion
The general unpleasantness of being outside
Ubers don’t even wind up windows
Why??
It’s not even red and I'm already feeling it
Skin, sleep, nasal congestion
The general unpleasantness of being outside
Ubers don’t even wind up windows
Why??
Spotted: new tag in X for bot replies?
Anyone knows what's up with this?
Anyone knows what's up with this?
March 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Spotted: new tag in X for bot replies?
Anyone knows what's up with this?
Anyone knows what's up with this?
The days of free Grok3 are over 😢
Back to the usual suspects!
Back to the usual suspects!
February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The days of free Grok3 are over 😢
Back to the usual suspects!
Back to the usual suspects!
Lisbon, circled in red, has a ferry across the Tagus river (red arrow)
The Portuguese government wants to build a tunnel under the river
This is on top of a new airport AND a metro extension to the ferry
Lots of ambition, will it actually happen 👀🤔🫣
The Portuguese government wants to build a tunnel under the river
This is on top of a new airport AND a metro extension to the ferry
Lots of ambition, will it actually happen 👀🤔🫣
February 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Lisbon, circled in red, has a ferry across the Tagus river (red arrow)
The Portuguese government wants to build a tunnel under the river
This is on top of a new airport AND a metro extension to the ferry
Lots of ambition, will it actually happen 👀🤔🫣
The Portuguese government wants to build a tunnel under the river
This is on top of a new airport AND a metro extension to the ferry
Lots of ambition, will it actually happen 👀🤔🫣
Starting the week full of gratitude
Helps when I ended the weekend with this beautiful sunset in my Portuguese beach town
Let's go, fam!! 🚀🚀❤️💪
Helps when I ended the weekend with this beautiful sunset in my Portuguese beach town
Let's go, fam!! 🚀🚀❤️💪
February 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Starting the week full of gratitude
Helps when I ended the weekend with this beautiful sunset in my Portuguese beach town
Let's go, fam!! 🚀🚀❤️💪
Helps when I ended the weekend with this beautiful sunset in my Portuguese beach town
Let's go, fam!! 🚀🚀❤️💪