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“Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it” ― Daniel Kahneman
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“The first step to lose a game is to accept the rules.” ― Johannes Buchner
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“If you’re thinking without writing, you only think you’re thinking.” ― Leslie Lamport
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It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done. ― Vincent Van Gogh
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Phones are consumer devices, laptops are creator devices
On phones, you cannot create new concepts. Phones can be creative for photos, but they are not for creating new ideas. They are for consuming images, films, and other people’s ideas. It is difficult to create new things until you interrupt consuming other people’s ideas. Don’t spend your time on a device that cannot create.…
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Common Workflow Language (CWL) for astronomy data pipelines: pros and cons
This week, I learned CWL, which is a pipeline framework. Take this as an early write-up with limited experience. Previously, I used make files, xargs and bash scripts to identify computation steps to be done and execute the relevant commands. I use dynamic rules with pattern replacement. In that (software-building) framework, the files live next…
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MSCI World ETF value per consumer price index
Let’s consider the value of a piece of land, or a basket of goods over a year. The dollar or Euro number will fluctuate with inflation. What is more interesting is the value of a piece of land relative to the basket of goods you can buy with it – the consumer price index. I…
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To bring humans to Moon or to Mars?
To bring humans to Moon or to Mars? Either is a multi-decade task. This requires stable leadership and institutional knowledge. Components and people build on each other to achieve complex goals. The moon landing was a monumental achievement. The closest mental anologies are expeditions to the north and south pole, or high-altitute human tests in…