>_ Reliable software delivers better UX than the best UI.
Hi, I'm Daniel ð
ð§Ū Studying Computers & AI
ð years old
ðŽð§ Based in London
ðŪðđ From Italy
ðš Dancer
FUNDAMENTAL THINGS I BELIEVE ABOUT SOFTWARE
>_ Reliable software delivers better UX than the best UI.
OPEN SOURCE
>_ distributed-systems: MapReduce, Distributed KV, and Raft implemented in Golang.
>_ btree: On-disk B-tree implementation in pure C.>_ backpropagation: Autograd engine implementation in pure Python.
>_ react.js: React implementation in pure JavaScript.
>_ haskell-of-new-jersey: Haskell implementation in Standard ML.
>_ algorithms: Misc algorithms and data structures implementations.
>_ riscv: Misc RISC-V assembly programs.
>_ gofai: Misc good old-fashioned AI techniques implementations.
>_ rl: Q-learning implementation in pure Python.
>_ forth: Forth interpreter in pure C.
>_ trie: Trie implementations in various languages and styles.
>_ prev.py: Static-site generator using Python and SQLite.
>_ picturephone.c: Ascii video-conferencing in the terminal.
>_ more at github.com/danielfalbo
CLOSED SOURCE
$_ At Fankee: a fair concurrent checkouts system for limited-item flash-sales.
$_ At Plannix: AI Agents streamlining financial advisors tasks.
$_ DanceCut (active: landing, app): bringing video models from cloud GPUs to dancers.
$_ Eugene (inactive): bringing video and other AI models from cloud GPUs to athletes.
$_ Ybook (inactive): invest in early talents on their graduation day as NFTs.
HIGHLIGHTS
|_ ðŠī Life Essentials: Whenever I feel lost I come back to this.
|_ ð Learning Library: What I'm currently studying and what I wish to learn next.
|_ ð§ Jukebox: My favorite music records. Ever.
|_ ðïļ Filmography: My favorite movies. Ever.
INDICES
|_ ð Bookmarks (index, snippets, by author): Textbooks, videos, talks, articles, papers, whitepapers, fiction, non-fiction. Anything goes.
|_ ð Weblog (index, rss): Take it as it is. I'm very open to the idea that I got stuff wrong. I think all feedback is a gift and I update my worldview based on new evidence and feedback from people all the time.
FUNDAMENTAL THINGS I BELIEVE ABOUT SOCIETY AND LIFE
|_ We can't fix people, we can only love them.
|_ Hard things are always worthwhile.
|_ Knowledge is freedom.
|_ "One day" will never come, today is all there is.
|_ The human attention span decrease is the saddest loss of modern era.
|_ You vote with your attention and purchases, not at the ballot box.
|_ Intelligence is a myth and emotional maturity is all that matters.
|_ Everything you want is an excuse for an emotion you're trying to feel.
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