jili_viepliveeThe musical instrument that’s closest to my heartEr hu (二胡) is a string instrument that is closst to my heart.Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 2023
jili_viepliveeThe bird that used its unique survival skill to achieve a faster distinctionI’m committing a horrendous crime by paraphrasing a part of one of the most fantastic Douglas Adams talk into a one-liner.Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 2023
jili_viepliveeTuring’s Imitation GameI can resist anything except temptation to know more about Oppenheimer. One thing led to another. The big deeds in WWII brought my mind…Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
jili_viepliveeConnections between two books: Psychology of Intelligence Analysis (PIA) & The Structure of…I’ve shared how exciting the experience was to read PIA before. I was able not to have missed this book that helped me think through…Jul 18, 2023Jul 18, 2023
jili_viepliveeRat Raising and Performance CyclesThere’s a story about dead rats:Jul 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023
jili_viepliveeEcommerce current trajectory in the US could be lower than what would have been forecasted from…Sharing a curious data point, might be helpful when we think about Ecommerce on our platforms.Jul 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023
jili_viepliveeWittgenstein’s poker, the saw-sharpening business, and data scienceI bought this book for $2 some years ago and thanks to having nothing better to do on a long weekend, I glanced through it and felt…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
jili_viepliveeMy journey lineI’ve made some changes from v1, since it’s been 3 years, and also due to formatting constraints.Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
jili_viepliveeThis book will perhaps only be understood by those who have themselves already thought the thoughts…How would you react to a book that begins with such a paragraph? Here’s Frege’s response to itJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023