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this article says that HBO expressly chose to cast non-stars from the beginning cuz they knew in success they would create stars. this is *so important.* nowadays we are told we can only cast A-list. the point is: the writing is the star. they were right! https://t.co/YH2cMiTEOQ

btw i wrote whole book trying to address the problem of “most people dont know what they want” and struggled for over a year before i came to see that the formulation is slightly mistaken or misframed. wanting is not an intellectual act to be known with the mind. wanting is felt https://t.co/mXxdI4D5pv

Jensen Huang, two days after Nvidia's historic quarterly earnings, flew to Taiwan to deliver the commencement speech at National Taiwan University Not MIT. Not Harvard. NTU. He didn't talk about his wealth or success Instead, he shared 3 near-death Nvidia stories and painted a…

Another step closer to Mars — the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket https://t.co/SpaHjQELlO

If you read the article thoroughly, the idea is to *decentralize* recruitment process, allowing for schools and teachers to find a match without too much oversight. Yes there are risks, but it’s not about commodifying teachers in a ‘marketplace’, more like a matchmaking service. https://t.co/SkobuWh2ik

What if we could: • Sequester CO2 • Create more life • Reclaim huge pastures and turn them back into forests • Increase healthy food production • Grow the economy • And make money along the way? How? By filling ocean deserts with life: https://t.co/0L4noy2x0L

there are 3 tiers of VC content: 1/ God Tier VC content: - @paulg - @naval - @pmarca (not a16z. just pmarca's old blog archive) - @peterthiel (blake masters class notes + debates) 2/ Trash VC Content - everyone else 3/ Solid VC content: - @fredwilson - @Jason (all-in, but…

Today, I'm announcing Alexandria, an open-source initiative to embed the internet. To start, we're releasing the embeddings for every research paper on the Arxiv. That's over 4m items, 600m tokens, and 3.07 billion vector dimensions. We're not stopping here. https://t.co/b2288fbnJZ

From the White House's National AI R&D Strategic Plan 2023 update: "Long-term risks remain, including the existential risk associated with the development of artificial general intelligence through self-modifying AI or other means." https://t.co/Iqmx5ORrDI https://t.co/ioctPchSFH

Next week, 193 countries meet in Paris to continue negotiating a Global Plastic Treaty. In today’s @NYTimes, I make the case for a pragmatic approach to rapidly solve plastic pollution: intercepting in rivers. Here are the key take-aways 🧵: https://t.co/xiGtCGczry

The Arrival Fallacy is when we focus on the horizon hoping that someday we will get “there” and be happy … but Gertrude Stein had it right when she said “There is no ‘there’ there” When we place our happiness in “Once I..” or “Someday..” an Arrival Fallacy is not far away 2/

As I am moving on to the very latter stages of my PhD journey, I have witnessed far too many many mental health burnouts than seems normal. Therefore I wanted to give all PhD students advice on how I got through a PhD without burnout. A wee thread 🧵 @PhDVoice @PhD_Brighton

Bad advice I got in grad school:

Dream bigger with us. ✨ Introducing Generative Fill in the @Photoshop (beta) app - a new magical way to create extraordinary imagery from a simple text prompt, powered by #AdobeFirefly. Learn more: https://t.co/9AuYivfduj https://t.co/tq21V4Szpe

Bir parça geometri bilgisiyle... https://t.co/zkhVXQigO7

This has gotta be the most profound thing I've ever heard The 3 great theories of 20th century physics.. are the interplay between computational irreducibility and the computational boundedness of observers.. All are derivable but not just from mathematics.. they require that… https://t.co/M2KQ2C4tyi

Believing that academia is merit-based, solely about contributions, and that opportunities will emerge squarely based on the quality of your work... https://t.co/i38lxFp01N

We’ve all been looking for ways to streamline our workflow with automations. Take a moment to let this sink in: You can now ask ChatGPT to perform any of Zapier’s 50,000 actions with the 5,000+ supported apps. I’m REALLY excited about this.

Untuk paham gimana cara nulis secara koheren, orang harus ngerti konsep relevansi (artinya dia harus ngerti apakah pernyataan X bisa menyokong / menyangkal klaim Y); Sayangnya, banyak Orang Indonesia yang nggak ngerti konsep relevansi sama sekali. Mereka nggak paham pernyataan… https://t.co/26wD4X98Xp

Sebagai editor, saya sangat memperhatikan segala yang tersurat: ejaan, kata, kalimat, dsb. Namun, saya sering abai dengan pesan yang tersirat. Tidak heran kalau dahulu—sampai sekarang masih, sih—istri saya acap memprotes, “Kamu ndak pernah nyimak!” https://t.co/SvkzKtymed

To heir is human, To procreate divine

Lebaran kemarin saat mudik ngobrol dengan beberapa temen dosen. Nyaris semua mengeluh, mahasiswa baru yang mereka ajari, punya daya ingat yang pendek, kemampuan fokus yang lemah, dan lebih buruk daripada itu, tak memiliki kemampuan bernalar yang baik. Tapi apa benar gitu?

I became a mom (twice!) in fellowship & many people told me I should wait. To anyone being told they have to put their parenting plans on hold until training is done, don't listen. This narrative is not helpful. We need more representation of parents in training & more support. https://t.co/uRYe9HCVFG https://t.co/GtpXtiG2U7

Become an Efficient Academic Writer with AI Apps: A Complete Tutorial • Contains 14 modules and 250+ slides • Being used by 1600+ academics including those at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Stanford You can get it here: https://t.co/j4tAsr4sua

What Albert Einstein wrote in February 1950 is possibly another of the great equations he devised. This one's possibly about the survival of humankind. [read more: https://t.co/dgOqYNvOjZ] https://t.co/jdId6h7Kc7

I wasn't planning on sharing this today but since the news leaked, I feel obliged to comment: I've raised over $200M in my career and have learned a lot about what works & what doesn't. This time around, I decided to do a few unconventional things. First, I decided to forgo the… https://t.co/M8TOA2TLCs

Korea Selatan ini emang keren. Dia bisa bangun industri otomotif yang orientasinya ekspor dan kompetitif secara global, terus pake tax revenue dari industrinya untuk bangun transportasi umum di perkotaan. Keren👍 https://t.co/FKDieEHgbL https://t.co/7SMaboX649

3 ALASAN KEBIJAKAN PUBLIK DI INDONESIA TIDAK SIAP MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH HARI INI* *Menurut perspektif peneliti kebijakan publik dengan pengalaman kerja selama hampir 10 tahun di sektor ekonomi dan lingkungan dan latar belakang S2 di subjek yang sama.

This AI search engine answers academic questions truthfully: Consensus It's like PubMed, Google Scholar and ChatGPT in one. Ask plain text questions and get papers that factually answer it: 👇 https://t.co/dMex8gERmp

As a PhD student or academic, you have a lot on your plate.  But getting shit done doesn't have to be overwhelming.  Here are some methods that will help you stay focused and productive: Thread 🧵