colelyman

The plans may have comparable prices, but the API rates are much cheaper. Especially because it is open weights, so there is competition on places like OpenRouter.

Could you elaborate as to what the difference is between your overriding goal and your next step goal?

I feel like going to the source of an algorithm/implementation is a super power, as illustrated by this example.

Having used Graphviz for fairly complex visualizations I was initially shocked that someone would rewrite it themselves. Then I saw the breakdown of the algorithm and realized it may not be as complicated as I first thought.

All that being said, as a general rule it is hard to know what the hidden complexities may be until you are finished implementing the algorithm.

I haven’t explicitly recreated a template for an academic venue, but I have recreated a custom template to match and existing PDF. It was pretty straightforward to recreate it as the language and “standard library” (if you could call it that?) is well designed and has excellent documentation.

I love Typst! Currently rewriting my CV in Typst and it has been an excellent experience. One small hindrance is the inability to have multiple bibliographies.

In the past I have also used it to generates quotes (in terms of finances, invoice etc.). It was neat because all of the logic for adding up the subtotal was written in the language (and was fairly easy to understand). I can imagine trying to do that logic in LaTeX…

Agreed, to make it even more interesting Browser Company discontinued Arc earlier this year. So not only did they do all of the things OP listed, but also didn't have a current product when acquired.

Interesting to think about if finding a database dump of messages 30 years from now would bring back the same nostalgia. I would think that the tangible aspect would have a more profound impact.

I have been enamored with developing a second brain and other productivity hacks, but have recently been turned off to them, because I believe the benefits are over-promised. Similar to OP, I haven’t been able to achieve the clarity of mind and creative thoughts that are promised by a second brain.

While I do think that deleting the whole thing is extreme, I can imagine that there is a level of catharsis experienced by that.

Lately I have subscribed to Oliver Burkeman’s (author of “4,000 Weeks”) line of thinking where life, and subsequently thoughts, are more meant to be experience rather than optimized. For me, I have seen a negative drop in “life enjoyment” when I have tried to capture everything, and have yet to realize the results and even stick with it consistently (which may be the reason for not seeing the positives).

I went to the link thinking that I could now file my taxes with the IRS through GitHub, which I honestly have mixed feelings about.

Did you follow plans for your homemade transmitters? Or if not, have you written it up? I would definitely be interested in making some.

> lasts a lifetime

You need to renew the license every 10 years, but as long as you renew you don't need to take a test (which is maybe what you mean by "lasts a lifetime").

One tool that I think promotes commit messages like the OP is magit in Emacs. Before using magit, I always used `git commit -m '...'` and didn't realize that commit messages could be longer than a line.

I agree that this is a tooling problem, but magit is a breath of fresh air in many ways (including verbose commit messages).