Benjamin Shi

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

reminiscing about my mongolian uber driver and his stories rn

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

@SCHMVLL @tkisrage the treatment to Sanpaku being brown rice and soybeans just kinda derails this entire wikipedia article lol - the only response to mental psychosis is prayer in by which God and God alone saves

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

@qquinnsworth i have a friend who's doing this unironically lol

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

@ansonyuu nowadays you can compress the window to 1-2 weeks, probs 1-2 days eventually once inference becomes faster and so forth

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

@zagrebbi all countries are tbh

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@hanhanhan_kim @fearnlegal congrats to the fearn team!!

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

@af_gao coolest company ever - this is so heat 🔥

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

One must imagine the human expert happy.

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

"When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the nations,
'The Lord has done great things for them.'
The Lord has done great things for us,
And we are glad.
Bring back our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.
Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
He who continually goes forth weeping,
Bearing seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him."
(Psalm 126)

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

“But can a person without spiritual pain and pleasure exist as a person who has come to this world? Can they be a person who has truly lived a real life?”

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

@brianluidog charisma? ea attracts less grifter-type personas which is a great thing but makes them seem 'weird' ig to the general populace

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

the greatest empires of human history
are empires formed on the periphery

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

@based16z @johnloeber andon labs drone-bench

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@nicochristie best of luck nico! many blessings ❤️

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

"Over the years I have developed a habit, or rather had to develop such a habit, which is to quietly reflect on the day's experiences during the deep and quiet night. During the day, most of the time is spent in unusual busyness and disorder, with no time for thinking. When there is time to think, most of it is used for serious and tedious academic thinking, highly specialized. But regarding life there is no time to contemplate. When night falls, everything returns to tranquility. Looking at the flickering streetlights outside the window, one can quietly reflect on oneself and the world, think about matters that do not rank in one's administrative work and academic research. From this, one finds meaningful things to enjoy a small intellectual pleasure."

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

paul re: consequentialism

[Benjamin Shi @benjaminys04]

"But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
(Matthew 5:44-48)