4 lines to rule them all

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Heres a visual representation of what your life looks like if you live above the statistical benchmark to the age of 80. Each square here represents one week at an average of 53 weeks per year To some this might seem morbid, but I find it fascinating, humbling. You see a box I see milestones; birth of a child. The passing of a loved one. Graduation. The first paycheck. Marriage. Happiness and sadness and everything in between all rolled into 4 lines connected together. I like to fill in each week as it passes, it serves the following purpose - acts as a reminder on how far I have to go, so I contemplate and reflect on mistakes to learn from them - helps in keeping my self aligned to my values and stick to my smaller seemingly mundane habits that will only benefit me in the long run (like staying active/ keeping relationships) - keeps me grounded on how much I do not know - a constant reminder on not to take small things too seriously as it will all eventually come to an end - lastl...

Carbon Chauvinism

The idea that being made of organic material is a pre-requesite for intelligence. 

Mark Tegmark. I heard the term first from him. "It doesn't matter if carbon atoms in the brain are processing the information or silicon atoms in a computer" 

I understand him. This is fundamentally what now draws me to computer science and makes me want to be something of a businessman/tech enthusiast/computer scientist/ML Engineer/DL expert

Because I understand we have limitations, but computers dont and if properly utilized, we can have millions of intelligent beings under our control, without having to resort to the barbarism that was slavery. 

Informational accessibility, democratization of it as well and the idea of being able to utilize time effectively, being able to optimize based on data we never had and being able to communicate and collaborate with people across the globe without ever having to leave the comfort of our homes

I realize that is what excites me, because I'm selfish. I see what personal benefit I can obtain if I was to utilize this information correctly and shed my so called "Carbon Chauvinism"




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