Intro Recently went to a talk from Vinay Gupta. Slides are here. I usually find most speakers disappointing in that their ideas aren’t really crisp, and/or too virtue-signally or hand-wavy. I was pleasantly surprised. It reminded me how much I respect how engineers think — first principles, clean slate, “how do we build this efficiently?” …
Monthly Archives: September 2019
9/11
My dad woke me up and had me come downstairs. I was sleepy but it seemed important. The TV was on and it showed flames coming from some buildings. I don’t remember if it was before the plane hit the South Tower or not. I don’t remember my parents’ or sister’s reactions. I got dropped …