Optimization has a way of triggering all the right dopamine centers in your brain. Wild to watch the same process that was taking minutes to run execute in seconds. Rare to see such objective payoff of your work entirely within the confines of your computer.

Apr 21, 2022 · 10:15 PM UTC

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Easily understood/measured objectives and quick feedback but requiring more and more complicated strategies to achieve is a great brain feedback loop
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Came across this guide on general optimization approaches recently, found it interesting brendangregg.com/methodology…
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John Atanasoff before 1940 (yes, BEFORE 1940) got in his car and gassed at high speed for many miles, found a bar, took a drink and suddenly saw how to get his electronic computer (the ABC) working properly.
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Literally the only thing in life that I can get joy from.