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Swiss river swimming is one of the highlights of my year.

mauritson I wish I didn't miss the '90s-00s internet

I think I just miss being 14-ish when technology felt mesmerizing, and world seemed infinite because I was learning Pascal.

Now I just want to wake up, have my coffee, and not read about some new machine learning framework.

mauritson A simplified Python simulation of diffusion

Definitely a personal favorite for me to. Excelled introduction to MCMC methods, lots and lots of python programs and nicely filmed against a green screen.

mauritson Airbus Shatters Record for Jet Orders as Demand Soars

I had a prof too (formal methods?) who opened with "Ladies and gentlemen, if you follow my lecture series, you will never fly model x of brand y aircraft again.

mauritson Ask HN: Daily practices for building AI/ML skills?

I've learned the most from implementing papers. And being stuck. But me is me.

Since you mention SE, I'd choose a mini project in an area you love. The tooling you will learn along the way.

An hour a day is paradoxically not nearly enough, yet also a serious time investment of your day.

Maybe start by asking what exactly you want to learn? Applying ML to a practical problem, in user app? The math? The ideas?

mauritson Welcome to the ad-free internet

There is no world in which corporations will resist the temptation to serve ads to people who have demonstrated to both invest time and money in their platform.

Don't worry, you will only get the best artisanal premium ads, you will learn to love them [1].

[1] https://youtu.be/hVYArjS-Ee0?si=NtJ5fzRzQXqXXf_Z&t=19

mauritson E-books are becoming tools of corporate surveillance

My new Kobo refused to start out of the box, without making an account. Very disappointing.

mauritson What's lost when we photograph life instead of experiencing it? (2016)

I don't think its about photography per se.

Personally I don't really understand this need to share and tell the world everything on whatever platform. In similar vain, I find the humble bragging on LinkedIn bizarre at best. But every generation frowns upon the behavioral antics of the younger one, so maybe im just over 30.

To each their own. Don't like selfies? Don't take selfies.

Disclaimer, im a (street) photographer, but that is obviously totally completely different.

mauritson Q-Transformer

Being implemented as we speak, by the always impressive LucidRains [1]

[1]: https://github.com/lucidrains/q-transformer

mauritson You Can Make Your Own Luck

Articles like this trigger my suspicions for another thinly veiled 'the poor can only blame themselves for being poor' (you listening vance?) Especially when contrasted by someone like me (richer than half the planet, rich loving parents, peaceful country, free uni, healthcare, powerful passport) who claims to have magically done everything himself.

In street photography, there is this advice 'buy good shoes'. Obviously, if you don't go out, you will probably not find that lucky shot. But the mere fact you can, in fact, walk about in your free time snapping, is mostly luck.

mauritson Homebrew Website Club

I'd be happy to join. I make everyday slice of life pics at https://www.maurits.ch

Its in dire need of new back-nend.

mauritson Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years

Swiss river swimming is one of the highlights of my year.

mauritson It doesn’t take much public creativity to stand out as a job candidate

I host my own website. I can see from the logs that recruiters etc don't click on it, bar a rare exception.

mauritson Ask HN: Which recent research paper blew your mind?

LoRA: Low-Rank Adaptation of Large Language Models [1]

[1]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.09685

mauritson Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?

Thank you!

mauritson Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?

https://www.maurits.ch

I make everyday slice of life pictures, walking about.

mauritson In praise of blowing up your life

I'm a child of expats who became an expat. Lived in over a dozen countries. Contemplating another.

Don't blow up your life. Its rubbish.

mauritson Zeal is an offline documentation browser for software developers

Any tips for a dash+alfred alternative on windows?

mauritson Why do recipe writers lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions? (2012)

Any cookbook recommendations?

mauritson Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

Your blog is a gem, thanks for sharing!

mauritson Finding Photo Opportunities Near Home

Whats' with the negativity? Its an individual (leisure) pursuit and you are not influenced in any way shape or form by what other people like to photograph.

mauritson Geoffrey Hinton publishes new deep learning algorithm

Deep dive tutorial for learning in a forward pass [1]

[1] https://amassivek.github.io/sigprop

mauritson Corviale, a one-kilometer residential complex in Rome

Geneva has Le Lignon. 1.1km, 6,000+ residents. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Lignon

mauritson ElonJet – Account Suspended

My personal favorite is the Geneva Dictator Alert [1]

[1] https://twitter.com/gva_watcher

mauritson Ask HN: Have you ever considered leaving tech because you didn’t feel fulfilled?

The exact reason I like cooking. It has a start and a finish with a tangible result.

mauritson Ask HN: How to get back into AI?

Im an ML researcher (reinforcement learning). I learned by implementing papers from scratch endlessly. Any specific subfield you are interested in?

mauritson Nearly six in 10 US young adults live within 10 miles of where they grew up

I'm a child of expats who became an expat. Lived in over a dozen countries.

Sometimes I feel like an enlightened citizen moving about. Sometimes I feel like I'm perpetually living in an airport. To quote fight-club, single serving friends and nothing ever stays.

Which is to say, i did me, but i don't see anything wrong at all with staying put.

mauritson Ask HN: Best books read in 2022?

Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, David Simon

I usually don't read anything true crime like, but this book struck me as an almost endless maelstrom of night feverish violence.

This and 'The corner' are the books that 'The wire' is based on.

mauritson I’m thrilled to announce that nothing is going on with me

Corollary. The 30 most disappointing under 30 [1]

[1] https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-selection-of-...

mauritson New York City hiring top rat killer

My former roomie had this lovely letter pinned on his wall, from the DA, or "Staatsanwaltschaft" as the locals say.

It states that witnesses reported him putting the box of his new LG tv, in with the paper rubbish.

It then states that a subsequent investigation proved, that it was indeed his LG cardboard box, with, o horror, the styrofoam packaging still inside! Don't laugh, it's a crime.

It concludes by politely offering a close to a 1000 CHF fine, lest he'd like to discuss the matter in front of a judge.