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Awareness is always after the fact

Awareness is always of what has already happened. I become aware of what I see only after the seeing has occurred.I become aware of what I hear only after the hearing has happened.I become aware of what I touch only after the touch has occurred.I become aware of what I taste onl…

Riff: LLMs are Software Diamonds

The making of a diamond is a repeatable, but naturally non-reproducible process. The exact same input of carbon subject to the exact same configuration of pressure, temperature, forge, time, process control will never produce the exact same diamond twice. Once made, a diamond is…

Getting Brunei visa

In December 2024, my friend Badri and I were planning a trip to Southeast Asia. At this point, we were planning to visit Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. My Singapore visa had already been approved, and Malaysia was visa-free for us. For Vietnam, we had to apply for an e-visa on…

Linearity and uniqueness

In the last post, we looked at uniqueness mode and how uniqueness may be used to optimise. As we will see, uniqueness alone is insufficient in practice, and we also need a concept of linearity for uniqueness to be useful. Capturing unique values Let’s start with an example. Reca…

Singapore Visa Process

In November 2024, Badri and I applied for a Singapore visa to visit the country. To apply for a Singapore visa, you need to visit an authorized travel agent listed by the Singapore High Commission on their website. Unlike the Schengen visa (where only VFS can process application…

MCP seems viral

MCP (Model Context Protocol)[1] is all the rage now. Introduced by Anthropic about four months ago, it has already been accepted as an open standard and has seen widespread adoption, including by major AI companies and prominent AI tool makers. There is even a directory[2] listi…