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tried some hyperlocal queries against my fav ai web searches, e.g.

- "Massage parlors that offer couples massages in Soma, SF"
- "All cafes open past 6 pm PT on Sunday in downtown San Mateo, with space to work and outlets."

disappointed by the results 😞

10.01.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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when you accidentally leave your crawler running overnight πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

09.01.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yelp's AI search:

Rating: 1 star
Review: I asked, "give me cafes that are open past 6 pm PT on a sunday in downtown san mateo, with space to work and outlets." Only 1 result is in san mateo, and it's not located downtown.

23.12.2025 05:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you're not using the most powerful model for your therapist prompt, you don't love yourself.

19.12.2025 00:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

founder Sanity = traction βˆ’ comparison...boy, I'm deep in the negative right now.

16.12.2025 22:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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man, the #claude ux is not friendly to mcp connectors serving images. my bit.ly/tensordiagram mcp server can add tensor visuals to help with deep learning explainers, but the end ux here is not seamless...

29.11.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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nobody asked for somebody to create a a visual explainer for torch.linspace. I did it anyways. #TensorViz

28.11.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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burned too many tokens to get CC to draw a tensor with thanksgiving colors using bit.ly/tensordiagram

27.11.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I came across this meme over a year ago, and it still makes me laugh.

26.11.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got addicted to @srushnlp.bsky.social 's Tensor Puzzles, so I wrote a sequel with more puzzles: github.com/hardik-vala/.... Example:

25.11.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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using None as an index value for torch tensors adds a new dim. ludicrously simple when visualized.

21.11.2025 14:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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finally made sense of all the ways you can index tensors in pytorch / numpy #TensorViz

20.11.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

10. *If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.*

Last one's just a reminder. For more context and nuance, check out hardikvala.com/blog/stick-o...

17.11.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

6. *If you quit now, will it increase your ability to get through the Dip on something more important?*
7. *Is your desire to stick motivated by sunk cost?*
8. *Are you letting pride get in the way?*
9. *Would you regret the journey if you quit now?*

17.11.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

0. *Are you panicking?*
1. *What exactly are you thinking of quitting?*
2. *Are you willing to be the best in the world?*
3. *Is your persistence going to pay off?*
4. *Are you making measurable progress?*
5. *How can you fail fast?*

17.11.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
⛰️ stick or quit: a manual hardik vala: technical founder (yc s23, ex-google, ex-apple)

"Quit the wrong stuff. Stick with the right stuff. Have the guts to do one or the other." β€” Seth Godin, The Dip

A questionnaire I've developed up over years to navigate major stick or quit decisions: hardikvala.com/blog/stick-o...

Answer with your gut, not your brain.:

17.11.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, figma failed me

13.11.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Creating these visuals is addictive, but getting out of hand. Had to see the difference between torch chunk and unbind, but this visual doesn't need to exist. #TensorViz

13.11.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not my best work. Created a visual of torch's transpose op over 3d tensors, but I don't know if the random coloring is instructive or confusing. #TensorViz

12.11.2025 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIL `tensor[None]` is just a shorthand for `tensor.unsqueeze( 0)` in torch.

12.11.2025 02:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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seriously!? every time i open the app

11.11.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me: β€œwho’s your favorite entrepreneur?”

GF: β€œyou”

Me: β€œI’m not an entrepreneur. I’m a fraud.”

GF: β€œthat’s most entrepreneurs”

Me: β€œgood point”

10.11.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Visual explainer for the pytorch op, `torch.unbind` #TensorViz

10.11.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From Seth Godin's book, The Dip.

09.11.2025 23:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - nayafia/lemonade-stand: A handy guide to financial support for open source A handy guide to financial support for open source - nayafia/lemonade-stand

This is a cool resource: github.com/nayafia/lemo... . Documents a bunch of ways to make money with open source, with pros and cons of each approach.

07.11.2025 23:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished the visual explainer for the torch op, `chunk`. #TensorViz

07.11.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Started a visual explainer for the torch op, `chunk`. The full explainer will have different arg combinations for no. of chunks and dim.

06.11.2025 23:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Framework lock-in is definitely not a day 0 / pre-PMF concern.

mlechner.substack.com/p/why-we-sta...

05.11.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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whytorch.org is quietly addictive. It's been fun playing with pytorch tensors in a visual format. Not affiliated with the project. Just a fan.

05.11.2025 21:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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torch.outer(a, b), visualized #TensorViz

(drawn w/ bit.ly/tensordiagram)

02.11.2025 19:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0