Caffeine and Lasers
Caffeine and Lasers
Cam
I run a poruidly niche-less blog, where I talk about Science, Culture, Economics, Beer, Coffee, Technology and whatever else I feel like.
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How I do My Research (As a PhD Student) It has almost become a cliche amongst a certain kind of PhD student to explain Exactly your research workflow, and why it works. Now it is my turn to add to the pile. The overall "philosophy" (If...
Rating: 🟩 Type: Non-Fiction I've readlly enjoyed his Youtube channel "Gary's Economis" for a while now. In that light I was slightly disappointed that the book was mostly biographic, with not a whole lot of economics. That said,...
Rating: ⭐ Type: Fiction Cixin does not miss. This short graphic novel which I read in an hour hit me like a sledgehammer with its final panel. Teachers are amazing. Go thank your nearest teacher.
Rating: ⭐ Type: Non-Fiction Varoufakis is a surprisingly great writer. The first chapter draws an extremely compelling extended metaphor between physics and philosphy and economics which blew me away. His core thesis is that we have...
Rating: 🟥 Type: Non-Fiction I found this to be less interesting than I hoped. Yep, if you work too hard you will burn out, and there are physiological signs. Idk, maybe some people need a book to tell them this, but I found it obvious...
Rating: ⭐ Type: Fiction Cixin Liu did that really cool thing where he managed to thread the needle between a scathing critique of capital, while also criticising a reactionary authoritarian communist attempt at redistribution
My Wireless Plant Monitor! (Prototype) I just wanted to do a quick write-up on a side project I'm working on and share photos of an early prototype. What is it: I am working on an IoT system to monitor my plants and let me know when they...
Keep Your Ego In Check (Above The Robots) In order to use LLMs effectively, you need a bigger ego than the AI. That's the secret. There's a lot of talk about the rise of "GPT slop" on the internet. People use it as evidence that AI...
Rating: ⭐ Type: Non-Fiction This book is GREAT. It had me absolutley obsessed with a topic I previously knew nothing about. The book is covers the bilogoy, ecology and biotechnology of algea. It somehow had me turning pages faster I...
1 ChiScraper: Personalised ArXiv Assistant Keeping up with the latest research papers can feel like drinking from a firehouse - Especially if you are following the current LLM trend. ChiScraper is an open-source tool that helps...
Introducing ChiCurate: Your Personalized ArXiv Feed In the fast-paced world of scientific research, staying up-to-date with the latest publications is crucial. However, with hundreds of papers published daily on ArXiv, finding the most...
Rating: 🟩 Type: Non-Fiction I really liked this one. It is a history of the last 20 years in Afghanistan, told biographically through the eyes of the authors collegues. This method of history is deeply personal, and I think an...
Rating: 🟩 Type: Fiction A surprisingly humanist piece of Sci-Fi. This piece manages to both be both VERY accurate in the science, yet mostly interested in the humanity of is characters
The Case For Power Generation Supplier-Cooperatives Authors Note: I do not work in the power industry. I am not an expert in power generation. I'm just some dude with ideas. Keep this in mind The invention of Photovoltaic devices (i.e.,...
...They just aren't talking to us I read a paper exploring a novel explanation for why the universe is so darn quiet. For those unacquainted, the Fermi Paradox is the simple question. "Why is the universe so quiet???". This follows the...