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8 Lessons from Masters of Doom
I recently finished reading the story of John Carmack and John Romero, two people that helped shape the modern-day gaming industry. Here are my favorite takeaways. I summarized the post on Twitter as well.
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Designing and Evaluating Metrics
Sean Taylor wrote up his notes to a talk he gave a few years ago that I thought was really excellent. This is some of the most comprehensive and interesting material on metrics that Iâve found.
Why Books Donât Work
We all have trouble remembering the books we read. At least I know I do. Andy Matuschak goes deep on why this is the case and explores what we can do about it.
Proficiency v. Creativity
I really enjoyed reading this post on the balance between proficiency and creativity in data teams. Itâs clear that thereâs an art to finding the right combination of rigor and open-mindedness.
Solving Online Events
Weâve been suddenly thrown in a world of online events. Iâve had a feeling that thereâs been something missing from these talks, and Benedict Evans does a great job here articulating what those things are.
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Animation Is Eating the World
I highly recommend checking out this scrolling-essay from Michael Demspey that goes through the history of animation and where we are heading next.
CS 2951: Personal Informatics
Iâve been digging around in the world of âQuantified Selfâ lately. While looking for inspiration, I stumbled on this syllabus on the topic that has lots of interesting links.
đ€ Quote I'm Pondering
âAs we have seen, the aggregation of different perspectives is a potent way to improve judgment, but the key word is different.â â Philip Tetlock
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