I’m a WIP - Reading, Literature, The Human Condition, Technology, Data, Systems Thinking and Design. Also curate @poongabook
Joined May 2007
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“You think
your pain
and your heartbreak
are unprecedented
in the history of the world,
but then you read.”🌺
-James Baldwin
On October 18, 1911, Wittgenstein met Bertrand Russell for the first time. Their relationship was to prove impactful - persuading W of his merit while convincing Russell of his own inadequacy. George Moore also experienced a similar sense of W being more profound than himself.
Early internet and web exploration was driven by curiosity. The current technology shift exploration is largely driven by utilitarianism. Says something about progress being interpreted as a race to the speediest outcome. SMH.
A brilliant interview with Svetlana Alexivich in the latest @parisreview
What stayed with me is the types of stories that get shared in conversations with an assumption of confidentiality or hagiography. The end results are often a surprise or shock.
theparisreview.org/interview…
Happy World Book and Copyright Day! ✨
Also, grateful for the ones that came before and made all of this possible - Shakespeare, Cervantes and many more.
Didn’t realise that Michael Silverblatt had passed away in February. What a phenomenal interviewer he was. He made me aware of how deeply one could read written works. Truly enjoyed his Bookworm 🤍
georgesaunders.substack.com/…
Lavanya Gopinath retweeted
⏳Just one week to go for Agents and Money SF.
Super excited to have @swyx join us to talk about why "You Should Build $100,000 Agents Today".
Knowing swyx (who needs no introduction), it's probably going to leave you with a lot of priors questioned!
Grab the last few passes to catch him live: luma.com/5nqllmul
P.S. The entire lineup is golden, if I can say so myself!
Lavanya Gopinath retweeted
I can wait on AGI, but can our agents get some money awareness... ASAP? 💸
Most agents are financially reckless by default. Add any complexity and you could one-shot your entire token budget. 🤯
Excited to co-host an evening in SF with @mastra_ai where we dig into the principles behind scaling radically efficient agents with some of the best minds in the arena.
On the agenda:
→ a workshop with @bookercodes 🛠️
→ a lightning talk ft. @swyx ⚡
→ a fireside chat with @NotionHQ's @sarahmsachs and our co-founder Rajaraman Santhanam 🔥
Followed by food, drinks, and conversations.
April 15 | Fort Mason | 5 PM | 100 spots
RSVP → luma.com/5nqllmul
I had an enjoyable coffee conversation with Srishti Khurana on her Coffee with the Curious podcast. We explored my opinions and my life journey, covering various chapters in a nice, meandering discussion. Do give it a listen when you have some time!
open.spotify.com/episode/3SS…
With that Atwoodian pink book jacket, how could I not buy the book?!
Even without it I would’ve but hush.
Slow burn over weeks is the plan💃🏻
They’ve been around for a long while. Marking time and reminding me of their mark on me.
I’d like to think I outgrew them in my early twenties. I wonder if that means they are like small clothes still hanging in the cupboard of myself.
#packingmybookshelf
I came across an insta post of someone recommending this book a couple of days ago. I read “letters”, “old woman” and “mystery“ and decided to read it right away. It is one of those rare things when a book really calls to you and you drop everything else to read it.
“We attempt to correct via art imbalances in our own emotional economy.” read.amazon.in/kp/kshare?asi…
It was a good ride. Go well!
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