Braindumps

My meticulous, thoughtful, not-sarcastic-at-all, extraordinarily unbiased ranking of places where you can eat at Yale.

I talk about shower thoughts, the novel Tress of the Emerald Sea, and how we can use our time more wisely.

I recap insights from my January trip to the Bay Area for an entrepreneurial fellowship.

Social apps are growing more specific. I discuss how the trend of “friendlier” social media may be the next big thing.

I discuss the books I enjoyed the most in 2022.

I discuss how recent developments in AI and successes with gamification could be used to create a new model for online education.

Recent advancements in AI mean computers can write code. I discuss why that code, and the process that creates it, should be fair use under US Copyright law.

I discuss the ethics of allowing tech billionares with conflicts of interest to dictate AI policy in DC.

From essays to art, I discuss the exciting possibilites and challenges within the space of natural language processing.

Through HBO's Westworld I discuss consciousness, moral status, free will, cloning, sex robots, and if any of it matters.

Autonomous vehicles could lead to safer roads. I discuss what may happen when things go wrong.

I objectively rank Quentin Tarantino's entire filmography based on my subjective opinions.

Encouraging people to protect and power up their passwords online.

Why well-designed exploration makes for better open-world games.

Do you have anything that you enjoy doing? What do you want to do for the rest of your life?

Web3 has given rise to new dominant, centralized platforms. Here's why.

Considering the massive ramifications of the smartphone and if it has been a net positive for society.

Oodles of programming-themed Wordles, including variants on gameplay and the language they're coded in.

Contemplating the overlap of people (including me!) that enjoy two seemingly very different activities.

As the number of streaming services has proliferated, we've entered a world in which the future of streaming appears familiar.

Encouraging programmers to stop using 'TODO' for everything in their comments that requires them to do something later.

I examine the many MTG Commander (EDH) decks I've built (or, mostly, proxied) over the last 5 years.

With over two dozen movies and countless heroes, I discuss my favorite films from this impressive cinematic universe.

I discuss learning on the web, methods for choosing a topic and course, tips to consider when conducting your audit, and more! Learn how to successfully audit public college computer science courses on the web.

I discuss some of the most enjoyable fantasy/sci-fi/historical fiction books I read in 2021.

Regular expressions are a powerful tool that can be used to search, replace, and manipulate text. Learn how to use them to power up your programming!

Git is an essential tool in any programmer's skillset that keeps a record of your work, drastically improves collaboration, and looks great on your resume. Learn how you can utilize it to power up your programming!