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Weird Knowledge Compounds
True original thinking is rare. Not because it's hard, but because most people won't go where it lives.
Voice, Not Brand
After two decades online, I've stopped conflating 'having a voice' with 'building a brand.' They're not the same thing, and the difference matters.
RL (Reinforcement Learning) Explained in Plain English
You've heard 'reinforcement learning' dropped in every AI conversation. You've nodded along. Let's actually explain it.
LLM-Powered Idea Exploration: Prompting Techniques for Divergence, Analogies, and Tiny Experiments
At the starting line, you have almost nothing. Only a spark and a hunch. Here's how to use AI tools to explore ideas before you know if they'll work.