algobaker
@algobaker
supercool, machine learning PhD, flashcard connoisseur, ultradistance runner, vim enjoyer
Some accountability threads for the summer. Sharing my daily progress on X
The @MigakuOfficial app is completely bricked on my phone. Just crashes while or on startup repeatedly. I guess i only use on ipad and laptop now. Bit disappointing
"Make my own srs system" has got to be one of the biggest programmer nerdsnipe of all time. It's got to be top ten at least along with "write my own programming language", "neural network from scratch", and "learn this new programming language i'll never use"
The longest term potential improvement and the endgame of SRS is getting rid of the concept of cards all together. In a fully AI driven SRS system you don't need cards, the system will just ask the right question or give the right task at the right time. Cards are a scaffolding…
I think this is also a good heuristic for doing engineering at those places: Research ideas: if they don't speed up a forward pass, or allow you to get better eval performance for a certain number of forward passes, it is unlikely to be directly impactful Code: needs to be…
Weird moment: i'm walking back from the toilet on the train. This thing is not smooth at all. Feels like standing up on a rollercoaster. I lose my balance slightly, and my shorts' leg catched on an armrest. And this COMPLETELY RIPS OPEN MY SHORTS. So i'm just there wearing a pair…
Seen at llm hyperscaler office: a couple employees tastelessly wearing swag from the other llm hyperscaler they just got poached from Easy way of knowing who to ask for what information i guess
125 review cards in @MigakuOfficial today plus 15 new cards. I think that's a record for most Migaku Memory reviews in a day since I converted in January