life foundation

The harder it becomes, focus on the most basic foundations of day to day life. Starting with… [[sleep]] [[nutrition]] [[Exercise]] mental and intelectual [[meditation]] [[Reading]] [[relationship]] with the people around you

<span title='2023-10-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>October 15, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong

Thanksgiving

I am grateful for…

<span title='2023-10-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>October 9, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong

What did you expect?

Life is a bit messy, imperfect, never like what you think. Of course how can it be. It’s not about expecting less. Just know that what ever you are thinking is only going to be different than what the real world is going to be. It’s about expecting that things will be different. Be grateful when thing go according to plan. But don’t be disappointed when things are different than what was expected....

<span title='2023-09-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>September 16, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong

Two types of people

We can divide people into two groups people who want change, people who are ok with how it is. People who are ok with how things are don’t do much and that’s ok. People who want change do things. Things that are good many other things that are bad. We tend to judge lazy people but the bigger problems come from industrious people who do things that end up being a net negative....

<span title='2023-09-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>September 9, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong

Doing the same thing

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” — [[Albert Einstein]]

<span title='2023-08-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>August 18, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong

What if I've never tasted wine?

Thinking about the impressive capabilities of LLM these days, I thought of some other takes on the [[Turing test]], or the [[Chinese room]] idea. What if I’ve never tasted wine before but I can fake it. A blind person describing the color red. A con artist who pretends to love you. If a car can drive as good as a human, then does it have awareness of the road like the human driver?...

<span title='2023-08-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>August 10, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong

Looking at myself in the future

I saw an old couple getting out of the car. The old lady was having a hard time walking and was holding the man’s elbow. There was something there, that must have reminded me of my wife holding my arm. I suddenly had tear’s in my eyes… I don’t know why. Maybe I feel like I am seeing a glimpse of me and my wife in the future.

<span title='2023-08-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>August 3, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong

Growing AI

x.AI mission is to inderstand the universe. As Elon Musk puts it “What the hell is going on”. He talks about “Growing AI”. Giving two goals. Curiosity and Truth. Children never do what their parents tell then to do. Good parenting will result in good children. Good children will take care of their parents…

<span title='2023-07-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>July 19, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong

Last day in Korea

Today is my last day in Korea. Going to meet my friend. Uploading this post from the subway!

<span title='2023-07-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>July 13, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong

Speed of Korea

It’s been 5 years since my last visit to Korea. And like many people who live abroad, because I only get to see Korea once in a while, I tend to notice the changes. Korea definitely is a place that has a lot of new things to notice. There is always something new and different. After Gangnam Style, BTS, Parasite, and of course Covid… This time things felt a lot more different....

<span title='2023-07-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'>July 6, 2023</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Sung Hong