Joel Blum

Meandering Wanderer. Code. Tech Trends. Culture analysis. Some stats. Generally interested in rationality and decision theory.

When I'm here, I'm HERE. NOW.

[Joel Blum @binaryminery]

@michael_nielsen When I listen to Sagan, there is a palpable sensation of deep intellectual curiosity, honesty and humility. Of similar magnitude is Feynman, (eg. when he talks about a flower in the beginning of The Pleasure of Finding Things Out). He bursts with energy.

https://t.co/uXp0gYUB87

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.

[François Chollet @fchollet]

I think the main lesson of deep learning is that you can achieve a surprising amount using only a small set of very basic techniques.

This will continue to hold true as we move to new concepts: deceptively simple ideas will turn out to cover a lot more ground than we expect

[Joel Blum @binaryminery]

@_jillruth @psycho_sage @APompliano ...is paved with good intentions?

[Justin Searls @searls]

It's remarkable that an entire generation of software entrepreneurs has been convinced they need outside funding in an era when you can work from anywhere, all you need is a laptop, and cloud server infrastructure is essentially free until you're famous. https://t.co/NYsIkbep3G

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

I like @edelwax’s definition of privacy: https://t.co/UY3mzVqUmn

[Esther Schindler @estherschindler]

In 1999, I asked David Gerrold to write a "future of computing" prediction for the magazine where I was Technology Editor. Here's what he wrote.

[Runa Sandvik @runasand]

It me.

[muneeb.btc @muneeb]

Talented people get stuck in local maxima. Change from a local maxima looks risky but staying is the real risk.

[Joel Blum @binaryminery]

Taking a break, coming back to with a fresh mind to decide unnecessary browser tabs, putting them all to the right and clicking "Close Tabs To The Right"

Feels like a HUGE mental refresh.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

“I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Occasionally, I find an answer” -- Stephen Hawking.

May we be all this kind of child, everyday.
#RIPStephenHawking
#ToTheStars

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How an OLED screen made from an incredibly fine mesh embedded in the glass turns into a transparent TV https://t.co/J0gN6RumSn

[Anelien @cupcakelogic]

made a banner version hehe

[Joel Blum @binaryminery]

11% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?
https://t.co/db946b1TBP

[Joel Blum @binaryminery]

How @VitalikButerin uses his extra 140 characters lately... https://t.co/nR4hGyUdKi

[vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin]

Excellent work, etherchain!

https://t.co/doAqk8HbAq

(Anyone replying to this claiming to be giving away ETH is a scammer, as usual)

[Joel Blum @binaryminery]

Alexa does switch on by itself and say random shit. Also doubting that it sometimes streams someone else's Echo. Seriously.

[Joel Blum @binaryminery]

Blockchain for validating people who seek validation