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April 2026
March 2026
Shanghai is the best city in the world
I've lived in China for close to 8 months now, and will continue to live here until at least 2029 (though I will travel back to America during this time every so often). I think Shanghai is the best city in the world. I...
Your Native Language Is Proof You Can Master Anything
If you ever need direct evidence that practice + feedback makes perfect, and that working on or studying one thing for a long time will make you proficient in it, simply look at your ability to speak your native language...
Programming With LLMs Has Become So Powerful
This is already common knowledge at this point, but large language models have changed the programming game so incredibly, you no longer need to write code by hand to build an entire software ecosystem. If you are a novi...
University Leadership and Creativity
One of the many things I've noticed in my time in university thus far has been that university leadership in general, as well as many of the higher-ranking admins, genuinely believe that they are fueling creativity and f...