We’ve open-sourced MemLab. #MemLab is a JavaScript memory testing framework that automates leak detection and makes it easier to root-cause memory leaks. 1/2 https://t.co/vo6Gzv56ud
At 40, Jim Simons left a famed math career to launch the most successful hedge fund ever: Renaissance Tech.
Even though it only won 51% of trades, the fund made 66%/yr for 30yrs (Simons worth = $25B). It's a story of genius, but also of how hard it is to beat markets.
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one ✨fun hack✨ that I used recently:
I had a React component that created a diagram, but wanted a GitHub Action that generates a static svg whenever a repo updated (to keep an always up-to-date diagram of the repo in its own README)
the trick:...
A few days ago I got back from Alaska. I finished editing my photos last night, which must be some sort of world record for the quickest turnaround on editing vacation photos.
I'll 🧵 some of my favorites ⬇️
The checklist:
- life insurance
- long term disability insurance
- umbrella insurance
- correct liability limits on property & casualty insurance
- named beneficiaries on qualified accounts and policies
- a written will
- powers of attorney
- medical directives
- named guardians
My colleagues asked me to put together a presentation on what makes good business writing.
Naturally, I plagiarized most of it from writers much better than me.
10 writing tips 🧵👇
So...
I WROTE A BOOK ABOUT TENSORFLOW.JS! 📘🥳
I didn't realise it was already in pre-order on multiple websites & I'm FREAKING OUT!!! 😱😳
It took about 6 months of "free" time to research, write, edit, and build small projects.
I can't wait for it to be out! 🎉
The more Rust you write the crazier class-based OOP is. Somehow we were led to believe it was necessary or something. Animal Dog Cat and nonsense like that.
Thought I'd clarify a few different mechanisms that are getting confused somewhat:
1) retail speculation and short term call buying ("Robinhood")
2) institutional call spread trades in tech (SoftBank etc)
I spent the past few months to learn more about colors, to finally get rid of the feeling that I'm bad with them. Here I tried to compress some of these learnings (there's more to come): https://t.co/UEf0XMJNAX